Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Parker, Bascom Whitful  "Whit" June 3, 2017
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Watson- Tante Funeral Home BV GA Posted June 2017
Bascom Whitful "Whit" Parker
April 22, 1929 ~ June 3, 2017
Mr. Bascom Whitful Parker, “Whit,” 88, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on 
Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Magnolia Manor of Marion County.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Brantley 
United Methodist Church with Rev. Joy Wilson officiating. Burial will follow the 
service in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Darrell Parker, 
Derek Goodroe, Brad Goodroe, Robert Price, Dylan Price and Marco Barrera. 
Honorary pallbearers are Pop Miller, Dennis Parker, Alton Powell, Clint Owens, 
and Jose Rios. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, 
June 8, 2017, from 6:00PM-8:00PM.
Mr. Parker was born April 22, 1929, in Beulah, AL, to Bascom A. Parker and 
Elizabeth "Bessie" Pitts Parker. He was a member of Brantley United Methodist 
Church.  Mr. Parker served in the United States Army during World War II and was 
stationed in Germany.  He retired as a civil service employee in maintenance 
from Ft. Benning. Mr. Parker loved watching the Atlanta Braves and had coached 
little league in his younger years. He enjoyed attending his nephews’ and great-
nephew’s baseball games. Mr. Parker loved traveling and spending time with his 
family and was always ready to do anything.  He liked gardening. In addition to 
his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Myra Parker, his siblings and 
an unborn child.
He is survived by three brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Donald and Margaret 
Goodroe of Columbus, GA, George and Diane Goodroe of Douglas, GA, and Stanley 
and Catherine Goodroe of Buena Vista, GA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brantley United Methodist Church, 
1124 GA Hwy 41N, Buena Vista, GA, 31803.  
Watson-Tante Funeral Home of Buena Vista, GA, is in charge of the arrangements.



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