Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....PARKER, OLETA December 11, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 December 14, 2009, 11:27 pm News Star World - December 14, 2009 OLETA PARKER Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA Funeral services for Mrs. Oleta Parker, 77, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 13, 2009 at First Assembly of God ,West Monroe, LA. Rev. Shane Warren and Rev. Josh Merchant will be officiating. Interment to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Mrs. Parker was born May 20, 1932 and passed away December 11, 2009. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God Church of West Monroe, La. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Penny Simmons, brothers, Grady, Ray and Pete Simmons; sisters, Myrtle Crain, Avis Tucker, Nora and Noreen Simmons. Mrs. Parker is survived by her husband of 60 years, Roger Parker, children, Beverly Loveridge and husband Dave, Kathy Hargrove and husband Tom, Phil Parker and wife Deanni; grandchildren, Jennifer Loveridge, Jill Merchant and husband Josh, Aaron Rowe and wife Michelle, Philip Parker, Andrew Rowe and Landon Parker; brothers, Edgar Simmons and Shelby Simmons and one sister, Nell Berry; great-grandchildren Kylee Merchant and Aubrey Merchant and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are Aaron Rowe, Andrew Rowe, Philip Parker, Landon Parker, Josh Merchant, Glen Simmons and Don Berry. Our mother was a precious wife, mother and grandmother who loved the Lord and her family with all her heart. She made everyone around her feel special with her sweet words, thoughtfulness, and generosity. She always looked forward to her morning coffee at McDonalds's with Daddy. She enjoyed painting and ceramics, for which she had won several awards in local contest. She was a wonderful cook. Thank you, Lord, for one more year with her. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/p/parker683nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/lafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb