Obituaries: Barto Parker, 1966, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 17, 1966 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Winn Native Is Buried Near Bentley

Barto Parker, 55, Winn native, and owner and operator of Parker's Chair
Factory in the Hudson Creek community near Bentley, La., died Monday in a
Shreveport hospital.

He is survived by his wife, a stepson, five sons, five daughters; four
brothers, Joe Parker of Natchitoches, Clarence Parker of Winnfield, Cecil
Parker of Derry, and John M. Parker of Magnolia, Ark.; three sisters, Mary P.
Floyd of Deville, Cleo P. Derrick of Houston, Texas, and Emma P. Morrison
of San Antonio; 29 grandchildren and his mother, Mrs. Nancy Roberts Parker.

Final rites were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Lone Pine Assembly of God
Church near Bentley, with burial in the church cemetery.

A craftsman by trade, Mr. Parker started making chairs for the market in
Flatwoods.  He moved to Hudson Creek and started a small factory in 1953.
Soon, he was shipping chairs and other furniture throughout the southern state
area.  His specialty was old fashioned cowhide bottom rocking chairs.