Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Parker, Marvin "Butch" A. Jr. September 17, 2023 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net May 9, 2024, 5:08 pm Ionia Shopper's Guide-Sat.September 30, 2023 PARKER Marcin A."Butch" Parker Jr.passed away unexpectedly at Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton Fl., on Sunday September 17, 2023. He was born August 30, 1946 in Norfolk, VA. to Vivian (nee Howell) & Marvin A.Parker,Sr. When he was born his dad said "I now have my Butch." and the name stayed with him throughout his entire life. Butch and his parents lived in Chesapeake,Virginia but then moved to New Jersey, then to Pennsylvania, next to Michigan, and finally to Amherst, Ohio.He graduated from Marion L.Steele high School in 1964 and them from Kent State, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He is survived y his wife, Marilyn, his sister Brenda Buchs, brother-in-law Dexter Arnold, brother-in-law Bill Bass, several nieces and nephews, great nieces and a couple great-great nieces. He was preceded death by his parents Marvin and Vivian Parker, his sister Shirley Bass, a nephews Gary Todd and Tim Todd. The family received friends on Tuesday,September 26th, 2023 from 2-7 pm in the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center, 1110 Cooper Foster Park road, Amherst. His funeral service was held on Wednesday, the 27th at 1:00 pm also the funeral center. For those unable to attend, his funeral service will be live streamed trough the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center's You Tube page. A graveside service will take place 1:00 PM, Thursday, October 5th at Easton Cemetery in Ionia County, Michigan.Arrangements cared for by Lake Funeral Home in Saranac. Contributions in Butch's memory, can be made to the Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 379 S.Main Street,Amherst,OH 44001.To send an online condolences, please visit www.lakefuneralhomes.com Additional Comments: Easton Cem., Ionia,Mich. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/parker47742nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb