MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - G. Estalene Parker, 26 Nov 2002 ----¤¤¤¤---- G. ESTALENE PARKER SPRUCE PINE - G. Estalene Parker, 83, formerly of Carrollton, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at the Brian Center in Spruce Pine. She was the daughter of the late Claude and Emma Stumbo Pruitt, and wife of the late William Parker. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Harold Pruitt; a stepsister, Helen Hillis; two stepbrothers, George and Curtis Ray; and one great grandson. A member of Carrollton First Baptist Church, the American Business Women's Association, and the Jacksonville Moose Lodge, she was retired from General Telephone Company, in Jacksonville, IL. Survivors include one son, Keith Parker of Spruce Pine; two daughters, Karen Carmody of Springfield, IL, and Kathy Greco of Beach Park, IL; eight grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 7 p.m. Friday at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in Carrollton. Graveside rites were at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Carrollton City Cemetery. The family received friends from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Research Foundation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------