Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Parker, Dr. William E., 1950 

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Funeral Today For Dr. Parker 

  Funeral service for Dr. William Edward Parker, 44, a former resident of 
Suffolk and son of Mrs. Julia Brett Parker of Suffolk and the late Bauldie 
Edward Parker, are to be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Baker Funeral 
Home. 

  The Rev. C.T. Topping, pastor of the Oxford Methodist Church, and the Rev. 
R.H. Forrester, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church, are to officiate 
at the services.  Burial is to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

  Dr. Parker died Friday night at 8:30 o'clock at the University of Maryland 
Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, after an illness of three months. 

  Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anette Norwood [sic*] 
Parker of Riviera Beach, Maryland; a son, William E. Parker, Jr. and a 
daughter, Julia Annette Parker, both of Riviera Beach; a brother, B.E. Parker, 
Jr., two sisters, Mrs. Richard L. Pond and Mrs. C.B. Pond, Jr., both of 
Suffolk; a number of nieces and nephews. 

  He was a member of the Oxford Methodist Church.  He attended the University 
of Richmond and graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School.  He 
was the holder of the Gorgas Medal of Honor, awarded to him several years 
after he graduated from dental school for his outstanding scholarship. 

  Prior to his illness he was practicing dentistry at Riviera Beach. 

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Rites Held For Dr. W. E. Parker 

  Funeral services for Dr. William Edward Parker, a former resident of Suffolk 
who died Friday night in a Baltimore hospital after an illness of three 
months, were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Baker Funeral Home. 

  The Rev. C.T. Topping, pastor of the Oxford Methodist Church, and the Rev. 
R.H. Forrester, pastor of the Main Street Methodist Church, conducted the 
services. 

  The Rev. Topping read the hymn and poem "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and 
"Crossing the Bar," while Mr. Forrester read the hymn "Abide With Me." 

  The pall was of red roses, calla lilies, gardenias and lilies of the valley. 

  Pallbearers were J.A. Dalton, J. Carr Hill, Otis Railey, Russell Brett, 
Royal Watson, Dr. J. Parker Cross, Dr. John Norfleet and Claud Brett. 

  Interment took place in Cedar Hill Cemetery.


Dr. William Edward PARKER, of Riviera Beach, MD, dentist, formerly of Suffolk, 
b. 26 Apr 1906, Norfolk, d. 19 May 1950, Baltimore, MD, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery**, Suffolk, 21 May 1950, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 27, No. 40, May 21, 1950, p. 7, col. 6; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 27, No. 41, May 22, 1950, p. 3, col. 6 

**His parents are also buried there.  Cedar Hill list, an extension 
   of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_p.txt 

*He remarried Annette Ruth (NORWOOD) PARKER 1 Oct 1943, in Norfolk. 
   M.Cert. 25795 (Norfolk #3078) gives his father as Ballie.  They div. 
   again in 1946.  We formerly showed her maiden name as UNDERWOOD. 


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