Smyth County, Virginia, Obituaries:  Mildred Ashley Parker

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Obituary Notices for January 26, 2005
Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Parker

Mildred Ashley Parker, 89, of Glade Spring, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at
Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie.

She had lived in Washington County all of her life and was the last surviving
member of the family of the late James Wiley Ashley and Minerva Blevins Ashley
of Green Cove. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her
husband, James Morgan Parker.

She was a member of the Glade Spring Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Eleanor P. and Harold Cullop of
Dublin; one son and daughter-in-law, Sidney Hal and Patsy Parker of Glade
Spring; five grandchildren, Susan Caldwell, James Cullop, Kay Cullop, Donna
Addington and Angela Sells; six great-grandchildren, Ben Cullop, Daniel Cullop,
Seth Cullop, Jenna Cullop, Shelly Caldwell and Ian Addington; and several nieces
and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Monday evening, Jan. 24, 2005, in the Garrett
Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Stephen Turner and the Rev. Fred Parker officiated
the ceremony. The committal service and interment was held Tuesday morning, Jan.
25, 2005, at Sunset Memorial Park in Damascus.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be sent to
the Green Cove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Don Hash, P.O. Box 792,
Damascus, Va. 24236 or to the Glade Spring Baptist Church, P.O. Box 367, Glade
Spring, Va. 24230. Condolences may be sent to the family through the website at
www.garrettfuneralhome.com.

The family received friends Monday evening, Jan. 24, 2005, prior to the funeral
service at the funeral home.

Garrett Funeral Home in Damascus was in charge of arrangements.