Elgar Raymond Parker (1928 - 2004)

Born 19 Apr 1928 in Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Died 28 Dec 2004 at age 76 in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

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Biography

Elgar Raymond Parker,

son of James Raymond Parker and Lou Ella Thompson

BIRTH AND DEATH:

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1928, per SS record, and gravestone

Birth Place: Lauderdale County, Alabama, per SS record

Death Date: 28 Dec 2004, per SS record, gravestone, obituary

Death Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, implied by his obituary.

... obit says died at "ECM Hospital", which is Eliza Coffee Memorial in Florence

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

Elgar's obit parents "James Raymond Parker and Lou Ella Thompson Parker"

Elgar's SS record names parents as "James R Parker and Lou E Thompson"

Elgar has childhood census with parents in 1930 & 1940

Named in sister Mable's 2003 obituary as "Elgar Parker, Killen, Ala."

Named in brother Jesse's 1999 obituary as "Elgar Parker, of Killen, Ala."

Sources

SS RECORD:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Elgar Raymond Parker

SSN: 416349913

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1928

Birth Place: Lauderdale C, Alabama

Death Date: 28 Dec 2004

Father: James R Parker

Mother: Lou E Thompson

Type of Claim: Original SSN.

SS DEATH:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Elgar R. Parker

SSN: 416-34-9913

Last Residence: 35645 Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

BORN: 19 Apr 1928

Died: 28 Dec 2004

State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 35183427 (gravestone pictured)

Name: Elgar Raymond Parker

Birth: Apr. 19, 1928

Death: Dec. 28, 2004

Additional inscription: married Dec. 24, 1955

Additional inscription: son of Raymond Parker and Ella Thompson

Burial: North Carolina Cemetery, Killen, Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA

Created by: Scrappy

Record added: Mar 26, 2009

OBITUARY:

Published in Times Daily (Florence AL), Dec 29, 2004

http://www.timesdaily.com/search/?q=Elgar+R+Parker

Mr. Elgar Raymond Parker, 76, Killen, Ala., died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at ECM Hospital after a brief illness. Visitation was 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at North Carolina Church of Christ. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at North Carolina Church of Christ, with burial in North Carolina Cemetery. Brother Don Williams and Brother Jerry Reed Clemmons will officiate.

He is survived by his wife, Mable Parker, Killen, Ala.; daughters, Elrhonda McCafferty and Tom, Melissa Perry and Robert, Sonja Rogers and Ricky, Kim Black and Jacob, Katrina Henry and Vance, all of Killen, Ala.; brother, Alton Parker, Killen, Ala.; sister, Dorothy Davis, Killen, Ala.; grandchildren, Erin Miller, Brooke McCafferty, Laura Rogers, Lydia Rogers, Chelsea Henry, Rheagan Henry, Garrett Perry, Alexa Perry and Clint Black.

He was preceded in death by parents, James Raymond Parker and Lou Ella Thompson Parker.

He was a member of North Carolina Church of Christ.

He was a retired small engine repair machinist.

Pallbearers will be Carroll Quillen, Gerald Quillen, Rod Davis, Glen Parker, Glenn Wright, Dale Wright, Phillip Wright and Doug Parker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Freddie Davis, Anthony Parker, Bobby Parker, Tony Parker, Bobby Griffin and Gene Crunk.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the North Carolina Cemetery Fund.

Greenhill Funeral Home is directing.

MARRIAGE:

Groom: Elgar Raymond Parker, son of James R Parker and Lou E Thompson

Bride: Mable Wright, daughter of Percy David Wright and Mamie Barnett

Married: 24 Dec 1955, per their shared gravestone

CENSUS:

1930 census: Lexington, Lauderdale, Alabama

J Ramon Parker ... 35 ... AL,AL,NC ... farmer

Louella Parker ..... 34 ... AL,AL,AL ... married at age 21

Mable Parker ....... 12 ... AL,AL,AL

Dois Parker .......... 10 ... AL,AL,AL

Harrold Parker ...... 7 ... AL,AL,AL

Dorothy Parker ...... 4 ... AL,AL,AL

Elgar Parker ........... 1 ... AL,AL,AL <--------

1940 census: Green Hill, Lauderdale, Alabama

Raymon Parker ..... 45 ... AL ... farm laborer

Ella Parker ............. 45 ... AL

Mable Parker ........ 22 ... AL

Doyce Parker ........ 19 ... AL

Harold Parker ....... 18 ... AL

Dorothy Parker ..... 14 ... AL

Edgar Parker ......... 12 ... AL <--------

Alton Parker ............ 9 ... AL

Malachi Parker ....... 7 ... AL