Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Effie M. Parker

Terry

Effie M. Parker, 92, died Saturday, August 30, 2014 at home. A family service will be held on Wednesday at the Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery in Bentonia.

Mrs. Parker was born on January 16, 1922, the daughter of the late Oscar Strauss and Hattie Mae McCoy.

A homemaker, she resided with her husband, Arthur D. Parker on Eagle Lake in Vicksburg for many years. Mrs. Parker was active in the United Methodist Church. She cherished spending time with her family and friends.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur D. Parker and granddaughter, Linda F. Wallace.

Survivors include: daughter, Charlotte Fitzgerald of Terry; granddaughter, Robin Fitzgerald of Byram; great granddaughter, Shannon Hollingsworth and husband Tann of Terry; and great-great grandchildren, Kayleigh, Tyler and Tanner Hollingsworth.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson, MS 39213.