MENTONE - Clara L. Parker, 88, of 1275 Zimmer Road, Warsaw, died at 7 p.m. May 10, 2009, in Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw.
She was born March 21, 1921, in Etna Green, to William A. and Faye Fawley Schooley. On Sept. 10, 1939, she married Robert Parker, who died April 30, 1993.
Spending most of their married lives in Bourbon, she worked at Cooper Dime Store, Mentone and Bourbon, and Robert was a contractor. They moved to Carmel where Robert worked for J.R. Hahn Fastening Systems. For their final years together they moved to Warsaw where they both loved to golf at Rozella Ford Golf Club, Warsaw, where they were members. She was a Mentone High School graduate and wintered in Sebring, Fla.
Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Smith, Bremen, and Betty Price, Sarasota, Fla.; two sons, Jon (and spouse LouAnn) Parker, Silver Lake, and Steve (and spouse Karen) Parker, Noblesville; 12 grandchildren: Christy Weldy, Terry and Tony Smith, Vickie Herrick, Blaine Price, Brenda Massingille, Marla Howard, Chad Bailey, Darren, Zach and Laura Parker and Andria Harshman; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred Neer, Lake Placid, Fla. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Dixie Bailey, and a sister, Fern Reichard.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with the Rev. Gail Law officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
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