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.
She worked at Cooper Department Store, Mentone, and Bourbon, and was a member of Rozella Ford Golf Club, Warsaw. She 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; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mildred Neer, Lake Placid, Fla. She was preceded in death by a daughter and a sister.
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. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Condolences may be sent to www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
