Obituary of Inez Parker

Funeral services for Inez Parker, 76, Arp, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 14, at the Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church with the Reverend Doctor Ron Klingsick officiating. Burial will be in the Mason Cemetery, Arp under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mrs. Parker was called home, Wednesday, November 10, 2010. She was born September 4, 1934, in El Dorado, Arkansas to the late David Andrew and Jewel Eleanor Houser Latham.  Mrs. Parker was a graduate of Linden High School and Tyler Community College. She met and married James E. 'Skinny" Parker in Arlington, January 11, 1958. She moved to Utica, Michigan in 1963, returned to Arlington after 18 years and to Arp in 1996.  In addition to being a loving wife and devoted mother, she had worked for LTV in Grand Prairie, The Advisor newspaper in Utica, Michigan and had been the business manager for Gulf Coast Sportswear, Grand Prairie.  Mrs. Parker enjoyed Arp High School sports and the Arp Garden Club. She was also active in the Friends of the Library for the McMillan Memorial Library, Overton. She was a member of the Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James E.'Skinny' Parker on December 27, 2007. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Robbin and Mike Walker, Boyd; sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert and Janet Parker, McComb, Michigan and John Thomas Parker, Arp; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Major General Willard and Myra Latham of Arlington and Rex Houser Latham and Ellen Latham, Fairfax, Virginia; sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Dr. Terry Allen, Dallas; grandson and wife, Matthew David  Eagleson and Robin Eagleson; grandsons, James Scott Parker, Michael John Parker, Thomas Jacob Parker, and Wyatt James Walker; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Scott Latham, Sam Parker, Wyatt Walker, Tom Latham, Robert O'Neal, and Rey Latham. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Saturday, November 13. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church, P.O. Box 87, Arp, TX 75750