Byron Parker, Sr. Obituary (1939

Mr. Byron "Nay" Parker, Sr., age 71, of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on January 11, 1939, in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the son of James C. & Pearl O. Smith Parker, both of whom preceded him in death. He resided near Deputy all of his life and attended school there. He was inducted into the United States Army in on November 6, 1961 and rose to the rank of Specialist Four serving in the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on November 5, 1967 from Fort Hamilton, New York. He received the Driver Mechanic Badge with Driver Bar, the Good Conduct Medal, the Sharpshooter Badge and the Basic Missileman Badge. On November 28, 1963 he was united in marriage to Dorothy M. Lee at the Zoah Christian Church in Scott County, Indiana. To this happy union arrived two sons and a daughter to bless their home. He had farmed all of his life and had retired as a truck driver for Bagshaw Trucking, Tri Axel Stone Quarry and Bob Jone's Trucking Companies. He also had worked for Bud Dicus doing delivery and as a mechanic. He worked early in life for the Kent Feed Mill. He drove a school bus for Madison Consolidated driving the Deputy & Madison route for one term. He was a faithful member of the Lick Branch Baptist Church and had served as trustee. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, the outdoors, his church and working on his farm. Nay was a great friend and neighbor and will be missed in his community. Nay died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 8:53 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Nay will be missed by his loving wife of 46 years: Dorothy M. Lee Parker of Deputy, Indiana; his loving sons: Byron Nay Parker, Jr. of Deputy, Indiana and Kevin Wayne Parker of Deputy, Indiana; his loving daughter: Rhonda Machelle Weddell & her husband: Jim of Vallonia, Indiana; his adoring grandchildren: Michael Parker, James Parker, Sydney Weddell, & Quincy Weddell; his loving sisters: Ethel Lamb & her husband: Everett of Madison, Indiana, Margaret Lavena Darringer of Batesville, Indiana; his loving brothers: Franklin Duard Parker & his wife: Lillie of Deputy, Indiana, Delbert Parker & his wife: Catherine of Zephyrhills, Florida, Daniel Clyde Parker & his wife: Mae of Zephyrhills, Florida; his sisters in law & brothers in law: Linda Deaton of Deputy, Indiana, Connie Lamb & her husband: Louis of Deputy, Indiana, Carolyn Spellman & her husband: Robert of Austin, Indiana, Jane McIntosh & her husband: Ronnie of Austin, Indiana, Donald Lee of Scottsburg, Indiana, Ronald Lee of Scottsburg, Indiana, Alfred Elwood Lee, Jr. & his wife: Evelyn of Deputy, Indiana; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father: James C. Parker died in October 1963; his mother: Pearl O. Smith Parker died: December 16, 2005; his infant brother: James Darrell Parker died in 1929; and his infant sister: Joyce Ann Parker died in 1946. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Darren Wan & Pastor Joe Smidley at the Lick Branch Baptist Church, 10439 W. Deputy Pike Road near Deputy, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Lick Branch Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana with full military honors conducted by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion and the Fort Knox Ceremonial Unit. VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Lick Branch Baptist Church, 10439 W. Deputy Pike Road near Deputy, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia Society or the Lick Branch Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Byron Parker, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.