Eddie Joe Parker

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Sabine County Reporter
July 2, 2008, Page 9

Eddie Joe Parker

Eddie Joe Parker, 51, of Huntington died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at his residence.

Parker was born Jan. 27, 1957, in Hardin County and had been a former resident of the Broaddus area. He was a member of the Pentecostal church and had been employed by Cintas for seven years.

Survivors: wife, Candy Lee Parker of Huntington; son, Chad Allen Parker of Tupelo, Mississippi; daughters, Katie Michelle Jones of Lufkin and Kelly Jo Parker of Chireno; stepson, Shane Patrick Todd of Ft. Worth; grandchildren, Christopher Parker, Benjamin Parker, and Kaedon Parker, all of Tupelo; brothers, Robert Scarber, Kenneth Parker, and Charles Henry McLemore, all of Broaddus, and Jasper Nicklebur of Gilmer; and sisters, Jaquita Smith of Broaddus, Elaine Vandiver of Lufkin, Necy Spittler of Anacoco, Louisiana, Carol Nicklebur of Gilmer, and Joyce Nicklebur of Honey Island.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Nicklebur and June Nicklebur; and a brother, Joe Nicklebur Jr.

Funeral services were held Sunday at the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine. Interment followed at Attoyac Cemetery.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, July 2008)

A similar obituary was published in the July 3, 2008 San Augustine Tribune

Eddie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Eddie married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

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ASSUMED to be the same Albert Parker, based on dates and location:

ALBERT PARKER 29 Jun 1923 05 Apr 1994 77625 (Kountze, Hardin, TX) (none specified) 463-24-8620 Texas (From the Social Security Death Index)

Albert married Selma June Sparks before 1957. Selma (daughter of Henry Jewel Sparks and Ednie E. Murray) was born on 2 Jun 1929 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 11 Sep 2002 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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June Nicklebur Yates

Services for June Nicklebur YATES, 73, of Lufkin will be held at 10:00 am Friday in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Freeman Bryant and Rev. Paul Mettler officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Yates was born June 2, 1929, in San Augustine, Texas the daughter of Ednie E. (MURRAY) and Henry Jewel SPARKS. She died Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at her residence.

Mrs. Yates was a retired LVN, and had been employed with Memorial Medical Center for more than ten years. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church, and had resided in Lufkin for the past 14 years.

Survivors include her husband, Lyndon B. YATES of Broaddus; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Frances SCARBER of Broaddus, Eddie and Brenda PARKER, Kenneth and Cathy PARKER, Charles McLEMORE and Stephanie BERRY, all of Lufkin, daughters and sons-in-law, Quita and Mike SMITH of Broaddus, Elaine PARKER of Lufkin, LaNiece and Mike SPLITTER of Louisiana, thirteen grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild; and sister Maggie LANDRUM of Chireno.

Pallbearers will be Roy Mettlen, Gus Brewer, Jerry Harvey, Homer Utley, Ricky Clark, and Randy Clark.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, Texas.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday evening at the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home. Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors of Lufkin.

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Married:
June and Albert were presumably married the first time circa 1957, before the birth of their children. The Texas Marriage Index shows they married again later in life, on 3 April 1980 in San Augustine County. Their second marriage also ended in divorce.

Henry married Ednie E. Murray about 1928 in Texas. Ednie was born about 1911 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]