WILLIAM PARKER

GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- William "Bill" Parker, 67, of East Cape Girardeau, formerly of Grand Tower, died Friday, Sept. 8, 1995.

He was born at Grand Tower on March 24, 1928, son of Clyde Everett Parker and Lura Mae Glover Parker.

He married Marge Qualls on April 22, 1952, at Grand Tower. She survives.

He retired from the Navy as a storekeeper first class in 1966. He was a truck driver until his retirement in 1986. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Anna.

Survivors include his mother, Lura Parker of Grand Tower; a son, Roger Parker of Panama City, Panama; a brother, Bobby Gene Parker of Carterville, Ill.; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son and a daughter.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the Meredith Funeral Home at Grand Tower.

Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Larry Schacklee officiating. Burial will be in Walker Hill Cemetery at Grand Tower.