Mr. Robert Lee Parker, 88, of  710  Parkview Street, passed away  on Wednesday, December 8, 2010. A memorial service was held in the chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. Interment followed in Sunset Cemetery.
Mr. Parker served our country in the US Army.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Maggie Mauney Parker; his  parents, Perry Green and Ethel Morrison Parker; one brother, Jack Parker; two sister-in-laws, Lillian Mauney Parker, Rachel Wright Parker; a brother-in-law, Martin Nanney and two nephews, John Parker and Bruce Clark.
Mr. Parker is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Annette Parker of Shelby, five brothers, James “Buck” Parker of Shelby, A.C. “Tom” Parker and wife Joyce of Shelby, P. G. “Speed” Parker and wife Lib of Shelby, Glenn “Vop” Parker and wife Jo of Lattimore, Billy Dean “Jake” Parker of Shelby, five sisters, Margaret “Sis” Parker Williams of Greensboro, NC, Jewel “Susie” Parker Clark of Shelby, Joanne Parker Nanney of Shelby, Mary Parker Denton of Lattimore, Betty Parker Greene and husband Herb of Granite Falls, NC, 17 nieces and nephews, a very special nephew, Cliff Harrison of Rockwall, TX, a very special niece Laura Harrison Robinson of Flat Rock, NC, a special great-great nephew Quinton Robinson of Asheville, NC, and a special great-great niece Abbigail Grace Elizabeth Robinson of Flat Rock, NC.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association; 222 S Church St # 303 Charlotte, NC 28202-3247, the American Diabetes Association; 1701 North Beauregard Street Alexandria, VA 22311, or to the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children; Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607
Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home is serving the family.