Alamosa resident Harriet Gertrude Parker-Lane, 90, died April 6, 2008 at her home in Alamosa, Colo.
Harriet was born on Nov. 27, 1917 in Durango, Colo. to Thomas and Margaret Dodds. She was raised in Chama, NM, along with nine brothers and sisters. She married Clayton Parker on July 5, 1938 in Alamosa.
Harriet has been a longtime resident of Alamosa. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Throughout her life, she was active in various organizations including Eastern Star, the Alamosa Senior Center, and the Elks. She was the mother to five children and homemaker for many years. She was also known for her customer service at Montgomery Wards, and Jones Jewelers.
She was Grandma ‘P' to everyone who knew her. She had a great sense of humor and always turned the most serious of situations into a laugh.
She grew up riding the Cumbres and Toltec to Alamosa from Chama with her father who engineered the train. She had a great love for the train and had quite a collection of train memoirs. She most enjoyed family gatherings, especially the Dodds family reunions held in Chama.
She is survived by all of her children; Anne (Jim) Roberts of Lancaster Calif, Jim (Rita) Parker of Mosca, Colo, Joanie (John) Cavaliere of Alamosa, Dixie (Alan) Rogers of Alamosa, Tom ( Charlotte ) Parker of Colorado Springs, Colo, Keith (Annette) Lane of Alamosa and Loretta Mobley of Pueblo; brothers and sisters Eula Hutchins of Alamosa, Ellen Dodds of Alamosa, Bill (Betty) Dodds of Redding Calif, Jimmy (Barbara) Dodds of Arcada, Calif. and Lorraine Dodds of Wakefield, Va. as well as by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Clayton J Parker, and Lewis Lane of Alamosa, and her siblings Clarabelle Crosser, Dorothy Gray, Vadis Pace, Vera Lee Dodds, Tommy Dodds, and Russell Dodds; great grandson Corporal Randall Rosacker, two nephews, and one niece.
A visitation was held from 10 until 10:45 am Thur, April 10, 2008 in the Relief Society Room at the church. A funeral service was held at 11 am Thursday at the Fourth Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 927 Weber in Alamosa. Interment followed services in the Alamosa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to American Heart Association through the funeral home office. Rogers Family Mortuary of Alamosa is in care of the funeral arrangements.
Harriet was born on Nov. 27, 1917 in Durango, Colo. to Thomas and Margaret Dodds. She was raised in Chama, NM, along with nine brothers and sisters. She married Clayton Parker on July 5, 1938 in Alamosa.
Harriet has been a longtime resident of Alamosa. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Throughout her life, she was active in various organizations including Eastern Star, the Alamosa Senior Center, and the Elks. She was the mother to five children and homemaker for many years. She was also known for her customer service at Montgomery Wards, and Jones Jewelers.
She was Grandma ‘P' to everyone who knew her. She had a great sense of humor and always turned the most serious of situations into a laugh.
She grew up riding the Cumbres and Toltec to Alamosa from Chama with her father who engineered the train. She had a great love for the train and had quite a collection of train memoirs. She most enjoyed family gatherings, especially the Dodds family reunions held in Chama.
She is survived by all of her children; Anne (Jim) Roberts of Lancaster Calif, Jim (Rita) Parker of Mosca, Colo, Joanie (John) Cavaliere of Alamosa, Dixie (Alan) Rogers of Alamosa, Tom ( Charlotte ) Parker of Colorado Springs, Colo, Keith (Annette) Lane of Alamosa and Loretta Mobley of Pueblo; brothers and sisters Eula Hutchins of Alamosa, Ellen Dodds of Alamosa, Bill (Betty) Dodds of Redding Calif, Jimmy (Barbara) Dodds of Arcada, Calif. and Lorraine Dodds of Wakefield, Va. as well as by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Clayton J Parker, and Lewis Lane of Alamosa, and her siblings Clarabelle Crosser, Dorothy Gray, Vadis Pace, Vera Lee Dodds, Tommy Dodds, and Russell Dodds; great grandson Corporal Randall Rosacker, two nephews, and one niece.
A visitation was held from 10 until 10:45 am Thur, April 10, 2008 in the Relief Society Room at the church. A funeral service was held at 11 am Thursday at the Fourth Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 927 Weber in Alamosa. Interment followed services in the Alamosa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to American Heart Association through the funeral home office. Rogers Family Mortuary of Alamosa is in care of the funeral arrangements.
Alamosa resident Harriet Gertrude Parker-Lane, 90, died April 6, 2008 at her home in Alamosa, Colo.
Harriet was born on Nov. 27, 1917 in Durango, Colo. to Thomas and Margaret Dodds. She was raised in Chama, NM, along with nine brothers and sisters. She married Clayton Parker on July 5, 1938 in Alamosa.
Harriet has been a longtime resident of Alamosa. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Throughout her life, she was active in various organizations including Eastern Star, the Alamosa Senior Center, and the Elks. She was the mother to five children and homemaker for many years. She was also known for her customer service at Montgomery Wards, and Jones Jewelers.
She was Grandma ‘P' to everyone who knew her. She had a great sense of humor and always turned the most serious of situations into a laugh.
She grew up riding the Cumbres and Toltec to Alamosa from Chama with her father who engineered the train. She had a great love for the train and had quite a collection of train memoirs. She most enjoyed family gatherings, especially the Dodds family reunions held in Chama.
She is survived by all of her children; Anne (Jim) Roberts of Lancaster Calif, Jim (Rita) Parker of Mosca, Colo, Joanie (John) Cavaliere of Alamosa, Dixie (Alan) Rogers of Alamosa, Tom ( Charlotte ) Parker of Colorado Springs, Colo, Keith (Annette) Lane of Alamosa and Loretta Mobley of Pueblo; brothers and sisters Eula Hutchins of Alamosa, Ellen Dodds of Alamosa, Bill (Betty) Dodds of Redding Calif, Jimmy (Barbara) Dodds of Arcada, Calif. and Lorraine Dodds of Wakefield, Va. as well as by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Clayton J Parker, and Lewis Lane of Alamosa, and her siblings Clarabelle Crosser, Dorothy Gray, Vadis Pace, Vera Lee Dodds, Tommy Dodds, and Russell Dodds; great grandson Corporal Randall Rosacker, two nephews, and one niece.
A visitation was held from 10 until 10:45 am Thur, April 10, 2008 in the Relief Society Room at the church. A funeral service was held at 11 am Thursday at the Fourth Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 927 Weber in Alamosa. Interment followed services in the Alamosa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to American Heart Association through the funeral home office. Rogers Family Mortuary of Alamosa is in care of the funeral arrangements.
Harriet was born on Nov. 27, 1917 in Durango, Colo. to Thomas and Margaret Dodds. She was raised in Chama, NM, along with nine brothers and sisters. She married Clayton Parker on July 5, 1938 in Alamosa.
Harriet has been a longtime resident of Alamosa. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Throughout her life, she was active in various organizations including Eastern Star, the Alamosa Senior Center, and the Elks. She was the mother to five children and homemaker for many years. She was also known for her customer service at Montgomery Wards, and Jones Jewelers.
She was Grandma ‘P' to everyone who knew her. She had a great sense of humor and always turned the most serious of situations into a laugh.
She grew up riding the Cumbres and Toltec to Alamosa from Chama with her father who engineered the train. She had a great love for the train and had quite a collection of train memoirs. She most enjoyed family gatherings, especially the Dodds family reunions held in Chama.
She is survived by all of her children; Anne (Jim) Roberts of Lancaster Calif, Jim (Rita) Parker of Mosca, Colo, Joanie (John) Cavaliere of Alamosa, Dixie (Alan) Rogers of Alamosa, Tom ( Charlotte ) Parker of Colorado Springs, Colo, Keith (Annette) Lane of Alamosa and Loretta Mobley of Pueblo; brothers and sisters Eula Hutchins of Alamosa, Ellen Dodds of Alamosa, Bill (Betty) Dodds of Redding Calif, Jimmy (Barbara) Dodds of Arcada, Calif. and Lorraine Dodds of Wakefield, Va. as well as by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Clayton J Parker, and Lewis Lane of Alamosa, and her siblings Clarabelle Crosser, Dorothy Gray, Vadis Pace, Vera Lee Dodds, Tommy Dodds, and Russell Dodds; great grandson Corporal Randall Rosacker, two nephews, and one niece.
A visitation was held from 10 until 10:45 am Thur, April 10, 2008 in the Relief Society Room at the church. A funeral service was held at 11 am Thursday at the Fourth Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, at 927 Weber in Alamosa. Interment followed services in the Alamosa Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to American Heart Association through the funeral home office. Rogers Family Mortuary of Alamosa is in care of the funeral arrangements.
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