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Melissa <I>Williams</I> Parker

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Melissa Williams Parker

Birth
Stateburg, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Death
29 Dec 2010 (aged 93)
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Melissa Robinson Williams Parker, beloved wife of Theodore Holmes Parker of Sumter, died December 29, 2010, in Sumter, SC. She was born May 14, 1917, at Needwood Plantation in Stateburg, SC, a daughter of the late John Franklin Williams and Florence Hendricks Williams. She attended the girls' high school in Sumter and graduated from Winthrop College in 1938 with majors in English and biology. After teaching high school in Ellerbee, NC, for seven years, she married Ted Parker in Chico, CA, in 1945 at the end of World War II. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Women Circle 2.
Melissa recalled with great affection growing up with her eight sisters and one brother.

She was one of the "Wedgefield Girls" and was appreciative of her Sumter friendships as well. She was active in school and civic organizations within Sumter. An avid bridge and Scrabble player, she took great interest in genealogy, history, sports and conservative politics. Blessed with a green thumb, she had a passion for gardening and sharing her flowers. She cherished her annual retreats to Pawley's Island which began in her youth. Melissa cultivated a love of music and the arts in her children. She nourished her family with fine Southern food and the Fruits of the Spirit. To guide and discipline her children and grandchildren, she often recited poems, many of which her father taught her, most famously, "Thou shall not throw upon the floor the food thou cannot eat, For willful waste makes woeful want, And thou might come to say, I wish I had that little crumb I once threw away."
Melissa Robinson Williams Parker, beloved wife of Theodore Holmes Parker of Sumter, died December 29, 2010, in Sumter, SC. She was born May 14, 1917, at Needwood Plantation in Stateburg, SC, a daughter of the late John Franklin Williams and Florence Hendricks Williams. She attended the girls' high school in Sumter and graduated from Winthrop College in 1938 with majors in English and biology. After teaching high school in Ellerbee, NC, for seven years, she married Ted Parker in Chico, CA, in 1945 at the end of World War II. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Women Circle 2.
Melissa recalled with great affection growing up with her eight sisters and one brother.

She was one of the "Wedgefield Girls" and was appreciative of her Sumter friendships as well. She was active in school and civic organizations within Sumter. An avid bridge and Scrabble player, she took great interest in genealogy, history, sports and conservative politics. Blessed with a green thumb, she had a passion for gardening and sharing her flowers. She cherished her annual retreats to Pawley's Island which began in her youth. Melissa cultivated a love of music and the arts in her children. She nourished her family with fine Southern food and the Fruits of the Spirit. To guide and discipline her children and grandchildren, she often recited poems, many of which her father taught her, most famously, "Thou shall not throw upon the floor the food thou cannot eat, For willful waste makes woeful want, And thou might come to say, I wish I had that little crumb I once threw away."

Bio by: Lesley Hughes

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