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Douglas Allan Parker

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Douglas Allan Parker

Birth
Death
15 Jan 1970 (aged 48)
Manitoba, Canada
Burial
Sanford, Whitehorse Plains Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Add to Map
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DOUGLAS ALLAN PARKER
Suddenly at home on January 15, 1970, Douglas Allan Parker, aged 48 years, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth (Betty) Parker of Sanford, Manitoba. Funeral service will be held in the Thomson Funeral Chapels, Broadway at Furby, Monday, January 19 at 2:15 p.m. The Rev. William Whetter officiating.
Interment in the family plot, Sanford Cemetery. Courtesy parking west of the funeral chapels. Flowers gratefully declined. Should friends desire contributions may be made to the Manitoba Heart Foundation or the Diabetic Association. Honorary pallbearers will be: Messrs. Vernon Blackwell, John
Vis, Elmer Gaynor, Vernon Parker, Jack Hamer and James McKay. Active bearers will be: Messrs. Brian Parker, Clare Cockerill, John H a m i l t o n ,
James Hunter, George McKay and Robert Wheatland. Mr. Parker resided in Sanford all of his life. Following completion of High School, he worked with his father in their general store for a year; after which he enlisted in the Air Force as an instrument mechanic, serving overseas for five years. On his return from the war, Douglas along with his father and brother, Donald, formed a threeway partnership under which they took over the International
Harvester Agency. In 1960, he was predeceased by his father and the firm continued to operate under Parker Brothers. Mr. Parker was a member of the Sanford Legion and Sanford United Church. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Dawne of Kansas City Missouri and Barbara at home; his mother, Mrs. M. B. Parker of Winnipeg and his brother Donald J. of Sanford.
DOUGLAS ALLAN PARKER
Suddenly at home on January 15, 1970, Douglas Allan Parker, aged 48 years, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth (Betty) Parker of Sanford, Manitoba. Funeral service will be held in the Thomson Funeral Chapels, Broadway at Furby, Monday, January 19 at 2:15 p.m. The Rev. William Whetter officiating.
Interment in the family plot, Sanford Cemetery. Courtesy parking west of the funeral chapels. Flowers gratefully declined. Should friends desire contributions may be made to the Manitoba Heart Foundation or the Diabetic Association. Honorary pallbearers will be: Messrs. Vernon Blackwell, John
Vis, Elmer Gaynor, Vernon Parker, Jack Hamer and James McKay. Active bearers will be: Messrs. Brian Parker, Clare Cockerill, John H a m i l t o n ,
James Hunter, George McKay and Robert Wheatland. Mr. Parker resided in Sanford all of his life. Following completion of High School, he worked with his father in their general store for a year; after which he enlisted in the Air Force as an instrument mechanic, serving overseas for five years. On his return from the war, Douglas along with his father and brother, Donald, formed a threeway partnership under which they took over the International
Harvester Agency. In 1960, he was predeceased by his father and the firm continued to operate under Parker Brothers. Mr. Parker was a member of the Sanford Legion and Sanford United Church. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Dawne of Kansas City Missouri and Barbara at home; his mother, Mrs. M. B. Parker of Winnipeg and his brother Donald J. of Sanford.


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  • Created by: LMR
  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83307732/douglas_allan-parker: accessed ), memorial page for Douglas Allan Parker (26 Dec 1921–15 Jan 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 83307732, citing Sanford Cemetery, Sanford, Whitehorse Plains Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by LMR (contributor 47650094).