PARKER, Olive Lucinda HECKETHORN 1850 – 1939

PARKER, HECKETHORN, BLOUGH, MCCLAIN, BURACKER, BUREKER, STOUT, UNKRICH, LIPE

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 2/2/2011 at 13:17:25

“The Fairfield Daily Ledger”
January 11, 1939
Page 5, Column 2

MRS. PARKER PASSES AWAY AT 88 YEARS

Well known resident had spent entire life in this county

Mrs. George PARKER, 88, life-long resident of Jefferson county, passed away at 1:45 a.m. today at her home, 611 South Second street, following one week of serious illness.

Funeral services will be held Friday from Hoskins Funeral Home at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev. S. P. Williamson of the Christian church.

Mrs. PARKER was born Sept. 6, 1850 in Cedar township. She lived for 61 years on the old homestead of her parents. In 1911 Mr. and Mrs. PARKER moved to Fairfield. George PARKER passed away Dec. 4, 1922.

She is survived by the following children:

June, at home; Mrs. Chris BLOUGH, and Mrs. F. W. McCLAIN of Fairfield; Mrs. Richard BURACKER (sic – BUREKER) and Mrs. B. P. STOUT of Chicago; Mrs. C. A. UNKRICH of Daytona Beach, Fla., Mrs. Wa lace (sic – Wallace) LIPE of Long Beach, Calif., and Ernest PARKER of Parma, Idaho.

There are aso (sic) 22 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren surviving.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Olive’s maiden name was HECKETHORN. She and George are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Lot Old.P.325.