Alma Parker

Alma Parker

• Father: George Washington Parker b. 5 December 1849, d. 3 June 1922
• Mother: Eliza Frances Sims

• Alma Parker was born on 24 April 1891 in Georgia.
• George Washington Parker and Annie E. Burch appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia. Other members of the household included Alma Parker, Emma Claude Parker and Lula Mae Parker.
• She married William Augustus Scarborough circa 1905.
• William Augustus Scarborough and Alma Parker appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, enumerated not far from Alma's father.. Other members of the household included Annie May Scarborough and Frances Lee Scarborough.
• William Augustus Scarborough registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Telfair County, Georgia, while living there with his wife and children, and employed mechanic by W. M. Singleton.
• Alma Parker became a widow at the 29 August 1944 death of her husband William Augustus Scarborough.
• The following appeared on 22 January 1962 in The Augusta Chronicle: (Wrightsville) O. W. Parker, 82, died Sunday at a Macon infirmary after three weeks' illness.
       Mr. Parker was a retired businessman.
       Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Hubert Outlaw of Wrightsville, Mrs. Chester McDonald of Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Tom Porter Jr. of San Antonio, Tex; four sisters, Mrs. B. A. Moye and Mrs. L. M. Barren of Dublin, Mrs. W. A. Scarborough of Sandersville, and Mrs. Jim Knight of Coolidge, Ga; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
       Funeral services will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at Brown Memorial Baptist Church here. Burial will be a Boiling Springs Cemetery. Rev. R. C. Smith will officiate.
• Alma Parker died on 15 November 1968 at age 77 in Washington County, Georgia, or the 26th.
• She was interred at Brownwood Cemetery, Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia.

• Last Edited: 11 Feb 2013