Britton Funeral Homes, Inc.
648 Main Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Phone: 508-845-6226
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In Memory of
James E.
Parker Jr.
Parker Jr.
1924 - 2015
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Obituary for James E. Parker Jr.
James E. Parker, Jr., age 90, former longtime resident of Hudson, MA, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 after a period of declining health. Born and raised in Hudson, he was the eldest son of the late James and Vida (Brown) Parker.
He was the husband of the late Bernice E. Parker, who passed away in 2008.
James served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945 and was deployed to both the D-Day invasion and the New Guinea fronts.
Mr. Parker was a self-employed plumber in Hudson and served as the plumbing inspector for the Town of Hudson for many years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hudson and the Hudson Order of Elks. He enjoyed snowmobiling, bowling, fishing, spending time at his camp in New Hampshire, and life itself.
He leaves his two sons, Richard W. Parker and his wife, Dorothy, of Hudson, and Gary S. Parker of Grafton; four grandchildren, Kristine (Parker) Sherman of Hudson, Renee (Parker) Smigliani of Grafton, Julie Parker of Falmouth, and Ryan Parker of Watertown; nine great grandchildren, Katelin, Andrew and Benjamin Sherman, Marcus and Ava Smigliani, Bryant and Brandon Bowman, Justen Parker, and Katie Oliveri-McMillan; and his brother, Edwin “Buddy” Parker of Freemont, California and Kuai, Hawaii. He was the brother of the late Lillian Humes of Rhode Island.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 2:00-4:00PM at Britton –Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Burial will be held privately at a later date. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Christopher Heights of Worcester Resident Activity Fund, 20 Mary Scano Drive, Worcester, MA 01605 where he recently resided.
He was the husband of the late Bernice E. Parker, who passed away in 2008.
James served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945 and was deployed to both the D-Day invasion and the New Guinea fronts.
Mr. Parker was a self-employed plumber in Hudson and served as the plumbing inspector for the Town of Hudson for many years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hudson and the Hudson Order of Elks. He enjoyed snowmobiling, bowling, fishing, spending time at his camp in New Hampshire, and life itself.
He leaves his two sons, Richard W. Parker and his wife, Dorothy, of Hudson, and Gary S. Parker of Grafton; four grandchildren, Kristine (Parker) Sherman of Hudson, Renee (Parker) Smigliani of Grafton, Julie Parker of Falmouth, and Ryan Parker of Watertown; nine great grandchildren, Katelin, Andrew and Benjamin Sherman, Marcus and Ava Smigliani, Bryant and Brandon Bowman, Justen Parker, and Katie Oliveri-McMillan; and his brother, Edwin “Buddy” Parker of Freemont, California and Kuai, Hawaii. He was the brother of the late Lillian Humes of Rhode Island.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2015 from 2:00-4:00PM at Britton –Shrewsbury Funeral Home, 648 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Burial will be held privately at a later date. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Christopher Heights of Worcester Resident Activity Fund, 20 Mary Scano Drive, Worcester, MA 01605 where he recently resided.
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