Clifton David Parker, 78, of Chicota, Texas passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 in Paris Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Thursday, September 3, 2020 in the chapel of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Kelley officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro, Texas. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service.
Mr. Parker was born on November 14, 1941 in Chicota, Texas a son of Dan and Ila Marler Parker. He was baptized into the Assembly of God Church, was a 1961 graduate of Chicota High School and was a printer, working for Taylor Publishing. He loved visiting family and friends in Chicota, he worked with wood and played dominoes.
He married the former Patsy Ragsdale in 1964 in Dallas, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Russell Parker, Clarence Parker and Lawrence Parker and sisters, Alene Terrell and Ruth Sax.
Mr. Parker is survived by his spouse, Patsy Parker; son, David Keith Parker and wife, Kristi; grandchildren, Cortney Parker and Kasey Graves; great-grandchildren, Jayden, Isabella, Caden and Aubrey; brother, Alvin C. Parker and sisters, Katie McCourt and Goldie Keiser.
