Thelma Parker

Thelma Parker, 97, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015.

Thelma was born in Gainesville, Texas, on May 30, 1917, to Dovie May Mitchell Morgan and Dalton Allen Morgan. On June 17, 1940, she married the love of her life, Robert (Bill) Parker, who preceded her in death. She was a retired dietician at Hopkins County Hospital.

Survivors include her sisters: Irene Hall Belcher and her husband, Jr. of Sulphur Springs and Lavern Tidwell of Dallas; and, her brother, Dorman Morgan and his wife Sandra of Como, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her husband Robert; her son, Billy Wayne Parker; and, her brother, James Morgan.

Funeral services for Thelma will be conducted on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Roy Lee Dittmar officiating.

Visitation will be conducted one hour prior to the service.

Interment will follow in Ridgeway Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Dalton Hall, David Hall, Wayne Bledsoe, David Robinson, Shawn Hall and Brad Rollins.

An Honorary Pallbearer will be Spencer Hinkle.