EDDIE W. PARKER

Eddie Wendell Parker, age 79, of Donalsonville, GA, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 26, 2025, at Seminole Manor Nursing Home.

 Funeral services for Mr. Parker will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Hammock Springs Freewill Baptist Church with Dr. Gary Smith and Rev. Josh Rathel officiating. Interment will follow in Friendship Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

 Mr. Parker was born in Donalsonville, GA on September 20, 1945, to Eddie Parker and Mable Nix Parker. He served his country in the United States Navy and worked with the County Road Dept in Jackson County, FL for a number of years. Mr. Parker loved spending time outside and was well known for being a jokester. He was very skilled at making walking canes.

 He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife Shirley Parker; his children, Matt Parker, Jason Parker, and Tina Parker; as well as his stepchildren, Greg McMillan and Sheila Bryan. Also surviving are his brother, Eric Edisol Parker; his sister, Beryldean Hastings; his grandchildren and great grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.

 Mr. Parker was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie Parker and Mable Nix Parker.