Douglas Macklin Parker

Douglas Parker Frankfort "Services for Douglas M. Parker, 87, a resident of Frankfort, KY will be held at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Bill Whittaker will officiate. Burial will follow at the Sunset Memorial Gardens, Woodford County, Kentucky. Military honors will be conducted by VFW Post 4075. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. He died March 9, 2009 as a result of cancer. A life-long native of Franklin County, KY, he was born June 1, 1921. He was the only son of the late Jesse and Ida Parker. He grew up in the Peaks Mill community where he was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors all of his life. He graduated from Peaks Mill High School in 1939 and married his high school sweetheart, Agnes Feck Parker, his beloved wife of 65 years, on December 6, 1941. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 and served in England in WW II for 18 months where he was a Technician T5 in the chemical warfare division attached to the 8th Air Force. Upon returning to the states, he was employed by National Distilleries, the U.S. Post Office and the State Transportation Cabinet. In his early 30�s he became a self-employed farmer and trucker and went into farming with his father. For the remainder of his life, he maintained and worked on the same farm he and his father bought in the 1950�s. In 1999, he was awarded the Pioneer Farmer Award for outstanding service to agriculture in Franklin County. He was a member and former deacon of the Highland Christian Church, a member of Hiram Lodge #4, Frankfort, KY, a member of the Capital City Lodge #6 Independent Order of Odd Fellows, as well as a lifetime member of the VFW #4075. He and his beloved wife lived in Lake Placid, FL for 18 years during the winter months, where they continued to fish and ride bikes as they had as childhood sweethearts. Upon his wife�s retirement from teaching for 35, years, they traveled extensively in Europe, Mexico and Hawaii. He is survived by two daughters, Brenda Rodgers (Dan), Dallas, TX, Jane Wingate (Ken), Frankfort, KY; four grandchildren, Karen Murry (Jim), Dallas TX, Brian Rodgers (Kari), Dallas, TX, Jeff Edwards, Lexington, KY, Allison Federspiel (Bill), Richmond, KY; and six great-grandchildren, Parker and Amanda Murry, Emma and Easton Rodgers and Mackenzie and Haley Federspiel. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Agnes Feck Parker. Pallbearers will be Kevin Parrish, Ken Smith, David Finch, Tom Gillion, Tom Sparks and Joe Meyer. Honorary pallbearers will be the Elders of Highland Christian Church, Charles Caudill, Charles Beasler and John Feck. Flowers are welcome, but memorial contributions may be made to: Hospice of the Bluegrass, 208 Steele Street, Frankfort, Ky 40601; Highland Christian Church, 265 Versailles Road, Frankfort, KY 40601; VFW Franklin County Post No. 4075, 104 E 2nd Street, Frankfort, KY 40601 or Disabled American Veterans, P. O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home LLC and condolences may be shared via the online guest book at www.harrodbrothersfuneralhome.com.

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Douglas Macklin Parker

June 1, 1921 - March 9, 2009