MS. BECKY PARKER

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR: MS. BECKY PARKER WILL BE HELD: 2 PM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023 AT: JOHN E. STEPHENS CHAPEL INTERMENT IN: EAST LAWN CEMETERY VISITATION: 12 PM – TIME FOR SERVICE TUES., FEB. 14TH AT: JOHN E. STEPHENS CHAPEL; Rebecca Edwards Parker June 17, 1946 – February 11, 2023 Funeral service for Ms. Becky Parker will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. John E. Stephens officiating. Interment in East Lawn Cemetery. Visitation 12 PM till time for service Tuesday, February 14th. John E. Stephens Chapel in charge of arrangements. Becky or Becker, as most folks knew her, was a devoted wife, mother, aunt, and Nanny. She was born the second of four children to Annie Pearl (Powell) and J.V. Edwards. Since Becky’s older sibling was a girl, her parents were counting on a baby boy when she was born. Her dad affectionately gave her the nickname, Pete, which he called her until the day he died. Becky grew up in the A.B. DeWeese mill town and in the Dixon community. She is a 1964 graduate of Philadelphia High School, where she played basketball and was active in various clubs and activities. She carried her love of basketball into adulthood and was an avid fan of women’s college basketball and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Becky married her sweetheart, David Parker, in 1964, and they eventually made their home in the Longino community. They had three children: Sherry Lynn Parker (deceased at birth), Andy Parker (Ranzy Montet), and Leslie Collins. They loved their children, but Andy and Leslie quickly took a back seat to the 3 grandchildren, Mary Kate Hollingsworth (Zach), Hugh Collins (Hanna), and Jon David Collins. Nanny spoiled those 3 rotten and loved every minute of it. Her crowning accomplishment was becoming a Great Nanny to Ladner Hollingsworth (Mary Kate and Zach) and Parker Jo Collins (Hugh and Hanna). Throughout her adult life, Becky worked at U.S. Electrical Motors, Wells Lamont Corporation, and W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Company, garnering friends along the way. She was also an active member of the Neshoba Central Band Parents Association and was the #1 chaperone pick by the students in the band, much to the dismay sometimes of Andy and Leslie. Becky loved camping, traveling – especially cruises, sewing, spending time with her family, cooking, and working in her yard. She attended Longino and Spring Creek Baptist Churches. Becky is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter, her four-legged daughter, Dixie, and her 3 siblings, Brenda (Pat) Duncan, Cynthia (Mitchell) Eakes, and Bud Edwards. Pallbearers are Hugh Collins, Jon David Collins, Zach Hollingsworth, Thomas Ivy, Zach Jones and Mark Hunt. Honorary pallbearer is Ethan Le. ***IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION

MS. BECKY PARKER

June 17, 1946 - February 11, 2023