Capt. William R. Parker - Mayport, FL
N 30° 21.844 W 081° 25.681
17R E 458870 N 3359205
The headstone for Capt. William R. Parker is located in the Mayport Cemetery in Mayport, Florida, USA. The headstone has a pilot boat on it.
Waymark Code: WMK9W0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2014
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Close-up of headstone inscription:
ABOUT THE MAN
"PARKER Capt. - William R. Parker, 76, of Mayport Village died on Tuesday, March 28, 2006. He was born on July 18, 1929 the son of the late William Parker and Frances Tisdell Rivers. Capt. Parker was a St. John's River Bar Pilot for 36 years. He had an unlimited ocean master's license. He was the president of the Florida State Pilots Ass., a board member of the Florida State Pilot Commissioners, and a member of the Mayport Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife Marjorie N. Leek Parker, sons, Robert, Douglas, Jonathan, Ernie and Kevin Parker and Joe Floyd, daughters, Diane Anderson and Susie Floyd all of Jacksonville, a sister, Shirley Major of Mt. Vernon, IL and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his first wife Susan Cooper Parker, a son little Bill Parker, brothers Tom and Cleve Parker. Friends may call on Friday, March 31, 2006 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the HARDAGEGIDDENS FUNERAL HOME, 1701 Beach Blvd. Jacksonville Beach, FL. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM. Interment will follow at the Mayport Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Safe Harbor Boys Home, 4772 Safe Harbor Way, Jacksonville, FL 32226."
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ABOUT THE CEMETERY
"The family cemetery has about 500 marked graves, the oldest dating back to Cinder Sallas, who was said to have been killed by Indians in 1834. The cemetery is also home to the King, Arnau and Floyd families, who migrated to the area from a settlement in New Smyrna Beach. The plot is also where ancestors of the Singleton seafood restaurant family and Capt. Claude Phillips, an Amoco president, were buried."
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