A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel, located at 6001 Rufe Snow Dr., Fort Worth, Texas, 76148. Pastor Nathan Tucker will be officiating the ceremony. Interment will follow at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas at 1:15p.m.
Born in Savannah Georgia on July 23, 1941, he graduated from Effingham County High School and later studied at the University of Texas. He was a veteran who proudly served in The United States Army as Field Medic. He began working for Delta Airlines and eventually retired in the late 90's after more than 20 years of service. Hugh was a longtime member of the North Richland Baptist Church. He was also a 32° Mason of the Scottish Rite and a Shriner in the Corvette Motor Corp.
Hugh was preceded in death by his father, Eli Hugh Parker, Jr. and his mother Gwendolyn Bridges Parker.
He is survived by his wife of over 53 years, Jan O. Parker of Hurst, Texas; his son, Richard B. Parker of Tucson, Arizona; daughter Kimberly K. Gilliam, and husband, Shane Gilliam, of Hurst, Texas; grandsons, Zachary L. McKinney of Weatherford, Texas, Tristen T. Gilliam of Godley, Texas; sister, Annette J. Gnann of Savannah, Georgia; brothers, Barry V. Parker of Savannah, Georgia and Michael J. Parker, and wife, Paulette, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
