Alvin Jarman Parker Obituary (1943 - 2018)

MADISON Alvin Jarman Parker, 74, passed away, Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Hospice Home of Rockingham County. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Colonial Funeral home Stokes Chapel. Interment will follow in Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery. Alvin was born June 5, 1943, in Halifax County, to the late Paul and Elsie Knight Parker. He was a member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church and was retired from Sprint Telephone Company. He enjoyed meeting and talking with people at his store, especially about the Bible. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends of whom he loved dearly. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a nephew, Johnny Parker. Survivors include his loving wife, Ruby Parker, of the home; a son, Leslie Keith Turner (Cindy) of Sandy Ridge; a daughter, Kathy Turner of Kernersville; a brother, John A. Parker, Dinwiddie, VA; and two nephews, Chad Parker of Virginia, and Paul Parker of West Virginia. The family will receive friends, from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 6, at Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel and other times at the home. Colonial Funeral Home Stokes Chapel in Sandy Ridge is serving the family. Online condolences may be offered at www.colonialfh.net.