Donald F. Parker Obituary (1931

Sidney, Maine-Donald F. Parker 83, died Friday January 2, 2015, at Mid-Coast Hospital in Brunswick, ME. He was born in Oakland, ME on January 18, 1931, the son of Frank Lauriston and Violet (Rice) Parker. Donald attended Oakland schools and Williams High School before entering the US Navy. Donald was employed as a U.S.D.A. Poultry Inspector for the State of Maine, retiring in 1974. He was a Mason and Lifetime member of Bethlehem Lodge in Augusta, Maine; a Lifetime member of Scottish Rite, Valley of Augusta and Portland; and, a Lifetime member of Queen Esther Chapter #10 Order of the Eastern Star in Hallowell, Maine. Don was very active in the Kora Temple Shrine where he served as a Provost Marshall and was honored as Provost of the Year in 2002. As an active volunteer and participant in all Shrine Circuses in Lewiston, Portland and Augusta Maine, he was recognized in 2007 for never having missed a single performance in more than 25 years. He was presented the Shriner’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. He also worked in security for more than 30 years at the Annual Fryeburg Agricultural Fair in Fryeburg, Maine. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Edith (Wyman) Parker of Sidney, Maine; a daughter Deborah Wolfenden and husband Robert of Harpswell, Maine; and a son William Parker and wife Terri of Augusta, Maine. Don has seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, Jason Parker, his wife Kim and their children Taylor and Trevor of York, Maine; Sarah Charlton, her husband Christopher and their son Maxwell of Durham, Maine; Jessica Reynolds, her husband John and their children Parker and Hayley of Waterville, Maine; Justin Parker and his wife Sarah of Norwalk, Connecticut; Rebecca Wolfenden and son Kygel Kuhn of Lisbon, Maine; Allyson Askew, her husband Benjamin and their children Madelyn and Charis of Accomac, Virginia; and, William Parker, Jr and his son Lukka Brooks of Augusta, Maine. Don has a surviving brother Harold Parker and sister Betty Sweet both of Waterville, Maine, a half-sister Rosemary Wentworth of Winslow, Maine; a former daughter-in-law Melinda Parker of Oakland, Maine; and, several nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to visit on Thursday, January 8, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at Lawry Brothers-Wheeler, 26 Church Street, Oakland, Maine. Funeral services will be held at the Oakland United Baptist Church, 45 Church St. Oakland, Maine, at 11 am on Friday January 9. For those who wish, a donation can be made in lieu of flowers to the Shriners Hospital for Children - Boston 51 Blossom Street Boston, MA 02114. An online guestbook may be signed and memories shared at: www.lawrybrothers.com Arrangements are by Lawry Brothers-Wheeler, 26 Church Street, Oakland, ME. 465-3011