September 1, 2012


A GLORIOUS DAY - Virginia Whitson Parker has joined John, Pat Thune, Edith Anderson and so many others in her heavenly home.

She left this earth early Saturday morning Sept 1, 2012 after a restful night. The timing was most likely chosen once John finished painting and installing shelves in their new mansion. :-)

Virginia lived a faithful life as wife, mother and encourager. Many lives and marriages are changed today as a result of her life. We are grateful for all she has meant to us and are thankful for her faithful example.

A memorial service is planned for Sunday afternoon at 3:30 Sept 16th at Yorba Linda Friends Church in Yorba Linda CA. For a map http://goo.gl/maps/AJ9Ab Service details are available from the church office at 714-777-2875.

Cards and notes may be sent to Howard Parker, 5126 Lakeview Ave, Yorba Linda CA 92886 and email to family@parkers.net. We will be adding your comments and thoughts to this website as they come in.

Rich and Karen Thune

Dear Howard, Lauralyn, and families,
   Please forgive the delay in responding to your request for recollections on John.  We hope these thoughts we submit will be able to join the others.  What were you planning to do with them?  What a treat to have collected people's perception and read them as tributes to the glory and grace of God!
  We were so moved by the service, and thank you for all the heart, soul, time and energy put into such a gathering.  We thank you, too, for sending Michael the materials you did.  They arrived in time for us to watch the DVD together, and we continued to share memories long into the night.
  Thanks for sharing your dad.