April 14, 1928 – August 5, 2016 Funeral services for Velma Ann Martin (Bunny) Parker, 88, will be held Thursday, August 11, 2016, at 2:00 P.M. at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro, Texas, with H.D. Peters officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. No family visitation is scheduled. Velma passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016, in Weatherford, Texas.She was born on April 14, 1928, in Dexter, Texas, to Ernest H. Martin and Rena (Baker) Martin. Velma married Fred Parker on February 1, 1947, in Whitesboro, Texas. She was a member of the Normandale Baptist Church and was very dedicated to her Sunday School and Windows of Hope group (ministry for widows). Velma enjoyed crafts, games, working puzzles, and crocheting; she loved to make dishcloths to give to all of her friends. Her greatest joy in life was being involved with her church and her grandchildren.
She was also known as ‘Bunny”, a nickname that was given to her as an infant and has stayed with her for 88 years. She was proudly named “MawMaw” by her grandchildren and others and that is how she introduced herself.
Velma is survived by: two sons, Richard Parker and wife, Beckie, of Granbury, TX, and Joe Parker of Weatherford, TX; daughter, Mary Bubinas and husband, Dennis, of Emory, TX; six grandchildren, Toni Hooten, Alicia Johnson, Chris Parker, Lacresia Davis, Fred Parker, and Randy Parker; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; three sisters, Lucille Center of Whitesboro, TX, Faye Owen of Gainesville, TX, and Martha Davidson of Sherman, TX; a brother, Pete Martin of Abilene, TX; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Ernest Martin, Greg Scoggins, Mark Martin, Chris Parker, Nathan Johnson and Fred Parker.
She was preceded in death by parents, E.H. and Rena Martin; husband, Fred Parker; daughter-in-law, Alice Parker, and five brothers and one sister.
We would like to thank the staff at Holland Lake Nursing Center in Weatherford, Texas for the care and love they provided for her and our family the past three years.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Meals on Wheels, 5740 Airport Frwy., Ft. Worth, TX 76117 or Cancer Care Services, 623 S. Henderson St., Ft. Worth, TX 76104 or (www.cancercareservices.org).
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