Funeral Services for Edith Lois “Beady” Parker, 80, of Whitesboro, will be held Friday, May 6, 2016, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Whitesboro, Texas, with Rev. Ken Hildebrand officiating.  Interment will follow at Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 4, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Meador Funeral Home, Whitesboro, Texas. She passed away in Gainesville, Texas, Monday, May 2, with her family by her side.  Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro, Texas, is in charge of arrangements.

She was born to James Carl and Georgia Juanita (Orrell) Bishop on Aug. 5, 1935, in Graham, Texas.  She was born in a two-room house in Graham, Texas, the youngest of five daughters, all with bright red hair.  

She raised four of her children on her own until she married Frank Dennis Parker, who preceded her in death.  She and her late husband, Frank, managed the Dairy Queen in Whitesboro for many years and made lifelong friendships. She was a strong willed and proud lady who loved to dance and was the glue that kept everything together.  She especially enjoyed cooking (baking cakes) for her family.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Whitesboro, Texas.  

She is survived by her daughter, Pamela Ann Parker Bell of Wichita Falls, Texas; three sons, Mark Rhea and wife Mariann of Wichita Falls, Myrle Rhea and wife Tammy of Whitesboro and Mitchel Rhea and wife Sheri of Whitesboro; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Georgia (Orrell) Bishop and husband, Frank Parker; one daughter, Mareenia Sue Duncan of Klamath Falls, Oregon; and four sisters.

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