Mildred D. Parker was born in Tampa, Florida. Her mother, Lucille Moncur Davis died before she was two years old. Her father, Eddie Davis Jr. and her stepmother, Rosa Lee Davis nurtured a childhood for her that provided the foundation for her greatness. Mildred attended grade and high school in the Tampa Florida Public School System. She was baptized at the Mt. Calvary SDA Church in Tampa. Mildred attended Oakwood College “University” (Huntsville, Alabama, and received a B.S. degree from Shaw University, (Raleigh, North Carolina).
Mildred married Elder Fred W. Parker, and from that time, this working Mother, Mrs. Mildred Parker, invested her life in service to her community, her church, and her family. The love that brought the Parkers together in matrimony, matured and ripened their gifts into a total ministry that impacted many lives for Jesus Christ.
Queen Mother loved her husband more than anything in the world, and the children think that one can make the case that Fred W. Parker, Sr., or as the world came to know him as “The Burner,” would not have thrived without Mildred Davis Parker.
After Queen Mother’s full life, she leaves to cherish and celebrate her memory, her devoted four children, Fred W. Parker, Jr. (Bonita Dudley), Walter W. Parker (Marcheta Valentine), Willie S. Parker, and Yvonne Parker Anderson (Aaron); Grandchildren Fred III (Juanita and family), Melanie, Kimberly, Mauria, Michonne (Dalton) and Angela; Great- Grandchildren: Craig, and Ramsey; Brothers: Oliver Davis Sr. and Herbert Davis; Sister-in-law Delores D. Davis; Nieces Rose (Carvil and family), Olivia (Bruce and family), Diane (and family), Daphyne. Nephews Oliver Jr., (Linda and family), Eric (and family), Earl, Herbert Bergams Jr. (and family), Hollis Jr. (and family), Michael (and family), Eddie, Rickie (and family); and a host of other family and friends.
The memorial service for First Lady Mildred P. Davis Parker will be held Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 11:30 am at the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church, 291 H.E. Holmes Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314.
