Minor "Buddy" Parker

Graveside services for Minor "Buddy" Allen Parker, 91, of Rosenberg, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a. m. until service time at Davis-Greenlawn Funeral Chapel in Rosenberg. Buddy was born August 10, 1920 in Kernes to Simon and Inez Parker. He passed away June 17, 2012 in Needville. Buddy went to school in Corpus Christi until high School when asked to go to McAllen and play football. While living in McAllen he met his wife, Marian Jones, whom he married in April of 1940. He joined the United States Navy on April 14, 1943 and served in WWII until December 6, 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He was a 33° member, the highest ranking, and a 50 year member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. He is also a lifetime member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where he served as a committeeman of the Parade Committee. Minor and Marian adopted two children. David was adopted in McAllen in December 1947. Laura was adopted in Houston in September 1959. Minor lost Marian in August 1994, after 50 years of marriage. He then went to Corpus Christi to visit some old friends. While in Corpus, he met up with his high school sweetheart, Ruth Taylor. After several trips back and forth to Corpus to visit, they decided to get married and move to Rosenberg. They got married in May 1995 and were together until she passed away in December 2008. Minor had several jobs in his life including owning and operating a shrimp boat; a salesman for Pearl Brewery; building, owning and managing Parker Motel in Clute; owning and operating an auto supply store in Beeville; being a Master Electrician and working several places along with having his own business; building, owning and managing a 12 unit apartment complex in Houston; bought, fixed up and sold houses; built and sold new houses in Rosenberg; dabbling in real estate; built, owned and managed 2 duplex units in Houston; worked for the City of Houston as a Master Electrical Inspector; worked part-time for Missouri City and Needville as an electrical inspector. Over the years, Minor and his family lived in McAllen, Clute, San Antonio, Beeville, Houston, Rosenberg, Corpus Christi and Needville, Texas. His hobbies and interests included fishing, yard work, wood working, working crossword puzzles and fixing just about anything or giving it a good try. Minor is preceded in death by his first wife, Marian; his second wife, Ruth; son, David, and his parents, Simon and Inez Parker. He is survived by his daughter, Laura Finner; daughter-in-law, Cheri Parker; son-in-law, Edgar Finner; grandchildren, Kyle Parker and Parker Finner; step children, Fulton and Nancy Taylor, Frances and Bob Meitzen and Ava and Dave Doyle. The family would like to thank Reliable Oaks, Elizabeth Williams and the entire staff for taking care of Minor for the last 2 years.

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Minor "Buddy" Parker

August 10, 1920 - June 17, 2012