Mrs. Lessie V. Parker

On the evening of October 30, 2023, Lessie Parker, aged 89, of Sylvester, peacefully passed away, surrounded by family and friends. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Cross Roads Baptist Church, interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The Rev. Gene Huggins and Mr. Al Lepper will officiate. She was born in February of 1934 in Taylor County, Florida, the daughter of Eddie and Lela Driggers McCall. She married her husband, J.L. Parker (who passed away in 2010) in 1950 and raised three children, Dan, Vicki, and Gary in Deer Park and Holopaw, Florida. She was a member of the Holopaw Baptist Church until they moved to Sylvester. She met J.L. while attending Pine Level School in Suwanee County, Florida when she was twelve, and they were inseparable for the rest of their lives. They moved to central Florida in 1952 where she became the cook for Ross Jeffries Elementary School in St. Cloud and eventually became the manager. They moved to Sylvester in 1979 where they owned the Badcock Home Furnishings store until 2014, making friends of many of the residents of Worth County and the surrounding area. She was a member of the Cross Roads Baptist Church in Sylvester and loved to read her Bible, sing, and be a part of all the church activities. Her favorite pastime was to cook for her family and friends, making sure no one went away hungry - and who can possibly forget her wonderful biscuits. She is survived by her son, Dan Parker (Becky), ten grandchildren: Justen Parker, Gary Parker, Jr., Donnie Parker (Katrina), Natalie Thompson, Tatina Tucker (Mark), Bobby Heath (Pam), Matthew Heath, Jennifer Starling, Nycole Fitt (Jason), Danny Briggs (Marivic); eleven great grandchildren, Westen, Carson, Nathaniel, Cassandra, Leland, Caitlin (Justin), Makaleigh, Megan, Chandler, Zach, and Noah; one great-great grandchild, Maddox. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her father, Eddie, mother Lela, husband, James Leslie Parker, Jr. on July 17, 2010; daughter, Vicky Parker Heath; son, Gary Parker (Jackie) and all of her brothers (5) and sisters (5). The family will receive friends on Sunday from 1:00 PM until the service hour at Cross Roads Baptist Church. Please sign our online guest registry at www.banksfh.com. Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Lessie V. Parker

February 17, 1934 - October 30, 2023