Hugh Henderson Parker, 86, of Winchester, Tn., died Friday, October 15, 2021, at Ascension St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tn.
Mr. Parker is survived by his two daughters, Mary Parker Bernard (Chris), of Nashville, and Laura Parker Zontek (Tommy), of Winchester. Mr. Parker is also survived by six grandchildren: Isaac Marion McGee (Keely), Caleb Henderson McGee, Jared Parker McGee, Susanna Grace Bernard, Seth Parker Bernard and Spencer Christian Bernard; two sisters: Patricia Eisenbeis, of Murfreesboro, Tn., and Judith Spain (Vic) of White Marsh, Va.; and three nephews, one niece, two great nephews, and six great nieces, and dozens of friends whom he loved like his family.
He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 46 years, Frances Spencer Parker; his parents, Hugh Leonard Parker and Maxine Henderson Parker; and his brother, Garry Benjamin Parker, all of Flat Creek.
An Army veteran, Mr. Parker was a lifelong farmer in the Flat Creek community. He worked for 30 years in sales for the Gehl Farm Equipment Company.
Services are being handled by Doak-Howell Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Visitation is Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. A funeral is scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 2 p.m. with Pastors Jimmy Gray and Bobby McGee officiating. Burial will follow at Rosebank Cemetery in Flat Creek.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to be made to the Tennessee Walking Horse Foundation, the Spotted Saddle Horse Breeders & Exhibitors Association, the Flat Creek Volunteer Fire Department, or the Flat Creek Community Center.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.
