Donald Raymond Parker, Jr, age 76, Granby, Missouri, passed away on Monday October 05, 2015 at Freeman Neosho.
Don was born July 18, 1939 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, son of the late Donald R. Parker, Sr. and Josie Bailey Parker. He graduated from Granby High School in 1957, and then served in the United States Navy for 8 years, serving in the Vietnam Era. He lived in Tacoma, Washington following his service, and worked on printing presses for major newspapers. He returned to Granby where he retired, and to be closer to his parents which he cared for in their later years. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by a niece, Melissa Coon Overby.
Survivors include his sister, Janice Coon and husband Chuck of Grandview, Missouri; brothers, Les Parker and wife Vicki of Granby, and Jim Parker of Neosho; several nieces and nephews.
No services are planned at this time.
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