Bertis Reed Parker Jr. Obituary (1940

Bertis Reed Parker, Jr., 75, husband of Kathryn Evans Parker, of Beaufort, SC passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 24, 2016 from 3 pm to 5 pm at Anderson Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 2 pm at Carl Anderson Memorial Chapel. Bert was born on October 28, 1940 in the Rocky Mountains, NC to the late Bertis R. Parker, Sr. and Irene Meadows Parker. He retired as a manager for Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and served our country in the US Navy. He was a member of Port Royal Masonic Lodge, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite, Omar Shrine Temple, Royal Order of Jester's, the Rotary, SC Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Beaufort Classic Car and Truck Club and Beaufort Shag Club. Surviving in addition to his wife, Kathryn, is a brother, Richard E. Parker of Virginia; and two sister, Diane Harrelson of Atlanta, GA and Ruth Riddle of Lake Havasu City, AZ also much loved nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Low Country Rotary to the Cart Fund, Low Country Rotary, P.O. Box 522, Beaufort, SC 29901 or CAPA Child Abuse Prevention Association at www.capabeaufort.com.