Olin Griffith Parker Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Olin Griffith Parker (Greenville, North Carolina), who passed away on August 5, 2019 at the age of 97. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Arthur Roscoe and Ida Lee Griffith Parker; and his sisters, Gladys Marie Parker and Myrtle Lucille Parker Hudson. He is survived by: his wife Melba Joy Burwell Parker; his children, Craig Burwell Parker (Susanna Hays Parker) and Michelle Joy Parker Hairston (Charles Hairston) of Greenville, NC; his grandchildren, Monica Joy Bocaner (Barry), Damon Glenn Parker (Lindsay), Jeremy Thomas Parker (Emily), Olin Grant Parker (Rachael), Miranda Joy Hairston Dunn (Anthony) and Kimberly Michelle Hairston (Carl Crawford); and his great grandchildren, Marielle Joy Bocaner, Dorothy Rose Parker, Olin Griffith Parker, Georgia Marie Parker, Corinne Bea Parker, Doak Greg Parker, Seth Joseph Parker, Natalie Louise Parker, Michael Anthony Dunn, Madilyn Joy Dunn, Gabriella Alyse Dunn and Parker Edwin Crawford.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Olin G. and Melba Joy Parker Scholarship for music education students at the University of Georgia's Hugh Hodgson School of Music or to the music program at St. James United Methodist … Church.