Sarah Ingram Parker, 83, of Fletcher, and formerly of Lenoir, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
Born in Lenoir, NC, she was the daughter of the late Pearl M. and Joseph T. Ingram. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Henry ìHankî Stuart Parker III.
Mrs. Parker received her degree in music from Greensboro College and was a piano teacher and performer. She participated with the Music Club of Lenoir and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lenoir.
She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Henry S. Parker of Fletcher; her daughter, Patty Cobbett and husband, Bobby, of Lake Lure; her son, H. Stuart Parker, Jr. and wife, Susan, of Raleigh; grandchildren, Scott Elmore and Rebecca Elmore, both of Asheville, and Ashley Parker of Raleigh; great-grandson, Jackson Elmore; sister, Ann Whisnant of Virginia; and three nieces and one nephew.
A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Saturday at Belleview Cemetery in Lenoir with a service immediately following at the First United Methodist Church of Lenoir. The Reverend Jamie Armstrong will officiate.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 309 Church St, NW
Lenoir, N.C. 28645.
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