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Benjamin Franklin Joseph “Frank” Parker

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Benjamin Franklin Joseph “Frank” Parker

Birth
Gravelly, Yell County, Arkansas, USA
Death
Aug 1969 (aged 70–71)
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Gravelly, Yell County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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True birth name was Benjamin Franklin Joseph Parker. His headstone simply shows his name as "Frank Parker" which is what he always used. He was the youngest child born to James D. Parker and Christiana Rhoades.

Frank first married Lydia Hunnicutt and they had one daughter. Lydia died in childbirth and their daughter, Vivianne, soon followed.

Married second to Evelena "Lena" Yates. They remained together until her death in 1960. Frank is buried next to her.

Frank and Lena had the following children:

Era Mae Parker (Lawrence)
Glyndal Parker
Charles Weldon Parker
Wilma Louise "Lou" Marie Parker (Gillum)

The cemetery he is buried in is known by two (2) different names. The most common is "Young Gravelly" but the true name is the "Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery".
True birth name was Benjamin Franklin Joseph Parker. His headstone simply shows his name as "Frank Parker" which is what he always used. He was the youngest child born to James D. Parker and Christiana Rhoades.

Frank first married Lydia Hunnicutt and they had one daughter. Lydia died in childbirth and their daughter, Vivianne, soon followed.

Married second to Evelena "Lena" Yates. They remained together until her death in 1960. Frank is buried next to her.

Frank and Lena had the following children:

Era Mae Parker (Lawrence)
Glyndal Parker
Charles Weldon Parker
Wilma Louise "Lou" Marie Parker (Gillum)

The cemetery he is buried in is known by two (2) different names. The most common is "Young Gravelly" but the true name is the "Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery".


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