Fearbia Octavia Kathleen Moore Parker, 90, a longtime Skagit County resident passed away peacefully Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Burton Care Center in Burlington.
Fearbia was born in Jackson County, North Carolina on February 2, 1921 to the late James Claude and Dorothy (Beasley) Moore. Fearbia was raised and attended school in North Carolina.
On October 28, 1945 she married Frank Eugene Parker in Sylva, North Carolina. They moved to Washington in the fall of 1948 and settled in Punkin Center, Hamilton.
Together they ran a mill and a small farm where they raised cattle and produce with their five children. In 1969, she and Frank moved to Van Zandt, Washington. Fearbia enjoyed spending her time gardening and raising cattle and a variety of birds, but spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was what she loved the most.
In 1978, she and Frank moved to Ferndale where they lived until moving back to Sedro-Woolley in 1999 to be closer to their family. They remained there until moving to Burton Care Center together.
Fearbia was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Parker; parents, James Claude and Dorothy; three brothers, Everett, Paul and Henry; three sisters, Elizabeth, Martha and Lillie; two daughters-in-law, Marie and Candy; and one grandson, Jeffrey Lee Parker.
Fearbia was born in Jackson County, North Carolina on February 2, 1921 to the late James Claude and Dorothy (Beasley) Moore. Fearbia was raised and attended school in North Carolina.
On October 28, 1945 she married Frank Eugene Parker in Sylva, North Carolina. They moved to Washington in the fall of 1948 and settled in Punkin Center, Hamilton.
Together they ran a mill and a small farm where they raised cattle and produce with their five children. In 1969, she and Frank moved to Van Zandt, Washington. Fearbia enjoyed spending her time gardening and raising cattle and a variety of birds, but spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was what she loved the most.
In 1978, she and Frank moved to Ferndale where they lived until moving back to Sedro-Woolley in 1999 to be closer to their family. They remained there until moving to Burton Care Center together.
Fearbia was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Parker; parents, James Claude and Dorothy; three brothers, Everett, Paul and Henry; three sisters, Elizabeth, Martha and Lillie; two daughters-in-law, Marie and Candy; and one grandson, Jeffrey Lee Parker.
Fearbia Octavia Kathleen Moore Parker, 90, a longtime Skagit County resident passed away peacefully Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Burton Care Center in Burlington.
Fearbia was born in Jackson County, North Carolina on February 2, 1921 to the late James Claude and Dorothy (Beasley) Moore. Fearbia was raised and attended school in North Carolina.
On October 28, 1945 she married Frank Eugene Parker in Sylva, North Carolina. They moved to Washington in the fall of 1948 and settled in Punkin Center, Hamilton.
Together they ran a mill and a small farm where they raised cattle and produce with their five children. In 1969, she and Frank moved to Van Zandt, Washington. Fearbia enjoyed spending her time gardening and raising cattle and a variety of birds, but spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was what she loved the most.
In 1978, she and Frank moved to Ferndale where they lived until moving back to Sedro-Woolley in 1999 to be closer to their family. They remained there until moving to Burton Care Center together.
Fearbia was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Parker; parents, James Claude and Dorothy; three brothers, Everett, Paul and Henry; three sisters, Elizabeth, Martha and Lillie; two daughters-in-law, Marie and Candy; and one grandson, Jeffrey Lee Parker.
Fearbia was born in Jackson County, North Carolina on February 2, 1921 to the late James Claude and Dorothy (Beasley) Moore. Fearbia was raised and attended school in North Carolina.
On October 28, 1945 she married Frank Eugene Parker in Sylva, North Carolina. They moved to Washington in the fall of 1948 and settled in Punkin Center, Hamilton.
Together they ran a mill and a small farm where they raised cattle and produce with their five children. In 1969, she and Frank moved to Van Zandt, Washington. Fearbia enjoyed spending her time gardening and raising cattle and a variety of birds, but spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was what she loved the most.
In 1978, she and Frank moved to Ferndale where they lived until moving back to Sedro-Woolley in 1999 to be closer to their family. They remained there until moving to Burton Care Center together.
Fearbia was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Parker; parents, James Claude and Dorothy; three brothers, Everett, Paul and Henry; three sisters, Elizabeth, Martha and Lillie; two daughters-in-law, Marie and Candy; and one grandson, Jeffrey Lee Parker.
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