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Valentine Parker Jr.

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Valentine Parker Jr.

Birth
Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
Death
18 May 2004 (aged 72)
Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Macy, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Valentine Parker, Jr.

Macy resident

Valentine Parker, Jr., 72, of Macy died on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at the USPHS Hospital in Winnebago.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 22 at the Omaha Nation High School in Macy, with Mr. Mitchell Parker officiating. A Native American service was held on Friday Evening. Interment was in the Omaha Tribal Cemetery in Macy.

Valentine was born on Nov. 30, 1931 in Winnebago, to Valentine and Minnie (Woodhull) Parker Sr. He was raised in Macy and graduated from Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota. He went on to attend Northeast Community College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1975 he married Winifred Parker. She passed away in March of 2002.

Valentine served the Omaha Tribe and the Community of Macy as a tribal elder and as a Tribal Council member. He enjoyed sporting events and his grandchildren.

Valentine is survived by his children, Mitchell Parker, Janet L. Sheridan, Christine Miller, James Grant, Sr., Timothy Grant, Kennard Parker, Vivian Joyce Parker, and Michael T. Parker, all of Macy, as well as 38 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Viola Parker Walker of Macy and an aunt, Jerrine Parker.

Preceding Valentine in death were his parents, his wife Winifred, a sister, Katherine Gilpin, brothers: Baldwin Parker; Nathaniel Parker Sr., Matthew Parker and Joseph Kemp Sr.

Valentine Parker, Jr.

Macy resident

Valentine Parker, Jr., 72, of Macy died on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at the USPHS Hospital in Winnebago.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 22 at the Omaha Nation High School in Macy, with Mr. Mitchell Parker officiating. A Native American service was held on Friday Evening. Interment was in the Omaha Tribal Cemetery in Macy.

Valentine was born on Nov. 30, 1931 in Winnebago, to Valentine and Minnie (Woodhull) Parker Sr. He was raised in Macy and graduated from Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota. He went on to attend Northeast Community College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. In 1975 he married Winifred Parker. She passed away in March of 2002.

Valentine served the Omaha Tribe and the Community of Macy as a tribal elder and as a Tribal Council member. He enjoyed sporting events and his grandchildren.

Valentine is survived by his children, Mitchell Parker, Janet L. Sheridan, Christine Miller, James Grant, Sr., Timothy Grant, Kennard Parker, Vivian Joyce Parker, and Michael T. Parker, all of Macy, as well as 38 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Viola Parker Walker of Macy and an aunt, Jerrine Parker.

Preceding Valentine in death were his parents, his wife Winifred, a sister, Katherine Gilpin, brothers: Baldwin Parker; Nathaniel Parker Sr., Matthew Parker and Joseph Kemp Sr.



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