Christine Helen McClure Parker peacefully drew her last breath Saturday morning, October 20, 2018, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She leaves behind her two children, Linda Parker, her son, Jim Parker (wife, Libby), grandson, Blake Parker (wife, Terina), great-granddaughter, Kara Parker, Of Brandon, and nieces. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edward Parker, her mother, Bessie Geneva Walls McClure, father, Charles Fletcher McClure, sisters, Ethel McClure Foster (husband, Boone), Corinne McClure Wolfe (husband, Forest P.), brothers, Theodore McClure and Walter McClure, as well as half brothers, Ed and Thomas McClure.

Christine grew up in the delta, surrounded by relatives, some of which she went to school with. At a tender age, she became an orphan due to her mother and father's death, due to illness. Her sisters and families willingly shared their homes with her, from that time forward. During WW II, she worked for Civil Service, at an airplane plant, replacing parts for damaged military aircraft. She was only one of five women chosen for this particular specialty. After the war, the plant was closed and she worked at a dry cleaner. She was living with her sister, Corinne, and her husband and family when she met her future husband, Edward Parker. They fell in love and got married, and thereafter had two children-Linda and Jim, and lived happily until her husband, Edward's death, May 30, 2009, due to illness. Christine, family and friends mourned his death and attended services for him.

Christine mourned his death, but continued on with her life, as before, doing those things that she enjoyed most-housework, cooking, and working outside in the yard-raking leaves, trimming and taking care of her flowers, as well as a vegetable garden. She loved doing anything involved with working outside! But she also loved cleaning house, and got upset if she didn't get to do so, herself. Her philosophy was, you'll never get to feeling better if you don't get up and get busy! She lived that philosophy as long as she could draw breath. As long as she could walk and move, she was always busy. It's assumed by everyone that that philosophy aided her in living to 101 years old! She loved people, as well, and having sold Avon for 21 years, she acquired many friends that she never forgot, nor they, her! She never met a stranger that she didn't speak to.

Her age brought on illnesses of which she had no control of, and they subsequently brought her life to a peaceful end, early Saturday morning.

Funeral services will be held Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2:30pm, with visitation from 1 to 2:30 all at Wright and Ferguson in Clinton.