Tribune Obituaries
Dan England
Dale A. Parker, 78, of Windsor died Saturday, Aug. 14, at Windsor Health Care Center.
He was born Jan. 5, 1926, in Powersville, Mo., to Graydon and Eva (May) Parker.
On Jan. 5, 1991, he married Lois Rough in Ketchunn, Okla.
Mr. Parker attended and graduated from Farrar High School in Farrar, Iowa. Mr. Parker worked on the farm as a young man and later served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Parker was a auto mechanic and was a missionary throughout the United States.
He loved time with his family and friends, camping, fishing and the outdoors.
He would also spend months traveling in his recreational vehicle.
Survivors are his wife, Lois; one daughter, June Ayers of Cherry Valley, Calif.; two sons, Ken Parker of Windsor and Gene Parker of San Bernardino, Calif.; two sisters, Alice Wade and Betty Thorton, both of Des Moines; one brother, Lester Parker of Corydon, Iowa; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
His parents and one sister are deceased.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Windsor.
Interment will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.
Friends may visit 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Baptist Church.
Contributions may be made to the Cornerstone Baptist Church in care of Marks Funeral Service, 9293 Eastman Park Drive, Windsor, CO 80550.