Evelyn Amelia Parker Patterson

Amelia was born April 8, 1943 in Brunswick County, daughter of the late Harry Parker and Evelyn Hankins Parker. She grew up in First Baptist Church in Southport where she accepted Christ at an early age. In 1961 she graduated Brunswick County Training School and went on to attend Fayetteville State University. She moved to East Tennessee and started working in the library at Morristown College until her move to Washington, DC. Amelia eventually moved back to Southport where she worked in retail for many years. She was known for her beautiful paintings of the African American Heritage. She sold many of these paintings at the Waterfront Market and many are in homes in the Southport area today. Amelia spent many days fishing and crabbing on the waterfront of Southport with her friends. She also enjoyed fellowship and singing as a member of the LJ Small Gospel Choir. Her family was a big part of her life as she enjoyed getting together on all occasions. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved brother, Ralph H. Parker, Sr.

Survivors include her niece Ivory Dionne DeBerry and husband Jonathan of Leland; nephew, Ralph H. Parker, Jr. and wife Tracy of Nolensville, Tennessee; great niece, Zia DeBerry; great nephews, Jathan DeBerry, Ralph H. Parker, III, Bryce DeBerry, and Thomas "Nick" Parker; one great great nephew, Leo Parker DeBerry; and special cousin, Al Claytese "Nancy" Parker Frink; and a host of family and friends.

Graveside services will be held Sunday, August 28, 2022 at three o'clock in the afternoon at John H. Smith Cemetery in Southport with Reverend Brian Monroe officiating.

Amelia will lie in state Sunday, August 28, 2022 from eleven thirty in the morning until one thirty in the afternoon at Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, 1411 N. Howe Street, Southport.

The family will receive friends for 30 minutes following the service at the cemetery.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com for the Patterson family.

Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.