Annie Evelyn Spencer Parker went home to her Lord on Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was born into the loving arms of her parents, Charlie Kirkland and Annie Ruth Leavins Spencer on April 30, 1924, in Pelly, Texas. She graduated from Cedar Bayou High School in 1941 and then attended St. Mary’s Nursing School in Galveston, Texas and graduated as an R.N. in 1944.
She started her nursing career at Goose Creek Hospital in Labor and Delivery, then working in the fields of Hospital Staff Nursing, Hospital Pharmacy, Physician’s Offices in General Practice, Industrial Nursing, General Surgery and Pediatrics. She finished her career as a School Nurse in Georgetown, Texas. While working as a school nurse, she gave untold hours in the community serving with the American Heart Association, holding clinics in CPR and Blood Pressure Screenings, as well as worked with Georgetown Community Welfare, United Funds. She retired in 1984.
She spent her life surrounded by her family, always having big holiday gatherings. She enjoyed traveling but was happiest at home surrounded by her many treasures and collections. She loved to sew, crochet, read and play with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She spent years gathering information on her family history and belonged to the Daughters of the Republic and Texas First Families. She also wrote her memoirs, sharing many memories of her life and family. She loved water of any kind as long as she didn’t have to get in it. She always felt at peace when around bayous, rivers, bays and the gulf coast. She again became a caregiver when her husband, J.T. had a stroke and she cared for him, giving him a better quality of life, before losing him in 2000. She lived the last few years of her life with her daughter, Kay, following a stroke and finally moving into a Personal Care Home, Meme’s House, where she was surrounded by loving caregivers to the end.
She married John Thomas (J.T.) Parker, Jr., on February 7, 1947 and they had 3 Children: Pamela Ruth Jernigan, husband J.W. Jernigan, John Thomas Parker, III, wife Lydia and Brenda Kay May. She had 6 Grandchildren: Patti Autry, husband Russell, Steven Jernigan, wife Krissy, Brandy Mauriello, husband Dominic, Amanda Parker, Cody Ragsdale, wife Tiffany, and Shallon Rogers, husband Jason. She had 12 Great-Grandchildren: Brittany, Bethany and Courtney Autry, Reese Jernigan, Maegan, Oliver and Helena Mauriello, Ashley Krawietz, Gabriella Parker, Maci and Haley Ragsdale and Maddie May. She is also survived by her sister, Dolly Wallace, husband Doug, Sister-in-law, Tami Spencer, many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: Her Husband J.T. Parker, her Parents, Ruth and Charlie Spencer, Brothers, Charlie K and Lee Roy Spencer, and Son-in-law, Larry D. May.
There will be a Visitation and Memorial held at the Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Dr., Georgetown, Texas. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6-8pm. The Memorial will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2014 at 1pm. Burial will be held in Baytown, Texas at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Meme’s House would be appreciated: Meme’s House, 1000 Dunman Dr., Georgetown, Texas 78628; Attention: Terri Hatfield.
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