Corinne
Corinne King Smith Parker
Corinne King Smith Parker left this earthly existence for a far better one on December 24, 2012. Mrs. Parker was a daughter of Maggie Franklin and Claude King. She was born on December 12, 1913, in mid-afternoon.
She married James Turner Smith and moved to Richmond where Mr. Smith was an executive with an insurance company. They raised their four daughters in Richmond.
Mrs. Smith was active in St. Mark\"™s Episcopal Church as well as with the Red Cross during the Second World War. Mrs. Smith was widowed early. Sometime later she met and married Robert Leighton Parker of Boston, MA. The Parkers moved to Tampa, FL, with Mrs. Parker\"™s two youngest daughters. Mrs. Parker then began her life-long volunteer work. The family was members of St. Andrew\"™s Episcopal Church. Through her work with the church she was inducted into \"Daughters of the King\", a very prestigious Episcopal organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker decided to move to Lynchburg as Mrs. Parker\"™s parents were elderly and she wanted to spend more time with them. Mr. Parker died unexpectedly in October of 1963, and Mrs. Parker then moved to Old Town Alexandria, outside of Washington D.C., where she again began her volunteer work. Her first assignment was at Gadsby\"™s Tavern in Alexandria, a frequent stop for George Washington on his 13 mile trip home to Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Parker was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church which was also the church of many 18th century politicians.
Mrs. Parker, with the help of a daughter, designed and made an 18th century gown that Mrs. Parker wore to all her functions. She was inducted into the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and again volunteered her time in the beautiful headquarters building in Washington D.C.
She gave tours to many visitors. In costume she was among others who were asked to give a fashion show at the Japanese Embassy. She was also a member of XVII Century Dames and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Her other interests were maintaining her French Garden with flowers and roses from her parents\"™ garden. One rose that she was especially fond of was a pink Heritage miniature rose. The grafts from this old rose live on in the gardens of her daughters. Mrs. Parker loved traveling and spent many trips on the QEII from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and attended many operas throughout Europe. Mrs. Parker\"™s charm will long be remembered by anyone lucky enough to have met her.
She is survived by Sue S. Anderson, Carolyn S. Stinger, Nan S. Hollingsworth, and Claudia S. Lynn; six grandsons, eight great-grandchildren, and one sister, all who will miss her zest for life which she, lived every day of her 99 years.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, January 4, 2012 at St. Paul\"™s Episcopal Church, 501 Clay Street, Lynchburg, with the Rev. Todd M. Vie officiating. Burial will follow in Presbyterian Cemetery, 907 Bailey Street, Lynchburg.
Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.
She married James Turner Smith and moved to Richmond where Mr. Smith was an executive with an insurance company. They raised their four daughters in Richmond.
Mrs. Smith was active in St. Mark\"™s Episcopal Church as well as with the Red Cross during the Second World War. Mrs. Smith was widowed early. Sometime later she met and married Robert Leighton Parker of Boston, MA. The Parkers moved to Tampa, FL, with Mrs. Parker\"™s two youngest daughters. Mrs. Parker then began her life-long volunteer work. The family was members of St. Andrew\"™s Episcopal Church. Through her work with the church she was inducted into \"Daughters of the King\", a very prestigious Episcopal organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Parker decided to move to Lynchburg as Mrs. Parker\"™s parents were elderly and she wanted to spend more time with them. Mr. Parker died unexpectedly in October of 1963, and Mrs. Parker then moved to Old Town Alexandria, outside of Washington D.C., where she again began her volunteer work. Her first assignment was at Gadsby\"™s Tavern in Alexandria, a frequent stop for George Washington on his 13 mile trip home to Mt. Vernon. Mrs. Parker was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church which was also the church of many 18th century politicians.
Mrs. Parker, with the help of a daughter, designed and made an 18th century gown that Mrs. Parker wore to all her functions. She was inducted into the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and again volunteered her time in the beautiful headquarters building in Washington D.C.
She gave tours to many visitors. In costume she was among others who were asked to give a fashion show at the Japanese Embassy. She was also a member of XVII Century Dames and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Her other interests were maintaining her French Garden with flowers and roses from her parents\"™ garden. One rose that she was especially fond of was a pink Heritage miniature rose. The grafts from this old rose live on in the gardens of her daughters. Mrs. Parker loved traveling and spent many trips on the QEII from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and attended many operas throughout Europe. Mrs. Parker\"™s charm will long be remembered by anyone lucky enough to have met her.
She is survived by Sue S. Anderson, Carolyn S. Stinger, Nan S. Hollingsworth, and Claudia S. Lynn; six grandsons, eight great-grandchildren, and one sister, all who will miss her zest for life which she, lived every day of her 99 years.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, January 4, 2012 at St. Paul\"™s Episcopal Church, 501 Clay Street, Lynchburg, with the Rev. Todd M. Vie officiating. Burial will follow in Presbyterian Cemetery, 907 Bailey Street, Lynchburg.
Tharp Funeral Home and Crematory, Lynchburg is assisting the family, 434-237-9424.
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