Avis de décès de Dewey-Wayne Parker - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Dewey Wayne Parker June 2, 1946 - September 9, 2010 COLUMBUS, GA— Dewey Wayne Parker of Columbus, GA died at the age of 64 on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at The Medical Center from complications of surgery he underwent on August 18. Private interment took place at Parkhill Cemetery on Saturday, September 11, 2010, followed by a farewell wake on Saturday night at the home of Steve and Monica Cayce. Local family members gathered graveside with out-of-town visitors on Sunday to share personal memories and selected readings in honor and acknowledgement of Dewey's impact on their lives. Other friends and associates of Dewey visited with the family Monday evening from 5 until 7 PM at McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus, GA. Dewey's life began on June 2, 1946, in Bell Buckle, TN, the elder of two sons born to the late Dewey "Sid" Parker and Gladys Robinson. After his 1964 graduation from Holloway High School in Murfreesboro, TN, Dewey was drafted into the U.S. Army, attending Officers' School and attaining the rank of Captain. He began the first of two Vietnam tours in 1967, serving as a Cobra gunship pilot for the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, known as "The Smiling Tigers". After separation from the Army, he settled in Columbus and in 1973 became licensed to sell real estate while simultaneously working toward a Bachelor's Degree at Columbus State University and training to acquire appraisal experience under the supervision of the late Robert Hendrix, Senior Residential Appraiser. After obtaining his real estate appraisal license and college degree, he began his own business, building a reputation for quality of work and honesty that brought clients in sufficient numbers to allow him to operate as an independent fee appraiser for the next 35 years until his death. Officially a member of St. John UMC before a merge with St. Andrew to form St. Peter UMC, Dewey was active in the church's Men's Club and a frequent volunteer for various church projects. Dewey was preceded in death in recent years by his stepfather, William Padgett; his father, Dewey "Sid" Parker; and his much loved son and partner in his appraisal business, Steven Wayne Parker. He is survived by his wife and life partner of 32 years, Dianne Parker; his mother, Gladys Padgett; stepmother, Eva Parker; three brothers, Owen Parker, Ronnie Parker and David Padgett; granddaughter, Haley Alaina Plauche; stepdaughter Kim Jones, her husband Brian and their six children; mother and father-in-law, Joy and Darrell Taylor; two brother-in-laws, Wayne Cayce and wife Judie, Steve Cayce and wife Monica; niece and nephew Elizabeth and Eric Cayce; and various other relatives including children and grandchildren of his three brothers. For many years, Dewey has been a steady, guiding force in the family, adhering always to honesty, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness and loyalty - an ever-present source of strength and support to all. His death leaves a hole in the heart of the family who will sorely miss him and forever love and remember him.