Mrs. Emma Lorine Parker was born Emma Lorine  Parker on October 2, 1922 to the late Rev. William H.L. Reynolds and Mrs. Minne McMullen Reynolds in       Fayetteville. Tennessee.

Emma was the youngest of eight children, three boys and five girls, Matthew, Leslie, Alton, Thelma, Harriet, Marge and Marie (twins) all of them are deceased. She attended Fayetteville, Tennessee Public School. Mrs. Emma accepted Christ at an early age.

On April 5, 1945 she married Frank Parker, Jr., in    Roseville, Georgia. To this union there were ten children four, four boys and six girls. Saundra (Bobby) Shepherd, Frank (Victoria) Parker, Thelma (Lonnie) O'Neal, Glen (deceased) and Linda (twins) Parker, Paula (Ronald)     Patterson, Alan (Phyllis) Parker, Carlos Parker (deceased), Debra Parker and Beverly Parker; also, special son, James S. Williams (Butchy), Gary Hughes, and Denese and Laura   Parker

Mrs. Parker didn't work outside the home she was always a stay at home mom. She took great care of her  children and any other neighborhood children that was   ever around.

She was affectionally called Bunnie and Pretty. She loved to win in Spades, Uno and loved to walk. One of her favorite songs to play on the piano was "The Old Rugged Cross".

Mrs. Emma had a host of grandchildren, great  grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She leaves  behind one sister-in-law, Shirley Wilson of Chattanooga, Tennessee and a host of nephews, nieces, great nephews and nieces, and other family and friends