Larry M. Parker Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

COLUMBIA — Mr. Larry M. Parker, 70, of Columbia, passed away at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 7, 2015, surrounded by his family. He was born in Maidstone, Vt., on June 28, 1944, a son to the late Earl W. and Annie Mae (Ricker) Parker. For most of his working life, Larry was a logger and woodsman. At one time he worked for his brother Leonard, for Stewart Rainville, and later for J.R. Logging. For a brief period just before he retired, Larry worked for the Beecher Falls Division of Ethan Allen. He greatest joy was to ride the back roads of the north country with his dogs, and visiting with his friends. Larry enjoyed fishing and he loved the country life, and would often be found out and about. He leaves behind his partner of 23 years, Annie Laughton of Columbia; two brothers, Lyford Parker, Sr. of Colebrook, and Lynford Parker of New York; two sisters, Trueliene “Trudy” Gaudette of Columbia, and Evangeline Parker Howe of Stewartstown; a half-sister, Betty Nicholson of Pittsburg; numerous nieces and nephews; and his three beloved canine companions, Blaze, Daisy, and Midget. Larry is pre-deceased by two sisters, Emily Seaman and Theo Parker; as well as seven half-siblings, Leonard Parker, Sr., Bertram Parker, Joanne Davis, Randolph Allen, Stanley Allen, Winona Hanson, and Leona Allen as a child. There will be no public calling hours. A “Celebration of Life” will be held at the Colebrook Country Club on Sat., Jan. 17, 2015, from Noon until 4:30 p.m. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Parker may be made to the Two Rivers Ride for Cancer, c/o R. Mulliken at 53 Spring St., Colebrook, NH 03576. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Larry M. Parker

June 28, 1944 - January 7, 2015