RALPH ‘TEX’ PARKER
A Real Cowboy

Tex Parker, age 82 passed away Sunday, May 22, 2005, due to complications incident to age, in Sandy, Utah.

Tex was born in Holbrook, Idaho to his parents, Ralph and Tressa Reeser Parker. He married Faye Price of Samaria, Idaho, April 18, 1941.

Tex lived in Holbrook, Idaho, until the age of 11. At that time, Tex, his brother, Bud, and their Dad rode horseback for 10 days, to Erda, Utah, driving a herd of horses and pulling a wagon with the family belongings. The parkers lived in the Tooele Valley, until, their family moved to the Granite area in 1938, where he and many family members have since resided.

He is survived by his children, Clark (Annie), Logan; Zane (Marion), Vancouver, Washington; Tonya (Doug) Thorpe, Malad, Idaho; Penny (Louis) Hepworth, Centerville; Tim (Lana), Wendell, Idaho; Larry, Naples, Florida; Jilleen (Grant) Marchant, Sandy; 33 Grandchildren; 41 great-children(sic); brothers, Bud, Zane, Smith; sisters, Audrey and Zepha. Many other extened family members and friends.

He was preceded in death, by his wife, Faye; parents; sister, Ivy; and brother, Marriot and Cody; and grandson, Shane.

Tex was an accomplished Farrier, Musician, Brick Mason and Ballroom dancer.

Dad’s sense of humor, infectious laugh, beautiful voice, and his many “stories” will be missed. His passing leaves a void in the hearts of his family.

The family is grateful to the friends and staff at Bountiful house for their love and care this past year and so many other friends and neighbors who have cared for Dad.

Services were held Friday, May 27, 2005, at the Granite View Stake center in Sandy, Utah. Burial in the Granite Cemetery.