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DATE: Sunday, April 23, 1995                 TAG: 9504230012
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MARY C. PARKER

Mary Kate Creed Parker ``Aunt Kate'', 73, of the 4200 block of Nautilus Ave., died April 20, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mrs. Parker was a native of Cranes Nest, Va., and worked at Mrs. Creeds Business Lunch Restaurant in Norfolk.

Survivors include her husband, Hugh H. Parker, Sr.; a daughter, Sally Parker Brunswick of Chesapeake; two sons, Hugh H. (Ricky) Parker, Jr. of Norfolk and Chris Wayne Parker of Chesapeake; a sister, Millie H. Bond of Chesapeake; a brother, Ray Creed of Abingdon, Va.; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Christopher and Sally Creed as well as one sister, Nina Rexrode and one brother, Jay Creed.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, by the Rev. John McDonald. Burial will be in Rosewood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. today.

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