Mr. James Wiley Parker, Sr., 89, of Duck Hill, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022 at his residence.  He was born April 7, 1932 in Duck Hill to William Wiley "Dunk" and Ludie Latham Parker.  James Wiley will be remembered as a man who possessed a very strong work ethic and passed this along to his children as well.  He was a heavy equipment operator most of his working life and also enjoyed a 20-year career in the freight business with Freeman Truck Lines and AAA Cooper.  He was a member of First Baptist Church in Iuka and Unity Baptist Church in Duck Hill.  Mr. Parker honorably served our country in the US Army.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with Rev. Tim Lane officiating.  Eulogies will be delivered by Terry Parker, Jimmy Parker and Tara Taylor.  Interment will follow in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery near Duck Hill.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Monday evening and one hour prior to the service Tuesday all at McKibben and Guinn.

Survivors include his wife, Dorsey Parker; three daughters, Delaina Parker, Tonya Robertson and Tara Taylor(Duck), all of Duck Hill; three sons, Gary Parker(Cathy), Terry Parker(Barbara) and Jimmy Parker(Jennifer), all of Duck Hill; step-children, Carol, Jimmy, John and Kelly; four sisters, Grace Windham of Duck Hill, Sue James of Duck Hill, Diane Mayo of Gore Springs and Yvonne Blakely of Winona; sixteen grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and the mother of his children, Selena Parker.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Juaice Windham; and two brothers, Ronnie Parker and William "Punk" Parker.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com .

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, (662-307-2694).