From: KyArchives [archives@genrecords.org] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:15 AM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Parker.Francis.Marion.1916.Lawrence.OBIT Francis Marion Parker March 25, 1916 Lawrence County KyArchives Obituaries Big Sandy News March 1916 Husband and Wife Die at Same Time Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker aged about 75 years died within two hours of each other at their home on Cherokee, this county, last Saturday. A short time ago Mrs Parker sustained a fall and it was supposed it was the cause of her death. They had been married a long time and it is thought that her aged husband died from grief over the death of his companion. Each had frequesntly been heard to express a wish that they would die together or die at the same time. It would seem therefore that Providence had granted their desire. Mrs. Parker was a sister of the late Dr. Sparks, who for many years, lived at the Mouth of Hood. All these parties were well known residents of the Blaine Country. Submitted by: Rita Parker http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00021.html#0005073 Additional Comments: Francis Marion and wife Phoeba Jane were buried in a single casket in the Parker Cemetery on Parker Fork in Cherokee, Kentucky. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/