Johnnie Parker

Mrs. Johnnie Boone Askew Parker, 91, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at her home in Newnan. She was born October 21, 1922 in Springfield, Kentucky to the late Dr. Hilary Johnson Boone & Marie Barber Boone. Her siblings, Hilary J. Boone, Jr. & Mary LaRue Boone Hayden, preceded her in death. She attended parochial schools in Springfield, Kentucky and graduated from Springfield High School in 1942. She attended St. Catharine College and after graduation she moved to Lexington, Kentucky to work for the Signal Corp. A few years later she moved to Atlanta, Georgia and worked at Delta Airlines. She met and later married James Barton Askew. They had two daughters, Mary Barber Askew and Eloise Askew. Jimmy Askew died October 14, 1965 from a heart attack. In 1970, she met and married a kind and gentle man from Mobile, Alabama, Bernard John Parker. They were devoted to one another for 43 years of marriage. Faith, family, and friends were top priorities in her life. She was one of the original members of St. George Catholic Church. Her daughters and sons-in-law blessed her with five grandchildren who she loved dearly. The funeral Mass is Thursday, January 2, 2014 at 2:00 o'clock at St. George Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The visitation is Wednesday evening between 5:00-7:00 at McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson St, Newnan. Flowers may be sent or memorial contributions may be made to St. Catharine College, Office of Advancement, 2735 Bardstown Road, St. Catharine, KY 40061 or to St. George Catholic Church, 771 Roscoe Rd, Newnan, GA 30263. The family expresses their sincere thanks to Gentiva Hospice and all of their excellent caregivers and also to Esther Wilcoxin and Ann Glanton for their tireless and devoted assistance. Condolences can be expressed online at www.mckoon.com She is survived by husband, Bernard J. Parker; daughters, Mary Barber Pickett & husband Terry of San Francisco, CA, Eloise Reynolds & husband David of Newnan; grandchildren, Jonathan Pickett, Barton Pickett, Garnet Reynolds & wife Leigh, John Reynolds, Jean Reynolds; great-grandchildren, David Reynolds and Whit Reynolds. McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory (770) 253-4580

Johnnie Parker

October 21, 1922 - December 27, 2013