Stuart Brent Parker

Stuart "Brent" Parker The Lord called Brent home on Aug. 13, 2014, from Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., where his family held his hands and walked him to Heaven. Brent was born to Jack and Billye Parker on March 11, 1955, in Okmulgee, Okla. He attended Okmulgee High School, graduating in 1973. He went on to attend the University of Oklahoma, becoming a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and earning a degree in accounting. He graduated from OU in 1978 and later married his high school sweetheart, Pam, in 1981. Following their marriage, Brent and Pam resided in Rogers, Ark., where Brent owned and operated Dollar Saver in historic downtown Rogers, taking over the family business with his brother. Brent and Pam joined Immanuel Baptist Church in 1983. They have attended Cross Church in Springdale/Rogers since Talley's graduation from Shiloh Christian School and relocation to Dallas, Texas. Brent devoted the bulk of his time to his family and giving Talley any and all opportunities to succeed in anything he wanted to pursue, including a long and successful tennis career from childhood through college, and then law school following college. In recent years Brent served on the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Board of Directors Executive Committee for the Main Street Rogers Program where he collaborated with downtown business owners in efforts to revitalize and preserve the historic Main Street Rogers district. He was the recipient of the Main Street Rogers "Spirit of Downtown" award in 2006 and the Main Street Rogers "Unsung Hero" award in 2009. He went on to work for Walmart at its corporate headquarters in Bentonville, where he became a Quality Assurance Manager. Brent was 59 and a resident of Rogers. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Billye Parker, and their infant son, Stephen. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Pam; his son, Talley, and his wife Ashley, of Dallas, Texas; his brother, Bruce Parker, and his wife, Susan, of Elm Springs, Arkansas, and their daughter, Duffy; his brother-in-law, Dr. Mark Talley, and his wife, Dr. Carole Talley, and their sons, Christian and Connor, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; his mother-in-law, Wilma Talley, formerly of Okmulgee, Okla. He also leaves behind many cousins, family members, and a host of friends, neighbors, and colleagues. A Service to Celebrate Brent's Life will be held at the Springdale Cross Church Chapel on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at 10 a.m., with Toppy Owens officiating. A graveside service will follow at the Okmulgee Cemetery in Okmulgee, Okla., the same day at 4 p.m., Stephen Hopkins officiating. Services will be directed by Jason Winters of McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee. Casket bearers are Trey Coleman, Mike Jones, Tom Linihan, Jim Mather, Jordan Owens, Coy Talley, Jeffrey Thacker, and Ed Turner. Condolences can be sent to the family at [email protected] and given online at www.mcclendon-winters.com/obituaries/Brent-Parker. Arrangements are under the direction of the McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee. 918.756.1677