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Mr. Joe P. Parker, 89
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Mr. Joe P. Parker, 89, of Clinton, S.C., died on June 20 in Clinton, SC.
He was born in Smithville and was the son of the late Frank and Mary Parker of Smithville. He attended DeKalb County High School and graduated from the University of Tennessee.
He served in the FBI from 1943 until 1975 when he retired. Mr. Parker was a Special Agent in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. and served in Las Vegas, Nev., from 1960 until 1975.
After retiring from the FBI, he served as the Chief Investigator of the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas from 1975 until 1979. He moved to Clinton, S.C. in 1990.
Mr. Parker is survived by his daughter Patricia Roth and granddaughter Lynnley Ross, both of Clinton, S.C.
SMITHVILLE REVIEW
Smithville, TN
July 3, 2013
www.dekalbfuneralchapel.com