1927
Teresa
2013
Teresa Ann Parker Boles
March 16, 1927 — January 26, 2013
Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home Coulter Road Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter, Amarillo. The family will receive guests this evening at the funeral home from 5 P.M.-7 P.M.
BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Road.
Teresa was born on March 16, 1927 in Elgin, OK to Thomas Tit-ah Parker, son of Quanah Parker, and Helen Marie Fisher Parker. She graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, OK. Teresa had worked as a cook at the Herring Hotel and Campbell’s Pancake House and as a meat wrapper at the meat market of Furr’s Supermarket. She is the grand-daughter of Chief Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanche nation, and she was a member of the Inter-Tribal Organization here in Amarillo.
Preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Edward Parker of Apache, OK and William Parker of Hobart, OK; 2 great-grandsons, Cole Kelley and Travis Boles.
Survivors include her 4 daughters, Mary Ann Endres and husband John of Okmulgee, OK, Ginger Stephens and husband Mike of Friona, Melanie Bowman of Midland, and Nancy Boles of Amarillo; a son, Richard Boles and wife Cyndi of Amarillo; 7 granddaughters and 4 grandsons, Lesley Pike, Justin Boles, Christy Boles, and Holly Kelley all of Amarillo and Bobby Ellis, Debrah McKay and Brenda Sloan all of Okmulgee, OK, John Stephens of Clovis, NM, Amy and David Stephens of Friona, and Katie Bowman of Midland; a step-granddaughter, Sarah Lee of Amarillo; a step-grandson, Jason Williams of AZ; 2 brothers, Elmer Parker of Salt Lake City, UT and Charles Parker of Lubbock; and 30 great-grandchildren.
MEMORIALS: Family suggests memorials be made to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Amarillo or Amarillo Humane Society.
BURIAL: Memorial Park Cemetery by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Road.
Teresa was born on March 16, 1927 in Elgin, OK to Thomas Tit-ah Parker, son of Quanah Parker, and Helen Marie Fisher Parker. She graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Chilocco, OK. Teresa had worked as a cook at the Herring Hotel and Campbell’s Pancake House and as a meat wrapper at the meat market of Furr’s Supermarket. She is the grand-daughter of Chief Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanche nation, and she was a member of the Inter-Tribal Organization here in Amarillo.
Preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Edward Parker of Apache, OK and William Parker of Hobart, OK; 2 great-grandsons, Cole Kelley and Travis Boles.
Survivors include her 4 daughters, Mary Ann Endres and husband John of Okmulgee, OK, Ginger Stephens and husband Mike of Friona, Melanie Bowman of Midland, and Nancy Boles of Amarillo; a son, Richard Boles and wife Cyndi of Amarillo; 7 granddaughters and 4 grandsons, Lesley Pike, Justin Boles, Christy Boles, and Holly Kelley all of Amarillo and Bobby Ellis, Debrah McKay and Brenda Sloan all of Okmulgee, OK, John Stephens of Clovis, NM, Amy and David Stephens of Friona, and Katie Bowman of Midland; a step-granddaughter, Sarah Lee of Amarillo; a step-grandson, Jason Williams of AZ; 2 brothers, Elmer Parker of Salt Lake City, UT and Charles Parker of Lubbock; and 30 great-grandchildren.
MEMORIALS: Family suggests memorials be made to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Amarillo or Amarillo Humane Society.
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