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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272185
Title: Charles A. Parker
Date: 11/28/1957-5/17/2026
Inscription/Marks: 11/28/1957
Summary: Charles A. Parker, 68, of Dickinson, ND, passed away May 17, 2026, at his home. A funeral service was held May 22, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson. Entombment was in the Dickinson Mausoleum. Charles Andrew Parker (known as Charlie) was born in Billings, MT, on November 28, 1957, to Jack and Ramona Parker. Charlie grew up in Montana going to school in Billings, Edger and Bridger. Later, after his parents divorced and his dad Jack met his wife Doris, who was a school teacher in Billings, his dad accepted a job with the school district and they moved to Baker. That is where Charlie met Debra Larson who shortly after became his wife. Charlie and Debra then had four awesome kids who later on caused his hair to turn gray. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and a truck driver until a few years after his kids graduated from high school. He then moved to Dickinson, where he worked for Walmart, the hospital, and then started hauling cars and driving limo for Dan Porter Motors until he retired. Charlie enjoyed camping and fishing with his family as well as spending the day in Medora shopping, going to dinner and going to the musical. During the summer, he liked to take the Miata, his sports car, out for a ride. He also enjoyed when the family would get together on the weekends for a barbecue. That's when he decided to learn how to bake so he could spoil his grandkids. Most recently, he took a great interest in AI, creating avatars and overlays. Charlie is survived by his wife, Debra; son, Clayton; daughters, Vicki and Ramona; daughter-in-law, Tammy; grandchildren, Katelynn, Katrina, Conner, Cory, Kamdynn, Kylarr, Kaydon, Keny, Kyran and Oaklie; his sister, Shelly; and his nieces and nephews, Jeramiah, Rebecca, Jack and Audrey. Charlie was preceded in death by his son, John; his parents, Jack and Ramona; his stepmom, Doris; sister, Laurene; adopted brother, Earl, and adopted sister, Angie.
Red ID: FND_I_79677 Image ID: 576008 Image Notes: FND001 272185

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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