Mrs. Jean V. Parker, a native of Tappahannock, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 68.

She was the daughter of the late Robert Carson and Ruth Welch Vaughan of Tappahannock. She had retired after 27 years of teaching with the Harlandale Independent school district in San Antonio.

She is survived by her husband Clyde Parker Jr.; a daughter, Mandisa Oni; a son, Vergial Omari; and a granddaughter, Johnya Carsone, all of San Antonio; three brothers, John Vaughn of Oxon Hill, Md., Richard Vaughn of Anchorage, Alaska, and Alan Young of Waldorf, Md.

A viewing for Ms. Parker will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, March 8, at Washington Funeral Home, 1404 Tappahannock Blvd., Tappahannock, Va. 22560.

A service will be held at noon Saturday, March 9, at First Baptist Church, 415 Marsh St., Tappahannock, Va. 22560. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Gamma Tau chapter, a national educational sorority. Make checks payable to National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, 4715 Lost Tree, San Antonio, Texas 78244. Contact Joyce Williams at 210/602-8079 for more information.