Parker

William J. "Bill" Parker, 98, formerly of Erie, died March 13 at the home of his daughter, Maryan Adley, in Butler.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 21, 1907, he was a son of John and Dorothy Steve Parker.

He attended Academy High School and had been a self-employed plumber most of his life. He owner and operated the Parker Trailer Court on Caughey Road, Erie.

Mr. Parker was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church and the Siebenbuerger Club, both in Erie.

He was an avid square dancer for more than 15 years.

Surviving are his wife, Marion Aggers Parker; a daughter, Maryan Adley and her husband, James, of Butler; six grandchildren: Amanda McConnell and her husband, Jeffery, of West Sunbury; and Mindy Steere and her husband, Daniel, Melanie Adley, James J. Adley III and his wife, Laura, Amber Ripper and her husband, Jack, and Eric Adley, all of Butler; and seven great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are a stepdaughter, Harriet Taylor, and her good friend, Melvin Randall, of Albion; a stepson, Fred Bolte and his wife, Barbara, of Missouri; eight step-grandchildren; and 15 step-great- grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary; his second wife Freida; a grandson; and a brother, Arthur Parker.

<B>PARKER</B> — Friends of William J. "Bill" Parker, who died Monday, March 13, 2006, will be received from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Burton West Lake Funeral Home</B>, 3816 W. Lake Road, Erie. The funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Janz officiating. Burial will be at the Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie.Memorial donations may be made to the Albert Galatin Home Care and Hospice, 201 N. Duffy Road, Butler, PA 16001; or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 1645 W. Eighth St., Erie, PA 16505.Online condolences may be submitted at www.burtonfuneralhome.com.