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During his tenure as sheriff, Parker sought to designate funding to purchase a vehicle known as the "Jaws of Life" to assist in the rescue of persons involved in [[automobile]] and [[farming]] accidents. He established a substance abuse program. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Northeast Louisiana Substance Abuse Clinic. He was instrumental in the development of the parish 9-11 program. he also convinced parish voters to approve a one-cent [[sales tax]] to fund the construction of the Franklin Parish Detention Center, which opened in 1992.<ref name=obit/>

During his tenure as sheriff, Parker sought to designate funding to purchase a vehicle known as the "Jaws of Life" to assist in the rescue of persons involved in [[automobile]] and [[farming]] accidents. He established a substance abuse program. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Northeast Louisiana Substance Abuse Clinic. He was instrumental in the development of the parish 9-11 program. he also convinced parish voters to approve a one-cent [[sales tax]] to fund the construction of the Franklin Parish Detention Center, which opened in 1992.<ref name=obit/>

Parker married the former Marilyn Hester, a daughter of Clark and Martha Hester. The couple had three children, Mike Parker and wife Kim of Gilbert, Louisiana; Jane Biggs and husband Billy of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, and Scott Parker and wife Becky of Crowville, also in Franklin Parish. Parker died at the age of seventy-nine. Services were held on November 6, 2018, at Temple [[Baptist]] Church in Winnsboro. Among his honorary pallbearers are retired Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice Chet Traylor, current Sheriff Kevin Wayne Cobb, and [[Jeff Britt]], former sheriff of Tensas Parish, also in northeastern Louisiana.<ref name=obit/>

Parker married the former Marilyn Hester, a daughter of Clark and Martha Hester. The couple had three children, Mike Parker and wife Kim of Gilbert, Louisiana; Jane Biggs and husband Billy of Columbia in Caldwell Parish, and Scott Parker and wife Becky of Crowville, also in Franklin Parish. Parker died at the age of seventy-nine. Services were held on November 6, 2018, at Temple [[Baptist]] Church in Winnsboro. Among his honorary pallbearers are retired Louisiana Supreme Court Associate Justice [[Chet D. Traylor]], current Sheriff Kevin Wayne Cobb, and [[Jeff Britt]], former sheriff of Tensas Parish, also in northeastern Louisiana.<ref name=obit/>

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