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Note: (Research):Boothbay Register, The (Nov/1/2003)
Marcella L. Parker
Marcella L. Parker, 81, of Exeter, N.H., died Wednesday, December 30 at the Exeter Hospital.
Born in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Boston, Mass on November 18, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Frederick E. and Helen W. (McCabe) Rau. Mrs. Parker was raised in Wellesley and Milton, Mass., and came to Exeter in 1964.
She worked as a secretary at the Lincoln Street Elementary School in Exeter during the late 1960s and was a volunteer at the Exeter Hospital gift shop for many years. Mrs. Parker had also worked several years in the office at Wellesley High School and for the Wellesley Public Library.
Mrs. Parker was a 1935 graduate of Milton High School, a member of the Exeter Historical Society, and a communicant of Christ Church, Episcopal. She was the recipient of a 50-year pin from the Girl Scouts for her participation as a scout leader and her years in Brownies and Girl Scouts during her youth.
She was the widow of Richard K. Parker, who died in 1988. Survivors include two sons, Richard Parker of Kensington and Allan Parker of Exeter; a daughter, Ellen Steeg of Flagstaff, Ariz.; a brother, Norman F. Rau of Boothbay; four grandchildren, a great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. If desired, donations in her memory may be made to the NH SPCA, P.O. Box 96, Stratham, NH 03885, or to the Memorial Fund at Christ Church, Episcopal, Pine Street, Exeter, NH 03833. Assistance with the arrangements was by Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter, N.H.
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