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Kenneth E. Parker, age 70 of Northwest Knoxville passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital. He attended Rule High School and the University of Tennessee. Ken retired from Florida Steel where he was an electrical maintenance mechanical engineer. He was preceded in death by his parents Everet and Etta Marie Parker; grandparents Sam and Earsie Haynes; Howard and Jessie Parker and brother-in-law Mike Thurman, all of Knoxville. Survived by his sister, Donna Parker Thurman of Knoxville and one son Kenneth J. Parker. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in the chapel of Berry Highland West Funeral Home from 12 noon until 1 pm with the Funeral Service following at 1:00pm with Rev. Rick Phipps, officiating. Burial will follow in Berry Highland West Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Les and Marti Wells, Chester and Linda Cooper and Jeff and Melissa Clark. Please visit www.berryhighlandwest.com to leave condolences for the family.
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on Apr. 3, 2018