Mrs. Thelma B. Parker, age 69 of Bedford, departed this life on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. She was born on April 29, 1951 to the late Mary Matilda Blake Spinner. In addition to her mother; she was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Walter H. Parker; step-father, Morris Spinner, Sr.; two brothers, William Bolling and Raymond Blake; one sister, Cheryl Williams; one step-son, Darryl Brawley.

Thelma was educated in the Bedford County School System. She received her GED in 1978 followed by receiving an Accounting Certification from National Business College. She was baptized unto the Lord in 1963 at Washington Street Baptist Church by the late Rev. Noel Taylor. Later, she became a member of the Western Light Baptist Church, where she attended most of her childhood.

In her earlier years, Thelma, was employed by Golden West Foods and Bunker Hill, Inc as a Quality Lab Tech. She then went on to work at Leggett Outlet and Heronimus as the Manager of Shipping and Receiving. Thelma was last employed as a frontend Manager at WalMart, where she retired due to a decline in health.

Thelma was a loving and proud Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She had a strong love of family.

She leaves to cherish her memory: three sons, Eugene (Jackie) of Manassas VA, Terry (Constance) and Timothy (Theresa) both of Bedford VA; one daughter, Tammy of Roanoke VA; five grandchildren, Kayla (Greg) Gilchrist, Kas Parker of Roanoke VA, Bruiana Murray of Chantilly VA., Cornell and Sabri Parker of Bedford VA.; five great grandchildren, Kalise, Kaiden, Ga'kota, Peyton and Hayden; two brothers, Joe Bolling and Morris Spinner, Jr. of Bedford VA; three sisters, Edna (Glen) Jackson of Lynchburg VA, Elizabeth (Richard) Rosenboro and Margaret Chichester; a brother-in-law, Gary Williams all of Northern VA; a host of nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly; numerous other relatives and friends.

Memories

"Look into you and you will see me looking back.

Be it a smile, a blink of the eye, a down cased look.

I'll always be around just feel the love.

Because if you remember the love I have for you

it will always be with you, it never leaves.

It's in your smile, it's in the tilt of your head, it's in you.

Don't be sad, I'm home."

~To my babies, Love you so very much. Smile for me.

Love Mom