Mrs. Sandra Parker

Mrs. Sandra Mae Herron Tillman Parker, age 80, of Americus, GA, passed away April 12, 2022 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2022 at Oak Grove Cemetery. Rev. Keith Parks will officiate the service. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Sandra Parker was born August 5, 1941 in Montgomery, AL. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Aaron Herron and the late Sara Katherine Talton Tillman. While serving our country as Navy Reserves Seaman 2nd Class, her father, Arthur Herron, was killed in action during World War II in Iwo Jima. She was later adopted and raised by the late Thomas Cleveland Tillman Jr. Mrs. Parker was a loving and dedicated wife for 56 years to her husband, Emory Parker, Sr. She was a caregiver by nature and spent most of her adult life building a home for their two boys, Emory, Jr., and Tommy. Sandra was a member of the Americus Junior Service League and a member of First Baptist Church, where she enjoyed working...