Derek Harris-Parker
Services for Mr. Derek Harris Parker, 19, of Arp will be held at 10 AM, Monday, March 10, 2008 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Pastor Kevin Parker officiating. Interment will be in Danville Cemetery. Derek passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008 in Gilmer, Texas.

Derek was born on November 11, 1988 in Kilgore, Texas. He attended Arp schools graduating in 2007. During high school Derek played Challenger League Baseball in Tyler for three years. He was a "morning person" waking each morning at 5 am with a smile. Derek loved motorcycles, rock and roll music, the outdoors, camping, laying in his hammock, horseback riding, and people.

He is survived by his parents, Cyndi and Chris "Bubba" Parker of Arp; Ernest Harris, Jr. of Kilgore; two sisters, Brandi Cagle of Overton and Trisha Sizemore of Huntsville, Alabama; two brothers, Aaron Harris of Kilgore and Christopher Parker II of Lindale; his grandparents, Mary Nell Cagle of Overton, Donna Parker of Diana, Sonny and Nannette Harris of Kilgore; and a special friend and caregiver, Clifton King.

His grandfathers, Jerry Cagle and Curtis Parker preceded him in death.

The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home, Sunday, March 9, 2008 between 4 and 6 pm.

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