{"id":79027,"date":"2025-09-26T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/?p=79027"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:56:00","slug":"in-loving-memory-glen-ray-parker-of-haines-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/26\/in-loving-memory-glen-ray-parker-of-haines-city\/","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory Glen Ray Parker of Haines City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Glen Ray Parker<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

SEPTEMBER 20, 1943 \u2013 SEPTEMBER 12, 2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Glen Parker, age 81, of Haines City, FL, entered into rest on September 12, 2025. He was born on September 20, 1943 in Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1967, Glen married his loving wife, Jane Parker, and together they built a family filled with love. Glen proudly served his country as an Army veteran and later dedicated over 40 years to his work as a painting contractor and the owner of Glen Parker, Inc. He was well known in the community for his business, where his hard work, integrity, and craftsmanship earned him the respect of many. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside of work, Glen was well known for his love of fishing. He owned several boats, and even held a world record. Above all, Glen loved people and his church family at Central Baptist, where he was a faithful member. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glen is survived by his wife, Jane Parker; his children, Gregory R. Parker and Tammy Ciralsky (Mark); his grandchildren, Brandon, Corey, Amber, and Bryce; his great-grandchildren; his sister, Etta Bunting; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and three other siblings. A service to honor <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glen\u2019s life will be held at Central Baptist Church 57 6th St NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881, on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Central Baptist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glen will be remembered for his dedication to his family, his passion for fishing, his strong faith, and the countless lives he touched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Glen Ray Parker SEPTEMBER 20, 1943 \u2013 SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 Glen Parker, age 81, of Haines City, FL, entered into rest on September 12, 2025. He was born on September 20, 1943 in Arkansas. In 1967, Glen married his loving wife, Jane Parker, and together they built a family filled with love. Glen proudly served his country […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":79026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[26,24,983,23,467],"class_list":{"0":"post-79027","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-obits","8":"tag-haines-city","9":"tag-in-loving-memory","10":"tag-obit","11":"tag-obituary","12":"tag-ott-laughlin-funeral-home"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img_2011-1.jpg?fit=784%2C595&ssl=1","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t