Catherine Carrick Parker

Susan Catherine Carrick Parker, born Dec. 10th, 1930, passed peacefully at home, at approximately 1:30 am Friday morning July 11th, 2025. Known as Catherine to her church and family, and as “Kiss” during her younger years at Denton High School. Catherine is survived by her husband of seventy-three years, retired Navy Petty Officer, George Clayton Parker. Clay and Catherine have four adult children, Derrick, Rodney, Kam and Penni, and their spouses, 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Hospice of Davidson County or Mountain View Baptist Church.

Family and close friends will gather at Briggs Funeral Home in Denton from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Tuesday night July 15th. Services will begin at 2 pm Wednesday the 16th of July at Mountain View Baptist Church. Burial will be held at the Church cemetery immediately following the service.

To Kiss

In life so much

I now would miss

If I had not met

A girl called Kiss

A country girl

She had to be

To put up with

The likes of me

Through the years

There’s been some pain

We two together did

Count it gain

In Christ there is

No bad, no good

Our life has turned

The way it should

We’ll take the rest

Of life in stride

And I’ll be glad

She’s still my bride

~ by Clay Parker (c.1966)