Polly Kathryn Carter Parker, age 83 of Paris passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral service will be at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 22nd at McEvoy Funeral Home with Major Susan K. Parker (daughter-in-law) officiating. Burial will follow in VanDyke Church of Christ Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 PM on Tuesday, November 21st, and after 11:00 AM Wednesday until service time at 1:00 PM all at McEvoy Funeral Home. Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Polly Kathryn Parker was a woman who loved God, family, and friends. She was the wife of almost sixty years to Jesse Darden Parker, Sr., the mother of six children, grandmother of 15 grandchildren, and great-grandmother to six great-grandchildren. She graduated from Henry High School in 1958 and married Jesse Darden Parker (J.D.) on October 27, 1963. In 1967, they moved with their two sons, Harvey and Jesse, Jr., to La Mesa, California, while J.D. served in the U.S. Navy, stationed in San Diego. While in California, Polly and J.D. added two more boys, Timothy and William, and one girl, Kathryn, to the family. In 1974, they moved with their five children back to Paris, TN, where they built their home along Harvey Bowden Road. After the birth of their sixth child, Samuel, in 1983, J.D. reenlisted for another tour of duty in the U.S. Navy, and they moved to New York and Virginia before returning to their Tennessee home. Polly was the Director of Pre-School for New Covenant Church, in Camden, TN. In addition to her own children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, she touched the lives of many others with her kindness, good humor, generosity, and warmth. Polly is preceded in death by her husband Jesse Darden Parker, Sr., her oldest son, Harvey Ellison Parker, as well as her parents and oldest sibling, Frank Carter. A lover of writing and a devoted Christian, Polly enjoyed writing about her faith, family, and the beauties of Gods creation. Her family and friends remember her as a patient counselor, an encouraging guide, and a constant reflection of Gods faithfulness. Ms. Parker is survived by her daughter, Kathryn Louise (Dave) Nettles of Clermont, FL; four sons: Jesse D. (Susan) Parker, Jr., of Paris, TN, Clyde Timothy Parker (Debbie Dowdy Parker) of Paris, TN, William D. (Melissa) Parker of Tulsa, OK, and Samuel Isaac Parker (Kelly Nolan) of Camden, TN; brother, Glyde Ellison Carter, Jr., Paris, TN; daughter-in-law, Pamela Parker of Mayfield, KY; fifteen grandchildren: Dan (Amy) Johnson of Chicago, IL, Raleigh E. Parker of Lexington, KY, Jesse Darden (Phoenix) Parker lll of Georgetown KY, Jessica Cheyeanne Parker, Candi Jo (David) Wallace, Paul Timothy (Regan) Parker, Clyde Thomas (Cheriah) Parker all of Paris, TN, Emily (Jacey) Parker-Eaton, Madeline Rose Parker, Kathryn Marie Parker, Jackson Davis Parker of Tulsa, OK, Stephen Jesse (Amy) Nettles, Jonathan Andrey (Amy Leigh) Nettles, Jessica Emily Nettles (Mike) Buda, Kelise (Kyle) Scarberry, of Clermont, FL; and six great-grandchildren: Joseph Parker Wallace, Lilly Kate Wallace, Evander Nettles, Lane Thomas Parker, Ailenor Nettles and Ellison Parker. Visitation McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 507 West Washington Street Paris, TN 38242 Visitation McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Wednesday, November 22, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 507 West Washington Street Paris, TN 38242 Funeral Service McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Wednesday, November 22, 2023 1:00 PM 507 West Washington Street Paris, TN 38242