Joan B. Parker

Monday, February 1, 2021

Joan B. Parker, 88, widow of Wallace Parker, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 at NHC Healthcare in Sumter, S.C.

Born Dec. 10, 1932, in Tiptonville, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Orville Grooms and the late Hazel Conder Grooms.

She was a farmer and realtor.

Survivors include two sons, Kelly Gannon (Sherry Compton) of Manning, S.C., and Dale Gannon (Gloria) of Naples, Fla.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Tom Grooms; and two sisters, Charlene Whitaker and Nancy Grooms.

Services will be private.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.