01/05/16   Parker Obit

A top notch south Arkansas tomato farmer has died. 86 year old James Winfred Parker of Rye died on New Years Day.

In addition to working at the Bradley Mill in Warren, Parker made a living raising tomatoes from the 50's until last summer. People drove a hundred miles for Parker's tomatoes.

Graveside services for Parker will be held at 1:30 this afternoon at Union Cemetery at Rye. Frazer's Funeral Home of Warren in charge of arrangements.