Betty Wynn Parker

Betty Ellen Parker, 90, passed away peacefully and went home to be with her the Lord on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at the age of 90. She was born on April 4, 1935 in Orange County, North Carolina to the late Jesse Vance and Anna Slaughter Wynn.

The eldest of four, she spent her formative years in Mebane, North Carolina, graduating from Mebane High School in 1953 and worked her first job as a telephone operator in Burlington, North Carolina. She met her husband Billy Ray Parker at the North Carolina State Fair and they were married on December 27, 1953. She was a devoted wife to him for over 50 years, until his death in 2005, and cherished his memory all the rest of her days.

Betty lived her adult life in Garner, North Carolina. She worked in the office of Winn-Dixie Warehouse on Wilmington Street in downtown Raleigh until her retirement in 1994. She was a proud and devoted member of Midway Baptist Church for 50+ years where she enjoyed singing in the choir and the many close friendships she made at church and elsewhere.

In her later years, she enjoyed many trips with her church and friends, especially notable trips she fondly reflected on including Branson, Missouri, New England, and Hawaii. She also enjoyed many fishing trips with Billy and friends to the North Carolian Coast, as well as frequent summer beach trips with her family to the North Carolina coast, where many memories were made that her family will carry with them forever. She also enjoyed treating both granddaughters to trips to New York City during their high school years to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Her family was always at the center of her life, and she cherished every moment spent with them.

She will be remembered as a loving mother, a proud grandmother and great-grandmother, a dedicated sister, and for her unwavering faith and legacy of Christian love.

Left behind to cherish her memories include her daughter, Donna Parker Rogers; son-in-law, Tim Rogers; granddaughters, Rachael Fuller (Zack) and Renee Rogers; great-grandchildren, Audrey Fuller and Beau Fuller; sister, Dorothy Wade; and many other family and close cherished friends.

Along with her parents and her husband, Betty was preceded in death by her brothers, Bobby Wynn and Billy Wynn.

The family would like to extend the warmest thanks and appreciation to the staff at Hillside Nursing in Wake Forest, North Carolina, who provided compassionate care to Betty during her last six months, as well as to the many caregivers and devoted friends who helped Donna look after Betty in her home in Garner.

A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, October 7 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home 1200 Benson Road, Garner NC 27529. A funeral service will be held at 1pm at Mid-Way Baptist Church, 6910 Fayetteville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603. Entobment will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park.