Randolph Alexander Parker died Oct. 4, 2009. He was 99.

Funeral services were Oct. 7 at Niday Funeral Home in Houston with Melvin Hogan officiating. A graveside service followed at Naruna Baptist Church Cemetery in Burnet County.

Mr. Parker was born June 14, 1910, in Climax, Ga., the youngest of 14 children of Molly and Thomas Parker.

As a teenager he was admitted to a hospital in New Mexico to receive treatment for tuberculosis. After his recovery, he made his way to Camp Hood, where he met and married Dorothy Brown in 1942.

The Parkers moved to Houston in 1947, where he worked until his mid-70s in heavy construction.

His wife died in 1975, and in 1979, Mr. Parker married Lois Jones, who preceded him in death in 1980.

Mr. Parker enjoyed yard work, reading and playing the piano.

Survivors include a daughter and her husband, Sandra and Homer Tabor; grandsons Randy Tabor and wife, Ida, and Russell Tabor and wife, Jill; four great-grandsons, Mason, Braxton, Joshua and Benjamin; and numerous nieces.

He was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters.

Arrangements by Niday Funeral Home of Houston.