James Elgin Parker Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Elgin Parker of Charleston, Missouri, who passed away on January 12, 2026, at the age of 12, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid James Elgin farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For James Elgin is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his siblings, Arland, Arbie, Lena June, Harvey, Harry Orval and Arlene.

He is survived by: his sister Leslie Parker; his father James Parker (Elgin McMikle); and his friend Linda Shaw Urhahn.

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