Cecilia Rios Parker Obituary
The passing of Cecilia Rios Parker of Jacksonville, North Carolina leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on February 7, 2026 at the age of 80. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her mother Josefina Guerra; her husband Cyrus Franklin Parker, Sr.; her son Cyrus Parker, Jr.; her son-in-law Tony Shackelford; and her sisters-in-law, Bertha Williams, Minnie Ketchum, Annie Barnett and Lilly Parry.
She is survived by: her daughters, Katherine Abril (William) of Jacksonville and Alice Parker Shackelford of Greenville; her daughter-in-law Rachael Kyler Parker of Wilson; her children, Timothy Parker (Sonia) of Apex and Melissa Tsao (Doug) of Jacksonville; her siblings-in-law, Juanita Taylor and Roger Parker of Jacksonville; her grandchildren, Kristina Abril, Melany (Michael Medina), Christian Abril, Bradley Shackelford, Lauren (Henry Myers), Joshua Shackelford, Ethan Parker, Carmen Parker, Victoria Parker, Leo Parker, Luna Parker and Brock Tsao; and her great grandchildren, Carter Gant, Carson Gant, Cecilia Gant, Cruz Granados and Isabel Medina.
Flowers are welcomed or memorials can be made to Operation Christmas Child Foundation, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or via their website at https://www.samaritanspurse.org.
