Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Location: 2:50 p.m., at the Seton Speciality Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana, surrounded by his family.
 
 
Age: 88
Date of Birth: Tuesday, December 25, 1923
Birth place:

 

 
Father: Wilbur Ransley Kilmer
 
Mother: Elsie Merdith (Barnes) Kilmer
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana area all of his life.
Funeral Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m., at the Monticello Christian Church, 1002 Airport Road, Monticello, Indiana, 47960
Clergy: Rev. Chris Dodson of the Monticello Christian Church of Monticello, Indiana
Burial will take place:
I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 21, 2012, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana, and from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2012, at the Monticello Christian Church, 1002 Airport Road, Monticello, Indiana, 49760.
Biographical Information:
Parker was a 1942 graduate of the Monticello High School in Monticello, Indiana. He was a farmer his whole life producing grain, dairy, and purebred swine. Parker also worked part time as a mail carrier and for the Indiana State Highway Department. He was an active member of the Monticello Christian Church where he was a past president of the church board and a deacon. He was also a past president of the Twin Lakes School Board. Parker was a 4-H leader and set on the dairy and swine committees for many years. He was one of the original 4-H livestock exhibitors in White County. Loved spending the past 27 years wintering in Leesburg, Florida with his wife, where he was also very active on the Holiday Travel Resort Church Board.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: May be given to the Monticello Christian Church or to the White County Ag Board. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and the church.
Marriage Information: On January 31, 1943 he married Marilyn Esther Bernfield. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Marilyn E. Kilmer of Monticello, Indiana;Children,Richard (wife Linda) Kilmer of Gainesville, Florida,Ruth Ann (husband Michael) Shindler of Defiance, Ohio,David (wife Linda) Kilmer of Monticello, Indiana,Mary Lou (husband Michael) Keever of Monticello, Indiana;Grandchildren,Robin (husband Steve) Parker of Gainesville, Florida,Erica (husband Sean) Watson of Gainesville, Florida,Chad (wife Julissa) Kilmer of Orlando, Florida,Jill (husband Rob) Cheek of Cincinnati, Ohio,Janet (husband Mark) Evers of Columbus, Ohio,Judy (husband Jason) Schultz of Defiance, Ohio,Kelly (husband Trent) Provo of Monticello, Indiana,Jim (wife Chelsie) Kilmer of Monticello, Indiana,Amy (husband Robbie) Wehmer of Poseyville, Indiana,Justin (wife Nikki) Keever of Noblesville, Indiana,Laura (husband Jace) Smith of Westfield, Indiana;Twenty-Two (22) Great-Grandchildren
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Wilbur Ransley & Elsie Merdith (Barnes) KilmerInfant Son, James Parker Kilmer;Brother,Wilbur B. "Bill" Kilmer;
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583-8488.