| Mary Deming
(8 May 1906 - 5 May 1999) |
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| Growing up as a part of
the Grosse Pointe Hunt set, Mary developed a love of horses which she
held for all her life. She was sent to a New York boarding school for
girls but deeply disliked the classic 'finishing school' curriculum of
the time, finding it stifling. After marrying Edward Parker in 1930,
Mary
became active in the Grosse Pointe Junior League and in the women's
organizations of the Episcopal Church. Both Edward and Mary were active
in the Hunt, which was beginning to relocate to Metamora in the 1930's
as Grosse Pointe became too developed. During the Second World War, she
volunteered as a nurse's aide. In the late 1940's, the family moved to
Metamora, where the family farm played host to various relatives. Mary
continued her involvement in the Episcopal Church, serving with the
Episcopal Church Women of Grace Church, Lapeer. Outliving her husband
by nearly a quarter-century, Mary was a fixture in the Metamora
community, known for her horses and her dogs. In contrast to her very
active lifestyle, she spent her last seven years in declining health
and mobility, finally becoming bedridden. She died at her home in
Metamora, just shy of her 93rd birthday. |
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 Wedding photo: Mary Deming and Edward Carroll Parker, 11 January 1930 |
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 Mary D. Parker, with children Helen Parker and Edward C. Parker Jr. - Honolulu, Hawaii, 1940 |
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 Edward & Mary Parker, 11 September 1965 |
