Background
Parker, Josephus Derward was born on November 16, 1906 in Elm City, North Carolina, United States. Son of Josephus and Elizabeth (Edwards) Parker.
Parker, Josephus Derward was born on November 16, 1906 in Elm City, North Carolina, United States. Son of Josephus and Elizabeth (Edwards) Parker.
Children: Thomas Hackney, Alton Person, Derward Hodges, Sarah Helen (Mistress Robert Seavey). Bachelor of Arts, University of the South, 1928. Postgraduate, Tulane University, 1928-1929, U. North Carolina, 1929-1930, Wake Forest Medical College, 1930-1931.
Founder, Chairman of the Board Juris Doctor Parker & Sons, Incorporated., Elm City, 1955, Parker Tree Farms, Incorporated., 1956.
Founder, president Invader, Incorporated., 1961-1963. President director Brady Lumber Company, Incorporated.,1957-1962.
Vice-president, director Atlantic Limestone, Incorporated., Elm City, 1970. Owner, operator Parker Airport, Eagle Springs, North Carolina, 1940-1962.
Founder, president Parkhurst Plantation, Incorporated., Elm City.
President Toisnot Farms Incorporated., Elm City.
Owner, operator Parker Airport, Eagle Springs, North Carolina, 1940—1962. Founder, chairman board Juris Doctor Parker & Sons, Inc., Elm City, since 1955, Parker Tree Farms, Inc., since 1956. Founder, president Invader, Inc., 1961—1963.
President, director Brady Lumber Company, Inc., 1957—1962. Vice president, director Atlantic Limestone, Inc., Elm City, since 1970. Founder, president Parkhurst Plantation, Inc.
President Toisnot Farms Inc. Captain United States Air Force, 1944-1947.
Served to captain United States Air Force, 1944-1947. Member Moose, Lions, Wilson (North Carolina) Country.
Married Mary Wright, January 15, 1934 (deceased December 1937). Children: Mary Wright Perry, Josephus Derward. Married Helen Hodges Hackney, January 24, 1940.
Children: Thomas Hackney, Alton Person, Derward Hodges, Sarah Helen Seavey.