Barbara Ross Parker

Barbara Ross Parker, 86, of Bainbridge, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Neil Hosey, Dr. Johnny Roberts, and Pastor Scott Messer officiating. A private interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with her grandchildren, Joey Miller, Steve Culverson, Kim Henley, and Emmett Dollar serving as active pallbearers. The Deacons of Delwood Baptist Church and members of Men's Sunday School Class, Sr. Ladies Sunday School Class, and Journey Bible Study Class will serve as honorary pallbearers.

The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.bryantfuneralga.com. Memorial donations may be made to Lighthouse Children's Home, 7771 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309. www.lighthousechildrenshome.com/donate

Barbara Nell Ross was born January 11, 1938, in Donalsonville, GA, the daughter of Alto & Audrey Roberts Ross. She was a graduate of Seminole County High School. In 1955, Barbara married Billy Charles Parker, and they made their home in southwest Georgia. She worked in banking & finance at CIT and First State Bank, then transitioned to insurance clerk at West Georgia Medical Center and later at Memorial Hospital. Barbara was a member of Delwood Baptist Church.

With a determined spirit, Barbara drove a hard bargain and kept order. She made no bones about finding idle hands a project, and no family member was immune. Nanny loved her grandchildren and made every effort for this world to be all it could be for them.

She was no stranger to the kitchen with the list of favorites including southern dishes such as pork chops, dressing, salmon patties, and peach ice cream. Traveling opened the door to new adventures that no one believed topped being married to Billy Charles. And of course, no day went by without a phone call (or seven) to Jana for the recap.

Survivors include her children, Jana & Tim Stewart, Jay & Melissa Parker, and Denise Parker; her grandchildren, Brittany & Isaiah, Ross & Morgan, Heath & Whitley, Chase, and Brannon; her great-grandchildren, Finn, Camden, and C.J.; and her special sister-in-law, Cherry Stewart. In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Billy Charles Parker; her son, Jeff Parker; her grandchildren, Brandon & Allison; and her sister, Gloria Henley.