Janie Parker Obituary

PARKER, Janie HAMPTON - Mrs. Janie Margaret Hudson Murdaugh Parker, 76, died Saturday night at the Allendale County Hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Parker was born in Ruffin "Colleton County" July 30, 1929, a daughter of the late Heyward and Blanche Breland Hudson, Sr. She had retired from the 14th Circuit Solicitors Office as Administrative Assistant, and was a member of the Hampton United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Roy Parker and was first married to the late Joseph Jacob Murdaugh. Surviving are: son, Vernon Murdaugh and wife Susan of Hampton; two daughters, Rae Miley and husband Billy of Brunson, Judy Rutland and husband Joseph of Hampton; one sister, Willie Mae Crosby of Walterboro; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Parker was pre-deceased by a brother, Dr. Heyward Hudson and a grandson, Joey Rutland. Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Tuesday, in the Chapel of Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of Hampton, with burial in the Hampton Cemetery. Friends may call at the Chapel in Hampton from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, and Tuesday until the hour of services. The family suggests that those who wish may send memorials to the John Edward Harter Nursing Center, P.O. Box 218, Fairfax, S.C. 29827. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.