Obituary of Arnold Parker

Arnold Davis Parker aka Arnie was born on May 8, 1957 to Cain Parker and the late Bernice Parker. He entered eternal rest on September 21, 2020.

Arnold was born in Newton Grove, North Carolina, he was the oldest of four children, Deborah, Chandra, and Darren. Arnold was raised in Newark, New Jersey where he attended Morton Elementary School, West Kinney Junior High and received his High school Diploma from Central High School. After high school Arnold enlisted in the Army. While serving his country for four years he married the love of his life Lisa Dawkins and they wed on December 31, 1977. Out of that holy union came three beautiful sons, Shaheed, Allan and Gerod.  Also, he was blessed late in life with a fourth son, Jarrett.

Arnold had various occupations during his lifetime, he was clerk for Prudential, clerk for UMDNJ, and though he held many clerical jobs his passion was for entertainment, he loved to sing.  He started off doing plays and acting and this opened many doors for him to travel the world doing what he loved the most.  His love for entertainment landed him a longtime position in Las Vegas, Nevada with the Gregg Austin MTown group.

Though his passion was for entertainment, he had a great passion for his family. He made sure he spent time with his boys, his siblings, and his father. There are so many memories of their times together.

Arnold leaves to mourn, his wife  Lisa Parker, his four sons, Shaheed ( daughter-in-law Sandra), Allan and Gerod (daughter-in-law Keisha)and Jarrett (daughter-in -law Nakia), one sister Deborah Berry, one brother Darren Parker (sister-in-law Elizabeth), four grandchildren, and his father Cain Parker. He was proceeded in death by his mother Bernice Parker and sister Chandra Parker. He also leaves to mourn a host of family, friends, and relatives.