Funeral services for Effie Yvonne Parker Blakely, of Duck Hill, were held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Red Hill Cemetery in Duck Hill. The Rev. Tim Lane officiated the service. Pallbearers were Blake Wenger, James Cooper, Jr., Tanner Collins, Brayden Collins, Jeremy Collins, Jonathan Wenger, Tony Cooper, and Hagan Trimble.
Visitation was held on Wednesday, August 21, from 9 a.m. until service time at Oliver Funeral Home.
Effie Yvonne Parker Blakely, 87, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024. She was born to William W. "Dunk" and Ludie Mae Latham Parker, Jr., on December 5, 1936. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughters, Tina Heath (Charlie) of Winona, Mickie Wenger of Winona, Glenda Cooper, of Winona, and Angela Blakely of Winona; son, Mike Blakely of Winona; son-in-law, Ricky Trimble of Winona; sisters, Grace Windham of Duck Hill, Diane Mayo of Gore Springs, and Sue James of Duck Hill; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-nine great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Fred Blakely; daughters, Susan Blakely and Deborah Kaye "Debbie" Trimble; siblings, Ronnie Parker, James Wiley Parker, Charles "Punk" Parker, and Juawece Windham.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriner's Hospitals for Children at 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607 or online at www.donate.lovetotherescue.org/give
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona handled the arrangements. An online guestbook may be signed at www.ofhwinona.com
