Pamela Yvette Parker was born in Gilmer, TX, on September the 3rd 1947. She later grew up in Karnack, TX., where she attended Karnack High School and was very involved in sports. The 5'2" firecracker played starting forward on the Karnack Lady Indians Basketball Team and she also played Volleyball. Pamela was very well liked by her peers, and was crowned Football Sweetheart her Senior year.

After graduating from high school, Pamela attended Business School in Shreveport, Louisiana. She later worked in sales for the majority of her adult life.

Pamela's hobbies include gardening, raising both flowers and vegetables, dancing, and the occasional game of 42 dominoes. She also enjoyed spending a great deal of her free time attending the games and practices of her 3 children and all their sports, boy scouts, school activities, etc.

While Pamela wasn't a fan of cooking, she was very good at it, and was a dedicated homemaker, giving tirelessly to her family and their needs.

Pamela was brought up in the Baptist church, and raised her children in the same way. Pamela, became a Christian at an early age, and could rest comfortably in the knowledge that when the time came for her to leave this earth, she could go and rest safely in the arms of Jesus.

Pamela was a loyal friend and mother, never met a stranger, and had a kind heart and empathy towards those in need or less fortunate than herself.

Pamela was an only child and was preceded in death by both of her parents, Elwin Harrold "Bill" Parker and wife Ruby Mae (Senn) Parker, both of Karnack, TX. She is also preceded in death by the father of her three children, Jimmy David Wood.

She is survived by her ex-husband Dean McPheron of Lonestar, TX; her children, Chris Wood and wife, Laura of Marshall, Shana Yvette Wood of Marshall and Chad Parker Wood of Marshall; her grandchildren, Parker David and wife, Emily of Longview, Darby Shankle of Marshall, Austen Shankle of Austin, Joshua Wood of College Station, Payton Cheyanne and Josh Cole of Marshall and Jaxson Chad Taylor Wood of Marshall; great grandson, Nate Wood of Longview.

A Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 with a Service following immediately after at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be held at Pope City Cemetery in Woodlawn, Texas.