White Parker
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White Parker was a son of Mah-Cheeta-Wookey and Quanah Parker
, chief of the Comanches. He married Laura E. Clark (1890-1962), a daughter of Reverend and Mrs. M. A. Clark, a former Methodist missionary to the Comanches. They had at least three children – Patty Bertha, Cynthia Ann Joy, and Milton Quanah (1914-1930). White Parker felt called to do missionary work among the Comanche people. He studied for this ministry at Cook Bible School in Phoenix, Arizona
. He joined the Methodist Conference and performed his mission work under their supervision. The Parkers were active in the 1920s and 30s Saturday afternoon street meetings in Lawton, Oklahoma
, which was led by Dr. J. Leighton Read.
Parker had a varied religious background. His father was a member of and leader in the Native American Church
. The Parker family brought the first non-Catholic church to the state of Texas. He received his education at a Presbyterian/Reformed institution, but affiliated with the Methodists when no Reformed missionary appointment was available.
White Parker and his wife are buried in the Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
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Quanah Parker
Quanah Parker was a Comanche chief, a leader in the Native American Church, and the last leader of the powerful Quahadi band before they surrendered their battle of the Great Plains and went to a reservation in Indian Territory...
, chief of the Comanches. He married Laura E. Clark (1890-1962), a daughter of Reverend and Mrs. M. A. Clark, a former Methodist missionary to the Comanches. They had at least three children – Patty Bertha, Cynthia Ann Joy, and Milton Quanah (1914-1930). White Parker felt called to do missionary work among the Comanche people. He studied for this ministry at Cook Bible School in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. He joined the Methodist Conference and performed his mission work under their supervision. The Parkers were active in the 1920s and 30s Saturday afternoon street meetings in Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma
The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, which was led by Dr. J. Leighton Read.
Parker had a varied religious background. His father was a member of and leader in the Native American Church
Native American Church
Native American Church, a religious denomination which practices Peyotism or the Peyote religion, originated in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and is the most widespread indigenous religion among Native Americans in the United States...
. The Parker family brought the first non-Catholic church to the state of Texas. He received his education at a Presbyterian/Reformed institution, but affiliated with the Methodists when no Reformed missionary appointment was available.
White Parker and his wife are buried in the Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
Comanche County, Oklahoma
Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Built on former reservation lands of the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache in Indian Territory, Comanche County was open for settlement on August 16, 1901 by lottery. The region has three cities and seven towns as well as the Fort Sill...
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