William "Billy" Cuyler Parker

William Cuyler Parker, 65, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Jane Reeves Parker died Sunday, May 25, 2014. His Funeral Service will be held Thursday, May 29, 2014 in the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, 302 Hibben Street at 1:00 pm. Immediately following the service, the family will receive friends in the church Fellowship Hall. Interment with military honors will follow in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Billy was born on December 5, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama, son of the late Roscoe Parker and Edwina Hotchkiss Parker. He graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College attended the College of Charleston and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Maersk Shipping Company as Regional General Manager and Regional Safety Manager after 35 years of service on the waterfront. Billy was an avid outdoorsman, devoted husband, father and grandfather.

He is survived by his wife, Jane Parker of Mt. Pleasant, SC; one son, William Cuyler Parker, Jr. of Mount Pleasant, SC; one daughter, Kathleen Davis and her husband, Champ, of Colorado Springs, CO; four grandsons, Luke, William, Matthew and Ethan; two brothers, Robert Parker of Mount Pleasant, SC and Larry Parker of Virginia Beach, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Melissa Parker and his brother, James Parker.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials be made in his name to the Association For Frontotemporal Degeneraton (AFTD), Radnor Station Building 2, Suite 320, 290 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA 19087 or Veterans Victory House, 2461 Sidneys Road, Walterboro, SC 29488