PARKER, Edith Marie

West Valley View, Avondale, Arizona, Friday, March 08, 2013 Marie Roberts Parker, 91, of Buckeye died March 2, 2013, in Buckeye. Mrs. Parker was born April 1, 1921, in Palo Verde. She worked as a second- and third-grade teacher until retiring in 1978. She coached girls' softball at Arlington School for more than 25 years. She was a member of Palo Verde Baptist Church and the Buckeye and West Gila Valley Old Settlers' Union. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Parker. She is survived by two daughters, Fayetta Willcutt and Arlene McLaughlin; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Ganley's Buckeye Funeral Home, 104 E. Baseline Road in Buckeye. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Palo Verde Baptist Church, 29600 W. Old Highway 80 in Palo Verde. The Rev. Adam Zamora will officiate. Funeral arrangements were made by Ganley's Buckeye Funeral Home.