Dr. Parker graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas School for Medical Sciences in 1985, and was also inducted into the Alpha Omega Honor Society. He spent 10 years as an emergency room physician at Sparks Regional Medical Center. He was in private practice in Booneville prior to his ER work.
He and his wife Jackye live on the outskirts of Bonanza. They have a shooting range and well-stocked ponds for the children of the residents to fish in. |