Tonja Rena Parker

Tonja Rena Mankin Parker MIDLAND-Tonja Rena Mankin Parker, 58, of Midland, Texas, passed away on May 5, 2017, at her family home in McKinney, Texas. She was born in Abilene, Texas, on Nov. 7, 1958. In 1982, Mrs. Parker married Rusty Parker in Lubbock, Texas. She served as a missionary in Nairobi, Kenya and Bangalore, India, working with children in the villages along with her family and Pastor Dass of India. She loved to laugh and spend time with family, especially game nights. Mrs. Parker attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, and graduated from Coronado High School in Lubbock, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Rusty Parker; children, Haleigh Lace Thomas and Carson Brooks Parker; Haleigh's husband, Nate Thomas, grandson, Parker James Thomas; mother, Melba Mankin Lancaster and husband, Charles Lancaster; siblings, Robert Mankin and Yolanda Sherrill; and father and mother-in-law, Doyle and Shirley Parker. Mrs. Parker is also survived by her uncle, Ronnie Mankin, and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her father, Elzie Donald Mankin; paternal grandparents, Earl and Jane Mankin; and maternal grandparents, Wayne and Faye Eubank. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Monday, May 8, 2017, at Bella Donna Chapel, 6641 Mediterranean Drive, McKinney, TX 75070. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made payable to Grace Outreach Center, 3301 Preston Rd, Plano, TX 75093.