Phyllis (Phid) Chappell Parker

Phyllis (Phid) Chappell Parker 85, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2026, at Pruitt Health in Elkin. She was born November 10, 1940, in Elkin, NC to the late J. Howard and Lucy Shore Chappell. Phid was an energetic, warm, and friendly person. She played the piano for the Little Richmond and Union Cross Baptist Church’s. Her mother Lucy was choir director at Little Richmond for many years. Phid and her sisters used to harmonize like the Lennon Sisters. She loved to garden and grow beautiful flowers. She started her work life as a telephone operator at the telephone company in Elkin and High Point. Phyllis also worked at a local radio station in High Point, Mobil Chemical and before retiring she was an administrative assistant for a realty company in Denton, NC. In addition to her parents, Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband Larry Parker and sister Bonnie Harris. She is survived by her sisters Kathy Chappell and Regina Chappell of Elkin, NC., as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who will sadly miss her. A big thank you to the Badin Lake community who were so kind and generous to both Phyllis and Larry. A special thank you to nephew Harold and Stacey Parker as well as cousins Kevin, Melissa, and Madison Young, and Keith Young, and family. A big thank you to neighbor and friend Cheryl Gentile.

FAVORITE MEMORIES

Kathy: When we went to the beach in the Suburban, Phid would tell niece and nephew Laurie and Kelly “Move on over the Big Dog is coming in.”

Regina - after Daddy turned the lights out, we would lie in bed and whisper stories of our day. We even did this as adults. Sister Kathy often read to me until I fell asleep. I would sit in the window every day and wait for Phid to come home from work hoping for a small, sweet treat or gift.

So Dear Sweet Phid, your work on this earth is now finished and you can join our departed loved ones in heaven. Our nightly prayer was…Now I lay me down to sleep I ask the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake, I ask the Lord my soul to take…God Bless Mama, Daddy, Bonnie, Phid, Kathy and Gina. Amen Goodnight sweet Phid.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm at Moody-Davis Funeral Home in Dobson, NC followed by a funeral service beginning at 2pm on April 10, 2026, in the Moody-Davis Chapel. Burial will follow in the Little Richmond Baptist Church cemetery. The family asks that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Moody-Davis Funeral Service in Dobson, NC is serving the Parker family.