Claude Buchanan Parker

(1935-2008)

Claude Buchanan Parker was born on June 14, 1935, in Montclair, New Jersey, to Hugh Klemme Parker and Elizabeth Margaret Buchanan His father was 41 years old at the time of his birth, and his mother was 31.

On January 13, 1962, he married Patricia Irene Cunningham in Indianapolis, Indiana, at the age of 26.

Career and Professional Life

Claude built a career as a soils engineer, applying technical knowledge to the practical demands of land development and construction. He spent much of his working life in Escondido, California, where he established himself in his field.

After years of professional service, he retired in 1992.

Family Life

Claude and Patricia Parker raised three children:

• Scot Buchanan Parker (born 1962)
• Elizabeth Irene Parker (born 1964)
• Jennifer Lynn Parker (born 1967)

Siblings

Claude was one of four children. His siblings included:

• Corinne Swift Parker (1931–1932)
• Hugh Klemme Parker Jr. (1933–2017)
• James Donaldson Parker Jr. (born 1937)

Later Years and Legacy

Claude spent his later years in Southern California. He passed away on February 15, 2008, in San Diego, California, at the age of 72.

He was laid to rest at Grandview Cemetery in Fayette, Iowa—returning, in a sense, to a place tied closely to earlier generations of the Parker family.