Dale Sheridan Parker

Dale Sheridan (Stuart) Parker, age 86, of Floral, Arkansas, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at her home of natural causes. She was surrounded by her loved ones and went peacefully.

Born October 9, 1940, Dale dedicated her working life to caring for others as a home health aide and a school teacher helper. She truly loved to travel, and cherished talking to everybody she met along the way. Whether visiting California and exploring San Francisco, or seeing the Statue of Liberty in New York, traveling made her so happy wherever she went. She was a devoted mother and wife.

Above all else, her children and grandchildren were the most important things in her life, and she cherished every moment spent with them. She was exceptionally well-loved, and she loved everyone else in return. She was the sweetest person who loved to talk to everybody, always wanted to help everyone she met, and was an all-around happy person with a perpetually upbeat attitude.

She was a devout member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Batesville. Her church family held a profoundly special place in her heart, and she cherished the fellowship, worship, and lifelong bonds she shared with her congregation. She loved being involved in all different jobs at the church, and she especially loved leading praise time and celebrating everybody's life.

Family members include her oldest daughter, Christine Mengel and son-in-law John Mengel (deceased) , and granddaughter Gabrielle; her son, Eugene Raymond Parker Jr. “Parker”(deceased) and daughter in-law Cathy, and grand-daughter Talor Urias (husband Miles Urias); stepdaughter Lori Steele; her daughter Sarah McGough (deceased) and son-in-law Gaylan McGough (deceased), her grand-daughter Kathy Wayman (and her husband Aaron Wayman) and their children: Sarah, Henry, and Harper, and grandson Keane (and his wife Cherith and their daughter Evelyn); her daughter, Sandra McFarland, son-in-law Kenneth McFarland, granddaughter Whitney Sullivan and her husband John and their children Everly and Ivory, and granddaughter Emma Gray; her son, Aaron Parker Sr., and daughter-in-law Carol, along with grandsons Aaron Parker Jr (wife Ana) and their children: Tacoma, Tucker, and step-daughter Trinity; and Adam Parker (wife Marie) and their children: Katelyn, Leann, and Colton; and her daughter, Katie DeGregorio, and son-in- law Rick DeGregorio; her grandsons, Matthew Vandiver and his wife Carolyn and great-grandson Henry, and grandson Al Vandiver, and Josh Vandiver; and many step-grandchildren, cousins, nephews, nieces, and other family members.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Raymond Parker Sr.; her parents; her son Eugene Raymond Parker Jr.; her daughter Sarah McGough and son-in-law Gaylan McGough; and other family members.

Funeral services are being handled by Doty Southside Funeral Service near Batesville, Arkansas. 

The church service will be officiated by Pastor Laurie Dewitt at the Seventh-day Adventist Church 30 Gap Rd in Batesville, Arkansas, on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Visiting hours are 1pm to 2pm at the Batesville S.D.A. church. 2pm to 3pm is the celebration of life ceremony. 

Burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery at Hutchinson Mountain at 5pm. Please send any flowers to the Seventh-day Adventist church.