LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Family and friends are preparing to say goodbye to James Parker, 74, who was shot and killed Thursday while waiting for gas at the Circle K on South University Avenue.
Parker, a University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff alumnus, was visiting Little Rock for homecoming weekend. His wife of 44 years, Darlene Parker, is now left planning his funeral. Dr. Maurice Pugh, pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Arlington, Texas, said he last saw the couple at Bible study the night before the shooting.
“No one expects that when a loved one gets out of the car, it could be the last time they see them alive. That’s what happened for her,” Pugh said…