Harold E. (Bill) and Ethel Marie Parker moved to Medicine Lodge from
  Hutchinson in 1940, buying the Pipkin Grocery Store; however, Bill is a
  native of Barber County, having been born and raised in Kiowa. His parents
  were early residents of Kiowa. His mother, Roberta Heskitt Parker, came to 
  Kiowa when she was five years old and the town was only fifteen years old.
  She was one of the first graduates of Kiowa High School. Roberta's father,
  Al Heskitt, ran the race for the Cherokee Strip land. Bill's father, Emory
  E. Parker, homesteaded in Barber County as a very young man. Later Emory
  and Roberta started Parker's Grocery in Kiowa; it remained in business until
  1977.
     Bill graduated from Kiowa High School, where he participated in all
  sports and then attended Kansas University.
     Ethel Marie (Gilyeat) Parker was raised in Wellington, Kansas. She
  graduated from Wellington High School as a National Honor student and then
  attended Washburn College, Topeka, and Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas,
  where she majored in piano and organ.
     Ethel Marie went to Kiowa to teach in the grade school and there met Bill
  Parker. A romance soon developed, and Bill and Ethel Marie were married
  October 7, 1928. In 1978 they celebrated their fiftieth anniversary with a
  reception. Their life in Medicine Lodge has been a happy and profitable one. 
  Their store, Parker's Foodliner, has grown from a small one to the large
  super market it is today.
     During this time, Bill has been very active in civic affairs. He was a
  member of the City Council, President of the Chamber of Commerce, President
  of Lions Club, a Scout Commissioner, Chairman of the board of Trustees of
  the United Methodist Church, and a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Shrine
  Club.
     Ethel Marie has played the organ for the United Methodist Church 39 years,
  besides having a class of piano students. She has been a member of Monday
  Afternoon Club, Self Culture Club, and Eastern Star.
     They have raised four children, Philip, Gary, Carl, and Donna. Philip Roger
  graduated in chemical engineering from Kansas University, then received a 
  Masters Degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He works for
  Monsanto Chemical Company and lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He and his
  wife, Dorothy, have three children: Roger, Sue Anne, and John. Roger and Sue
  are in college, and John is in junior high.
     Gary Lee is a graduate of Fort Hays State College, majoring in business
  administration. He is married to Dorothy Anne, daughter of Jibo and Bess 
  (Harbaugh) Hewitt. They have four children: Julia Anne, Amy Jo, Brad, and Bill.
  Julia graduated from Emporia State College with a 3.9 grade point average.
  She is married to Kenneth Jones; they live in Daytona Beach, Florida. Amy Jo 
  is married to Michael Whelan, and they are attending Kansas State University.
  Amy is an outstanding artist. Bard and Bill are in high school. Gary is in
  partnership with his father in Parker's Foodliner.
     Carl Eugene attended Emporia State College and lives in Joplin, Missouri.
  He and his wife, Charlyn, have four children: Greg, Brenda, Michael, and
  Jennifer. Gred and Brenda are in high school, but Mike and Jennifer are not
  yet school age.
     Donna Marie attended Cottey College, Missouri, and Bethany College, Linds-
  borg, majoring in art. She is married to Kenneth Hill; they have a sign company,
  manufacturing industrial markings. They reside in Hutchinson and have one litte
  girl, Jacqueline Marie, who starts school this year, 1979.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 359