Manny Escobar

SERVICES:  SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 201211:00 A. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION:  FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 20125:00 - 7:00 P. M.INTERMENT:  COY METHODIST CEMETERYOFFICIATING:  REV. LAWRENCE POOL Mr. Escobar, 83, of Preston, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at his residence. He was a native of Cape Cod, MA but had been a resident of Neshoba County since 1993.  He was retired from Rountree Trucking in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict.  Mr. Escobar attended Coy United Methodist Church. Mr. Escobar was preceded in death by his parents, Antone and Mary Escobar; brothers, Charles and Tony and sister, Mary. Survivors include his wife, Erma Lee Fulton Escobar and daughter, Joanne Parker, both of Preston; son, David Parker (Marylynn) of Davie, FL; grandchildren, Brooke Richardson of Cocoa Beach, FL, Zachary Parker, Blake Parker and Haley Parker, all of Davie, FL; one great-grandchild, Sarah Elizabeth Richardson of Preston and numerous nieces, nephews and their families.Pallbearers were Zachary Parker, Blake Parker, Sam Bennett, Jason Richardson, Paul Hickman and Jeff Nicholson.