Beverly Arlene (Doten) Parker

Beverly Arlene (Doten) Parker, age 93, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2026, after a brief stay at the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. For the five years prior to her passing Beverly had resided in the memory care community of Bowman Place at Olde Bedford in Bedford, NH.

She was born on October 5, 1932, in Auburn, ME, the daughter of Sumner and Gwendolyn Doten.

After graduating from Edward Little High School, Beverly married Robert E. Parker on August 28, 1954, and they spent 50 years together before his passing in their home in Nashua, NH, where they raised their two sons, Michael and Daniel.

She held several varied jobs over her lifetime including piece work at Cushman Shoe Company in Auburn, ME, Nashua Plastics, Nashua High School Cafeteria, and as a volunteer at Memorial Hospital in Nashua, NH.

Beverly was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church in Nashua for over 60 years where she taught Sunday school, worked on church fundraisers, and volunteered at Wanakee, the United Methodist Church Camp in Meredith, NH. She enjoyed tending to her vegetable and flower gardens and going to yard sales looking for a great bargain.

She was predeceased by her husband Robert Parker, brothers Lewellyn “Bud” Doten, Hugh Doten, sisters Lorraine “Sweet” Adams, Carol “Twin” Anthony, and Caroline “Twin” Witham. Also, nephew George A. Anthony, his wife Ann, and niece Denise Witham.

Beverly is survived by her sons Michael and his wife Susan of Loudon, NH, Daniel and his partner Gloria Durkin of Riverview, FL, granddaughter Kristie Clark and her husband Robert Reed of Portland, OR, nieces and nephews Mark Anthony, Terry (Anthony) Tremblay, Sheryl (Coleman) MacDonald, Randy Coleman, Colleen (Coleman) Shink, Ronald Adams, Pamela (Adams) Mahon and Vicki (Adams) Patton.

A private burial will be held at a future date at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH where she will be laid to rest with her husband Robert.

The Davis Funeral Home, One Lock St., Nashua has been placed in charge of arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.davisfuneralhomenh.com, (603-883-3401)

“ONE MEMORY LIGHTS ANOTHER”.