Rao Keith Parker

Birth Date
On 1917 August 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 2010 November 29 (Died)
Gender
Male

Born in Canyon Creek, Fremont, Idaho, United States

1917 August 28
Mother
Alice Seville Long

Date Details

Occurred On 1917 August 28

Baptized by Lorenzo R Parker

1925 December 5 (Age 8)

Served in Swiss and German Mission

1937 November 10 – 1938 November 1 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Transferred to the new Swiss-Austrian Mission when Swiss-German and German-Austrian Missions were dissolved in the later part of 1937.
1 Nov 1938: Austrian part of Swiss-Austria Mission became part of West German Mission (remainder became the Swiss Mission).  Nine missionaries in Austria were now in West German Mission: Elders Leonard J. Bingham, Leland B. Blatter, Whitney D. Hammond, Horace G. Moser, Rao K. Parker, Vernon C. Sorenson, Elmer E. Stettler, Dwayne D. Ward, and William L. Warner.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Bancroft Ward, Idaho Stake
Set Apart By
Samuel O Bennion
Location Served
Swiss and German

Date Details

Started On 1937 November 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1938 November 1
Released
Images
Elders at Alcohol Free Restaurant
Priesthood Meeting, Salzburg, Austria, 11 June 1938
Elders Parker and Aylett, summer, 1938
Church leaders attending the dedication of branch meeting rooms, 1938
“After two weeks, all packed up again”; 15 Sept, 1938

Served in West German Mission

1938 November 1 – 1939 September (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Missionary Activity Notes
Evacuation of missionaries to the states in Sep 1939 due to the war in Europe.
(SS Scanyork sailed from Copenhagen to NYC)

 

Location Served
West German

Date Details

Started On 1938 November 1
Called
Ended On 1939 September
Departed from Field
Images
Missionaries and church leaders in Vienna, Austria, 5 Dec 1938
Elders Stettler and Parker, 1938
Missionary meeting - 5 Dec 1938 in Vienna
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.

Served in Central States Mission

1939 September – 1940 April 28 (Age 22) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Location Served
Central States

Date Details

Started On 1939 September
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1940 April 28
Released
Images
Central States Mission Group

Died in Chubbuck, Bannock, Idaho, United States

2010 November 29 (Age 93)
Media
Rao Keith Parker (1917 - 2010) Profile
Rao Keith Parker (1917 - 2010) Profile
Elders at Alcohol Free Restaurant
Elders at Alcohol Free Restaurant
Priesthood Meeting, Salzburg, Austria, 11 June 1938
Priesthood Meeting, Salzburg, Austria, 11 June 1938
Elders Parker and Aylett, summer, 1938
Elders Parker and Aylett, summer, 1938
Church leaders attending the dedication of branch meeting rooms, 1938
Church leaders attending the dedication of branch meeting rooms, 1938
“After two weeks, all packed up again”; 15 Sept, 1938
“After two weeks, all packed up again”; 15 Sept, 1938
Missionaries and church leaders in Vienna, Austria, 5 Dec 1938
Missionaries and church leaders in Vienna, Austria, 5 Dec 1938
Elders Stettler and Parker, 1938
Elders Stettler and Parker, 1938
Missionary meeting - 5 Dec 1938 in Vienna
Missionary meeting - 5 Dec 1938 in Vienna
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.
Missionaries of the West German Mission - Frankfurt, May 30, 1939.
Central States Mission Group, Circa 1940 March
Central States Mission Group, Circa 1940 March

Sources