LaRue Parker explained

Sundra LaRue Martin Parker
Tribe:Chairperson of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
Birth Date:July 21, 1935
Death Date:May 20, 2011
Death Place:Anadarko, Oklahoma
Successor:Brenda Shemayme Edwards
Spouse:Leonard Parker, m. 1951
Children:Six children
Parents:Michael Martin, Wynema Southerland Martin

Sundra LaRue Martin Parker (1935–2011) was the former Chairperson of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. She served as chairperson as early as 2000,[1] and was re-elected over opposition candidate, Christine Smith Noah, in the July 9, 2005 election. In 2009, Park was succeeded in the position by Brenda Shemayme Edwards.[2]

Parker was born on 21 July 1935. Her parents were Michael and Wynema Southerland Martin.[3] Her father, Michael Martin, or Silver Moon, of Verden, Oklahoma was a prolific painter with several pieces in the Caddo Heritage Museum's permanent collection.[4]

LaRue was Caddo tribal princess in 1951. On 29 December 1951, Parker married Leonard Parker, and together they had six children.[3]

Parker died on 20 May 2011 in Anadarko, Oklahoma.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Meredith, Howard. "Caddo (Kadohadacho)." Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (retrieved 6 Sept 2009)
  2. http://newsok.com/brenda-shemayme-edwards-elected-caddo-nation-chairwoman/article/3385286 Brenda Shemayme Edwards elected Caddo Nation chairwoman.
  3. http://www.swoknews.com/main.asp?SectionID=11&SubSectionID=100&ArticleID=34938 "Sunda LaRue Martin Parker."
  4. http://www.caddonation-nsn.gov/archives/200502.html "News Archives."