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St. Andrews Standard, Aug 11, 1869
St. Andrews Rural Cemetery Burial Aug 6, 1869
Neville Parker Born June 9, 1798
No monument desired
Died On Friday the 6th inst., in the 72nd year of his age, the Honourable Neville Parker, Master of the Rolls of the this Province.

Death of Master of the Rolls The melancholy duty devolves upon us, of recording the death of the Hon. Neville Parker, which took place here on Friday last. The Judge for the past two or three years had been in ill health, which led him to resign his seat on the Bench, recently. He came here with Mrs. and Miss Parker a few weeks ago, to visit his friends and enjoy the pure air, and appeared to be gaining strength.

But his long continued ill health had so undermined his constitution, that he peacefully passed away on the morning of the 6th instant. At the opening of the Court, Judge Fisher having been apprised of the melancholy tiding, pronounced a eulogy on the character and abilities of the great and good man, and adjourned for the day.

On Monday afternoon, the funeral cortage assembled at the departed Judge's late residence, the Sheriff and Doctor, the Magistrates of the County, the member of Parliament and Collector of this Port, walking two deep, led the mournful procession, followed by the Barristers in their robes; next followed the hearse with the remains of the departed Judge; the Pall bearers, the Hon. Mr. Justice Fisher, Hon. William Todd, County Judge Stevens, J. W. Street, G. F. Campbell, and William Carman, after whom followed the mourners, and a large concourse of gentlemen from Fredericton, St. John, this Town and County.

After service in the new Church, the procession reformed, and proceeded to the new Rural Cemetery, where the remains were deposited in the narrow tomb, amid the profound regret of those who came to pay the last tribute of respect to departed worth.

The following brief sketch of Judge Parker, is copied from the Saint John Globe:

"The Hon. Neville Parker was a brother of the last Chief Justice Robert Parker, to whom he was junior by only one or two years. Their father held the office of Collector of Customs at this Port, and was, we believe, the son of an officer who held high command in the British navy. Mr. Parker was born in this City, and was educated here and at King's College, Windsor, N. S., where he was a class mate with his brother and the late Rev. L. W. D. Gray, under Dr. Porter. Like themk he was a fine scholar, and always herished his early attachment to classical literature. He studied law, and held a prominent postiiton at the bar, having been associated in professional partnership with his brother, and after the elevation fo the latter to the Bench of the Supreme Court in 1834, he was appointed Master of the Rolls, and presided over all the equity causes in the province, until 1854, when the Court of Chancery was abolished, and he was transferred to the Bench of the Supreme Court. His knowledge of equity and jurisprudence was extensive, and under is administration our Court of Chancery always sustained a deservedly high character. For along period he was a member of the Council of King's College, Fredericton,a nd always evinced adeep interest in the welfare of that institution. He recently resigned his seat on the Bench, on account of long continued ill health. He leaves quite a large family. By his death the community las lost one of its best and most honored publicl officers, and society an educated, courtly kind gentleman.