Rikki Taji Parker

Forty Years Young and Forever in our Hearts! On March 1, 2021, Heaven gained a beautiful angel with a gentle soul and kind spirit. Rikki Taji Parker, a beloved mother, daughter, sister, and devoted friend, was born on September 5, 1980 to the late Reverend Richard C. Perry, Jr. and LeliaLeila DeBouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. To know Rikki, was to love her sweet personality, warmth, and her love of helping people. She was a loving mother and treasured every moment with her two beautiful daughters Kayla and Kaitlyn Parker. Rikki attended Fredrick A. Douglass Senior High School and graduated in 1998. She furthered her education and attended Southern University at New Orleans, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology in 2004 and University of Phoenix, where she received her Masters’ degree in Business Administration in 2006. Rikki truly lived in her purpose, touching many lives with her kindness and compassion personally and professionally. She worked various jobs throughout her young life and later settled in her purposed role as Program Director of Mental Health Services for Volunteers of America in Southeast Louisiana, where co-workers became friends and family. She was always ready for an adventure, traveling every chance she could get. She was full of life and embraced whatever came her way. Rikki was a true warrior, she fought a good fight; she finished her course; she kept the faith: henceforth for her there is a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give to her on that day and unto all that love his appearing. (2 TIMOTHY 4: 7&8). Rikki is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Marion Johnson. She is survived by her three sisters, Natasha Burson (Torrence), Zakenya Neely (Edward), Sabrina Willis (Anthony) and brothers Roy Denson and Ashton Perry; Paternal Grandmother, Norma B. Perry and Godparents, Lawrence and Pamela Perry and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and close family and friends who loved her deeply. Relatives and friends of the family, members of True Vine Baptist Church and Volunteers of America of Southeast Louisiana are invited to attend a Funeral Service honoring Ms. Rikki Parker life, Forty Years Young and Forever in our Hearts at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125 on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 1:00 pm. Visitation will begin at 12:00 pm through 1:00 pm. As mandated by the State of Louisiana due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance is limited. Everyone is required to adhere to all restrictions. You must wear a face mask at all times and practice social distancing. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman Mayer Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122. Arrangements by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, New Orleans, LA 70125. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook, share memories, and condolences for the family.