A ceremony to dedicate the Sgt. Evan S. Parker Memorial Highway along U.S. 166 will be held on Aug. 6 at South Haven, Sgt. Parker’s hometown.
The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6th at South Haven Community Church (314 Main). The event is open to the public.
The stretch of highway named in his honor is on U.S. 166, soon to be designated with a sign just east of the junction with U.S. 81, at South Haven, and another sign just west of Arkansas City.
State Rep. Bill Rhiley of Wellington, sought the legislation authorizing the signs to be installed by the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Sgt. Parker was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion 487th Field Artillery. He died from wounds received from an improvised explosive during an ambush while on patrol in Balad, Iraq, in October 2005. He was 25.
Sgt. Parker was the recipient of the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
