Casper Hugh Parker was born December 7, 1897 in Lanark, Idaho, the son of Oscar Fitzallen and Annie Watkins Parker. He was one of their 13 children. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1917 and attended the University of Utah prior to serving a mission to the Northern States. He married Carrie Hansen June 6, 1923 in Salt Lake City. Carrie was a young girl from Shelley, Idaho that he met during his mission. He was active in the LDS Church and served in numerous callings. He and his wife were the proud parents of four children. He died March 23, 1981 and was buried in the Larkins Sunset Lawn Cemetery in Salt Lake City.