 In 1944 Parker was appointed senior vice-chairman of the "Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts" (CEMA NI), and in 1949 she succeeded Sir David Lindsay Keir as President for CEMA, a position she held until 1960.She died at her home, Shanemullagh House, Castledawson, County Londonderry, on 28 November 1963, at age 81.She was interred two days later in the grounds of Christ Church, Castledawson.