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Edward D. "Ed" Parks
23 Dec 1880 – 3 Jan 1941
| Birth | 23 Dec 1880 |
| Death | 3 Jan 1941 |
| Cemetery | Knights Of Honor Cemetery Blossom , Lamar County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | snipps on 15 Oct 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161511393 |
Bio
Edward D. Parks was born December 23, 1880 in Blossom, Lamar County, Texas, son of Thomas "Tom" F. Parks and Harriett "Hattie" G. (Johnson) Parks. In his Parks family, he is the brother of Moody (about 1872), James William (1873), Shed Henderson (1874), Henrietta (about 1875), John Moore (1877), Mack (1882), Lucy Belle (1885), Nellie (1886), Dudley Duncan (1889), Drucilla (1891), Elbert (1894), Nannie Holmes (1896) Parks. He became known as "Ed". He lived in Lamar County all his life, working in farming. On Christmas day in 1907, he married Minnie Estalee Maddux. They had 2 sons, Edward R. and Dwight L. Parks; and a daughter, Robbie N. Parks. On Friday, January 3, 1941, Ed Parks, age 60, died at 1:45 p. m. at his home, Rt. 1, Pattonville, after a brief illness. Funeral service was held Saturday afternoon at the Blossom Baptist Church with Rev. M. W. Lanier, church pastor, presiding with interment made by Manton-Fry Funeral Home of nearby Paris, TX, in the Knights of Honor Cemetery, Central NE Section, Blossom, Lamar County, Texas. References: U.S. Census records; The Paris News, TX, Obituary, Sun, Jan 5, 1941 issue, pg 5; The Detroit News-Herald, Lamar County, TX, Jan 9, 1941 issue
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- James William Parks 1873–1966
- Shed Henderson Parks 1875–1956
- John M Parks 1877–1954
- Mack Parks 1882–1965
- Lucy Belle Parks Lowe 1885–1966
- Nellie Parks Walker 1886–1981
- Dudley Duncan "Dude" Parks 1889–1937
- Drucilla Ruth "Drue" Parks Carpenter 1891–1982
- Elbert Parks 1894–1979
- Nannie Homes Parks Huddleston 1896–1929
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