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Alta Martin Parks
31 Mar 1878 – 26 Aug 1948
| Birth | 31 Mar 1878 |
| Death | 26 Aug 1948 |
| Cemetery | Spur Cemetery Spur , Dickens County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Rose on 04 Jul 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71826088 |
Bio
Final Rites for Mrs. Alta Parks Funeral services were conducted in Bethel Baptist Church at 9:30 A.M. August 29 for Mrs. Alta Parks, 70, a resident of Dickens county for 30 years. Officiating pastor was Rev. Doc Love assisted by Rev. J. F. Eads of Assembly of God Church. Interment was in Spur Cemetery with Chandler Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Parks was born in Round Rock , TX in 1878. She was married to H.J. Parks at Austin and they lived in Goforth before moving to this county in 1918. Mrs. Parks joined the Nazarene Church at an early age. Survivors include her husband, H.J. Parks; four sons: Allison R., Ervin (Irving) TX; Gordon, Arizona; Martin and Rev. Billy Sunday, CA; two daughters: Mrs. Bernice Markham, CA and Mrs. Beryl Harris, Kansas City, MO.; two brothers: DeLos Martin, San Antonio; Denson Martin, San Marcos; four sisters: Miss Tiny Martin and Mrs. Beulah Hoffines, New Braunfels; Mrs. Delta Dalton, Houston; and Mrs. Zada Dickey, Sweetwater. Active pallbearers were W.R. Hill, Jimmy Hahn, Lafayette Robinson, Lester English, Elmer Thomason and Clark Morgan. L.D.[her grandson by DeLos & Maggie] remembers going to her house and every time she would ask "Are you hungry?" She told Maggie that the reason L.D. was not growing was because she spanked him too much. You can bet how that went over!! She had dark brown hair and hazel/blue eyes. When she died at age 70 her hair was only about 1/2 grey. She spent a lot of time in the kitchen cooking for the large family, their friends and guest. She was apparently proud of her family background as she had several pictures of them, and would tell L.D. who they were, but child that he was, he didn't remember the stories she told about them.
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Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
- DeLos Martin 1875–1959
- Edith Martin Shelton 1880–1947
- Zada Bell Martin Dickey 1882–1957
- Desha Martin 1884–1902
- Tina Martin 1886–1967
- Beulah Martin Hofheinz 1889–1950
- Denson Martin 1892–1986
- Delta Martin Dalton 1895–1990
Children
- Allison R. "Pat" Parks 1898–1971 FaG
- Rufus Ben Parks 1900–1925 FaG
- Delos Elmo Parks 1902–1938 FaG
- Raymond Parks 1904–1905 FaG
- Gordon Parks 1906–2000 FaG
- Grace Virene Parks McMeans 1908–1934 FaG
- Martin Parks 1911–1986 FaG
- Virgil Parks 1913–1933 FaG
- Una Beryl "Carol" Parks Harris 1915–1994 FaG
- Bernice Parks Markum 1917–1990 FaG
- Rev Billy Sunday Parks 1920–2002 FaG
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