Gloria Dean Parks, daughter of the late Jack Amos and Elsie (Griggs) Parks was born on November 15, 1956 in Meriwether County. She departed her life on November 29, 2010.
She joined Leverette Hill Baptist Church at an early age.
She graduated from Manchester High School in 1974 and
furthered her academic pursuits at Atlanta Area Technical School.
She leaves to cherish her memory: one son; Cotyus Juantez Parks, four brothers; Lander Curtis Parks (Rosa) of Atlanta, GA, Robert Caldwell (Willie Ruth) of Manchester, GA, Jack Amos Parks, Jr. (Teresa) of Chester, PA, Minister Alton Jerome Parks (Eleanor) of Manchester, GA, five sisters; Jackie Jackson (Lewis) of Luthersville, GA, Marilynn Ann Parks of Fort Worth, TX, Dianne Parks of Decatur, GA, Elaine Willis (Gregory) of Bunnlevel, NC, Carolyn Jean Harris (Pastor James L. Harris) of Manchester, GA, nine aunts; Mae Bell Blue, Jerelene Parks, Ellene Mason of Atlanta, GA, Elizabeth Parks of Jonesboro, GA, Anne Sue Parks of Las Vegas, NV, Ruby Parks of Atlanta, GA, Percy Nelson of Toledo, OH, Virginia Griggs of Flint, MI, Annie Bell Hodge of Cincinnati, OH, two uncles; Warner Parks (Juanita) of Greenville, GA, Leoner Parks ...[more]