St. Clair County Obits

VERA ELIZABETH PARKS

St. Clair County Courier
March 1969

Funeral services were held at Consalus Funeral Home in Clinton March 5 for Vera Elizabeth Callahan Parks who died March 2 at Clinton General following an illness of four weeks.

Rev. Amos Jackson officiated at the service and burial was made in Wright's Creek Cemetery.

Mrs. Parks, daighter of Thomas Jackson and Lula B. Smith Callahan was born
July 2, 1894 in Bates County. She was married April 5, 1916 to Charlie Lee Parks. Seven children were born to the couple.

She was preceded in death by two children and two sisters, Velma and Erma.

She was a member of the Wright's Creek Baptist Church.

Survivors are her husband; children, Mrs. Robert Monard, Montrose, Lauren Parks, Odessa, Mrs. Orville Gardner, Osceola, Mrs. D.W. Chatelin,Jr., Denver, and Mrs. Jesse Huffman, Jr., Kansas City, 20 grandchildren, four great grandchildren; and sisters and brothers, Mrs. Vera McClerran, Edwin Callahan, Mrs. Edna Loyd, Norvin Callahan, Mrs. Olive Suiter, Marion Callahan, Mrs. Viola McLaughlin, Mrs. Inez Rutledge, Clyde Callahan, and Kermit Callahan.