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Johnnie G. Parks Sr.

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Johnnie G. Parks Sr.

Birth
Death
27 May 2002 (aged 71)
Burial
Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Son of Logan Benjamin and Rosa Woodland Parks.

Father of Gary Parks.

He was raised and attended public schools at Hoopers Island and Centreville, Maryland.

In the early 1950's he served in the U.S. Army and as a young man he worked as a commercial waterman and a diver.

From 1964 to 1970 he taught diesel engine repair at the Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia and from 1970 until 1978 he owned and operated Free State Diesel Service in Mardela Springs.

Prior to 1983 he owned and operated several bars, restaurants, and motels, including the Two Mile House.

For several years in the mid 1980's Mr. Parks lived in Palmetto, Florida and since then has resided in Cambridge.

He was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W., the Cambridge Moose Lodge, and the Elks Lodge in Palmetto.
Son of Logan Benjamin and Rosa Woodland Parks.

Father of Gary Parks.

He was raised and attended public schools at Hoopers Island and Centreville, Maryland.

In the early 1950's he served in the U.S. Army and as a young man he worked as a commercial waterman and a diver.

From 1964 to 1970 he taught diesel engine repair at the Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia and from 1970 until 1978 he owned and operated Free State Diesel Service in Mardela Springs.

Prior to 1983 he owned and operated several bars, restaurants, and motels, including the Two Mile House.

For several years in the mid 1980's Mr. Parks lived in Palmetto, Florida and since then has resided in Cambridge.

He was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W., the Cambridge Moose Lodge, and the Elks Lodge in Palmetto.

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: Jan 26, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17691136/johnnie_g-parks: accessed ), memorial page for Johnnie G. Parks Sr. (30 Jul 1930–27 May 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17691136, citing Dorchester Memorial Park, Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).