William E. "Bill" Parks, 70, died Jan. 1, 2009, at Reno County Hospice House. He was born Sept. 13, 1938, in Hutchinson, the son of Art and Katherine Elam Parks.
A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a 1956, graduate of Hutchinson High School and had attended Hutchinson Junior College.
He had been a longtime food broker and was a volunteer for 10 years for Victory in the Valley Cancer Support Group, involved in transportation of cancer patients.
He was a longtime member of Temple Baptist Church and had been attending The Father's House Church.
On April 21, 1961, he married Sherye Boling in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Steven Whitehurst and Blake Boling, both of Hutchinson, and Roger Parks, The Colony, Texas; a brother, Claude Parks, Hutchinson; a sister, Beth Moore, Severy; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Lance Edward; his parents; and a sister, Maxine Worton.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at The Father's House, with Bishop Quintin Moore presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, all at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum. Memorials may be sent to Reno County Hospice House, or the church, both in care of the funeral home.
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William E. "Bill" Parks, 70, died Jan. 1, 2009, at Reno County Hospice House. He was born Sept. 13, 1938, in Hutchinson, the son of Art and Katherine Elam Parks.
A lifetime Hutchinson resident, he was a 1956, graduate of Hutchinson High School and had attended Hutchinson Junior College.
He had been a longtime food broker and was a volunteer for 10 years for Victory in the Valley Cancer Support Group, involved in transportation of cancer patients.
He was a longtime member of Temple Baptist Church and had been attending The Father's House Church.
On April 21, 1961, he married Sherye Boling in Hutchinson. She survives. Other survivors include: three sons, Steven Whitehurst and Blake Boling, both of Hutchinson, and Roger Parks, The Colony, Texas; a brother, Claude Parks, Hutchinson; a sister, Beth Moore, Severy; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Lance Edward; his parents; and a sister, Maxine Worton.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at The Father's House, with Bishop Quintin Moore presiding. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, all at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum. Memorials may be sent to Reno County Hospice House, or the church, both in care of the funeral home.
Visit the Penwell Gabel website to leave the family a personal message.
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