Rosie Lee Parks, age 77, of Okeechobee, died Sunday, August 4, 2002, at Okeechobee.
Mrs. Parks was born on August 4, 1925, in Thompson, Ga., to the late Hester Bell, Sr. and Mamie Griffin Bell. She had been a resident of Okeechobee for 55 years.
Survivors include: her husband of 54 years, Curtis Parks of Okeechobee; one son, Corbin Bethel of Okeechobee; one daughter, Alma Grace of Okeechobee; three stepchildren, Jim Parks of New York, Alberta Thomas of Dublin, Ga., and Alga (Willie) Cope of Okeechobee; two brothers, Alfred Bell of Decatur, Ga. and Hester Bell Jr. of Thompson, Ga.; five Godchildren, Pat Grant, Kim Palmer, Rose (Booker) Ferrell, Manford Cotton and Sharrod Worthen; six sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and friends.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Parks was born on August 4, 1925, in Thompson, Ga., to the late Hester Bell, Sr. and Mamie Griffin Bell. She had been a resident of Okeechobee for 55 years.
Survivors include: her husband of 54 years, Curtis Parks of Okeechobee; one son, Corbin Bethel of Okeechobee; one daughter, Alma Grace of Okeechobee; three stepchildren, Jim Parks of New York, Alberta Thomas of Dublin, Ga., and Alga (Willie) Cope of Okeechobee; two brothers, Alfred Bell of Decatur, Ga. and Hester Bell Jr. of Thompson, Ga.; five Godchildren, Pat Grant, Kim Palmer, Rose (Booker) Ferrell, Manford Cotton and Sharrod Worthen; six sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and friends.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Rosie Lee Parks, age 77, of Okeechobee, died Sunday, August 4, 2002, at Okeechobee.
Mrs. Parks was born on August 4, 1925, in Thompson, Ga., to the late Hester Bell, Sr. and Mamie Griffin Bell. She had been a resident of Okeechobee for 55 years.
Survivors include: her husband of 54 years, Curtis Parks of Okeechobee; one son, Corbin Bethel of Okeechobee; one daughter, Alma Grace of Okeechobee; three stepchildren, Jim Parks of New York, Alberta Thomas of Dublin, Ga., and Alga (Willie) Cope of Okeechobee; two brothers, Alfred Bell of Decatur, Ga. and Hester Bell Jr. of Thompson, Ga.; five Godchildren, Pat Grant, Kim Palmer, Rose (Booker) Ferrell, Manford Cotton and Sharrod Worthen; six sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and friends.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Parks was born on August 4, 1925, in Thompson, Ga., to the late Hester Bell, Sr. and Mamie Griffin Bell. She had been a resident of Okeechobee for 55 years.
Survivors include: her husband of 54 years, Curtis Parks of Okeechobee; one son, Corbin Bethel of Okeechobee; one daughter, Alma Grace of Okeechobee; three stepchildren, Jim Parks of New York, Alberta Thomas of Dublin, Ga., and Alga (Willie) Cope of Okeechobee; two brothers, Alfred Bell of Decatur, Ga. and Hester Bell Jr. of Thompson, Ga.; five Godchildren, Pat Grant, Kim Palmer, Rose (Booker) Ferrell, Manford Cotton and Sharrod Worthen; six sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and friends.
Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
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