Violet Mary Clark Parks, 84, formerly of Akron died at her home in Ault Thursday.
Mrs. Parks was born May 13,1917, in Bancroft, Neb., to Arthur and Mary Johnson Clark. Her family moved to Flagler when she was a small child, and she grew up and attended school there. She was married to Virgil McFarlin and lived in the Anton community for several years.
On July 24,1954, she married Virgal Parks, and they farmed and ranched south of Akron for 35 years. They especially enjoyed being together working on their home, visiting friends or harvesting their crops, and they were active members of the Anton Bethel Union Church.
Mrs. Parks enjoyed the visits of her grandchildren to the farm.
The Parkses retired from farming and moved to Fort Morgan in 1989 where they lived until his death in 1994. In 1996, she moved to Ault to be closer to her family. She enjoyed maintaining her close friendships from Akron and Fort Morgan after she moved. She also enjoyed attending school functions and athletic events with her great-grandsons.
Mrs. Parks was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgal; one sister Verene, who died in infancy, and one brother, Vernon.
She is survived by her children, Richard McFarlin of Littleton and Linda Kuhlman of Fort Collins; her grandchildren and great grandchildren; brothers Virgil Clark of Denver and Victor Clark of Andalusia, Ill.
Funeral services were conducted today at 11 a.m. from the Bethel Union Church in Anton with Pastor Chris Shubert and Rev. Mike Kinney officiating. Interment followed in the Akron Cemetery with Brenner Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice.
Fort Morgan Times
December 17, 2001
Mrs. Parks was born May 13,1917, in Bancroft, Neb., to Arthur and Mary Johnson Clark. Her family moved to Flagler when she was a small child, and she grew up and attended school there. She was married to Virgil McFarlin and lived in the Anton community for several years.
On July 24,1954, she married Virgal Parks, and they farmed and ranched south of Akron for 35 years. They especially enjoyed being together working on their home, visiting friends or harvesting their crops, and they were active members of the Anton Bethel Union Church.
Mrs. Parks enjoyed the visits of her grandchildren to the farm.
The Parkses retired from farming and moved to Fort Morgan in 1989 where they lived until his death in 1994. In 1996, she moved to Ault to be closer to her family. She enjoyed maintaining her close friendships from Akron and Fort Morgan after she moved. She also enjoyed attending school functions and athletic events with her great-grandsons.
Mrs. Parks was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgal; one sister Verene, who died in infancy, and one brother, Vernon.
She is survived by her children, Richard McFarlin of Littleton and Linda Kuhlman of Fort Collins; her grandchildren and great grandchildren; brothers Virgil Clark of Denver and Victor Clark of Andalusia, Ill.
Funeral services were conducted today at 11 a.m. from the Bethel Union Church in Anton with Pastor Chris Shubert and Rev. Mike Kinney officiating. Interment followed in the Akron Cemetery with Brenner Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice.
Fort Morgan Times
December 17, 2001
Violet Mary Clark Parks, 84, formerly of Akron died at her home in Ault Thursday.
Mrs. Parks was born May 13,1917, in Bancroft, Neb., to Arthur and Mary Johnson Clark. Her family moved to Flagler when she was a small child, and she grew up and attended school there. She was married to Virgil McFarlin and lived in the Anton community for several years.
On July 24,1954, she married Virgal Parks, and they farmed and ranched south of Akron for 35 years. They especially enjoyed being together working on their home, visiting friends or harvesting their crops, and they were active members of the Anton Bethel Union Church.
Mrs. Parks enjoyed the visits of her grandchildren to the farm.
The Parkses retired from farming and moved to Fort Morgan in 1989 where they lived until his death in 1994. In 1996, she moved to Ault to be closer to her family. She enjoyed maintaining her close friendships from Akron and Fort Morgan after she moved. She also enjoyed attending school functions and athletic events with her great-grandsons.
Mrs. Parks was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgal; one sister Verene, who died in infancy, and one brother, Vernon.
She is survived by her children, Richard McFarlin of Littleton and Linda Kuhlman of Fort Collins; her grandchildren and great grandchildren; brothers Virgil Clark of Denver and Victor Clark of Andalusia, Ill.
Funeral services were conducted today at 11 a.m. from the Bethel Union Church in Anton with Pastor Chris Shubert and Rev. Mike Kinney officiating. Interment followed in the Akron Cemetery with Brenner Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice.
Fort Morgan Times
December 17, 2001
Mrs. Parks was born May 13,1917, in Bancroft, Neb., to Arthur and Mary Johnson Clark. Her family moved to Flagler when she was a small child, and she grew up and attended school there. She was married to Virgil McFarlin and lived in the Anton community for several years.
On July 24,1954, she married Virgal Parks, and they farmed and ranched south of Akron for 35 years. They especially enjoyed being together working on their home, visiting friends or harvesting their crops, and they were active members of the Anton Bethel Union Church.
Mrs. Parks enjoyed the visits of her grandchildren to the farm.
The Parkses retired from farming and moved to Fort Morgan in 1989 where they lived until his death in 1994. In 1996, she moved to Ault to be closer to her family. She enjoyed maintaining her close friendships from Akron and Fort Morgan after she moved. She also enjoyed attending school functions and athletic events with her great-grandsons.
Mrs. Parks was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Virgal; one sister Verene, who died in infancy, and one brother, Vernon.
She is survived by her children, Richard McFarlin of Littleton and Linda Kuhlman of Fort Collins; her grandchildren and great grandchildren; brothers Virgil Clark of Denver and Victor Clark of Andalusia, Ill.
Funeral services were conducted today at 11 a.m. from the Bethel Union Church in Anton with Pastor Chris Shubert and Rev. Mike Kinney officiating. Interment followed in the Akron Cemetery with Brenner Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Heartland Home Health Care & Hospice.
Fort Morgan Times
December 17, 2001
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