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Matthew William Parks

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Matthew William Parks Veteran

Birth
New Jersey, USA
Death
30 Jan 2006 (aged 80)
Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Cinnaminson, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
• MASONIC SECTION / LOT 469
Memorial ID
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~ MILITARY INFORMATION ~

Private First Class Parks served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company F
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~ OBITUARY INFORMATION ~

~ MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY ~

The Honorable Matthew W Parks, 80, died on:
• Monday, January 30, 2006

His funeral service date / time / location was:
• Saturday, February 4, 2006 @ 10:00 am
• Eichel Funeral Home / 8233 Maple Avenue / Pennsauken, New Jersey

His military service details included:
• Was a World War II Veteran
• Was captured in December 1944 as a POW by Germany; released in May 1945

His vocation history included:
• Being sworn in as an attorney in 1952
• Former managing partner of the firm Plone Tomar Parks Seigler Simonoff and Adourian of Haddonfield
• Was appointed to the bench as Judge of Compensation of the State of New Jersey in 1987
(retired in 2001)

His church affiliation consisted of:
• Was a former Sunday School Superintendent of Saint George's Wesley Methodist Church in Camden

He was a member of:
• Lions International (for over fifty years)
• Camden Lions Club (past president)
• Board of Trustees of Lions District 16c (past president)
• Lions Eye Band of Delaware Valley
• South Jersey Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division

He was survived by:
Grace E Wilson Parks (his wife)
(12/23/1925 - 07/18/2017)
• Marilyn Parks (his daughter, of Stratford)
• Gary Parks (his son, of Phoenix, Arizona)
• Three grandchildren
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~ OBIT SOURCE: Courier-Post (February 2, 2006)
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~ MILITARY INFORMATION ~

Private First Class Parks served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company F
____________________________________________

~ OBITUARY INFORMATION ~

~ MEDFORD, NEW JERSEY ~

The Honorable Matthew W Parks, 80, died on:
• Monday, January 30, 2006

His funeral service date / time / location was:
• Saturday, February 4, 2006 @ 10:00 am
• Eichel Funeral Home / 8233 Maple Avenue / Pennsauken, New Jersey

His military service details included:
• Was a World War II Veteran
• Was captured in December 1944 as a POW by Germany; released in May 1945

His vocation history included:
• Being sworn in as an attorney in 1952
• Former managing partner of the firm Plone Tomar Parks Seigler Simonoff and Adourian of Haddonfield
• Was appointed to the bench as Judge of Compensation of the State of New Jersey in 1987
(retired in 2001)

His church affiliation consisted of:
• Was a former Sunday School Superintendent of Saint George's Wesley Methodist Church in Camden

He was a member of:
• Lions International (for over fifty years)
• Camden Lions Club (past president)
• Board of Trustees of Lions District 16c (past president)
• Lions Eye Band of Delaware Valley
• South Jersey Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division

He was survived by:
Grace E Wilson Parks (his wife)
(12/23/1925 - 07/18/2017)
• Marilyn Parks (his daughter, of Stratford)
• Gary Parks (his son, of Phoenix, Arizona)
• Three grandchildren
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~ OBIT SOURCE: Courier-Post (February 2, 2006)
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Inscription

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PFC US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
BRONZE STAR MEDAL
PRISONER OF WAR
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  • Created by: KATHY
  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70041985/matthew_william-parks: accessed ), memorial page for Matthew William Parks (23 Jul 1925–30 Jan 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70041985, citing Lakeview Memorial Park, Cinnaminson, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).