GLENN PARKS, JR.

It is with great sadness, that the family of Glenn A. Parks, Jr. of Lewisville, Arkansas announces his passing on Sunday , December 6, 2020. Born on October 28, 1940, he was the son of Glenn A. Parks Sr. and Delilah Powell Parks. He lived the majority of his life in Lewisville and Hope where he was beloved by all.

Glenn was a graduate of Harding University obtaining degrees in Theology and Foreign Language. In his early life, he pastored the Church of Christ in Kaufman, Texas. Upon his return to Arkansas, he worked for his father at Parks Products and later founded Parks Title Company.

He was an outdoor enthusiast and loved hunting, gardening, and nature. He is preceded in death by his parents, Glenn A. Parks, Sr., Delilah Powell Parks and sister Modena Parks Jester. He leaves behind one sister, Patricia Parks McClendon, and three children, Dr. Greta Parks, Lana Parks Davis, attorney, husband Gary Davis, Caleb Parks and wife, Suva Parks. He will be forever remembered by four grandchildren, Hilary Herndon, Samantha Davis Harrington, Caroline Parks, Olivia Parks, and four great-grandchildren, Parker and Penelope Chunn, Delilah Parks, and Judah Harrington.

His children wish to express their thanks and gratitude to Autumn Wind and Encompass Health for their care and compassion for their father during his final days. The family also extends a warm thank you to his friend and caregiver, Tony Peterson, among others.

A funeral service in memory of Glenn will be held on Thursday, December 10 at 2p.m. at the A.O. Smith Funeral Home in Stamps, Arkansas, with Reverend Jamie Knighton officiating. He will be laid to rest alongside his parents and family at the Wilson Cemetery in Lewisville, Arkansas.