Obit of Parks, Leon - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 16 Nov 2008 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::White Rose Cemetery--Reydon OK Surnames: Parks, Myers, Duncan, Miller, Whitt, Smith, York, Martin Classification: obituary Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/8815/mb.ashx Leon Parks was born June 10, 1941 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Lora Mae and Dillion Leon Parks, Sr. He passed away May 31, 2008 at Amarillo, Texas at the age of 66 years, 11 months and 21 days. He was married to Viola Myers at Monroe County, TN on October 8, 1979, and they made their home in Reydon. Leon attended Sayre Junior College before studying Electronics at Okmulgee Tech. He later worked at Tinker Air Force Base and obtained his 1st class FFC Commercial Radio License, which enabled him to work as an Engineer at the KDIJ Transmitting Site Tower, located 4 miles east of Sweetwater, Oklahoma. Leon also obtained his General Class Amateur Radio License and was a life member of the AM Radio License and was a life member of the AM Radio Relay League and the Quarter Century Wireless Association. He was a member of several radio networks including the Baptist Amateur Radio Disaster Network and he checked into the Oklahoma/Arkansas Division net daily at 9:00 a.m. and monthly with them. Leon was also a member of the NRA and an accomplished woodworker, metalworker, welder, electrian, cattleman and farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Viola, of the home; 2 daughters, Marlene Duncan and husband, Joe, Riceville, TN, Donna Miller and husband, Karl, Tellico Plains, TN; 4 grandchildren Nicky Lane Whitt, Josh Lynn Whitt, Leisa Miller and Michelle Duncan; 2 sisters, Nyla Smith, Old Mexico and Marietta York, Caribou, ME, 3 brothers, Robert Parks, Gold River, CA; Richard Parks, Visalia, CA, David Parks, Bryan, TX; 2 uncles, Byron Parks, Montrose, CO, Ethyn Parks, Reydon, OK; 1 aunt, Nadia Martin, Reydon, OK; a special friend, Ted Doty and a host of other relatives and friends. Services were held June 3, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Reydon Community Building officated by Dr. Bill Wheeler and Bro. Ray Smart. Burial was held at White Rose Cemetery, Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 5-Jun-2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html