Nolan County, TX - Obituaries - Rev. G.W. Parks ************************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************************* 84 year old Baptist minister, Rev. Parks, dies at Roscoe ROSCOE, April 6 - The Rev. G.W. Parks, 84, Baptist minister who had held pastorates throughout a wide West Texas area, died at Friday at his home here. He had been ill for some time and confined to his bed for the last four months. Funeral incomplete with Adams Funeral home in charge of arrangements. Survivors: widow, 3 sons - John Parks of Abilene, Herman of Dallas, George of Roscoe; 4 daughters - Mrs. A.I. Skiles of Georgetown, KY; Mrs. Ora Parker of Kingville, Mrs. L.B. Dawson of Corpus Christi, Mrs. H.G. Griffith of Atlanta, GA; 1 brother - Rev. J.C. Parks of Rotan. Last February Rev. Parks was honored by the Lions Club as Roscoe's "outstanding citizen" and the Texas Baptist Convention once named him as the outstanding rural minister of Texas. The late president of Hardin-Simmons University, Dr. J.D. Sandefer, several times offered him the Bible chair at H-SU and is quoted as saying: "If I were to choose the one minister I could listen to and enjoy every Sunday, it would be the Rev. G.W. Parks." The HSU post was declined because Parks wanted to stay "a small town minister." Parks was born 14 June 1866 and married the former Annie Victoria Cain on 15 January 1899 and they celebrated their 63d anniversary last January. During his career he had been pastor of churches at Scranton, Ovalo, Clyde, Baird, Gorman, Eastland, Carbon, Spade, Paynes Chapel and was pastor of the Roscoe First Baptist church for 11 years. he retired at the age of 80 while he was pastor of the Hermleigh Baptist church. Abilene Reporter-News Saturday, 7 April 1951