Burkett I. ''Curley'' Parks

Parks, Burkett I. (Curley), age 78 of Maryville, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee. He was a devoted member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Lucy Parks; brothers and sisters, Lois, Jay, Buneau, Mae, Gertrude and Bobby; son-in-law, Lewis E. Hayes, Jr. Survivors include his devoted wife, Ruth Parks; children, Sharon Clark and husband Hugh and Wayne Parks and wife Charlene; grandchildren, Amy Hayes, Rebecca Bledsoe and husband Mike, Cassie Rule and husband Robbie, Jason Parks, Kelly Crockett and husband Chris, Robin Hayes and husband Mike, Brent Stewart of Nashville; special “granddaughter”, Angie Corbett; great grandchildren, Caylor and Lance Crockett, Alaina Hayes. Funeral services will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glenn Grubb officiating. Family and friends will meet at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Clark’s Grove Cemetery for the interment service. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Madison Avenue Baptist Church Building Fund or Church Library, 1918 Madison Avenue, Maryville, TN 37804; or to Children’s Hospital of East Tennessee, 2018 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37916. McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, Maryville 982-6812 www.mccammonammonsclick.com