SERVICES: 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Rev. Jim Fox, chaplain of Vista Care Hospice of Amarillo, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Parks was born February 15, 1923 in Eldorado, Oklahoma. He had been a longtime resident of Pampa and worked for Celanese for 30 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of Hobart Baptist Church.SURVIVORS: 3 sons: Gary L. Parks and wife Cyndee of Pampa, Gregg K. Parks of Cortez, Colorado, and Dale K. Parks and wife Margaret of Mount Pleasant; the sons' mother: Marie Parks of Pampa; 12 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren: 2 brothers: Byron Parks of Montrose, Colorado, Ethan Parks of Reydon, Oklahoma; 1 sister: Nadia Martin of Reydon, Oklahoma.MEMORIALS: BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, Texas 79065.