Living

Parks, Melvin Chadwick

1926 - 2022  (96 years)

Birth	3 Oct 1926	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Died	8 Dec 2022	Clermont, Ohio, USA
Father	Parks, Wilmoth Henry,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Bankston, Neulah Cleo,   b. 16 Nov 1906, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	Oct 1923
Family 1	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX   2. Living   3. Living
Family 2	Denn, Shirley Ann,   b. Abt 1936, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Married	Dec 1972	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH

Walker, Kathern Lavona

1924 - 1971  (47 years)

Birth	1 Jul 1924	Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Died	30 Aug 1971	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH
Buried	Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Avon, Lorain Co., OH
Father	Walker, Thomas Franklin,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co. TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Durham, Lillie Mae,   b. 9 Sep 1900
Relationship	natural
Married	28 Sep 1919	Rhea Co., TN by Rev. W. J. McLarrin John Porter, Bond
Family	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX   2. Living   3. Living

Living

Family	Living

• Person ID	I1	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Dec 2022, Clermont, Ohio, USA (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Aug 1971, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA   [1]
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S221] Family information provided by Kenneth Melvin Parks.