Walker, Kathern Lavona

1924 - 1971  (47 years)   Has 82 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

Walker, Thomas Franklin

1896 - 1970  (74 years)

Birth	2 Feb 1896	Rhea Springs, Rhea Co. TN
Died	2 Mar 1970	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Spring City Memory Gardens, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Walker, John Robert,   b. 12 Sep 1875, Athens, McMinn Co., TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Brady, Jane Levona,   b. 29 Jun 1874, TX
Relationship	natural
Married	12 Sep 1893
Family	Durham, Lillie Mae,   b. 9 Sep 1900
Married	28 Sep 1919	Rhea Co., TN by Rev. W. J. McLarrin John Porter, Bond
Children	1. Walker, Lucille,   b. 23 Oct 1920   2. Walker, Wendell Barton,   b. 28 Jul 1922   3. Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   4. Walker, John Perry,   b. 19 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Walker, Imogene,   b. 20 May 1929, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   6. Walker, Raymond Boyd,   b. 25 Apr 1935

Durham, Lillie Mae

1900 - 1976  (75 years)

Birth	9 Sep 1900
Died	25 Jun 1976	Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Buried	Spring City Memory Gardens, Rhea Co., TN
Father	Durham, Samuel D.,   b. 25 Dec 1865, Fentress Co., TN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Thompson, Alma Catherine,   b. 27 Feb 1873, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	10 Mar 1888	Rhea Co. TN by E. S. Cox, JP
Family	Walker, Thomas Franklin,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co. TN
Married	28 Sep 1919	Rhea Co., TN by Rev. W. J. McLarrin John Porter, Bond
Children	1. Walker, Lucille,   b. 23 Oct 1920   2. Walker, Wendell Barton,   b. 28 Jul 1922   3. Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA   4. Walker, John Perry,   b. 19 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   5. Walker, Imogene,   b. 20 May 1929, Rhea, Tennessee, USA   6. Walker, Raymond Boyd,   b. 25 Apr 1935

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

Parks, Sharon Ann

1947 - 2009  (61 years)

Birth	29 Sep 1947	Galveston, TX
Died	2 May 2009	Lorain Co., OH
Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Relationship	natural
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Family	Living
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Living

Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Family	Living

Living

Father	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Mother	Walker, Kathern Lavona,   b. 1 Jul 1924, Meigs, Tennessee, USA
Married	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA
Family 1	Living
Children	1. Living
Family 2	Wilfert, Steven D.

• Name	Walker, Kathern Lavona  [1, 2]
  Birth	1 Jul 1924	Meigs, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  _DNA	Group 008
  Lineage Key	AP
  Death	30 Aug 1971	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH   [4]
  Burial	Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Avon, Lorain Co., OH   [5]
  Person ID	I3	Samuel Parks LK=AP
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Walker, Thomas Franklin,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Rhea Springs, Rhea Co. TN d. 2 Mar 1970, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Durham, Lillie Mae,   b. 9 Sep 1900   d. 25 Jun 1976, Rhea, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Sep 1919	Rhea Co., TN by Rev. W. J. McLarrin John Porter, Bond   [6]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Parks, Melvin Chadwick,   b. 3 Oct 1926, Rhea, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Dec 2022, Clermont, Ohio, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	11 Jan 1944	Rossville, GA   [1]
  Children	1. Parks, Sharon Ann,   b. 29 Sep 1947, Galveston, TX d. 2 May 2009, Lorain Co., OH (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?f3=&f2=parks&f6=lorain&f7=elyria&f8=lorain&f9=&db=ohdeath70-88&ti=0 OHIO DEATHS, 1970-1988 Parks, Kathern L Death Date: 30 August 1971 Place of Death: Elyria, Lorain County Residence: North Ridgeville, Lorain County Gender: Female Race: White Age: 47 Years Marital Status: Married Death Certified by: Physician Work Injury: Autopsy: No Autopsy Birth Date: Birth State: Certificate: 060506 Volume: 20575 Place of Accident: Origin:

  
  

• Sources

  [S221] Family information provided by Kenneth Melvin Parks. [S71] Catherine Lavona Walker, birth certificate no. 50?, Tennesse Department of Public Health, Nashville, photocopy in Parks Family Archives. [S71] Catherine Lavona Walker, birth certificate no. 50?, Tennesse Department of Public Health, Nashville. [S410] Kathern Lavona Parks obituary, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH 31 Aug 1971. copy on file in Parks Family Archives [S410] Kathern Lavona Parks obituary, Elyria Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, Lorain Co., OH 31 Aug 1971. [S455] Marriage Record from Rhea Co. Courthouse, Dayton, TN, MB 12 (1919-1920), 311.