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Marilyn Ray Parks

July 22, 1936 — May 16, 2024

Theodore, Alabama

Marilyn Ray Parks, age 87, a resident of Theodore, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2024, after an extended illness and while surrounded by her children.

 

Marilyn was born in Port Sulphur, Louisiana, on July 22, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Elbert “E.H.” Harrison and Jesse Lee Howard Ray. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Tillman’s Corner for a number of years before becoming homebound due to an illness. She continued to support the church’s ministry remotely through the church’s television and outreach ministries. 

 

Preceding her in death are her husband of forty years, Vance Parks; her siblings, Barbara Jean Ray, Doyal O’niel Ray, Benjamin “Benny” Harrison Ray; and her grandson, Quinton Walters. 

 

Marilyn is survived by her children, Norman (Vicki) Parks, Brenda Parks (Ron) Visser, Thomas (Trish) Parks, Leroy Parks, and Grace Parks (Danny) Keller; grandchildren, Kimberly Kayusa (Joseph) Williams, Alexis Parks (McHale) Schneider, Brittany Parks, Jordan Parks, Brandon Parks, and Stormi Keller; great-grandson, Joseph “Joey” Williams; sister, Marjorie Ray (Feland); many nieces and nephews; and many other loving relatives and friends.

 

Funeral services will be held at the Foley Chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 2:00 pm.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. 

 

Interment will follow in Miller Memorial Cemetery in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

 

In honor of Marilyn, donations in lieu of flowers, may be made to First Baptist Church of Tillman’s Corner Community Missions in memory of Marilyn Parks.

 

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