Charles Ricky Parks

Ricky Parks age 71, passed away on Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 in Temple, Texas.  

Private interment will be at Pearl Cemetery.

Charles Richard “Ricky” Parks was born April 28, 1952 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Samuel and Peggy Sue Ballard Parks.  He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur.  Ricky was baptized at Proctor Street Church of Christ in Port Arthur in 1964. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Peggy Sue Parks; brother, David Gordon Parks; uncle, Ronald James Ballard; cousin, Michael Powell; and an uncle, Clyde Wilson.

Ricky is survived by his two aunts, Betty Jo Wilson of Gatesville and Peggy Ballard of Garland; cousin, Ron Ballard and wife, Laura and their family; as well as several other cousins in Georgia and Texas.