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June Leonidas Parks Jr.

Birth	:	13 Feb 1922 Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	5 Oct 2009 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.0597000, -81.6502991
Description	:	GAFFNEY, SC-- June L. Parks, 87, of Gaffney, SC, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, went to be with the Lord, Monday, October 5, 2009. Born February 13, 1922, in Hickory, NC, he was the son of June L. and Leta Burroughs Parks and husband of Myra McMillan Parks. He graduated from high school in Weaverville, NC in 1938. Captain Parks received an Army Air Corps military commendation for most hours flown in a military occupational specialty in 1942. He was an instrument instructor at Waco and Hondo Army Air Fields and was a B-17 pilot in World War II. He retired... Read More	GAFFNEY, SC-- June L. Parks, 87, of Gaffney, SC, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, went to be with the Lord, Monday, October 5, 2009. Born February 13, 1922, in Hickory, NC, he was the son of June L. and Leta Burroughs Parks and husband of Myra McMillan Parks. He graduated from high school in Weaverville, NC in 1938. Captain Parks received an Army Air Corps military commendation for most hours flown in a military occupational specialty in 1942. He was an instrument instructor at Waco and Hondo Army Air Fields and was a B-17 pilot in World War II. He retired from Grace Fuel in Asheville and Minette Mills in Grover, NC as president after 35 years of service. He graduated from Limestone College with a B.S. in Business Administration in 1982 and a Masters of Business Administration from The University of South Carolina. He was president of the Lions Club. Mr. Parks was elder at Limestone Presbyterian Church and an elder and charter member of Overbrook Presbyterian Church. He was the president of Gideon International and a commercial instrument pilot. He loved flying. He is now flying with the Lord in 99 Tango. Survivors include his wife of 67 years; one brother, David Parks; and sister, Patty Michael of Asheville, NC; three children, Bill Parks of Newport News, VA, Lynn Evatt and Debbie Nowlin of Spartanburg, SC; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at Overbrook Presbyterian Church officiated by Pastor David Weber. Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery.

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June Leonidas Parks Jr.'s memorial is located at: Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, USA.
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June Leonidas Parks Jr. death on 5 Oct 2009 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.0597000
Longitude: -81.6502991

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Coordinate: 35.0597000, -81.6502991

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