Opal Marie Parks^[1]

Abt 1917 - 2001  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Opal Marie Parks
  Born	Abt 1917	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 1, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	20 Dec 2001	Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Buried	23 Dec 2001	Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I101270	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Hiram Frederick Parks,   b. 5 Mar 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Mar 1971, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Campbell,   b. 13 Dec 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Oct 1963, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years)
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F36648	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Lewis Ramsey,   b. 17 Jan 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Dec 1959  (Age 50 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1935	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	1. Barney Ramsey + 2. Vivian Ramsey,   b. 28 Dec 1938,   d. 10 Jul 2010  (Age 71 years) + 3. David C. "D. C." Ramsey,   b. 4 Apr 1939  (Age 85 years) + 4. Mary Ramsey + 5. Brenda Ramsey,   b. 4 Jan 1943  (Age 81 years)   6. John Dale Ramsey,   b. Sep 1945  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F36647	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1917 - Tennessee Married - 26 Apr 1935 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 20 Dec 2001 - Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 23 Dec 2001 - Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 20 Dec 2001. Opal Marie Ramsey, age 84, went to be with her Lord Thursday, December 20, 2001, at her home in Del Rio. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Lewis Ramsey; mother, Rebekah Parks; father and step-mother, Hiram and Ada Parks; and brothers, James Parks, General Parks, David Parks, and Ward Parks. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Barney and Carolyn Ramsey; daughter, Vivian Ramsey; son and daughter-in-law, D.C. and Wilma Ramsey; daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Hollis Stinson; son and daughter-in-law, John Dale and Brenda Ramsey; daughter, Brenda Smith; grandchildren, Glen Dale Stinson, Rebecca Ramsey, Mark Ramsey, Pat Taylor, Jarred Taylor, Teresa Smith, Amy Gregg, Marcie Smith, David Ramsey, Jesse Ramsey, and Rodney Huskey; great-grandchildren, Tish Stinson, Cory Smith, Chesney Smith, Maggie Gregg, Chloe Smith, and Sydney Taylor; great-great-grandchildren, Paige Stinson and Megan Finchum. Funeral service will be 8 p.m. Saturday at the Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dale Maloy officiating. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Sunday at the Clark Cemetery, Del Rio. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Manes Funeral Home. Manes Funeral Home is in charge. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Opal Parks Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: District 01, Cocke, Tennessee, United States District: 0001 Gender: Female Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1917 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Household ID: 191 Line Number: 82 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2238 GS Film number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 004548152 Image Number: 00027 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Hiram Parks M 38 Tennessee Wife Rebecca Parks F 36 Tennessee Son Marshall Parks M 15 Tennessee Daughter Opal Parks F 13 Tennessee Son Pershing Parks M 10 Tennessee Son David Parks M 7 Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: John Ramsey Titles and Terms: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 26 Apr 1935 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Age: 26 Birth Year (Estimated): 1909 Father's Name: Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Opal Parks Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1914 Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Mother's Name: Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 14 GS Film number: 1928650 Digital Folder Number: 004485965 Image Number: 00040