Funeral services for Mr. Walter Parks King, age 68 of Rainbow City, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 9, 2016, at Collier-Butler Chapel. Bros. Lauil Thompson and Matt Wethington will officiate with burial to follow at Williams-Southside Memorial Park. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services directing.
Mr. King passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, at his residence.
Parks was a 1967 graduate of Gadsden High School and a 1971 graduate of Jacksonville State University. He worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for 33 years before retiring. Parks loved baseball and was an avid Atlanta Braves fan. He was also an avid JSU Football fan. He enjoyed teaching and coaching t-ball, little league baseball, church basketball and tennis, and had a love for fishing. Parks was proud to be a Deacon at Southside Baptist Church. His three grandchildren were the loves of his life and his greatest joy.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Parks King, Jr.; step-father, B.W. Rothrock; and mother, Doris Henderson.
Parks is survived by his wife of 45 years, Diane Gorham King; sons, Matthew Brandon King and Jeffrey Allen King (Holly); grandchildren, Jilliane King, Jackson King and Avery King; brother, Bruce King (Anne); step-brother, Herbert Rothrock (Belinda); step-sisters, Lydia Howard (Gary) and Harriett Atkins (Travis); mother-in-law, Louise Gorham; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Deacons of Southside Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men’s Bible Study, the Pat Christopher Sunday School Class, and the Deacons of Southside Baptist Church.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Southside Baptist Church Building Fund.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Dr. Daniel Sparks and staff, 7th Floor at Riverview Regional Medical Center, and his neighbors.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.collier-butler.com.
Arrangements under the direction of Collier-Butler Funeral & Cremation Services, Gadsden, AL.
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