Norris Wayne Parks of Pfafftown, NC passed away on June 23, 2024. He was born on October 4, 1958 to Vaughn and Juanita (Hill) Parks in Abilene, TX while his father was stationed at Dyess Air Force Base. Norris attended his later years of school in Imlay City and Dryden, MI. He worked as a press operator at TRW in Romeo, MI before moving to North Carolina.
Norris was preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Inez (Lewis) Parks of Leemont, VA and William and Laverna (Pringle) Hill of Imlay City, MI; many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins; his mother, Juanita, in 2012; and his father, Vaughn, in 2013 in NC.
Norris is survived by his Uncle Graham and Aunt Anna Parks of Bertram, TX; his sister, Yvonne (Parks) Friedmann of Lum, MI; his brother Gary Parks and Kim (Homer) Tokash of Winston-Salem, NC; his nieces Alecia Parks, Magen (Parks) Ruby, and Julia (Friedmann) Miller, all of MI; his nephew, Gabriel Friedmann, currently of CA. He was also blessed with many great nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Norris was baptized by Pastor Zachary King while at Friendship Baptist Church in Pfafftown, NC. His ashes were interred in the family’s burial plot at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem, NC and officiated by R.D. Virgil Dwyer, Jr. of First Baptist Church of Stanleyville, NC on July 10, 2024.
