He leaves to cherish his memory; his wife, Lillie Parks; three children: Freddie M. Parks and Melanie Parks of Cleveland, OH; Patrick A. Parks of Starkville, MS; eight nieces: Jackie Hudson, Lasheen Parks, Adrienne Parks, and Shartina Parks all of Cleveland, OH; Angie Clinton of North Carolina and Cherrie Clinton of Atlanta, GA; Christine Austin of Starkville, MS; and Latish Booker of Little Rock, AR; six nephews: Terry Parks, Lamar Parks, Larry Parks of Cleveland, OH; Franklin L. Austin, Kenneth Clinton, Jeremy Clinton all of Starkville, MS; one brother-in-law: Franklin Austin (Geneva) and one sister-in-law, Patricia Booker all of Starkville, MS; two aunts: Ruth Elliott of Starkville, MS; and Rosie Lee Campbell of Detroit, MI; his mother-in-law, Elizabeth Shoulders; eight grandchildren and a host of other relatives.