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Note: His life began in Hays County, Texas near Goforth. Later his parents moved to Memphis in Hall County, Texas. I believe they bought a farm but lost it and moved to Dickens County, near Spur. This is where the family stayed for many years and there in the Spur Memorial Cemetery are where many of them are buried. Delos told his son he attained his height of about 6 foot by the time he was 13 years old. He had heavy dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He farmed with his father off and on for several years, going off to the wheat/grain harvest sometimes and working in Dallas once. He and Maggie both went to Barber College in Oklahoma City, Delos quit before finishing, but Maggie got her certificate. Neither of them ever did this as a profession. Delos found out a few years before his death that he had diabetes, after an accident at the gin where he worked, but he would not watch his diet and did not take his medicine. Some thought because he was a large, healthy looking man, that he was lazy, but most of his problem stemed from the untreated diabetes. His wife says he was ordained into the Assembly of God Church, but the offices of the church can find no records, but he did preach for several years around Spur and held some revivals, I'm told. They are perhaps some of those records which disappear sometimes, or perhaps he made the profession, but never followed through on the paper work. His wife said he would work hard on the farm with his father and about when time came to lay-by the crop for the year, his father would pick a fight and then Delos, Maggie and L.D. would leave and never get the crop profits due them. Delos was a strict parent,and when he told L.D. to do something, he meant for him to do it NOW, and a few times had to show L.D. what he meant. He did not get out and play ball or other games with his son, perhaps he was not sport minded, and also did not have the energy, due to his diabetic condition. Found on the Dickens Co., TX Genweb site, Spur Cemetery link from the Dickens County Times Thursday October 6, 1938 Funeral for D.E. Parks Today D.E. (Delos) Parks who had been in ill health the past two years, died in the local sanitarium about nine 0'clock last Wednesday evening. Funeral services were held at the Assembly of God church at two O'clock Thursday afternoon. The Rev. James Nelson of Vera conducted the rites and was assisted by Rev. Fortenbury, the pastor. Interment was in Spur Cemetery with Ward's Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Parks was a native Texan and born in Hays County, December 16,1902. He came with his parents to Dickens County in 1918 and made his home here since that time.He was married to Miss Maggie Horn in April 1923. One child in the home, L.D. Parks age 13. He became a Christian when about 15 years of age and was devoted and faithful member of the Assembly of God Church. His close friends said so many complimentary things about him and especially spoke of his devoted christian attitude. He is survived by his wife, and son, his parents Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Parks of Highway community; four brothers A.R. Parks of Dallas, Gordon Parks of Spur, Martin and Bill Parks of California, two sisters Mrs. Beryl Bilbrey of California and Mrs. Bernice Markham.
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