Robert Lee Parks passed away April 14, 2019 at Mt. Olympus Veterans Rehab Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Robert was born the 4th of 6th children in Los Angeles, CA, November 24, 1928 to Ermond and Sada Parks. He served our country during the Korean War. After he returned to the states, he settled in Salt Lake City. There he met his wife and daughter Sandra. Together they had two more children and adopted another daughter. They later divorced.
Robert’s work in carpentry took him to California, Oklahoma, Georgia and back to Salt Lake City. He is survived by his daughters, Melinda Ward and Christina Parks-Lynch and sister, Rachel Coome. He was preceded in death by his step-daughter, Sandra; his son, Robert, Jr.; his grandson, Robert III; his parents and three brothers and one sister.