Shirley Parks
January 12, 1936 — September 2, 2025
Shirley Parks, 89, of Box Springs, GA died Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Piedmont Midtown.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00pm, Friday, September 5, 2025 at Parkhill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Road Columbus GA 31907 according to McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, GA 31907.
Shirley was born on January 12, 1936 in Opelika, AL to the late Rio Reese and Ivorline Meyers. She was a member of Geneva Baptist Church.
Other than her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Theodore H. Parks Jr and her son, Jeffery D. Parks and most recently, Robert Dorriety.
Shirley is survived by her children, Roy Parks (Vanessa) of Midland, GA, Peggy Vasquez (Dan Byrd) of Box Springs, GA, Ted Parks (Kathy) of Princeton, TX; sister, Mary DePappa of St. Petersburg, FL; brother, Richard A. Smith of Columbus, GA; grandchildren, Ryan, Kristin, Vicky, Michael, Angela, Allen, Sandy, Theodore, Teddy and Aaron; great grandchildren, Brantly, Morgan, Kynslee, Joseph, Robert, Sarah, Parker, Natalie, Noah, Taylor, Keaton, Theodore, Tatum, and Phoebe, great great-grandchild, John Reed.
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