Obituaries

Oree Williams Farr Parks, 91, Dies

Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, March 9, at 4 p.m. from the Chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in Villa Rica with Rev. Micah Williams, Rev. Earl Partain officiating.

Oree Williams Farr Parks, 91 of Douglasville, passed away Wednesday, March 6. A native of Villa Rica, she was born Oct. 16, 1921 the daughter of the late Homer Lee Williams and the late Sarah Frances “Fannie” Browning Williams.

At a young age she accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior while attending her home church of Fullerville Baptist Church and she later became a member of White Oak Springs Baptist Church. She retired from the Villa Rica Cotton Mill. She was a Proverbs 31 Woman who was a blessing to all that knew her. She was devoted to her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Curtis Daniel Farr; second husband, John Parks, Jr. and her sister, Pauline Drummond. She is survived by her daughter, Paulette Crutchfield of Douglasville; stepdaughter, Deborah Parks Hicks of Smyrna; step daughter-in-law, Elaine Parks of Dallas; her brother, Rev. Charles Williams of Villa Rica; one granddaughter, Kimberly Hicks Jackson and her husband, Shane; several nieces and nephews also survive. She was also survived by many who lovingly knew her as “Mama Farr” or “Shug.”

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The family will receive friends at Jones-Wynn Funeral Home of Villa Rica, today from 4 until 9 pm. Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, March 9, at 4 p.m. from the Chapel of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in Villa Rica with Rev. Micah Williams, Rev. Earl Partain officiating.

Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Villa Rica with Rev. Jerry Hollis officiating.

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Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.jones-wynn.com. Jones-Wynn Funeral Home of Villa Rica is in charge of arrangements. For more information, call 770-459-3694.


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