fyi Nancy's mother
-----Original Message----- From: Bueler Mortuary To: dtntaylor@aol.com Sent: Sat, Apr 17, 2010 12:26 pm Subject: Myrtle Parks obituary-
Myrtle Phillips Parks passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010 after complications from cancer. She was born on April 21, 1923 in Pocatello Idaho, the second child and oldest daughter of Morgan Phillips and Sena Mae Higgins. On April 9, 1943 she married Melvin Ray Parks. The early years of her life were spent in Pocatello and Inkom, Idaho. Together, she and Mel raised their family and also lived in Boise, Sanpete County, UT and the last 27 years she has lived in Peoria, AZ. Myrt will be remembered for her service in her church, her craft and decorating hobbies, and most of all, for her devotion to her family and friends. She is survived by her children Nancy (Del) Taylor, Starla (Dick) James, Hal (Shauna) Parks, Jerry (Joy) Parks, and Tom (Robin) Parks. She is also survived by her 29 grandchildren, 57 great grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren two brothers, Bill and Ridge Phillips, and two sisters, Wilma (Al) Allen and Dorothy (John) Green. Myrt was preceded in death by her beloved Mel in 1995,
infant daughter Linda Rae and her three brothers. A visitation will be held 6-8 PM on Wednesday, April 21 at the Peoria Stake Center of the LDS Church, 12951 North 83rd Avenue, Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, April 22, also at the church. She will be laid to rest in the Norton Cemetery in McCammon, Idaho next to her husband and baby daughter. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 1. Arrangements in Idaho will be handled by Wood Funeral Home and in Arizona by Bueler Mortuary in Chandler.
John lived on Reedy River in Guilford Co. until about 1845. All of the brothers moved at one time or another to upper Montgomery Co. NC. John and his family lived in Montgomery Co. near Lovejoy Church on Dennison Creek. Lewis and George married sisters....either Allens or Simmons. Wm's wife was a sister to Dennis Presnall's wife.
In a few years, the brothers moved apart...John moved to Pisgah, Union Twnshp., Randolph, NC about 1847-48; Lewis to whiat is now Seagrove, NC, George went back to Rockingham Co. and Wm to Robeson Co. now Hoke Co. NC.
After John and Mary moved to Pisgah, NC, they donated part of the land where Pisgah Meth. Ch and school house were locate. They were charter members of the church. It was organized in 1866. Most of the children lived in that community. John did not believe that slavery was right and naturally his sons shared this same feeling. When the war started John Brooks and Wm went to near Wilmington (Fort fisher) where they worked in the shipyaards for the south. Conditions became so bad and they were not paid, food was scarse,. Brooks took yellow fever (after the Northern army shipped the body of a person who had died with yellow fever into Wilmington) causing an outbreak of yellow fever. Wm., Brooks and a neighbor decided to slip away and go home. They were able to get passage on a boat to Fayetteville. From there they walked at night and hid in the daytime eating berries and anything else they could find. They slipped in home as there were hunters (men who hunted for people not wanting to fight and at times if caught they were put to death). They hid at home and at night dug a cave on their father's farm not far from Pisgah Church. While digging the cave they took the dirt to the creek to dispose of it. They made a cover for the cave and covered it with tar to make dirt and leaves stick to it so that the ground would not look as though it had been disturbed. Once Brooks slipped home to get something to eat and hunters came but he was able to get to the barn and escaped while one of his sisters talked to them.