Darrold Wesley PARKS

1916 - 2011  (94 years)

• Name	Darrold Wesley PARKS
  Birth	26 Apr 1916	Princeton, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Apr 2011	Sonoma County, California
  Burial	Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California
  Notes	He and his parents lived in Aitkin at the time of the 1920 census. In the 1940 census, he and Dorothy and their two sons lived in Aitkin. Darrol was an automobile salesman. He had had four years of high school, Dorothy had had three. Five years earlier, he had lived in Isle in Mille Lacs County, she had lived elsewhere in Aitkin County. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on May 18, 1945, at Fort Snelling although he resided in Aitkin. He was married, had four years of high school, and was a bookkeeper in civilian life. Lived in 2321 Hilltop Court in Santa Rosa, California, in the early 1970s. Lived at 271 Parque Fuente in Rohnert Park in 1993. Survived his sister Eileen who died in May of 2005. He was an automobile salesman in Santa Rosa. In the 1953 Santa Rosa city directory, he was a salesman for Jansen Motor. He and Dorothy lived at 1804 Beaver. In the 1968 and 1970 Santa Rosa city directories, he was a salesman for Veale Volksagen. He and Dorothy lived at 2321 Hilltop Court. Darrold W. “Sparky” Parks passed away April 10, 2011. A native of Minnesota, he was born in Princeton on April 26, 1916. He grew up on his family's farm where he learned the value of hard work and a good education. He graduated as the valedictorian of his High School class of 1935. He served in the U.S. Army toward the end of World War II and worked in defense at Hill Air Force Field in Layton, UT. From an early age, Darrold was the consummate salesman, beginning with automobile sales in Aitkin, Minnesota and, after relocating to Santa Rosa, he continued to sell cars until his retirement. The love of his life was his wife Dorothy. They were together for seventy years before her passing. Darrold leaves behind sons Don and David and daughter Cheryl, five grandchildren and many great grandchildren. A special thank you to his granddaughter Dava who took wonderful care of Darrold after his wife's passing. He is preceded in death by two sisters and is survived by a brother and two sisters. These siblings shared a lifelong kinship and he will sorely be missed. The care from the staff of the Golden Living Center-London House is greatly appreciated. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at the Parent-Sorensen Mortuary located at 301 South Main Street, Sebastopol.
  Person ID	I8328	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Louise MACKAMAN,   b. 29 Dec 1919, Aitkin County, Minnesota d. 28 Dec 2007, Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1937	Aitkin County, Minnesota
  	Congegational Church, Aitkin
  Children	1. David Wesley PARKS,   b. 28 Nov 1939, Crow Wing County, Minnesota d. 19 Mar 2014, California (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F6270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2012