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Surnames: Parks, Mason, Prewitt/Pruett, Davis, Rutledge, Hill, Spears
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The Washington Democrat June 16, 1926 (also date of death)
Nancy Parks, 86, Taken By Death
Hardening of the Arteries Causes Death of Well Known Resident of Veale Township.
Mrs. Nancy A. Parks, a resident of Veale township for the past fifty years, died this
morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs.George Rutledge near Cumback, following an
illness of about a year. Her death, which resulted from hardening of the arteries, came at
11 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Parks was born in Crawford county, Indiana, January 17,
1840 and was past eighty-six years old at the time of her death. She was the daughter of
John and Caroline (Spears) Mason. The deceased was married to James F. Parks and to this
union six children were born, three of whom with the husband preceded her to death. Those
surviving are Mrs. Mary Hill, of this city; Mrs. Lillian Rutledge and Mrs. Magenta Davis,
both of Veale township. Mrs. Parks was well known in the southern part of the county and
was a member of the Aikman Creek Baptist church. The funeral will be held Friday morning
at 10:30 o'clock at the church of which she was a member, Rev. J. S. Sherrill, pastor,
officiating. Burial!
will be made in the adjoining cemetery.
The other children of James and Nancy Mason Parks..are
Richmond Parks b Jan 19, 1859 Bethel, Ind Crawford Co. Ind d Jan 19, 1863 Crawford Co Ind,
Bettie L Parks b March 9, 1873 to Oct 29, 1886 Veale Twp Daviess Co Ind, burial in Aikman
Creek Cem.,Daviess Co. Ind., Saluda Jane Parks b Feb 15, 1868 Veale Twp d July 11, 1869
Veale Twp, Daviess Co. Ind.burial in Aikman Creek Cem. Daviess Co Ind.
Nancy's mother Caroline Spears, Mason, Prewitt (spelled on stone but sons list it as
Pruett) is buried near her grave at Aikman Creek Cem. Daviess Co, Ind. her monument reads
Caroline Prewitt d May 29, 1894 90 yrs old. Her second marriage was to Wm Prewitt/Pruett
of Crawford and Orange Co Ind..she had two sons by him Wm Pruett and Thomas J Pruett (he
is also buried in Aikman Creek near Caroline)