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Submitted: 4/26/24 • Approved: 4/26/24 • Last Updated: 4/29/24 • R593639-G593639-S3
Wendal Parks
1920-2002
Doraine Anderson Parks
1925-2018
Married 9-12-45
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*Obituary Doraine Anderson Parks
Doraine Shirley Parks died March 26, 2018, in Lakeway, Texas. She spent her final days surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service in remembrance and celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Kingsland Community Church in Kingsland, with a graveside service to follow at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring.
Doraine was born on March 10, 1925 in Watertown, South Dakota to Oscar Anderson and Hannah Aronson Anderson.
Doraine was of full Norwegian ancestry; her paternal grandfather was the last of her family to immigrate to the United States. During World War II, Doraine moved to Boise, Idaho, where she served as a secretary to a Colonel in the United States Air Force and—far more important to her life’s story—met the young Roy Wendal Parks. Wendal knew Doraine was a once-in-a-lifetime woman and wasted little time securing her hand in marriage. They married on September 12, 1945, and soon thereafter moved to Big Spring, Texas, where they established firm roots in the community that remain to this day.
Doraine gave birth to two girls who share a deep love and admiration of her: Laura Parks McEwen in 1950 and Lana Parks in 1954.
Doraine and Wendal lived in Big Spring until retirement in 1985, when they moved to Kingsland, Texas. There, they enjoyed nothing more than square dancing, playing bridge, participating in church activities, and building a lifetime of memories on the lake with their family.
Doraine’s lasting legacy will be her strength, kindness, and pure love for life and family. That legacy will continue to inspire her surviving family members who will miss her dearly: girls, Laura Parks McEwen and Lana Parks; grandchildren and families, Torbin McEwen and Lynn McNeill; Kisa McEwen Stevens and Josh Stevens; Drew McEwen and Melisa McEwen; 4 greatgrandchildren; family friend, Darla Walls.
Doraine was preceded in death by her husband Wendal; mother Hannah, father Oscar, sister Arlene, and brothers Marlow (infant), Marlow, and Melford.
Obituary published by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home and Cremation Services - March 27, 2018.
Contributed on 4/26/24 by neldapat
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