Ruth Parks Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ruth Parks (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina), who passed away on April 9, 2025, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ruth Parks to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Cockeran and Sarah Cockeran; her husbands, William Vance Becknell and Rev. Floyd Parks; and her children, Jimmy, Christine Becknell, Warren Shauntee Becknell and Joseph Walter Becknell.
She is survived by: her children, Billie Elaine Gilreath (Charles), Sarah Rose Becknell (Albert), April T Brown, May Magdaline Martin and William Dean FanPatrick Becknell; her grandchildren, Sacajawea Cherjuan Martin (Howard) and Aidan Ward Hodge; and her niece Betty "Vipsey" Dulin (Gary). She is also survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
