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Bennie Ray Park
Bennie Ray Park
April 19, 1934 - December 26, 2007
BENNY RAY PARK
1934-2007
HOLLOW ROCK: Benny Ray Park, 73, died Wednesday December 26, at Camden General Hospital. Funeral services were Saturday, December 29, at 3:00 p.m. at Solid Rock Ministries with Bro. Bobby Jordan officiating. Burial followed at Prospect Cemetery.
Mr. Park was born April 19, 1934 in Carroll County to the late Glen Park and Othera (Cole) Park. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was a barber, a member of the police force, a bus driver, farmer and a member of the Solid Rock Ministries.
Survivors include: his wife of 51 years, Patsy (Smith) Park; one daughter, Natalie (Terry) Wade of Paris; two sons, Samuel K. (Sherry) Park of Big Sandy, Ron R. Park of Paris; and two sisters, Patsy King of Hollow Rock and Dorothy Robinson of Fort Myers, Florida; four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. [Source McKenzie Banner]
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Benny Ray “Sorghum” Park
Hollow Rock resident Benny Ray “Sorghum” Park, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 26, at Camden General Hospital. Services were held Saturday afternoon, December 29, at Solid Rock Ministries in Huntingdon with Bro. Bobby Jordan officiating. His burial followed at Prospect Cemetery in Hollow Rock. Serving as pallbearers were Terry Wade, Jason Wade, Michael Melton, Keith King, Steven Allen, and Kenny Price. Dwayne Mebane and Spencer Ridley served as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Park was born on April 19, 1934, in Carroll County to the late Glen and Othera (Cole) Park. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served his country during the Korean War. During his life he worked as a barber, a law enforcement officer, a school bus driver, and a farmer. He most lately attended Solid Rock ministries and has served as a Sunday school teacher there and at other church bodies in Carroll County. His favorite pastimes were fishing and studying the Bible.
He leaves behind his wife of 51 years, Patsy (Smith) Park; a daughter, Natalie (Terry) Wade of Paris; two sons, Samuel K. (Sherry) Park of Big Sandy and Ron R. Park of Paris; two sisters, Patsy King of Hollow Rock and Dorothy Robinson of Florida; four grandchildren, Aislinn Crutchfield, Tabatha Melton, Tiffany Wade and Jason Wade; and a great-granddaughter, Summer Melton. [Source: Carroll County NEWS-LEADER]