September 25, 1946 — December 22, 2025
Dike
Steve Parks, age 79, of Dike, Texas passed away on December 22, 2025, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler TX. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
Steve was born on September 25, 1946, in Kankakee, Illinois to Calvin Parks and Dorothy Baechler. He married Dianna Lynn Moore on October 17, 1975, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Steve was a retired truck driver. He was a man of the Christian faith, and a proud veteran of the USMC who served in Vietnam.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dianna Parks, sons; Shawn Parks (Angie), Ronnie Parks, sister, Charlene Cash Meserve, brothers; Jerry Miller, Ron Miller and his grandchildren; Nicholas Parks, Chase Parks, Heidi Montoya, Connor Parks, Abby Montoya, Cooper Parks, and Avery Montoya, as well as many nieces & nephews who were loved as his own.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Calvin Parks and Dorothy Halliwill, daughter, Amy Michelle Parks, and his brothers, Calvin A. Parks, and Jackie Lee Miller
