Robert Jackson Parkes
(6 Aug 1932 - 27 Dec 2001)
The pain felt from the death of my father will never be forgotten. Our family
had spent Christmas Eve together in great fashion. A warm day with
reflection, gift giving and perfect meal. The next morning, December 25th, my
father suffered a massive stroke and we lost him within 72 hours. He was 69
years old. We had spent more time together in the year prior to his death than any other
year as we
started getting his golf game back. I can never thank enough all the family and
friends who have helped me and my family get through this truly difficult time.
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Huntsville Times Huntsville, Alabama - Friday, December 28, 2001 Aug. 6, 1932 - Dec. 27, 2001 Robert J. Parkes The Hon. Robert Jackson Parkes of Fayetteville, Tenn., died Thursday. He was 69. Mr. Parkes graduated from Lincoln County High School in 1951 where he lettered in three sports and was student body president. He graduated from the University of the South with a bachelor's degree in political science and from the Vanderbilt University School of Law. He practiced law from 1958 to 1969 before being appointed circuit court judge of the 23rd Judicial District in Tennessee. Survivors include his wife, Mary Constance Parkes; two sons, Robert Jackson ''Bobby'' Parkes Jr. of Fayetteville and John Franklin Parkes of Madison; two brothers, Roy H. ''Hal'' Parkes III of Tullahoma, Tenn., and James ''Skip'' Parkes of Fayetteville; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Higgins with the Revs. Allan Black and Kirk Smith officiating. Burial will be in Lynchburg Cemetery.
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Shelbyville Times -
Gazette Stroke fells longtime judge Parkes served Circuit Court for over 20 years Former Circuit Judge Robert Jackson "Bobby" Parkes, 69, of Fayetteville, died Thursday at Huntsville Hospital following a stroke. Par kes was circuit judge for the 17th District, composed of Bedford, Lincoln, Moore and Marshall counties, for more than 20 years, from 1969 until 1990. (The district was known as the 23rd Judicial District at the time Parkes took office.) He returned to private practice for a decade after leaving the bench.Parkes was a fourth generation lawyer and the grandson of former State Sen. Roy H. Parkes Sr. of Lynchburg. At the time of Parkes' retirement, the court was split into two divisions, which have been presided over ever since by Lee Russell and Charles Lee. Parkes had succeeded Russell's father, William S. Russell, as circuit judge when the elder Russell was named to a state appeals court. "He was a good judge to work with, and he helped me a lot," said Bedford County Circuit Court Clerk Thomas Smith, who took office in 1986 and worked for Parkes for four years. "I had just come into office at that time, and he was very helpful to me." Parkes was a graduate of the University of the South at Sewanee, where he played football, and Vanderbilt University Law School. Parkes is survived by his wife, Mary Constance Parkes; two sons, Robert Jackson ''Bobby'' Parkes Jr. of Fayetteville and John Franklin Parkes of Madison, Ala.; two brothers, Roy H. ''Hal'' Parks III of Tullahoma and James ''Skip'' Parkes of Fayetteville; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. today. |
The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee - Friday, December 28, 2001
The Hon. Robert Jackson PARKES |