Wendall E. Parks passed from this life to be with the Lord on the 19th day of June, 2018, at the age of 73 years. He died at the Sparks Hospital in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Wendall was known for his truck patching (growing all kinds of vegetables, his specialty was sweet corn and purple hull peas).

Wendall was born August 25, 1945 in Wetumka, Oklahoma and raised there. He lived in Wetumka until his parents passed away, and then he moved to Sallisaw, Oklahoma, with his older brother and sister-in-law, until going completely blind. Wendall lived the rest of his life in Sequoyah Nursing Manor in Sallisaw.

Wendall attended the Free Will Baptist Church of Fairview for many years until he and his parents started attending the Methodist Church at Wetumka. When Wendall moved to Sallisaw, he attended the Grace Communion Church.

Wendall is preceded in death by his parents, father Meredith Coleman Parks (Deedy) and mother Margaret Brunette Park; his oldest brother, Wade Parks; and his nephew, Kenneth Parks.

He is survived by his brother, Paul Willard Parks and wife Katy of Sallisaw; his sister, Shirley Carpenter of Holdenville, Oklahoma; nephew, Kevin Parks of Soldona, Alaska; Sandy Parks of Sallisaw, wife of his nephew, the late Kenneth Parks; niece, Christie Kopidlansky and husband Tony of Plainview, Texas; grandnieces, Jodi Parks and Kayla Wells and husband Dustin, all of Sallisaw; and one grandnephew, Logan Parks, of Soldona; along with a host of other friends and relatives.

Graveside services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2018 at 2:00pm at Wetumka Cemetery with Bro. Earl Scroggins officiating the services. Pallbearers will be: Franklin Little, Rex Little, Wayne Little, Logan Parks, and Floyd Lumpkin.