Walter "Bud" Parks

Walter "Bud" Parks, age 75, of Stanton, KY passed away at his residence on Tue., Dec. 26, 2017.  Born in Stanton, KY he was a son of the late Vic and Ollie Jacobs Parks and a 1961 graduate of Powell County High School.  He was a Navy Veteran and a former union representative at Rockwell International, Winchester, KY.

Bud Parks was the former owner and manager of WSKV Radio Station and a Mason in Stanton Masonic Lodge No. 352 for over 40 years. He was a member of the Powell County Pirate Basketball and Baseball Hall of Fame and an avid supporter of the Pirates and the Kentucky Wildcats.  Bud also loved bluegrass music and playing guitars.  He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Janice Mastin Parks; one son, Jeff (Carol) Parks of Lexington; two daughters, Suzannah (Rob) Merion of Stanton and Valerie Parks of Lexington; seven brothers, Charlie (Patty) Parks, Wayne (Mary Lou) Parks, Jakie (Linda) Parks, David (Charity) Parks, Sam (Cathy) Parks, Richard (Leslie) Parks and Gordon Parks; three sisters, Sue Cunningham, Vickie (Jerry) Johnson and Sally Martin and nine grandchildren, Shelby Barnett, Bryce Merion, Eric Parks, Rachel Parks, Kurt Parks, Paige Parks, Alex Parks, Phillip Parks and Laci Parks.  Funeral services officiated by Bro. Johnny Hurt with eulogy by Jeff Parks will be held at 11:00 A.M. Fri. at Hearne Funeral Home, 125 W. College Ave., Stanton.  Visitation will begin at 5:00 P.M. Thur. with Masonic Rites at 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Stonegate Cemetery with his brothers serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Shirley Crabtree, Ricky and Darrell Wasson, Patrick Johnson, Charlie Pearson, Paul Howard, Dan Thorpe, C. B. Martin, Darrell Billings, Jimmy Fulks, Lowell Briscoe and Shirley Briscoe.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.  www.hearnefuneralhome.com