Michael Parks, 75, of Union City, and formerly of Greenwood, Mississippi, passed away  Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Obion County Nursing Home.

Graveside services will be conducted 10:00 a.m. Monday at North Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Kilmichael, Mississippi. Brother Wilton Neal will officiate.

Visitation will be held at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood, Mississippi from 8:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Monday.

Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Michael was born November 23, 1949, in Fulton, Kentucky, son of the late Richard Harrison Parks and Lucille Bullington Parks. He served in the United States Marines, where he served two tours in Vietnam. Mike enjoyed fishing many hours at Grenada Lake. He was a talented guitar player and artist. He loved bowling, was an avid reader, and a huge SEC football fan.

He is survived by his sisters, Sharon Barnes and husband Kenneth of Union City, and Faith Herring of Bella Vista, Arkansas; brother, Clift Parks and wife Susan of Duck Hill, Mississippi; and several nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to Mike's friends at the Ray Tribble House in Greenwood, and his caretakers at Life Help.

Military rites will be conducted by Keesler-Hamrick-Gillespie American Legion Post 29.