Parks William Taylor, 89, of Ringgold, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday January 11, 2017.
A native of Milwaukee, Wi., he lived in the North Georgia area most of his life.
Parks was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served during World War II, and was a former employee of Williams Enterprises where he worked for 38 years. He was a member of Chattanooga Valley Presbyterian Church and a member of the Alhambra Shrine and the Highlanders.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Sanford and Edna Ruth Deitricht Taylor and brother, Perry Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Mona Miller Taylor, of Ringgold; three children, Steve (Joy) Taylor of Soddy Daisy, Gerald Taylor of Marietta, Ga., and Christy (Dan) Bible of King George, Va.; five stepchildren, Sherry Lea Wilson of Cleveland, Tracy Carter of Ringgold, Susan Fazio of Chattanooga, Jay Wilson of Chattanooga, and Scott (Rhonda) Gay of Rossville; 15 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens-South.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Sept. 13, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday until funeral time at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel, Ringgold.
An online register book may be signed at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.