Mary Alice Parks, 71, a resident of Forrest City, departed this life Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was born Aug. 3, 1955, in Forrest City, the daughter of John and Maggie Glaspie Parks.
A 1973 graduate of Lee County High School, Mary was a compassionate, spiritual woman who loved writing songs and poetry. She was an excellent cook, especially known for her butter rolls, and a devoted mother and grandmother. She often called herself the “quiet storm”—always forgiving, though sometimes after a while—and was loved by everyone who knew her.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, John and Maggie Parks; an infant daughter; four brothers, an infant, and Robert Lee Finner, Sammie Morris and Freeman Morris; and three sisters, an infant, and Leola Norris and Mary Ann Morris.
Survivors include two sons, Eddrick Foreman of Haynes and Reggie Foreman of Little Rock; three brothers, John Parks and Paul Parks, both of Marianna, and Edgar Morris; seven sisters, Dorothy Morris of Marianna, Mary Ann Glaspie of Marianna, Versie Mae Sims of Winder, Georgia, Catherine Morris of Texas, Carolyn Morris of Texas, Doris Morris of Forrest City, and Diane Morris of Little Rock; and four grandchildren, Xavier Foreman, Laila Simpson, Alayjah Foreman and Destiny Foreman
A memorial service will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Sports Complex in Forrest City.
Cross County Funeral Service & Crematory was honored with handling the arrangements for the Parks family. 870-587-0565 www.crosscountycremationsandfuneralservice.com
