Anne L. Parks, 82, of Rushville died at 9:43 p.m. Nov. 8, 2019, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.Anne L. Parks, 82, of Rushville died at 9:43 p.m. Nov. 8, 2019, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
She was born Nov. 26, 1936, in Beardstown, a daughter of Willard and Amanda Anderson Luttrell.
Surviving are seven children, Dianne (and Don) Ward and Ronda Briney, both of Rushville, Virgil (and Mary) McGinnis of Anderson Lake, Mark (and Geanine) Ballard of Tucson, Ariz., Theresa (and David) Curless of Peoria, George Parks of Minonk and Juli (and Andy) Murray of Henry; 15 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one grandchild, Jessica Curless; one grandson, Jimmy Sons; one brother, Dale Luttrell; and four sisters, Lavina Dailey, Alice McKnight, Lillian Thompson and Lois Matthews.
She worked from 1969, as a Certified Nurses’ Assistant at Minonk Manor and later the Lida Home. She moved to Sheridan, Wyo., where she was a private caregiver. After her return to Illinois in 1998, she was a private caregiver in Rushville, retiring in 2006.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Wood Funeral Home in Rushville with David Haney officiating. Burial will follow in the Beardstown City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Rushville.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Phoenix Opera House in Rushville.
Condolences may be sent to www.woodfh.net.
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