Sophia A. Parks
July 26, 1883-Aug. 23, 1955
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 23, 1955, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Sophia A. Parks, 72, o f115 Market Street, died at 0:50 a.m. today in her home following an illness of six months.
Mrs. Parks, a lifelong resident of this city, was born July 26, 1883, in Niles. Surviving are: a son, Harry L. Parks, of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph F. Barry, of Huston[sic], Tex.; two grandchildren, and three brothers, Charles, William and Clarence Meyers, all of Niles.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Kiger Funeral Home with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.