Betty Louise Parks

Funeral Services for Betty Louise Parks, 99, of Fayetteville, NC and formerly of DePeyster, NY, will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Oswegatchie Mausoleum. Entombment will follow. Visitation will be held prior to funeral services from 9 until the time of the service at the Oswegatchie Mausoleum Chapel.

Mrs. Parks passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 16th at Autumn Care of Raeford, North Carolina.

Betty is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Whiteford of DeKalb Junction, NY; grandchildren, Jared Wells of Watertown, NY; Heather Wells of Raeford, NC and husband Jason; Lynnley Whiteford and wife Sonia of Coaticook, Qc; Great-grandchildren Alexander Owens of Virginia Beach, VA and wife Lynda; Kaylee Fawcett of Raeford, NC and husband Nick, Julianna Sawyer, Raeford, NC, Emma Whiteford, Coaticook, Qc, Woods and Canyon Wells of Watertown, NY; and great great grandchildren Matheo Owens, Elijah Owens, and Marcus Fawcett. Betty is predeceased by her parents, Llewelyn and Katherine Billings, Husband Donald J. Parks, and son, Malcolm R. “Mac” Parks.

Betty was born on February 26, 1926, in Madrid, NY, the daughter of the late Llewelyn and Katherine (Ryle) Billings. She graduated from Heuvelton Central School. On September 1, 1945, she married Donald J. Parks in Richville, NY. Donald predeceased her on November 24, 2005. Together, Betty and Donald owned and operated a dairy farm in DePeyster from 1945 until their retirement in 1979. After retiring, they moved to DeKalb, where they continued enjoying life on their farm Parks Breezy Knoll. There, they raised standardbred racehorses and spent meaningful time with family and friends. Betty had a wide range of interests and hobbies. She especially enjoyed Square dancing with the Skirts and Flirts, Round dancing, gardening and tending to her many flower beds, quilting, attending horse races, and in her later years in NC she always enjoyed a few rounds of BINGO and her doggie Annabelle.