The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
CHILDREN MOURN
 BELOVED FRIEND.
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 whose membership was limited to 12 of Birmingham's most intellectual men.
 It was the activity of pr. Parke which led to the passage of an orai- nance taking shackles off of city prisoners. He was a clever writer and frequently contributed note worthy stories to newspapers ana periodicals.
 All Birmingham was agreed that pr. Parke was a remarkable man. He loved Birmingham. and proved IL many times over. He grew up with the city and 1t was his joy and priv ilege to have been prominetntly iden- tified with every forward movement that was inaugurated during ms iohs residence here.
 Life Of Service.
 Due to his great love for children, it was fitting that pr. Parke shouid have served on the Children's hospital board from the date of it's establish ment. He gave freely of his time, talents and money, that the ainstitu- ton might flourish.
 As late as { o'clock Monday after noon he was visiting his children" ,at the Mercy home. Mrs. Margaret C. Ramsey, the matron. broke down Tuesday when she learned Of his death. She said she dreaded the or deal of breaking tho sad news to the children. t.
 pr. Parke was born December 2s. 1857, at the old Swift home place in Dallas county, the son of Clifford Daniel and Louise (Swift) Parke. His early life was spent there, and then he went to public and high school In Selma. In 1876 he was graduated from Louisville Medical college. Then he went to New York and received a degree from the University of New York two years later. His education completed, Dr. Parke did post graduate work in New York, Baltimore, London and Boston for a number of years. He practiced medi- cine in Mexico several years before locating in Birmingham in 1887, when he became the partner of Dr, George s. Brown. This partnership continued for several years.
 E In 1893, he was married to Miss Amy Smith. daughter of Thomas C.. and Margaret {Drew) Smith of Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada.
 pr. Parke stood high in the ranks of the Southern Medical association For years he had been one of the leaders of the Jefferson County Medi- cal society.
 It was hard for Birmingham to realize Tuesday that Dr. Parke had passed on. The children will miss him. Grown-ups will miss him. And Birmingham will miss him. He was a good man.
 He leaves a grief-stricken wife, a sister. Mrs. London, and two brothers, Clifford and Julian B. Parke, both of Selma.
 The Rev. Oscar dewolf Randolph, rector of St. Marys church, will of ficiate at the funeral services, which will be conducted from the residence at ? o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Leading citizens, all the warm friends of pr. Parke, will act as pallbearers or honorary ballbearers. The inter- ment will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Members of the Jefferson Count Medi- cal society will attend the last rites in 8 body. Various other organiza- lions will be represented.
 PalIbenrers.
 A list of the pallbearers follows. Active pallbearers: l. c. Beatty. IT. II. U. Simms, Winifred Ager, Kechne W. Berry. John M London. W Fl Grubb.
 Honorary pallbearers: Dr. E. p Riggs, Dr. U. J. w. Peters, Dr. E. M. Robinson. pr. Robert T. Conner. pr Frank A. Lupton. Dr. E. M. Prince, pr. ". H. Wilder, Dr. H. R. Coston' pr. Charles Whoelan, pr. Russell A Callen. A. B. Bealle, Saxton Crawford Theodore Randolph, Dr. John S. Gil lespie. Charles s. Caldwell, John Lon don, J. B. Kirkpatrick, Major R. H. Elliot. Dr. Morris Newfield. George II. Iarke' Felton H. Wimberly. Henry II. Cobb, J. H. Scruggs, M. M Raia, win, J. W. Donnelly. Frederick Shen- pard. Sam Adler, M, V. Joseph, w. H. Beatty, Thomas Worthington.