Betty 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.
Arrangements are under the direction of Frary Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Ogdensburg, NY.
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.
Online condolences may be made at www.FraryFuneralHome.com.