Doris Parks Taylor – Obituary

Mrs. Doris Parks Taylor entered into eternal peace on Monday August 18, 2014, at her home after a long illness.

Doris was born on December 30, 1952 to the late James Edward and Dimple L. C. Parks. Her kind, sweet and infectious personality endeared her to everyone who came in contact with her. One of her favorite hobbies and pastimes was interior designing. She loved decorating and if you had ever had the opportunity to visit her home it would remind you of being on the set of an HGTV program. Everything was meticulously placed and carefully thought out. Her love for travel with her husband was her second pastime. Her goal was to travel to each state in America. Her family was very important to her; with family gatherings during Christmas, which was her favorite holiday and she never shied away from any other opportunity to gather the family together even when it wasn’t a holiday.

Doris professed her love for Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of Mayberry Street Church of Christ for over 45 years. She was a graduate of Central High School and Motlow State Community College and attended Middle Tennessee State University. She was employed for 28 years at Fayetteville Medical Associates, where she worked as an Insurance Clerk.

She leaves to cherish her loving memories to her devoted husband Anthony, who was her high school sweetheart and best friend. He was right by her side throughout her illness and at her passing. She also leaves two amazing children, Christopher (Lori) Taylor and Toni (Chauncey) Taylor Fitzgerald, both of Nashville, TN, three grandchildren, whom she adored to pieces, Alli Taylor, Chance Fitzgerald and Shaleshea (Terry) Holden. One great-granddaughter, Shamiyah Holden. Three devoted sisters, Mary Ella (Waymond), Buchanan, Fayetteville, TN, Peggy (Pleas Jr.) Dowell, Nashville, TN and Valerie (John) Thomison, Petersburg, TN; two brothers, Odey Parks, Fayetteville, TN and James (Ernestine) Milan, Union Springs, AL; several nieces, nephews and other relatives and a special friend and sister in Christ Ann Gordon.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. at Mayberry Street Church of Christ with Bro. Cedric Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant View Cemetery. Visitation will be  Thursday 10 a.m. -1 p.m at the church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society,  Mayberry St Church of Christ or Lincoln County Hospital Foundation.