Lenoel E. Parks

Lenoel E. "Lee" Parks, 72, of Silver Lake, Kansas, formerly of Seneca, Kansas, died suddenly Tuesday, December 19, in Brownsville, Texas. His death was due to an apparent heart attack.
     Lee was born June 3, 1928 in Pomona, Kansas, the son of Vernon and Beth Kuebler Parks. He grew up there and graduated from Pomona High School in 1946. In 1950 he graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, with a degree in agriculture. He farmed near Pomona before going to work for the F.H.A. In 1955 he moved to Seneca where he was employed by the F.H.A. as the county supervisor. He moved to Silver Lake in 1970 where he worked for the F.H.A. in Topeka specializing in rural water departments making loans and other business plans. Lee retired from the F.H.A. in 1993. He later worked for Bartlett and West Engineering Firm in Topeka as a consultant for rural water districts.
     He was married to Joan Rosengarten on July 25, 1970 in Alma, Kansas. She survives of the home. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Pomona.
     He was a member of the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Kansas, and the McKinley Lodge #41 at Pomona. He was a member of the Lion's Club at Pomona, Seneca, and Silver Lake. He had served on the Library Board in Silver Lake. He was issued a pilot's license in August of 1965, had club ownership in several planes, and was a member of the EAA Warbirds of America Squadron 14 at Forbes Air Force Base. He did volunteer work and helped with the air show. He enjoyed playing golf and fishing. He liked gardening and had a "green thumb."
     Survivors besides his wife, Joan, are a stepson, Charles Rosengarten of Bern, Kansas; a stepdaughter, Tonda Rosengarten of Lenexa, Kansas; two brothers, John V. Parks of Overland Park, Kansas and James Parks of Pomona; and two step-grandchildren.
     He was preceded in death by a step granddaughter, Jennifer Rosengarten on May 22, 1999.
     Funeral Services will be 10 A.M. Saturday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The burial will be in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery at Seneca. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 7 P.M.
     Memorials may be given for the Seneca Golf Club and sent in care of the family.