Virginia Cole Parks

Virginia Cole Parks, age 72, of Mt. Airy, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2025. Born in Atlanta on April 15, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Cole, Sr. and the late Catherine Bryant Cole.

Virginia graduated from Riley Training Institute as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and dedicated her time to volunteering at nursing homes. She later attended South Georgia Technical College, earning her Early Childhood Education Diploma and serving as a paraprofessional. In 2013, Virginia returned to school to further her education in Criminal Justice Technology at North Georgia Technical College, with the goal of volunteering to help at-risk children.

Family was everything to Virginia, and she cherished the time spent camping with her husband, Bobby. A devoted follower of Jesus, she loved worshiping with her family and her church community at The Torch. In addition to her parents, Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Joe Parks, Sr., and her brother, Calvin Cole, Jr.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Kaitlynn Parks of Monticello; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa P. and Gary Lumsden of Mt. Airy; brother, Truman Cole (Becky) of Sylvester; sisters, Roxanne Cole (Ricky Creech) of Moultrie, Rhonda Kimsey (Kerry) of Hartsfield, and Terri Hancock (Scott) of Tipton; sister-in-law, Debbie Cole of Leesburg; grandchildren, Rachel Graffam (Jessie) of Quitman, Matthew Lumsden (Aly) of Burnsville, MN, Hunter Parks of Leesburg, Dillon Lumsden and Samuel Lumsden of Suwannee, Zoey Parks and Chloe Parks of Monticello; great-grandchildren, Avery Jane Graffam of Quitman and Lara Lumsden of Burnsville, MN; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Zion Hill Baptist Church, 678 Twin Pines Road, Cordele, GA 31015. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Mass General Hospital at www.angiopathy.org/support-us to help find a cure for CAA.

An online guestbook is available and may be viewed at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.

Arrangements are in the care and professional direction of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256.