Mrs. Virginia “Ginnie” Mears Parks, 88, of Chincoteague Island, formerly of Hunting Creek, was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior and into the arms of her beloved husband, Gladstone Parks, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025.
Born Feb. 21, 1937, at her family home in Hunting Creek, Ginnie was the eldest daughter of the late Adrian Warner Mears and Louella Budd Mears. Raised in a faithful Christian home, she grew up attending Calvary United Methodist Church, where Sundays were devoted to worship and family. As a lifelong member of Calvary UMC, Ginnie’s devotion to her church and her Lord remained constant throughout her life.
Ginnie had a warm and generous spirit, never met a stranger, and was always quick to share a kind word or helping hand. She loved deeply and wholeheartedly, especially when it came to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who were the light of her life.
She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Kathy Parks-Williams and her husband, Chet, of Chincoteague; her sisters, Helen Mears Hall and her husband, Richard, of Chincoteague, and Mary Sue Ogburn, of Hunting Creek; her grandsons, Cameron Savage and his wife, Jenny, and Chet Williams III; her great-grandchildren, Anders and Delia Savage; and several nieces and nephews and their families.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her sisters, Betty Mears Mumford and Margie Mears; and her great-granddaughter, Freya Savage.
A service celebrating Ginnie’s life will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. — a date that would have marked her and Gladdie’s 69th wedding anniversary.
Contributions in Ginnie’s memory may be made to Calvary UMC, P.O. Box 1254, Parksley, VA 23421.
Memory tributes may be shared with the family at
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Arrangements are by the Williams-Parksley Funeral Home.
