Mrs. Charlotte Pruitt Parks, 83, of Tangier Island, passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Md.
She was born on Tangier Island on Feb. 24, 1942, and was a daughter of the late Henry Smith Pruitt and Amy “Viola” Parks Pruitt.
A graduate of Tangier High School, class of 1960, she was a homemaker and worked over the years in the seafood industry on Tangier. She also worked many years at her brother’s sandwich shop “Double Six.”
Charlotte was a member of New Testament Church and was a former member of Swain Memorial Church. She was devoted in many capacities, including singing in the choir and teaching Sunday School.
She was very knowledgeable and loved reading and studying the Bible. She also enjoyed sewing and cooking. Most of all, she loved her family and taking care of her husband.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ed Parks, of Tangier; her three children, Beth Thomas, of Tangier, Edward Parks Jr. and his wife, Bev, of Tangier, and William Parks III, of Harrington, Del.; her seven grandchildren, Rudy “Tripp” Thomas III and his wife, Alicia, of Tangier, Courtney Ward and her husband, Keith, of Crisfield, Md., Brett Thomas and his wife, Elana, of Tangier, Lindsay Photakos and her husband, Steve, of Moseley, Drew Parks, of Moseley, Lance Parks, of Moseley, and Schyler Parks, of Nassawadox; her seven great-grandchildren, Lukas Thomas, Nelson Thomas, Nate Thomas, Kash Ward, Natalie Thomas, Mason Photakos, and Camden Photakos; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Rudy Thomas Jr.; her sister and brother-in-law, Eldora and Donnie Crockett; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Charlie A. and Jerry Pruitt and Larry and Janet Pruitt; and her sister-in-law, Gloria Howard and her husband, Jimmie Lee Howard.
A visitation and time of sharing was held Monday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at New Testament Church on Tangier. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 1 p.m. at New Testament Church on Tangier. Elder Duane Crockett officiated. Interment followed the service Tuesday at Sunnyridge Memorial Park in Crisfield, Md.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to New Testament Church or Tangier Volunteer Fire Department, both Tangier, VA 23440.
Arrangements are in the care of Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home in Crisfield, Md. To send condolences, please visit www.bradshawandsonsfuneralhome.com
