Obituary for Tommy Park at Labby Memorial Funeral Home (2024)

Funeral services for Tommy Park, 84, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Good Hope Baptist Church in Anacoco, LA with Bro. Chad King, Bro. Randy Shelly and Bro. Wade Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Good Hope Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.

Visitation will be Monday, July 1, 2024, from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Good Hope Baptist Church.

Tommy was born on January 29, 1940, in Weldon, TX to his parents, Bun and Ima Park. He passed away on June 24, 2024, surrounded by his loving family in Temple, TX.

Tommy grew up in the hard ways of Central Texas in the 1940’s. Coming from a large rural sawmill family, he was the youngest boy of 8 children. He grew up into mischief as most boys do. His youngest sister, Janie tried her very best to keep him in line; although she wasn’t totally successful, she definitely made a difference on him for the rest of his life. He hated work and was always late for everything except a date with a pretty girl. Having a hatred for work, he found a love for hunting and became a master deer hunter at a very young age. At 15 years of age, his father was a stock boss for the Texas prison system and was also in the cow business with J.H. Rose where Tommy found a new love; truck driving and predominantly hauling cows all over the Southern U.S.; East Coast to West Coast. He went to school for 12 years in Walker County; Crabb Prairie Elementary and Huntsville High School. He signed in to National Guard and went to college at San Jacinto. Into his 2nd semester, he was drafted into the Army. He served 4 years in the 49th Armored Division as a tanker. He was stationed at Ft. hood, TX and Ft. Polk, LA where he ranked to an E5. He had come to know many folks from Vernon Parish while at Ft. Polk and met Sharon Winfree whom he later married after leaving the Army; during this time, he revisited his love of trucking. They were married in 1963 and had a daughter, Shann Elizabeth Park. They left Texas and came back to Sharon’s home of Vernon Parish where they started a plumbing business. They had a son, Bun F. Park II. They dissolved their relationship in 1971. He continued his residence and business in Vernon Parish. In 1974, Tommy met the love of his life, Kayla Barbee Morrison, it was not long until they had a son, Thomas Park Jr. As time came and went, she became expecting and had a daughter, Crystal Kaye Park. After another testament of five years’ time, she had a third child and second daughter, Tuesdy Lane Park. Our Mother, Kayla continued life with him as a Master Plumber and General Contractor for 18 years before he went to work for Leesville Lumber Co full time as one of their own. He had previously done work for the Williams family for some years before going to work for them in 1988. He worked up from a Foreman to Mill Superintendent in 1990. He was a stern but generous boss. During this time, he became closely acquainted with Rex Williams who soon came to be not only his friend but more like a son who he developed a lifelong relationship that was eternally everlasting. He retired in 2009 and started back working for himself doing dirt work and baling hay until his passing on June 24, 2024.

Tommy is preceded in death by: his parents: Bun and Ima Park; siblings: Lonnie B. Park, Eleanor Patterson, James Park.

He is survived by: his wife of 49 years: Kayla Park of Leesville, LA; children: Shann Kettle (Ralph) of Ft. Collins, CO, Bun Park II (Teri) of Pitkin, LA, Tom Park Jr. (Donna) of Anacoco, LA, Crystal Park of Choctaw, OK, Tuesdy Dadulo (John Mark) of Springhill, TN; 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; siblings: Nathan Park of Huntsville, TX, Jean Cooner of Huntsville, TX, Samuel Park (Anne) of Huntsville, TX, Janie Dulaney (Rance) of Belton, TX; close friends: Rex Williams of Bandera, TX, Glenn Reader of Huntsville, TX, Gerald Adams of Huntsville, TX and a host of other family and

friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family for assistance with medical expenses. Please contact Bun Park II or Tom Park Jr. regarding donations.

Words of comfort may be expressed to the Park Family at www.labbymemorial.com