January 31, 1958 - December 16, 2025
Funeral service for Debbie Freeman Parks, 67, will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Grayson Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Norris Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Enid Cemetery under the direction of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.
Debbie was born January 31, 1958 in El Reno, Oklahoma to Henry Lee Freeman Jr and Nancy Lee Burks and passed away December 16, 2025 in Enid, Oklahoma.
She grew up in Enid. Debbie worked as a cook at Wagon Wheel Café for several years. She then was a caregiver at Enid State School. Debbie followed her heart, going back to the kitchen at Wyatt’s Cafeteria and later Ritchell’s. At a young age, she accepted Christ as her savior and was a faithful member of Grayson Missionary Baptist Church. She sewed her own clothes and enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. Debbie was involved in her kids’ lives, being their first coach in many sports that they played in. Debbie loved to have cookouts with her family and Sunday dinners. She cooked for her community and had many gatherings at the Southern Heights Building. Debbie loved people in general. She never met a stranger and was a very nice person, giving the shirt off of her back to help anyone if she needed to. Debbie always carried a beautiful smile and never complained about anything. She would try to find answers to fix every problem, and always gave good advice. Debbie loved working in her yard and planting beautiful flowers. She loved all of her family and tried to help in any way that she could. Debbie had a million dollar smile, that would light up a room any day. She had a heart of gold. Debbie had a long battle with brain cancer, which she became an advocate in Oklahoma City. She fought a good fight and never gave up. She was a strong woman and stayed faithful to God. She always said that she was blessed.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Parks; son, Kenneth Burks; parents; grandmother, Julia Mae Burks; brothers, Michael Burks, Joe Harvey Baker, Terry Freeman, Henry Freeman, III, Rayford Freeman, Jarome Freeman and James Anderson; sisters, Bernice, Willia Jean, and Joyce Turner.
Debbie is survived by her children, Julia Burks, Michael Joe Burks, James Burks, Lillie Richey, and Lorene Richey; 35 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren; brothers, Kim Baker and Samuel Johnson; bonus brothers, Greg Norwood, Bishop Elder Derwin Norwood, and William Pickens; sisters, LaDonna (Clarence) Grant, Ruby Freeman, Nancy Baker (Marcellous Phillips) Dorothy (Leslie) Hardeman, Carlas (Curvin)Tanner, Cassandra (Lee) High, and Vera Bradden; bonus sisters, Kalen Holt and Anita Phillips; many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
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