Barbara Ann Seawright

Published 1:52 pm Friday, April 27, 2018

Mrs. Barbara Ann Seawright 72 , died on April 22, 2018 at  Carolina Medical Center-University, Charlotte.

She was born Dec. 28, 1944 , a daughter of the late Dewey Houston Parks and Alice Juanita Blackburn Parks.

Mrs. Seawright was educated in the public schools of Davie County and attended NC A&T State University. She retired from the NC Bureau of Prisons. A lifelong and dedicated member of Chinquapin Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Mocksville, she was active in church activities.She was a member of the Lion’s Club, Order of the Eastern Stars, Davie branch NAACP, NC A&T State Alumni Association and many other organizations in the community.

She was also preceeded in death by her husband, Perry Seawright, sisters, Patricia Parks Moore, Gwendolyn Parks, and brother, Dewey Arnold Parks.

Survivors: her sons, Col. Perry J. (Sharon) Seawright of Fayetteville, Ga., Mark (Crystal) Seawright of Charlotte; grandchildren, Amayah’, Ariel, Seth, Giddon; brothers, Clarence Melvin Parks (Stacy), Donald Ray Parks, both of Mocksville, Christopher (Sandra) Parks, Sicklerville, N.J.; sisters, Shirley Juanita Parks Fairnot (Frank), Atlanta, Touloup Parks Etchinson (Joseph), Vicky Parks Longsworth (Louis) of Mocksvill; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins in-laws other relatives and many friends.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday May 5 at 2 p.m. at Chinquapin Grove Missionary  Baptist Church, Mocksville. The Rev. Anthony Woodruff officiated.