Florence Powell Parks, 74, of Natural Bridge Station, died Monday, March 3, 2008 in the Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

She was born March 29, 1933 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late Horace E. and Tookie A. Johnson.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands Norman E. Powell and Albert S. Parks; three brothers: Horace, Russell and Lacey Johnson; and a sister, Sally W. Hall.

Mrs. Parks was a homemaker and was a member of the Cave Mountain Lake Church of God.

She is survived by two daughters: Norma Austin and Nancy Powell; a son, Albert Powell, all of Natural Bridge Station; a sister, Nita Thomas, Natural Bridge Station; two sisters-in-law: Edna Johnson and Dorothy Rose, Natural Bridge Station; four grandchildren: David Austin, Jennifer LaRue, Rita Powell and Kevin Powell, all of Natural Bridge Station; six great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

She will be missed by all.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at the Faith Baptist Church with Pastor Terry Bostic officiating. Burial will follow in the Glasgow Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Virginia.