Russleville Rustler, Friday, January 19, 1912 Ralph Parks, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Parks, two miles west of High Point, died suddenly Sunday evening at eight o'clock after a short illness of one day, death being due to diabetes. The young man had been in ill health for about two months but was able to be about and Saturday made two trips to High Point, one in the afternoon and one in the evening. He was twenty years of age and a highly respected young man. Besides a devoted father and mother he leaves three brothers, two at home and Ernest of New Mexico. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday after which the remains were laid to rest in the High Point cemetery amid a large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives.