'Bertie' Parks, 79 TANGIER, Va. - Mrs. Elverta Ann "Bertie" Parks, 79, wife of the late Walter Edward Parks and a lifelong resident of Tangier, Va., passed away at her residence on Saturday, March 17, 2012. Born Oct. 29, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Harry Wheatley and Dorothy Smith Wheatley. Bertie was a homemaker and member of the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Cynthia Pruitt and her husband Clyde, and Anita Crockett, all of Tangier; a son, Matthew Parks and his wife Diana of Westover, Md.; a sister, Mildred Parks of Tangier; four grandchildren, Don, Denny, Shane and Paige Crockett; four great-grandchildren, Hannah, Joshua, Jacob and Nikki Crockett; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by a son, Kelley Parks. Funeral services were conducted from the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Patricia Stover and Bertie's grandson, Denny Crockett, officiating. Interment followed at the Sunnyridge Cemetery in Crisfield, Md. There was a visitation at the church on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the family of Bertie Parks, Care of Cindy Pruitt, P.O. Box 46, Tangier, VA 23440. Memory tributes may be shared with the family at www.williamsfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements by the Williams Funeral Homes, Parksley and Onancock.