Oak Grove, MS
Funeral Home
Breland Funeral Home
Visitation
Friday April 3, 2026, 9:30-11 a.m., Breeland Funeral Home.
Service
Friday April 3, 2026, 11 a.m., Breeland Funeral Home.
Obituary
OMilitary Service Tribute, Honors, and Obituary:
Recognizing and Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard. “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten”.
In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been released from duty, passed from our ranks on March 31, 2026, and has moved on to his heavenly home. Retired Master Sergeant Albert “Al” Lee Parks, age 68, Oak Grove, MS who served in HQ, STARC/JFH and worked fulltime at the USPFO Shelby Warehouse has departed and gone to a better place with our Lord and Savior.
It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
Rest in Peace Soldier. We applaud your patriotism, sacrifices, and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, our country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright, and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.
Another great Soldier has gone home, “Fallen, Yet Not Forgotten, Soldier for Life”.
Obituary, visitation and service details:
Albert Lee Parks, 68, of Oak Grove Mississippi passed away on March 31, 2026.
Visitation will be held Friday April 3, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at Breeland Funeral Home.
The funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Breeland Funeral Home Chapel. Following the funeral service, burial will take place at the Canton Cemetery with military honors.
Mr. Parks was born in Virginia on October 13, 1957. He moved to Brooklyn Mississippi at the age of 5. He is a graduate of Brooklyn High School. He began his career with the Army National Guard on November 11, 1978, and served as a Hazardous Materials Specialist at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He was honorably discharged on October 31, 2017, after 39 years of service.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Judy Kuhn Parks, his brother Mark Brooks and his sister Mary Ann Harris and his sweet dog Bella.