Background
Parks, Jane deLoach was born on June 7, 1927 in Atlanta.
Parks, Jane deLoach was born on June 7, 1927 in Atlanta.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1949. Postgraduate, Emory University, 1951. Teacher certified, University Chattanooga, 1954.
Postgraduate, University Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1973.
Medical research/writing department surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, 1949-1951; secretary to medical director, Tennessee Tuberculosis Hospital, Chattanooga, 1951-1953; teacher, Signal Mountain (Tennessee) Elementary School, 1954-1955; teacher, dean junior school, Cleveland (Tennessee) Day School, 1963-1970; law firm library, legal assistant, Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, Chattanooga, 1972-1985; law firm library, legal assistant, Caldwell, Heggie & Helton, Chattanooga, 1985-1993; law firm library, legal assistant, Heiskell, Donelson, Bearman, Adams, Williams & Caldwell, Chattanooga, 1993-1994; law firm library, legal assistant, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Chattanooga, since 1994. Teacher various seminars on legal research and writing, organizing one-person libraries and church libraries, Chattanooga Legal Sections Association, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library.
Teacher Chattanooga Area Literacy Movement, 1984-1986. Executive council Friends of Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library., 1989-1994. Delegate Governor's Conference-White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services, Nashville, 1990.
Library volunteer Tennessee Aquarium. Environmental Learning Laboratory 1993-2004. Allocations committee United Way, since 1994, Signal Mountain Community Guild, since 1999, director Literature Department, 2000-2002, public chairman, 2002-2004, chaplain, 2006-2008.
Member Tennessee Paralegal Association, Chattanooga Area Library. Association (Second vice president 1989-1990, secretary 1992-1993), Non-Attorney Professional Association (chairman 1989-1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board.
Daughter of John Keller and Martha Lorena (Lee) deLoach. Married James Bennett Parks, December 28, 1951 (deceased September 1983). Children: Carrie Anne Parks-Kirby, Susan Jane, Lora Beth Parks-Maury.