Vera Parks Storey

Mrs. Vera Parks Storey, 80, of Asheboro, NC, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at her residence. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, March 8, 2013, at Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church, 222 Mt. Zion Church Road, Thomasville, with Dr. E. Keith Carroll officiating. Burial will follow at Pisgah UMC Cemetery in Asheboro. A native of Darien, GA, Mrs. Storey was born December 2, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Walter Parks and Fleta Luck Parks. She was a graduate of Seagrove High School, Southern Wesleyan University and High Point University. She was a former teacher in the Asheboro City Schools. Mrs. Storey also worked at Ridge Funeral Home. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Storey. She was a member of the Wesleyan Church for over 50 years where she served in a number of areas including Sunday school teacher, member of the Local Board of Administration and Director of Children's Ministries. She also served on the North Carolina East District Board of Administration and was a Trustee at Southern Wesleyan University. She was the first woman ever elected to the General Board of the Wesleyan Church, Indianapolis, Indiana, where she served for eight years. Mrs. Storey is survived by son, Stephen Storey and wife, Jill, of Thomasville; daughter, Starr Storey Cromer and husband, Troy, of Greensboro; grandsons, John Eldridge "Ridge" Storey, Lleyton Charles Storey, both of Thomasville, Adam Parks Cromer, of Greensboro; sisters, Mary Parks Mitchell, of Six Mile, SC, Ruth Parks Newby, of Jamestown, and Kate Parks King and husband, Morris, of Sanford. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Ridge Funeral Home. Mrs. Storey will be missed by her family and friends, but her legacy will live on in Stephen, Starr, Ridge, Lleyton and Adam.