Roper Funeral Home and Crematory 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-7500 (706) 253-0040 www.roperfuneralhome.com Lula Mary Ann Parks, age 82, of Talking Rock, Georgia passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital. She was born December 6, 1938 to Jessie James and Katie Ophelia Quinton in Maryville, Tennessee. Ann provided so many of us with hours of enjoyment and laughter through her adventures and stories of the "The Happy Ramblers," a weekly article in the Pickens Progress. Ann is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Cindy Parks of Talking Rock; grandchildren, Devon Anthony Parks of Talking Rock, Anthony Richard and Allison Parks of Talking Rock; brothers, Jim Quinton and Don Quinton; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Fred Gilbert; sister-in-law, Vivian Quinton; honorary family, David Goss, Tammy Goss, Maddie Elizabeth Hollar. Several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Talking Rock Baptist Church with Reverend Bobby McFarland, Reverend Buck Parker, and Reverend Steven Hicks officiating. Interment will follow in the Talking Rock Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at Roper Funeral Home Friday, October 29, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.. The family requests that no food be brought to the funeral home. Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory.