Parks East Bend- Mr. Knute Phillips Parks, 76, of East Bend, passed away Thursday morning October 8, 2020. He was born in Cabarrus County on May 21, 1944 to the late Paul Virgil and Laura Phillips Parks. Mr. Parks was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are a daughter, Melissa Parks Davis and husband, Jeffrey and by a son Michael Paul Parks and wife Teresa; his grandchildren, Mason Lee Davis and Logan McKenzie Parks; and the mother of his children, Janie Thomas Parks. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.gentryfuneralservice.com. Gentry Family Funeral Service in East Bend is serving the Parks family.