Saying Goodbye to Gordon Parks

Pallbearers carry Gordon Parks from the First Presbyterian Church following his memorial service on Thursday in Fort Scott, Kan.

A floral arrangement and a handwritten note sit at the front door of the Presbyterian church at Parks' funeral.

The back of the funeral program, which features an excerpt from 'The Huge Silence,' a poem by Gordon Parks.

Genevieve Young (left), a former wife of Parks, shares a recent photo of Parks with his daughter Toni Parks Parsons (right) and other family members.

Parks' son, David, waves his hand during a eulogy at the beginning of the service.

Toni Parks Parsons talks with Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius before the memorial service on Thursday.

Fort Scott resident Ken Lunt (left) shares a memory with Parks' daughter-in-law Leslie Parks during a reception Wednesday hosted by Lunt and his wife Charlotte.