Parsons, Holly H.
Passed: 1968-11-23
Age: 84
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1968-11-27
Information: GIVEN NATIVE IS TAKEN SATURDAY - Holly H. Parsons, 84, of Parkersburg, died Saturday in Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital following several months illness. Born at Given,a son of the late William and Minerva Sayre Parsons, he retired in 1953 from the American Viscose Div. of the FMC Corp., was later emloyed by Fred Peterson and Associates and the Burkholder Termite Control Co. Mr. Parsons was a member of Parchment Chapel Church in Jackson county and was a 50-year member of Mt. Olivet Lodge 3 AF & AM. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lillie Waugh Parsons; two daughters, Mrs. Opal Nicholson, Hanover, Pa., Mrs. Beulah Kirkpatrick, Martinsburg; one son, William A. Parsons, Parkersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Stewart, Parkersburg, Mrs. Georgia Gillespie, Hurricane; 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. One son, three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Mahoney officiating. Burial was in Arlington Memorial Gardens. Mt. Olivet Lodge conducted Masonic graveside rites.