Parsons, Howard Otho
Passed: 1989-12-23
Age: 84
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice: 1989-12-28
Obituary Date:
Information: Howard Otho Parsons, 84, of Ripley, died Dec. 23, 1989, in Jackson General Hospital after a long illness. He was born April 27, 1905, in Jackson County, a son of the late Lloyd and Estelle Hustler Skeen Parsons. He was retired from the Charleston Gazette. Surviving: wife, Ada Ellen Parsons; sons, Howard Keith of Richmond, Va., Gary and James, both of Parkersburg; daughter, Carolyn Sue Balis of Sandyville; brother, Carl of Kenna; sister, Gaye Tackett of Cross Lanes, eight grandchildren. Service was held Tuesday at Vail Funeral Home, Ripley, with the Rev. Orville Walker officiating. Burial was in Jackson Memory Gardens.