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.