Parsons, Joda
Passed: 1985-01-29
Age: 80
Source: Jackson County Newspapers
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1985-01-29
Information: Joda Parsons, 80, Gay, died Sunday, January 29, 1985, at his son's home in Ripley. He was born April 11, 1905 in Jackson County, a son of the late Hood and Jeannette Staats Parsons. He was a retired state highway employee. He is survived by his wife, Opal Parsons, at home; two sons, William C. Parsons, Ripley, Eddie H. Parsons, Norton, Ohio; three daughters, Pauline Matheny, Ripley, Phyllis Carano, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Jacquelne Brown, Greenville, N.C.; two brothers, Johnny Parsons, Ravenswood, Rolla Parsons, Gay; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Vail Funeral Home in Ripley with the Rev. John Jones officiating. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery at Gay.