PARSONS, Silas Delmer 'Dell' 1874 - 1947

PARSONS, SWITZER, OVERHOLSER, LIBLIN, BARNETT

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Wednesday, February 12, 1947
Page Three, Column 5

DELL PARSONS DIES TUESDAY

Dell PARSONS, 74 (sic - 72), well known Jefferson county farmer, died last night at 7:35 p.m. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ralph SWITZER, 601 west Stone street. Mr. PARSONS was injured when he fell from a haymow on January 23, then suffered a heart attack February 4. He entered the Jefferson county hospital three days later, and afterwards was taken to the home of his daughter where he passed away.

Silas Delmer PARSONS was born April 4, 1872 (sic - 1874), in Jefferson county, the son of Baldwin and Mary OVERHOLSER PARSONS. He lived his entire life in Jefferson county and was well known in the community.

He married Mary Elizabeth LIBLIN March 2, 1897. Mr. PARSONS was a member of IOOF No. 427 at Salina, and the Encampment Lodge No. 6 at Fairfield. He followed the farming occupation all his life and had lived on a farm nine miles northeast of Fairfield for the past several years.

Last rites will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Hoskins funeral home with Rev. S. P. Williamson in charge. Burial will be in Union cemetery south of Parsonsville.

Besides his wife, Mr. PARSONS is survived by four children: Nerva PARSONS, at home; Rollie, Mrs. Kenneth BARNETT and Mrs. Ralph SWITZER, all of Fairfield. Seven granddaughters and two grandsons also survive. He was the last of a family of seven children.

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Note: His gravestone lists his year of birth as 1872, as his obituary originally notes; however, the 1900 census gives his month and year of birth as April, 1874. Likely his age and birth year were confused when the obituary was written and gravestone info was given. Additionally, he is 22 years old on March 2, 1897, when he marries Elizabeth; he would turn 23 four weeks later on April 4th, 1897.