James Parsons

PARSONS, HALE, HERRICK, WILLIAMS, PATTON

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Date: 1/9/2019 at 13:12:16

Wapello Republican, September 26, 1935, page 4

James Parsons, a former resident of Jefferson township, passed away at his home near Lowell, Iowa, Wednesday morning, September 11. His death followed a paralytic stroke suffered the day before.

Mr. Parsons was born in Louisa county, near Toolesboro, August 28, 1857. He was the son of Thompson and Mary Hale Parsons and was educated in the local and Grandview schools, and Howe's academy at Mt. Pleasant, and taught school for a number of years.

He was united in marriage to Miss Lydia D. Herrick of Wapello, on December 20, 1882. They lived on a farm near Oakville until 1892, then moved to their present home near Lowell.

In 1894 he united with the Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife, five sons and two daughters, Walter T., James C., Wm. H. Parsons and Mrs. Mary Williams of Lowell, Mrs. Clifford Patton and Mr. Dayton H. Parsons of Sand Point, Idaho, and Mr. Chas. S. Parsons of Burlington. Fifteen grandchildren and one brother Harry T. Parsons of Winfield, Kans., also survive.

Funeral services were held from the home Friday afternoon, September 13, at 1:30 o'clock and from the Lowell Baptist church at 2 o'clock, with burial in Burge cemetery in New London.