Ellis Parkins (1960)

PARKINS, ALGOE, CAMERON, LANDERS

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 12/1/2006 at 10:32:51

Winterset Madisonian
July 1960

ELLIS PARKINS DIED WEDNESDAY

Death of Former Winterset Resident Occurs at Des Moines

Ellis Parkins, a well known Winterset resident much of his life, died this Wednesday, June 29, at a hospital in Des Moines. He was 63 years of age and had been in failing health for an extended period.

Mr. Parkins was born at Winterset, a son of Leonard and Cora Parkins and lived here until moving to Des Moines about 1940. He was employed in food stores here for many years, after which he was employed as a salesman for the Iowa Packing company.

Surviving are his wife; a son, Robert Parkins of Winterset; one granddaughter; and three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Algoe and Mrs. Marion Cameron of Winterset and Mrs. Charles Landers of Denver, Colo.

Funeral services will be held this Friday at 2 p.m. from the Richards Funeral home. Burial will be made in the Winterset cemetery.