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Eugene "Gene" E. Parkins (2014)

AGEE, BOVETT, CALL, HELDING, OLINE, PARKINS, SMITH

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 7/21/2014 at 18:15:46

Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Monday, July 21, 2014

EUGENE "Gene" E. PARKINS, Adel

Gene Parkins, 86, suffered a brain aneurysm and passed away July 20, 2014. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at New Hope Assembly of God Church, 4425 70th St., Urbandale. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 23 at the church followed by burial at Jefferson Township Cemetery, Cummings/Winterset.

He is survived by his wife, Pat; daughters, Marcia (Alan) Helding of Chandler, AZ and Cheryl (Ken) Agee of Indianola; brother, Don (Mary) Parkins of Spring Hill, IA and sister, Leona Bovett of Brandon, MS.
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Iles Funeral Home
Des Moines, Iowa
Monday, July 21, 2014

Eugene "Gene" E. Parkins, Adel

Eugene "Gene" E. Parkins, 86, of Adel suffered a brain aneurysm and went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2014 at the Kavanagh House. He was born on April 18, 1928 and raised in Winterset, Iowa as the youngest of seven siblings to Charles and Charlotte Parkins. Gene served in the National Guard. He was a lineman and foreman for Iowa Power and Light for over 40 years. He often traveled with Oral Roberts Ministry. Gene was an avid horseman. He loved training horses, the rodeo, bull riding and trail rides.

Gene is survived by his wife, Pat; two daughters, Marcia (Alan) Helding of Chandler, AZ and Cheryl (Ken) Agee of Indianola; brother, Don (Mary) Parkins of Spring Hill, IA; sister, Leona Bovett of Brandon, MS; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Walter and Leonard; sisters, Pauline Oline and Francis Call; and grandson, Scott Smith.

Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at New Hope Assembly of God Church, 4425 70th St., Urbandale. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 23 at the church followed by burial at Jefferson Township Cemetery, Cummings/Winterset. Memorials may be made to the family.

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