PARSONS, Rev. Edward M 1861-1930

PARSONS, CORNISH, BURNHAM, EDWARDS

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 6/24/2011 at 11:02:27

Rev. Edward M Parsons 1861-1930

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PIONEER OSAGE MINISTER DIES
THE REV. E. M. PARSONS TO BE BURIED AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Osage, Oct 4 – Funeral services for the Rev. E. M. Parsons, 69, who died Thursday morning after a long illness, will be held Sunday.

He was pastor of several Baptist churches in the state of Michigan until seven years ago when he and his wife came to Osage to make their home.

Surviving are the widow Minnie, a daughter Mrs. Melvin Cornish, Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Burnham, Deadwood, S. Dak., and Mrs. May Edwards, Milwaukee, Wisc.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Saturday October 4, 1930

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His tombstone has Rev. E. M Parsons 1861-1930.
Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell, Iowa
Edward M Parsons….death/burial October 2, 1930

According to the 1900 US Census, he was born September 1861 in Wisconsin.