Frances Coulbourne Parvis, 96

HOUSTON - Frances Coulbourne Parvis, passed away Friday, June 19, 2009, in Bayhealth at Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford. She was 96. She was born in Springfield, Mass., the daughter of the late William L. and Elizabeth Johnson Coulbourne. She was a graduate of Milford High School, Class of 1931 and graduated from Goldy Beacom in Wilmington in 1932. After graduation, she worked at the Kent County Cooperative Extension, until she married in 1940, then becoming a homemaker. She was a life long member of the Houston U.M. Church, where she served as Financial Secretary for more than 50 years and a member of the United Methodist Women, Milford Chapter of the AARP and the Milford Century Club. In the past, she was an active member and leader of the Houston Cardinals 4-H Club and the Kent County Links. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Josiam M. Parvis in 1999. She is survived by her daughter, Constance E. Parvis of Milford; son, Thomas Parvis and his wife Elizabeth of The Woodlands, Texas; one granddaughter, Joy Elizabeth Parvis of The Woodlands, Texas; and a brother, W. Johnson Coulbourne of Milton. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Houston U.M. Church, 235 Broad St., Houston, where friends may call after 11:30 a.m. Interment will be in Milford Community Cemetery, Milford. Contributions may be made to Houston U.M. Church, Memorial Fund, 235 Broad St., Houston, DE 19954. Arrangements handled by Berry-Short Funeral Home, Milford.