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Mary G. Parsons
Posted 2/1/07
Mary G. Parsons, 86 REHOBOTH BEACH - Mary G. Parsons, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in her home. She was 86. Mary was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Shelby, N.C., to Durae and …
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Mary G. Parsons
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Mary G. Parsons, 86
REHOBOTH BEACH - Mary G. Parsons, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in her home. She was 86.
Mary was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Shelby, N.C., to Durae and Milburn Jones. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., and upon graduation from Eastern High School, she worked for several years for the local telephone company.
She was married on March 28, 1941, to Donald L. Parsons. After her wedding, she worked as a secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Air Force until the end of World War II. After the war, she worked for the Fairfax, Va., school system as office supervisor until she retired in 1974 to minister to her disabled husband.
In March 1976, she and her husband moved to Rehoboth Beach, from Alexandria, Va. Mary became active in women's issues with the Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach and also the Zwaanendel Club of Lewes. She also loved to sew and work with ceramics and was an expert at crocheting. She was a very friendly and engaging person and will be greatly missed.
Mary was a member of AARP, Sussex Pines Country Club of Georgetown, and Epworth United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her dearly beloved sister, Geraldean Colevas.
She is survived by her husband of almost 66 years, Donald. Also surviving are a daughter, Donna Haviland and her husband Samuel, and their children, Matthew and Rebecca, all of Brookville, Md.; a daughter, Debra O'Donovan and her daughter, Jacqueline Waltman, both of Downingtown, Pa.; a grandson, David Dowell and his wife Joyell of West Chester, Pa.; and many other loving relatives.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, with burial following at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.
The Rev. Jack Abel will be officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947; or Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
REHOBOTH BEACH - Mary G. Parsons, of Rehoboth Beach, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, in her home. She was 86.
Mary was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Shelby, N.C., to Durae and Milburn Jones. Her family moved to Washington, D.C., and upon graduation from Eastern High School, she worked for several years for the local telephone company.
She was married on March 28, 1941, to Donald L. Parsons. After her wedding, she worked as a secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Air Force until the end of World War II. After the war, she worked for the Fairfax, Va., school system as office supervisor until she retired in 1974 to minister to her disabled husband.
In March 1976, she and her husband moved to Rehoboth Beach, from Alexandria, Va. Mary became active in women's issues with the Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach and also the Zwaanendel Club of Lewes. She also loved to sew and work with ceramics and was an expert at crocheting. She was a very friendly and engaging person and will be greatly missed.
Mary was a member of AARP, Sussex Pines Country Club of Georgetown, and Epworth United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her dearly beloved sister, Geraldean Colevas.
She is survived by her husband of almost 66 years, Donald. Also surviving are a daughter, Donna Haviland and her husband Samuel, and their children, Matthew and Rebecca, all of Brookville, Md.; a daughter, Debra O'Donovan and her daughter, Jacqueline Waltman, both of Downingtown, Pa.; a grandson, David Dowell and his wife Joyell of West Chester, Pa.; and many other loving relatives.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, with burial following at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.
The Rev. Jack Abel will be officiating.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947; or Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
