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Frankie Merl PARNELL (VETERAN WWII)

Galatia Cemetery
Baxter County,
Arkansas

PRIVATE US Army
World War II
September 7, 1925-July 23, 1979

Born Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas.
Died Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas.
Son of Edgar Martin Parnell & Hettie Margaret Dickerson Parnell.
Married Mayme Lee Lane at Mountain Home, Arkansas.

The Baxter Bulletin
June 28, 1979
Frankie Merl Parnell, 53, a lifetime resident of Baxter County, died suddenly Sunday. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Baxter General Hospital. Mr. Parnell lived in Jordan. He was a member of the Interanational Brotherhood of Boilermakers and belonged to the Adams Lodge No. 164 of Norfork. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in World War II.
Born Sept 7, 1925, he was the son of the late Hettie Dickerson Parnell and Edgar Parnell. He and the former Mayme Lane were married in Mt. Home in 1952. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one grandchild.
Surviving Mr. Parnell are his wife of Jordan; four sons, Bobby L. Parnell of Hugo, OK, Ronnie M. Parnell and Randy Parnell both of Norfork and Ricky Lynn Parnell of Jordan; three daughters, Hettie Tilley, Jancie Elumbaugh and Tanny Kay Parnell, all of Jordan; one brother, Macey Parnell of Valley Center, KS; six sisters, Mary Baker of Norfork, Lucille Powers of Mt. Home, Pearl Beard of Midway, Ruby Hargett of Wheatman, WY, Alteen Rand of Jordan and Nancy Lou Southard of Springfield, MO; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Tuesday at the old Galatia Methodist Church with Rev. Troy Melton offiiciating. Pallbearers included Bill Hendrix, Richard Baker, Morris Anderson, Doyle Beard, Joe Parnell and Mike Hargett.
Honoray pallbearers wer Ray Foster, Junior Finley, Robert Simpson, Carl Dickerson and Frank Tilley.
Interment took place at Galatia Cemetery.
Roller Funeral home handled the arrangements.
(From the files of Max Parnell.)

(See Family Memorial.)

Contributed on 8/11/09 by maxparnell
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Submitted: 8/11/09 • Approved: 11/30/12 • Last Updated: 12/3/12 • R220738-G0-S3

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