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Submitted: 12/15/09 • Approved: 8/17/12 • Last Updated: 1/10/13 • R269666-G269665-S3
Born October 5, 1927, Reed, Greer County, Oklahoma.
Died August 10, 1959, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas.
Daughter of Everett James & Minnie May Smith Watson.
Married Vero V. Parnell, December 18, 1948.
The Baxter Bulletin
August 11, 1999
Services for Billie Jo Parnell of Mt. Home will be at 10AM Friday at Roller Funeral Home Chapel with Donald Pfalser officiating. Mrs. Parnell died Tuesday (Aug 10, 1999) at Baxter County Regional Hospital. She was 71.
Mrs. Parnell was born Oct 5, 1927, at Reed, OK, to Everett James and Minnie May Smith Watson. She was married to Vero Parnell and was homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, playing cards and watching the Atlanta Braves play baseball. She was a member of College and North Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, Kenneth Parnell and wife, Brenda, of Osborn, MO, and John Parnell of Mt. Home; two daughers, Patsy Walker and husband, Sunny, and Judy McGrath, all of Mt. Home; one brother, Gene Watson of Midway; two sisters, Cassey Jennings of Kansas City, KS, and Esta Brunson and husband, Joe, of Mt. Home; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Minnie nad Everett Watson; husband, Vero Parnell; two brothers and two sisters.
Visitation will be from noon ot 9PM Thursday at Roller Funeral Home with the family receiving friends for 6-8PM. Burial will be in the Galatia Cemetery at Norfork.
Arrangements are by Roller Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the College and North Church of Christ.
(From the files of Max Parnell.)
(Photo courtesy of Vera Reeves)
Contributed on 12/15/09 by maxparnell
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