Gene Parsons Obituary (1924 - 2016)

Mrs. Gene Parsons, 91, of Madisonville, KY passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Ridgewood Terrace in Madisonville. She was born August 13, 1924 in Webster County, KY to the late Clyde Hawkins and Anna Kelley Hawkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Parsons in 2002. She is a member of the First Christian Church in Madisonville, was retired from Island Creek Coal Co. where she was a payroll clerk, was a member of the Beta Pakendall Club in Providence, KY, the Madisonville Homemakers Club and the Madisonville Woman's Club. Mrs. Parsons is survived by her daughters, Doris Ann (Doug) Brooks of Madisonville, LA; Donna Jo (David) Waggener of Pooler, GA; one son, Jay (Robyn Warren) Parsons of Hanson, KY; one brother, Clyde 'Buddy' (Ann) Hawkins of Danbury, CT; eleven grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren, and eleven great great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday June 29, 2016 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with the Rev. Don McLaughlin officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery in Providence, KY. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. Memorial donations may take the form of donation to the American Cancer Society or The First Christian Church of Madisonville. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.