The following obituaries were received on Thursday.
Donald G. Parsons – Mitchell
Donald G. Parsons of Mitchell passed away on Tuesday, April 5th at his residence at the age of 71. Born in 1939 in Lawrence County to William and Gladys Parsons, he was retired from Naval Surface Warfare Center, was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107. He is survived by children, Donald Parsons Jr., Pamela K. Watterson, Lisa Wininger, Danny Parsons and Jerry Parsons; several grandchildren; one sister, Mary Spaulding and one brother, James Parsons. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, April 9th in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home with burial to follow in Mitchell Cemetery and military honors accorded by American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107. Visitation will be from 4:00PM until 7:00PM on Friday and from 9:30AM until the hour of service on Saturday at the funeral home.
