Obituary of Oscar R. Parsons

PARSONS, Oscar R. - Passed peacefully away at the Carbonear General Hospital on Saturday, May 24, 2014, Oscar R. Parsons of Harbour Grace, age 83 years. Predeceased by wife: Kathleen, granddaughter: Jessica, parents: James and Pearl, sisters: Joyce Neil, Dorothy Keough and Viola Cumby, brothers-in-law: William Neil, Leo Keough and Gordon Stone. Leaving to mourn, daughter: Margaret (William) George, Labrador City; son: Garry (Venus), Calgary, AB and devoted son and best friend: Randolph, Harbour Grace; four grandchildren: Heather (Bruce) Rowe, Labrador City, Mathew George (Barbara O'Rielly), CBS, Shaun Parsons and Kimberley Parsons, both of Ottawa, ON; brother: Charles (Victoria), Harbour Grace; sisters: Ethel Stone, Olive Holloway and Hazel (Leo) Purcell, all of Harbour Grace, Irene (Rendell) Stone, Bryant's Cove, Greta (Bert) Brickman, Arizona and Amelia (Bud) Weimer, New York; brother-in-law: Ches Cumby, BC; also a number of other relatives and friends. A special thank you to his homecare worker, Michelle Peach. Resting at Noel's Funeral Home, Harbour Grace on Monday, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Funeral service to take place on Wednesday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Paul's Anglican Church, Harbour Grace. Interment in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Harbour Grace. As an expression of sympathy, flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the S.P.C.A. or local animal shelter.