LETHA JO MONROE PARSONS
LETHA JO MONROE PARSONS
Funeral for Letha Jo Monroe Parsons, 67, of Rusk was at 10 am. Thursday at the Rusk First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lee Welch and the Rev. Don Copeland officiating. Burial was in Lowes Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Parsons died June 16 in New Braunfels. She was born Feb. 13, 1941 in Rusk. She was a lifelong resident of Rusk and a member of First Baptist Church and church choir. She was previous owner of the George Monroe Flower Shop in Rusk.
Preceding her in death were her parents, George and Morgree Monroe; a brother, George Elbert Monroe; and grandchildren, Caleb and Kara Parsons.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Thomas Lee Parsons of Rusk; four sons and two daughters-in-law, David Parsons of Rusk, Marty Parsons of San Marcos, Andrew and Brenda Parsons of Jacksonville and Robin and Beverly Parsons of Gallatin; two daughters and sons-in-law, Rebecca and David Jacobs of Rusk and Deborah and Cliff Cary of New Braunfels; a sister, Frances Murdoch of Huntsville, Ark.; brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Betty Monroe of Carthage; 17 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a nephew and his wife, John and Betsy Murdoch of Fayetteville, Ark.; and a niece, Mary Turney of Rusk.
Pallbearers were grandsons including Christopher Jacobs, Zachary Jacobs, Blake Parker, Joshua Parsons, Joseph Jones, Cliff Cary Jr. and Richard Parsons. If desired, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Library Fund, P.O. Box 258, Rusk 75785.
June 25, 2008
Information from The Cherokeean Herald
Letha Jo Monroe Parsons
Funeral services for Letha Jo Monroe Parsons, 67,
of Rusk, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, June 19, 2008 in First
Baptist Church in Rusk with Rev. Lee Welch and Rev. Don Copeland
officiating. Interment will be in Lowes Chapel Cemetery under the
direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mrs. Parsons died
June 16, 2008 in New Braunfels. She was born Feb. 13, 1941 in Rusk. She
was a lifelong resident of Rusk and a member of First Baptist Church and
its choir. She was previously the owner of George Monroe Flower Shop in
Rusk. Mrs. Parsons loved the Lord and her church family. She was
proceeded in death by her parents, George and Morgree Monroe; brother,
George Elbert Monroe; and grandchildren, Caleb and Kara Parsons. She is
survived by her husband of 51 years, Thomas Lee Parsons of Rusk; four
sons and two daughters-in-law, David Parsons, of Rusk, Marty Parsons, of
San Marcos, Andrew and Brenda Parsons, of Jacksonville, Robin and
Beverly Parsons, of Gallatin; two daughters and a grandsons-in-law,
Rebecca and David Jacobs, of Rusk, Deborah and Cliff Cary, of New
Braunfels; sister, Frances Murdoch, of Huntsville, Ark.; brother and
sister-in-law, Thomas and Betty Monroe, of Carthage; 17 grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; a nephew and his wife, John and Betsy
Murdoch, of Fayetteville, Ark.; and a niece, Mary Turney of Rusk.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, including Christopher Jacobs, Zachary
Jacobs, Blake Parker, Joshua Parsons, Joseph Jones, Cliff Cary Jr. and
Richard Parsons. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may
be made to First Baptist Church Library Fund, P.O. Box 258, Rusk, Texas
75785.
Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress on
6/19/2008.