Parnell, Archie Reagin

Services for Archie Reagin Parnell, 84, of Longview, will be 10 a.m. 
Wednesday, November 22, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church of 
Longview. Arrangements are by Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. 
Parnell died November 17, 2006, at his daughter's residence in Longview. 
Born November 12, 1922, in McKenzie, Tenn., he had been a resident of 
Longview since 1948, and formerly owned and operated Leilawood Flowers. 
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 21, 2006, at the funeral 
home. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/19/2006.

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Parnell, Archie Reagin

Services for Archie Reagin Parnell, 84, of Longview, will be held 
10 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2006, at the First United Methodist 
Church of Longview, with the Reverend David Farmer and Jerry Turner 
officiating. Mr. Parnell passed away Friday, November 17, 2006, at 
his daughter's residence in Longview. Mr. Parnell was born November 
12, 1922, in McKenzie, Tenn., to Jack and Mildred Parnell. He 
attended the University of Tennessee for two years, and then joined 
the U.S. Army during World War II and served overseas. After coming 
home, he graduated from the Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. 
He moved to Longview in 1948, and married Betty Jean Wood in 1950. 
He worked as a claims adjuster with his cousin, Roy Leach, and later 
joined Betty in owning and operating Leilawood Flowers in 1970. He 
was an active member of the First United Methodist Church for many 
years and the Longview Masonic Lodge No. 404. He was also a member 
of the Pinecrest Country Club and the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. 
Mr. Parnell was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred Reagin and 
Jackson Archibald Parnell; his wife of 49 years, Betty Jean Wood 
Parnell; son, Robert Jackson Parnell; and two brothers, William and 
Jackson Parnell. He is survived by his daughter, Claire Summerville 
and her husband, Bill of Longview; grandchildren, Jennifer Tidmore 
and husband, Tim of Hallsville, and Reagin Parnell and his wife, 
Kimberly of Houston; great-grandsons, Jackson Wayne Tidmore, Robert 
Keaton Parnell, and Philip Carter Tidmore; brother, Wray Parnell of 
Houston; cousin, Carter Leach of Longview; and many other relatives 
and friends close to his heart. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. 
Tuesday evening, November 21, 2006, at the funeral home. A memorial 
guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/21/2006.