Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, May 18, 1990 TAG: 9005180059
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
OBIT--PARSONS, B.
PARSONS, BERNARD L.\
Bernard Lee Parsons, age 68, died Thursday, May 17, 1990, at his home. He
received his B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Agricultural Engineering from V.P.I. and
was an Associate Professor from 1947 to 1985 in the Agricultural Engineering
Department at Virginia Tech. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the
Army from 1943 to 1947. He served in the European Theatre. During this time,
he was a prisoner-of-war in Germany. He was also a veteran of the Korean
Conflict from 1950 to 1952 and received two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart
during his service time. He was a member of the National Guard for 29 years.
Mr. Parsons was an Elder, Chairman of Building & Grounds and past
Superintendent of Sunday Schools at Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Frances Mitchell Parsons; four daughters and
son-in-law, Linda Parsons, Blacksburg; Ann Parsons, Miami, Fla.; Carol
Parsons, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Kay and Joe Reasor, Blacksburg; one son and
daughter-in-law, Mitchell and Suzanne Parsons, Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters,
Mary Parsons and Jean Parsons, both of Richmond; father and mother-in-law,
Woodie and Myrtle Mitchell, Blacksburg. Funeral services will be Saturday, May
19, at 2:00 p.m. at Roanoke Valley Presbyterian Church. Dr. Charles L. Taylor
will officiate. Interment will follow in Westview Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bernard L. Parsons Scholarship
Fund for Agricultural Engineering, c/o Virginia Tech Foundation, Blacksburg,
Va. 24061. The family will receive friends Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at
Hoy-McCoy Funeral Home.
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