Mary Alline Parsons (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Mary Alline Parsons, daughter of Freeman Levi and Ida Bell Berry Jennings, was born March 12, 1934, in Laclede County, Missouri. She departed this life Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Lebanon South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of eighty-five years, eleven months, and fifteen days.
On November 3, 1951, she was united in marriage to Rev. Laverl Lyall Parsons, and they shared fifty-four years before his passing on July 15, 2006.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Tim and Matthew Parsons; a brother, Billy G. Jennings; and a sister, Leota Napper.
Mary is survived by a sister, Donita Reid, of Willard, Missouri; five nieces, Joy Smith, and her husband, Paul, of Willard, Missouri, Becky Lockhart, and her husband, Gary, and Teresa Hickle, all of Springfield, Missouri, Marsha Harvey, and her husband, Jerry, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, and Julia Rose, and her husband, Sam, of Kansas City, Missouri; two nephews, Roger Napper, and his wife, Mary Beth, of Lebanon, Missouri, and Phillip Jennings, and his wife, Jenice, of St. Joseph, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Roena Jennings, of Kansas City, Missouri; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was born and raised in Laclede County and attended Lebanon R-III Schools. She then worked at the Rice Stix Factory for a time. After she and Lyall were married, they made their home in various locations where Lyall was serving as pastor. Those locations included the Bootheel area, Crocker, St. Clair, and Lebanon. Throughout the years, Mary was a devoted homemaker and a supportive minister’s wife. Later, she worked as a telephone operator and greeter at the Lebanon Wal Mart Store for a few years.
Mary made her profession of faith early in her life and was a member of First Assembly of God in Lebanon. She had attended Hillcrest Baptist Church in Lebanon for the last few years.
She enjoyed shopping, going out to eat with her friends, and being with her family. She had a delightful sense of humor and a very kind heart. Her family was very important to her and she loved everyone.
Mary was a loving sister, aunt, and was a caring friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her lifetime.
Memorial donations to the Gideon Bible Ministry may be made through the funeral home.
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