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Services for Henry Parsons, 80, retired farmer of Elgin, who died Tuesday at a local hospital, will be in the Elgin LDS church Thursday at 2 p.m. Bishop Elmer Perry will officiate, and burial will be in Elgin cemetery.
Born in Manti, Utah, Mr. Parsons had resided in Elgin for many years. He was a member of the LDS church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Beulah Parsons of Elgin; one son, Jack Parsons of Portland; two brothers, Aldon Parsons, La Grande, Leonard Parsons, Elgin; one sister, Mrs. Leo Roulet, Elgin; three grandchildren.
Arrangements and services are under the direction of Dempsey's Funeral Chapel.
Submitted by: Tom Childers
Beulah Fay Parsons, 207 N. Seventh St., Elgin, died Sunday at Valley View Manor. She was 90.
Mrs. Parsons was born on April 2, 1893, at Elgin, the daughter of John and Clara (Childers) Rhodes. She married Henry Parsons in Elgin on Sept. 12, 1912. He died on Dec. 19, 1968.
She was a member of the Elgin Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Blue Mountain Chapter #52, Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include a son, Jack S. Parsons of King City; sisters, Alice McLaughlin, Walla Walla, Wash., and Vivian Hunt, San Jose, Calif.; grandsons Larry S. Parsons, Tacoma, Wash., and Kim S. Parsons, Vancouver, Wash.; granddaughter Kathy L. Lythgoe, Fullerton, Calif.; eight great grandchildren and other relatives.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Elgin LDS Church with Bishop Roger Clymore officiating. Concluding services and dedication of the grave will follow at the Elgin Cemetery.
Those who wish may make contributions in Mrs. Parsons' memory to the Cancer Research Fund or the Union County Hospice Program, care of Daniels Valley Funeral Chapel, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande.
Friends may call at Daniels Chapel Tuesday until 8 p.m. and Wednesday at the church from 10:30 a.m. to service time.
Submitted by: Tom Childers
The community this week lost two of its oldest residents, Dell Parsons, veteran miner, and James A. Pilcher, retired farmer and rancher.
Dell Parsons became quite ill the latter part of last week, his condition being preceived (sic) by friends who noted his actions to be unusual. At two o'clock in the morning, Thursday of last week, he awakened the John Gilkison household, asking Mr. Gilkison to take him to Baker. It was noticed then that his mind was wandering. Later in the morning he walked to the Mills' ranch and there too acted in a very queer way. He was finally taken into custody by men from the sheriff's office but released. However, it was found necessary to place him somewhere where care could be given him, and he was taken before the county court for mental examination.
Charles Jacobson, an old friend of the sick man drove to La Grande Friday, and thinking it possible to make him well again, took Mr. Parsons to his home. His mental condition was such, however, that it was necessary to take him back to la Grande. He was taken to Pendleton to the hospital for the insane and died there Monday evening, and was buried in that city. He was 73 years of age.
Nothing much is known of the history of Mr. Parsons except that he was a resident of this community for 32 years, and followed several lines of occupation, the last being that of a miner. He lived for a long time with the George Lee family, later he built a cabin on the Roy Ekleberry place, where he lived for several years.