OBIT: Roderick Washington PARSONS, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 1998, 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _______________________________________________ RODERICK W. PARSONS Employed by the Pennsy in the Fourth Street blacksmith shop, died at 9.25 o'clock last night at his home, 420 Third Avenue, after a three months illness of chronic intestinal nephritis. He was born on June 25, 1852, at Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois, and was married in Hollidaysburg to Miss Sarah Slemmer, on June 25, 1888. He is survived by his widow and five children: Charles S., John J., Margaret S., Mrs. Lesher Phillips (Mary), all of this city, and Sergeant Ira D. Parsons of Camp Jackson, S.C. He was a member of the Second United Brethren Church. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock from the residence in charge of Rev. C. W. Winey. Interment will be made in Fairview Cemetery. Altoona Mirror, Tuesday, August 6, 1918, page 14, column 1 R. W. PARSONS R. W. Parsons, of 420 Third avenue, died last evening at 9:25 o'clock after an illness of three months of chronic intestinal nephritis. He was born June 25, 1852, at Warsaw, Hancock county, Ill. He is survived by his wife and five children, as follows: Charles, John, Margaret and Mrs. Lesher Phillips, all of this city, and Sergeant Ira D. Parsons, of Camp Jackson, South Carolina. Mr. Parsons was a member of the Second United Brethren church. Funeral announcements later. Altoona Tribune, Tuesday morning, August 6, 1918, page 10