Jean Cox Parsons, 79, of Shelbyville died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Ashford Place Health Campus. Born December 23, 1933, in Portsmouth, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ross C. Cox and Laura I. (Catron) Cox Holbrook and the step-daughter of Woodrow W. Holbrook, all of Elliot County, Kentucky.
Jean graduated from Masonic Home High School in Louisville, KY in 1951 where she excelled in academics, played sports and performed in the school orchestra. She attended Kendall College in Evanston, IL.
Married in 1954, she was the mother of five children, all who survive: Gary E. Parsons (wife, Linda) of Springboro, Ohio, Karen D. Barlow (husband, Robb) of Shelbyville, Jonathan W. Parsons (wife Gwendy) of Somerville, Ohio, Kenneth R. Parsons (wife, Peg) of Martinsville and Kaye D. Ullmer (husband, Kenneth) of Riverside, Ohio.
Other survivors include grandchildren, Randy Parsons, Gary Parsons, Jessica Kirk, Robbyn Everette, Adam Barlow, Kari Justice, Jacob Parsons, Britton Parsons, Letitia Parsons, Neil Parsons, Anthony Ullmer, Christopher Ullmer, Matthew Ullmer and Jeremy Ullmer. She is also survived by a sister, Gladys Arlene Sparks of Troy, Ohio; a brother, Ross Clifton Cox of Jacksonville, Arkansas; twenty great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Mable Pauline Horn and her grandson, Ross E. Parsons.
Jean had been a resident of Shelbyville for the past twenty years. Previously, she lived in West Alexandria, Ohio where she and her husband of 29 years, Delmas L. Parsons, raised their family.
Mrs. Parsons enjoyed an elementary teaching career that spanned thirty years, including full time and substitute teaching in both Kentucky and Ohio and was fondly known as ‘Sarge’ by many of her students.
Formerly a member of the First Brethren Church of Gratis, Ohio, she was an active member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and the Crusaders Sunday School class. She also enjoyed eighteen years of shenanigans at the Shelby Senior Center.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to noon, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, 3718 East Blue Ridge Road, Shelbyville, IN 46176. The funeral service will begin at noon with Dr. Robb Barlow officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Youth Fund.
Funeral directors Greg A. Parks, Sheila J. Parks, and Stuart H. Parks are honored to conduct the services for Mrs. Parson.
Online condolences may be shared at www.murphyparks.com.
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