Extracted from the Pine Bluff Commercial (Pine Bluff, AR)
James Parnell
April 25, 1928
December 20, 2004
WARREN -- James William Parnell, 76, of Warren, died Monday at his home.
He was born April 25, 1928, at Gravelridge, a son of the late Carl Edward Parnell and Florance Gorman Parnell.
He received his education in the Bradley County public school system and Arkansas A&M College (now the University of Arkansas at Monticello).
He served in the Army during the Korean War.
He was a retired chemist for Dow Chemical Co.
He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
He was also preceded in death by one stepson, Donnie Jackson.
Survivors include one son, Mike Parnell of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; one daughter, Kathryn Sauvageau of Denison, Texas; one brother, Cecil Parnell of Houston; two sisters, Dorothy Taylor of Warren and Cindy Booker of Monticello; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren. Burial will be in Gravelridge Cemetery near Hermitage.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Thursday, December 23, 2004