Paul Lee Parcell, 75, of 1120 Douglas Ave., Martinsville, died Monday, April 19, at Memorial
Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Alfred Lee Parcell and the late
Roxie Bowles Parcell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Austin Parcell in January; and a
brother, Curtis Parcell.
He retired from American Furniture Co. after 45 years service, and was a member of Chatmoss
Baptist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Bonnie P. Thompson and Barbara P. Shively, both of Martinsville,
Joan A. Martin of Fieldale, and Joyce P. Walsh of Blairs; one son, Richard M Amburn of
Martinsville; one sister, Bernice Whitlow of Bassett; five brothers, Buren Parcell and Hassell Parcell,
both of Snow Creek, Melvin Parcell of Martinsville, and James Parcell and Claude Parcell, both of
Snow Creek; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McKee-Stone Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rodney
Houston officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at McKee-Stone Funeral Services,
and other times at the home on Douglas Avenue.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115,
the Martinsville-Henry County Diabetes Foundation, c/o the Juvenile Support Group, P.O. Box
3389, Martinsville, Va. 24115, or the Ravenel Oncology Center, P.O. Box 4788, Martinsville, Va.
Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Alfred Lee Parcell and the late
Roxie Bowles Parcell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Austin Parcell in January; and a
brother, Curtis Parcell.
He retired from American Furniture Co. after 45 years service, and was a member of Chatmoss
Baptist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Bonnie P. Thompson and Barbara P. Shively, both of Martinsville,
Joan A. Martin of Fieldale, and Joyce P. Walsh of Blairs; one son, Richard M Amburn of
Martinsville; one sister, Bernice Whitlow of Bassett; five brothers, Buren Parcell and Hassell Parcell,
both of Snow Creek, Melvin Parcell of Martinsville, and James Parcell and Claude Parcell, both of
Snow Creek; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McKee-Stone Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rodney
Houston officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at McKee-Stone Funeral Services,
and other times at the home on Douglas Avenue.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115,
the Martinsville-Henry County Diabetes Foundation, c/o the Juvenile Support Group, P.O. Box
3389, Martinsville, Va. 24115, or the Ravenel Oncology Center, P.O. Box 4788, Martinsville, Va.
Paul Lee Parcell, 75, of 1120 Douglas Ave., Martinsville, died Monday, April 19, at Memorial
Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Alfred Lee Parcell and the late
Roxie Bowles Parcell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Austin Parcell in January; and a
brother, Curtis Parcell.
He retired from American Furniture Co. after 45 years service, and was a member of Chatmoss
Baptist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Bonnie P. Thompson and Barbara P. Shively, both of Martinsville,
Joan A. Martin of Fieldale, and Joyce P. Walsh of Blairs; one son, Richard M Amburn of
Martinsville; one sister, Bernice Whitlow of Bassett; five brothers, Buren Parcell and Hassell Parcell,
both of Snow Creek, Melvin Parcell of Martinsville, and James Parcell and Claude Parcell, both of
Snow Creek; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McKee-Stone Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rodney
Houston officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at McKee-Stone Funeral Services,
and other times at the home on Douglas Avenue.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115,
the Martinsville-Henry County Diabetes Foundation, c/o the Juvenile Support Group, P.O. Box
3389, Martinsville, Va. 24115, or the Ravenel Oncology Center, P.O. Box 4788, Martinsville, Va.
Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County.
Born Feb. 27, 1924, in Franklin County, he was a son of the late Alfred Lee Parcell and the late
Roxie Bowles Parcell. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Austin Parcell in January; and a
brother, Curtis Parcell.
He retired from American Furniture Co. after 45 years service, and was a member of Chatmoss
Baptist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Bonnie P. Thompson and Barbara P. Shively, both of Martinsville,
Joan A. Martin of Fieldale, and Joyce P. Walsh of Blairs; one son, Richard M Amburn of
Martinsville; one sister, Bernice Whitlow of Bassett; five brothers, Buren Parcell and Hassell Parcell,
both of Snow Creek, Melvin Parcell of Martinsville, and James Parcell and Claude Parcell, both of
Snow Creek; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at McKee-Stone Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Rodney
Houston officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Burial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at McKee-Stone Funeral Services,
and other times at the home on Douglas Avenue.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 3907, Martinsville, Va. 24115,
the Martinsville-Henry County Diabetes Foundation, c/o the Juvenile Support Group, P.O. Box
3389, Martinsville, Va. 24115, or the Ravenel Oncology Center, P.O. Box 4788, Martinsville, Va.
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