Lewis B Parsell

Services for Lewis Benjamin Parsell, 85, formerly of Forest, OH, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2012 at Clark Shields Funeral Home, Forest, the Rev. Rex Roth officiating. Burial will be held in Hueston Cemetery, Forest, where military services will be conducted by McVitty VFW Post 1182, American Legion Post 259 both of Forest, and Amvets Post 1994 of Kenton. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 at Clark Shields Funeral Home, Forest, OH. Lewis died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Good Samaritan, Arlington, OH, following a four year battle with cancer. He was born on May 16, 1927 in Wyandot County, Ohio to the late Marion Van and Mildred (Quail) Parsell. He and Patricia Ann Flowers, daughter of Otto Wesley and Annabelle Arlene (Boroff) Flowers were married on February 20, 1949 in Wapakoneta, OH, by the Reverend Ralph Wolford. She died September 30, 2008. Surviving is a son, Anthony Parsell, Mt. Blanchard, OH, two daughters, Brenda (Greg) Clark, Powell, OH, and Connie (David) Salucci, Arlington, OH, and three sisters, Wanda Stout of WV, Vera Hopkins of Fayette, OH, and Estell Bowers of Nevada. Also surviving are 5 grandsons Bryan (Shalyn) Parsell of Centerville, OH, Dana (Roxanne) Parsell of Findlay, OH, Dalyn Rose of Lima, OH, Jesse (Erin) Rose of Westerville, OH, and Ryan Salucci of Arlington, OH. He had 14 great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Brown; Julian, Delaney, and AnnaMarie Rose; Levi, Kara, Kaden, and Jack Parsell; Madelyn, Andrew, Gabrielle, and Keely Parsell; and Hudson and Harper Rose. Preceding him in death is a granddaughter, DeeAnna Rose; 6 brothers: Vernon, Wayne, Donald, James, George, Karl; and 2 sisters Irma Arnold and Mary Martha Parsell. Lewis attended Marseilles School and graduated in 1945 as salutatorian. School activities included Future Farmers of America; Jr. and Sr. Class plays; choir; track team, placing 3rd at state in the high jump in 1945; reserve and varsity basketball in which the team was District Champs of Marseilles League and Regional runners-up in 1944 losing to Lima St. John, and County League Champs in 1945 under the coaching of Paul E. Gettys. Being drafted into the U.S. Army on September 24, 1945, he was stationed at Nurenberg, Germany, where he was assistant manager of the Communications Supplies Warehouses at Signal Depot. He received an honorable discharge from the army in February 1947. Following short term employment at the Swan Rubber Co., Tiffin, Ohio, in 1947 Lewis returned to farming. He dedicated many hours of hard work to the agricultural development of the following employers’ farms: Wayne Parsell 1947-1950, Ed Neate 1950, David Needs 1951-54, Jim Walton 1955-56, and Rueben Walton 1956-67. In 1967 Lewis and his family moved to Forest, Ohio. He was hired in 1968 by the Whirlpool Corporation, Findlay Division and retired in 1991. At the age of 17, Lewis went to the altar and became a member of the York Street Christian Union Church where he had attended since birth. Other churches he attended were the Roundhead Methodist Church, Holden Fletcher Chapel Church, the Forest Presbyterian Church, the Forest First Baptist Church, and Heritage Christian Union Church. He enjoyed travels out west, having family get-to- gathers, golfing in the Businessmen League at Fairview, bowling in the Thursday Night Classic League, playing tunes on the organ, piano, and mouth harp, putting together jig saw puzzles, watching his grandsons play sports, and listening to his granddaughter play the piano. Lewis had resided at The Orchards, Arlington, OH, since 2008. Memorials may be made to Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Bridge Home Health and Hospice, The Orchards, and the Heritage Christian Union Church in care of Clark Shields Funeral Home 301 S. Patterson Forest, OH 45843. Online condolences may be sent to www.shieldsfh.com.

Lewis B Parsell

May 16, 1927 - November 22, 2012