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Betty Sue Parnell

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Betty Sue Parnell, 84, of White Hall, Arkansas, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Parnell was born October 11, 1933, in Pine Bluff, to the late Henry Herral and Nellie Frances Ingersoll McVay. She was reared and received her education in Pine Bluff, where she graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1951. She married James Elwyn Parnell on May 19, 1951, in Pine Bluff. Mr. Parnell passed away in 1988. Mrs. Parnell was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in White Hall. She is survived by her son, James Russell Parnell of White Hall; daughter, Susan Elaine Thomas of Cabot, Arkansas; brother, Richard Darrell McVay of Pine Bluff; eight grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; son, Lewis Edward Parnell; two brothers, Charles and Henry McVay; and two sisters, Mary Odell Smith and Irma Lou Dobbratz. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 2:00 PM, at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Reverend Michael Hayslip officiating. In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations be made to Oak Grove Baptist Church, 13112 Dollarway Road, White Hall, Arkansas 71602. Online condolences: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

Published April 8, 2018

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