PARSONS, VERNA MAXINE, 72 of Denton, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at the Trinity Medical Center in Carrollton. She was born July 9, 1932 in Hazelton, Kansas to Ray and Ethel Lucille (Cohoe) Knorp. She was married to Richard R. (Dick) Parsons in Dallas, TX on January 22, 1955. She attended the University of Kansas, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was an airline stewardess when she met Dick, and since has been a homemaker, a secretary and a volunteer. Quilting was her favorite past time and she was a member of the Denton Quilt Guild and the First United Methodist Church Thursday Quilting Group. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday July 9, 2005 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Dr. Jim Porter officiating. The family will receive friends in the Monroe Center of the First United Methodist Church after the service. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 201 S. Locust, Denton, TX 76201; Holy Covenant United Methodist Church, 1901 Peters Colony, Carrollton, TX 75007; or to a charity of your choice. Mrs. Parsons is survived by her husband, Dick Parsons of Denton; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy R. and Steve Erdman, and Terri Ann and Rusty Patton, all of Sanger; mother, Ethel Knorp of Kiowa, KS; sister, Cheryl Miller of Kansas City, MO; two grandchildren, Casey Patton and Haven Erdman. She has also left behind her loving nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Ray Knorp and a brother Darryl Knorp. Arrangements by: Mulkey Mason Funeral Home Jack Schmitz and Son Denton TX 940-382-6622

Published in Dallas Morning News on Jul. 8, 2005.

HER HUSBANDS OBITUARY

RICHARD'S OBITUARY Richard “Dick” Ray Parsons, 87, of Denton, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home in Denton. Mr. Parsons was born on September 2, 1932, in El Dorado, KS to Ray Albert and Monezelle (Botkin) Parsons. He grew up in Port Arthur, TX where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1951. He received a football scholarship to SMU, where he met his wife, Verna Knorp, and they were married on January 22, 1955. In 1955, he took a job at Eastman Kodak at the Southwest Regional Distribution Center, as well as two years in Rochester, NY. He retired as the Traffic Manager in 1991 with 35 years of service. In 1997, Dick and Verna moved to Denton and became members of the First United Methodist Church. Dick was a regular volunteer at Metrocrest in Carrollton and the Denton Community Food Center. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty years, Verna Knorp; his parents, Ray and Monezelle; his sisters, Patty Hawkins and MaryLynn Showalter; and his son-in-law, Rusty Patton. He is survived by his daughters, Terri Patton of Sanger, his daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Steve Erdman of Sanger; and grandchildren, Casey Patton and Haven Erdman. There is no service scheduled at this time. The family requests memorial gifts be made to the Denton Community Food Center, 306 N. Loo

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