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Joel Parnell Obituary
AUGUST 11, 1949 - DECEMBER 20, 2011
ANDERSON, SC - Joel Dennis Parnell, age 62, husband of the late Susan Ellison Gracely Parnell, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at the Rainey Hospice House.
Born August 11, 1949, in Anderson, SC, he was a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School and Clemson University. Mr. Parnell retired as an Administrator from the Department of Social Services after thirty-three years of service. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his mother, Hazel Ethridge Parnell Brown; sons: Graham Logan Parnell and Joseph Tyler Parnell; sister, Martha Shaw; and two grandchildren: Alexandria Susan Parnell and Joshua Elijah Parnell. In addition to his beloved wife, he was predeceased by his father, Joe F. Parnell; and a sister, Frances Weyman.
The Funeral Service will be held at 2pm on Friday, December 23, 2011, in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home conducted by the Reverend Paul D. Frey. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
The family is at the home, 2707 East North Avenue, and will receive friends at the funeral home from 1pm until 2pm on Friday, prior to the service. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Foster Children's Fund of DSS, P.O. Box 827, Anderson, SC 29622, or to Thornwell Children's Home, P.O. Box 60, Clinton, SC 29635.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME and CREMATION SERVICES, Anderson.
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Janet Latham
December 22, 2011
My deepest sympathy to Mr. Parnell's son's and family. Mr. Parnell was a kind man whom I met through working at DSS temporarily many years ago. My mother Mary Alice also worked with Joel and his wife Susan at DSS and she thought the world of both of them. My prayers are with you.
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December 22, 2011
I extend my sympathy to Joe's family. I knew Joel since elementary shcool. He was always akind and quality individual. Ed Evans
December 22, 2011
Sorry for your lost. Michael G. Stone
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