Floyd Parshley

Floyd Atwood Parshley was born in Farmington, New Hampshire on September 5, 1935. He was the youngest of five children of Richmond and Bernice Parshley and is pre-deceased by his older siblings Ardys, Dick, Frank, and Lois who he loved dearly.

Floyd started working as soon as he was old enough to ride a bike and deliver newspapers. He was proud of how he could sneak money into his mother's purse from his earnings. After graduating from Farmington High School, he joined the Marines where he served in Korea. One of his jobs was loading weapons onto AD Douglas Skyraiders, and that time he spent around airplanes sparked his interest in aviation. He would later buy his twin daughters a ride in an airplane when they were fourteen, and Shirley would pay him back by teaching him how to fly when she got her flight instructor's certificate. He loved to fly over Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest lake in New Hampshire, in an old Cessna he bought.

Floyd's second home became El Paso, Texas, when his job at Clarostat Manufacturing Company, moved to that area. He had spent his career moving up in the company, working alongside his brother, Dick, and his best friend, Donald Foley, who pre-deceased him. It was in El Paso that he fell in love with his wife, Alicia, who was by his side to the end of his life. Floyd is survived by his wife, Alicia, of El Paso, TX, his daughters, Sherry Parshley of Dover, NH, and Shirley Phillips of Nashua, NH, two granddaughters Christina Phillips of Concord, NH, and Ashley Phillips of Nashua, NH, his beloved friend and sister-in-law Edna Parshley of Farmington, NH, and eleven nieces and nephews.

Floyd, who always said that he felt like he had a twin brother, was only recently told that his twin brother died at birth. May they be forever reunited now.

Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson.