Doris E. Parsons

Those we hold most dear never truly leave us.they live on in the kindnesses they showed, the comfort they shared and the love they brought into our lives.Doris Parsons, born on September 11, 1923 in Deposit, NY, passed away peacefully on August 8, 2008, at the age of 84. Through out her life, Doris has been a strong and fiercely independent woman and at the same time was a warm, compassionate, giving and loving person. She will be greatly missed by her devoted nephews, Frank M. Smith, Richard A. Smith and Douglas M. Lewis as well as her great nieces and nephews, Cindy (Paul) Thompson, Scotty Ferris, Paul Smith, Brian Smith and Laurie Smith Skinner. Doris had many cherished friends who will also miss her greatly. Among them her life long friend, Evelyn Jacobs, and special friends Sam and Jackie Ferguson, Martha Taylor, Michele Emmich, Donna and Tim Phillips, Sally and Jim Bowie, Mary Corueil, Dick and Doris Spencer, her adopted son Dale Marshall and the late Larry Jacobs and Ed ONeilDoris was predeceased by her parents Frank G. and Belle (Buckingham) Parsons, her sisters, Olive Smith Lewis and Janet Parsons and her niece Sonja A. Smith. She was a graduate of Deposit High School class of 1941 and the Ridley Business School. From 1949 until 1968, Doris was vice president and general manager of Blanding Electric in Binghamton. She was also an employee of Spencer Electric from 1970 until 1990. Doris was an expert electrician and very knowledgeable in many different aspects of general contracting. In addition, she had a passion for Newfoundland Dogs which she shared with her late sister Janet. Over the years they were very active in the Genesee Region Newfoundland Club and owned, loved and cared for many Newfs including her most cherished Jib and Cherek. A celebration of Doris life will be held at 6 pm on Tuesday evening at the MacPherson Funeral Home. 5 Whig St., Newark Valley, NY. Her family will receive friends from 4 until 6 pm at the funeral home. Interment will be in the family plot at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Deposit on Wednesday at 10 am. Those who wish to honor Doris memory may do so with a contribution to an animal shelter or to Lourdes Hospice, 4102 Old Vestal Rd., Vestal, NY 13850. Please share your memories of Doris at www.macphersonfuneralhome.com.