Claudette J. Parsons

Claudette J. Parsons, 72, of Carriage Lane, died Thursday, October 13, 2011, at her home, following an 18 month illness. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Fairhaven Cemetery, Santa Ana, California. Mrs. Parsons was born March 2, 1939, in Long Beach, Calif., to Gregory Dobson and Lucille Coppage Dobson. She was a graduate of University of California at Long Beach; worked for ARC in Santa Ana, Calif., a Hospice volunteer in Phoenix, Az. She also had worked as Human Resource Manager at CNA Insurance in Phoenix, Az. She was preceded in death by her parents. Surviving are her husband, Marshall Parsons III of the home; sons, Gregory H. White of Anaheim, Calif., and Marshall Todd Parsons and wife, Emily, of Lexington; daughters, Tracy Cole of Tucson, Az., Brigette Parsons of Linwood, and Melissa Barnes and husband, David, of Santa Clarita, Ca.; 12 loving grandchildren; and two loving great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Piedmont Down Syndrome Support Network using the worldwide web at PDSSN.com or mail your donations to PDSSN, c/o Helen Johnson, P.O. Box 91, Pfafftown, NC 27040