Obituary of Willie Ruth Parnell

Funeral services for Willie Ruth Moore Parnell, 78 of Gladewater, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton, with Rev. Ronnie Glover officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery near Arp. Mrs. Parnell died Thursday, February 21, in a hospice facility in Tyler after suffering a long battle with cancer. Ruth, also known by many as Skeeter, was born August 15, 1929 to the late Jesse Lee and Bulah Bradford Moore in Tyler where she graduated from High School in 1946. She spent her adult life serving God as a pastor's wife in the capacity of teacher, church builder and soul winning trainer. In her lifetime, she counseled many people on how to accept Jesus Christ as their Personal Savior. Survivors include her husband, Rev. Foster Parnell of Gladewater; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Dan and Judy Parnell, Lebanon, Missouri, and Jason Parnell, Dallas; two daughters, Patty Parnell, Dallas and Helen Bradshaw, Gladewater; three grandchildren, Cassie Bradshaw-Joeckyl, Cody Bradshaw, and Paula Walters; two great-grandchildren, Trevor Bradshaw-Joeckyl and Kristin Deason; and one great-great grandchild, Payton Deason (Parnell); a sister, Helen Moore, Farmers Branch; as well as many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm, Saturday, February 23.