MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Hattie Davis Parsons, 4 Apr 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- HATTIE DAVIS PARSONS BAKERSVILLE - Hattie Davis Parsons, 91, of Gastonia, died Friday, Apr. 4, 2003 at Kings Mountain Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Henderson and Bertha Bowditch Davis, and wife of the late Rev. Frank Parsons. She was also preceded in death by a son, Paul Parsons; two sisters, Vera Riddle and Maude Bennett; brothers, Fred, Jack, Thanes and Lawrence Davis. She was a member of Red Hill Baptist Church and for many years was a house parent at Baptist Children's Home in Thomasville. Survivors include a daughter, Claudia Kinlaw of Gastonia; a brother, marvin Davis of Tampa, FL; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Henline- Hughes Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Randy Wise, Bob Bodenhamer, Clifton Kinlaw and Karl Leonard officiated. Burial was in Mine Creek Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Mine Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Fleet Hensley, Mine Creek Road, Bakersville, NC 28705. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------