OBIT: Richard E. PARNELL, 2005, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  Parnell, Richard E.  12/10/05  Daily American 
  
  Friday, December 9, 2005 
    
  Richard E. Parnell, 78, Alto, Ga., formerly of Confluence, died Dec. 8, 2005.
  
  Born Sept. 22, 1927, in Akron, Ohio, he is the son of the late Alethea Shirey.
  Raised by his grandparents, Adam and Nancy (Close) Parnell, Confluence. Also
  preceded in death by grandson, Richard Allen Parnell. Survived by a brother,
  Rex Shirey, Akron, Ohio; special friend, Barbara Ross of Alto, Ga.; and
  children, Brenda Yommer and husband James, Somerset; Kevin and special friend
  Lisa Frazier, Confluence; Trudy Fisher and husband Lonnie, Confluence; Richard
  and wife Gale, Summersville, W.Va.; and Michael and wife Juli, Fayetteville,
  N.C.; grandchildren, Katilee and Keenan Parnell, Confluence; Andrea and
  Jennifer Spano, New Stanton; Jessica Spano, Orlando, Fla.; Adam Parnell and
  wife Maria, Kileen, Texas; Aubrey Parnell, Summersville, W.Va.; and Mike
  Parnell, Fayetteville, N.C. He had worked as a long haul truck driver for 40
  years until his retirement in 1990. Lifetime member of VFW Post 7250 for which
  he served in the positions of past commander and steward. Graveside services to
  be conducted at a later date. Interment in Johnson Chapel Cemetery.