PARNELL, Roy Donald

1912 - 2003  (91 years)

• Name	PARNELL, Roy Donald
  Birth	1 Nov 1912	Troup, Smith, Texas, United States   [1, 2]
  	There is some issue about Roy's birth date. The Texas Birth Index says that he was born 11/1/1913. However, the U.S. Veterans Gravesites says his birth was 11/1/1912 and that he died 11/13/2003, and these two dates agree with those engraved on his gravestone.
  Gender	Male
  Address	Address: 114 Thunderbird Drive P.O. Box 508 Athens, TX 75751-0508
  Residence	5 Jan 1920	Troup, Smith, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Address: West Duvall Street
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Troup, Smith, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Attended School
  	Address: West Duvall Street
  Death	13 Nov 2003	Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States   [1, 5]
  Burial	Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Address: Athens City Cemetery
  Person ID	I241	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	PARNELL, Ernest Layette Sr.,   b. 20 Oct 1874, New Salem, Rusk, Texas, United States d. 8 Apr 1950, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States (Age 75 years)
  Mother	MESSER, Sally,   b. 23 Sep 1880, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States d. 11 Jan 1918, Troup, Smith, Texas, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	1903	Texas   [6]
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Troup, Smith, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Restaurant Proprietor
  	Address: Bryant Street
  	Listed as E L and Sally B. Parnell, they had been married for six years and both of two children were still living.
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BARTLETT, Therma Missie,   b. 1 May 1913, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States d. 4 May 1987, Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1939	Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Roy Donald Parnell Roy served in the U.S. Army during WW2, stationed at Brook Army Medical Center in San Antonio. After the War, he and Therma returned to Athens, where Roy continued his work in the movie theater business, but eventually expanded to commercial air conditioning and ice machines. He became a successful commercial appliance dealer and business…
  		Therma and Roy Therma Bartlett met Roy Parnell, who was working for a movie theater chain in the late 1930's in Malakoff. Roy told the story of how Therma's brother, "T.A." used to refer to him as "that old picture show boy." He managed to endear himself to Therma's mother and that was that. Therma and Roy were happily married for nearly fifty years, when she…
  		Roy Donald Parnell and Therma Bartlett Parnell

  
  

  Headstones

  Roy Donald Parnell 1913 - 2003

  
  

• Sources

  [S329] U.S. Veteran's Gravesites. [S102] Cer, Texas Board of Health Certificate of Birth for Roy Donald Parnell, #39530. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Troup, Smith, Texas, ED 89, Page 2B, Dwelling 39. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Troup, Smith, Texas, ED 212-19, Page 3B, Dwelling 77. [S84] Athens Daily Review, 19 Nov 2003. [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID: 7064468. [S74] Ancestry.com, Troup, Smith, Texas, ED 75, Page 13B, Dwelling 39.