Alexis W. Parsons Date: 2005-12-08 Visitation Times 9:30 to 11:30 A.M., Mon., 12-12-2005 Mann-Hare Funeral Home Alexis W. Parsons, 90, formerly of Woodward Ave., Fostoria, died at 5:15 A.M., Thursday, December 8, 2005 at Autumnwood Care Center, Tiffin. Born in Akron, Ohio on April 18, 1915 to the late Edward E. and Mary O. (Beckley) Parsons, he married Mabel V. Hamilton on Nov. 21, 1939 in Gattlesburg, Ky., and she preceded him in death on Dec. 4, 2002. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ellen (Paul) Conger, Ravenna and Carol Ann (William) Woosley, Ocala, Fla.; two sons, Michael Lee (Debbie) Parsons, Wayne and Mark Duane Parsons, Bowling Green; six grandchildren, Karen Aichholz, Jeff Conger, Bob Lease, Jr., Laura Slogar, Joan Gangelhoff and Cheyenne Parsons; ten great grandchildren; three brothers, Emerson Parsons, Gibsonburg, Eldon Parsons, Winterhaven, Fla. and Brooks Parsons, Sun City, Fla.; and one sister, Bernadine Fath, Lexington, Ky. Two brothers, William and Richard Parsons, and one sister, Bernice Wolfarth, also preceded him in death. A graduate of Pemberville High School, Mr. Parsons retired in 1977 as kiln operator from Bendix (now Honeywell) in Fostoria after 33 years of employment. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Tiffin, and had been active with the Good Samaritans in previous years. Mr. Parsons played the guitar and sang in the Red Star Cowboys square dance band along with his brother Bill for a number of years. He also enjoyed camping and spending time with his grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11:30 A.M., Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 in the Mann-Hare Funeral Home, Fostoria, the Rev. Jeff King, presiding. Burial will follow at Knollcrest Gardens, Arcadia. The family will receive friends in the funeral home on Monday for two hours prior to the services. Memorials are suggested to the Autumnwood Care Center chapel fund, 670 E. State Rte. 18, Tiffin, Ohio 44883. Online condolences can be expressed at www.mann-hare.com. Click Here to view all Obituaries