Lola Opal Parsons

1929 - 2008  (79 years)

• Name	Lola Opal Parsons
  Born	1929	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Dec 2008	Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Lola Opal Rhodes Lola Opal Rhodes, 79, of Sissonville went to be with the Lord December 14, 2008, in CAMC Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Lola had worked as a nurse for Staats Hospital and was a Silver-Haired legislator and facilitator. She was on the board of directors for the Kanawha Valley Senior Services and the Sissonville Library. She was a member of the Sissonville Woman's Club and was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. Lola was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family on her farm in Roane County. She also enjoyed clogging at the Elkview Community Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Romie and Sylvia Parsons; husband, Esten Rhodes; son-in-law, Chuck Ramella; and brother, James Parsons. She is survived by a daughter, Shirley Ramella of Sissonville; grandson and his wife, Ken and Sue Ramella of Sissonville; great-grandchildren, Alicia Ramella and Kenny Ramella, both of Sissonville; stepgreat-grandchildren, Kalob and Joshua Westfall of Sissonville; and numerous extended family members and friends. The funeral service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 18, at Long & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville, with the Rev. Bill Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow in Hunt Cemetery, Roane County. A gathering of friends and family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
  Person ID	I42513	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Roma (Romie) C Parsons,   b. 16 Mar 1906, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1998, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Silvia Ellen Jones,   b. Abt 1907, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 16 Sep 1998  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1928	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1930 Washington, Jackson, WV Parsons, Romie C 22 Silva 22 Lola O 5/12 Hunt, Joseph C boarder 67
  Family ID	F12101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Howard Esten Rhodes,   b. 22 Oct 1919, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1987  (Age 67 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1950	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 10/13/1950 Place: Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Esten Howard Rhodes, 30; Kanawha Co, WV; resident of Dunbar, WV Lula Opal Parsons, 21; Kanawha Co, WV; resident of Dunbar, WV
  Children	1. Shirley Rhodes
  Family ID	F17368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S21] Obit. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.