Stella M. Parsons

Parsons,Stella Mae born on March 19,1931 in Knoxville,Tennessee ,The only child of Hattie Mae and Luther Weaver.Stella graduated Knox high school and met Walter E Parsons in 1948, They were married in 1950 and relocated to Fl. in 1955 when Walter was offered a job at NASA in the beginning of the space program where Stella became an influential member of the NASA wives club. Stella opened and operated the Beach kindergarten in Indianatlantic, Fl. She was appointed the family and social editor of the Kissimmee Gazette in the 1970s . . Stella was a dedicated member of the business and professional Women’s club (BPW).She was named and recognized as the (BPW) woman of the year in 1978. Under her direction the (BPW) club published “The Bicentennial Cook Book|” which included favorite receipes from the President of the United States and the governor of every state. With the proceeds of the Bicentennial Cook book a Pioneer statue was paid for and erected where it stands today on the Osceola County Courthouse lawn in Kissimmee, Fl. Stella created and printed in color, the Osceola County Community Telephone Directory including the yellow pages for the 1986-1987 and 1987-1988 Osceola County Telephone Directory. She owned and operated the fun and learning center in Kissimmee, Fl. from 1990-1993 expressing her love for children as always. Stella and her husband also owned and operated Walt Parsons realty in downtown Kissimmee for over 37 years. She also operated parsons bookkeeping and tax service from 1971-2009. Walter and Stella also own and operate El Tonteria Mobile Home Court on Lake Toho in Kissimmee, FL. Stella went to be with the lord on 9-13-11. She was at home with loving family. She is survived by her husband of 61 years Walter E Parsons of Kissimmee. She leaves behind six children, Micheal (Dori), |Greenville, TN, Jackson of New Orleans, LA, Terri |(John) Parsons of Kissimmee, |Cheryl Parsons Callahan of Kissimmee, |Walter C II (Kathryn) of Jacksonville, FL, Cindy (Wayne) Johnson of Huntsville, AL. Thirteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM on Monday, September 19 at Osceola Memory Gardens Funeral Home in Kissimmee. Services and entombment will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee. Services under the direction of OSCEOLA MEMORY GARDENS CEMETERY, FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY 1717 Old Boggy Creek Road, Kissimmee, Florida. 407-847-2494 www.OsceolaMemGds.com

Stella M. Parsons

March 19, 1931 - September 13, 2011