1912
Oscar
2015
Oscar Parshall
July 29, 1912 — March 1, 2015
He was born July 29, 1912 in Leesburg, OH, son of the late William Harley and Lida Mae (Harvey) Parshall. On June 28, 1934 at the Methodist Parsonage in Hillsboro, he married Pearl Leota (Gleadall) Parshall, who preceded him in death on August 24, 2001. They were married for 67 years.
Oscar farmed with his wife, Pearl, in Highland county for over 60 years. He took great pride and pleasure in his farm, from husking corn, milking cows, raising steers and chickens, butchering meat for family and friends, cutting trees for his wood stove and hunting for mushrooms. In addition, he had a large garden and gave away many vegetables and fruits to friends and family. He planted peanuts for 30 years and he shared with them at the Fall Creek Friends yearly pancake supper.
He enjoyed performing magic tricks for children of all ages. From the members of Hillsboro Senior Citizen Center, children and friends at his church and in his neighborhood to his relatives, nieces and nephews, he loved entertaining people and seeing smiles on faces. As his hobby, he made little trinkets, tool boxes and toys out of wood. He loved telling stories and jokes to everyone he met. Making people laugh brought him much joy. He helped many years with the Wilson Real Estate auctions and had an appreciation for things of the past. He enjoyed traveling with his wife to Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Holy Lands, and to every state except Hawaii.
Oscar was a member of the Fall Creek Friends Meeting, where he was an active member including being superintendent for twenty-five years, clerk of Ministry and Council, clerk of Monthly Meeting, Trustee of Falls Creek Meeting, Building Committee member, president of Quaker Meeting for one year, Quarterly President for one year, Quaker Camp Board at Camp Knoll for several years. He suggested purchasing an organ for the church. He started the Pancake Supper and assisted with it for 41 years.
Surviving are many nieces & nephews.
In addition to his parents and wife, Oscar was preceded in death by four brothers- Heber Franklin Parshall, Lewis Harold Parshall, William Leonard Parshall, Ervin Woodrow Parshall and four sisters, Iva Lorene Lucas, Bertha Oletha Davis, Thelma Mae Brock McClellan and Emma Jean Trout.
Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 PM, Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, 138 East Main Street, Hillsboro, Ohio with H. Scott Latimer officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Leesburg, Ohio.
Friends will be received from 11:00 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Contributions in Mr. Parshall's memory may be made to the Fall Creek Friends Meeting, 11345 Karnes Road, Hillsboro,Ohio 45133.
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