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     Clarence Elmer Weeks and Nora Mae Parsons were divorced.⁷ Clarence Elmer Weeks was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, 7500 North Clinton Road, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^8,4 His Social Security Number was 314-01-5013.⁶ He was born on April 28, 1880 at Vigo Co., Indiana.^3,4,5,6 He married Nora Mae Parsons, daughter of Thomas A. Parsons and Octavia Poff, on April 6, 1902 at Parke Co., Indiana.¹ Clarence Elmer Weeks died on June 2, 1961 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, at age 81.^8,4 He Clarence E. Weeks, 81 years old, of 1933 North Tenth Street, died at 8 o'clock last night at St. Anthony Hospital. A member of the Maplewood Christian Church, he is survived by a son, Ralph Weeks of Salt Lake City, Utah; a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle King of Terre Haute, and three brothers, William Weeks of Desert Hot Springs, Cal., Carl and Cecil Weeks, both of Portland, Ore. Services will be at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the Cross Funeral Home. The Rev. Neil Kuns will officiate and burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call after noon tomorrow. on June 3, 1961.⁸

     Bonnie Mae Weeks was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, 7500 North Clinton Road, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^3,5 She was born on April 24, 1903 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^3,4,5 As of December 3, 1926,her married name was Starkweather.⁴ She married George Asa Starkweather on December 3, 1926 at Indiana.^4,5 Bonnie Mae Weeks died on June 28, 1941 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, at age 38.⁵

     Myrtle Leona Weeks was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, 7500 North Clinton Road, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Texas.^5,8 She and Basil Vain Walker were divorced.⁹ Myrtle Leona Weeks was born on April 27, 1905 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^3,5 As of March 23, 1929,her married name was Johnson.¹⁰ She married Thomas Johnson on March 23, 1929 at Vigo Co., Indiana.¹⁰ Myrtle Leona Weeks and Thomas Johnson were divorced before April 9, 1930.⁴ As of October 26, 1955,her married name was King.³ Myrtle Leona Weeks married Basil Vain Walker on October 26, 1955 at Indiana.^7,3 As of November 4, 1969,her married name was Whitezel.⁹ Myrtle Leona Weeks married Milton Whitezel on November 4, 1969 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.^11,9 Myrtle Leona Weeks died on July 13, 1982 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at age 77.^5,11 She Myrtle Weeks King, 77, Indianapolis, the widow of Milton Whitezel, died Tuesday in Winona Memorial Hospital. A Terre Haute native and Indianapolis resident 20 years, she was a member of Eighth Avenue Baptist Church at Terre Haute. Survivors include two sons, Gary and Larry King. on July 14, 1982.¹¹

     His Social Security Number was 537-26-2823.⁶ Ralph Oren Weeks was buried at Grantsville Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele Co., Utah.^3,7 He was born on November 29, 1906 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^6,8,3,7,9,4 He married Rosalyn Hale on January 3, 1941 at Thurston Co., Washington.¹⁰ Ralph Oren Weeks died on November 24, 1973 at Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 66.^6,8,3,7 He GRANTSVILLE - Ralph Oren Weeks, 66, Phoenix, Ariz., died of natural causes Nov. 24 in Phoenix. Born Nov. 29, 1906, Terre Haute, Ind., to Clarence and Nora Parsons Weeks. Married Rosalyn Hale Jan. 5, 1940, Tacoma, Wash. Retired U.S. Army master sergeant. Former guard, Tooele Army Depot. Survivors: widow; sister, Mrs. Myrtle King, Indianapolis, Ind. Burial, Grantsville City Cemetery. on November 26, 1973.³

     His Social Security Number was 307-03-4744.⁴ George Asa Starkweather was buried at Roselawn Memorial Park, 7500 North Clinton Road, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^5,2 He was born on November 10, 1901 at Colfax, Jasper Co., Iowa.^4,1,2,3,6 He married Bonnie Mae Weeks, daughter of Clarence Elmer Weeks and Nora Mae Parsons, on December 3, 1926 at Indiana.^1,2 George Asa Starkweather died on April 1, 1987 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, at age 85.^4,2

     Basil Vain Walker and Myrtle Leona Weeks were divorced.⁵ Basil Vain Walker was buried at Highland Lawn Cemetery, 4420 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana.^2,1 His Social Security Number was 307-03-6039.⁶ He was born on January 25, 1901 at Coal City, Owen Co., Indiana; His draft card has a birth date of Jan 26, 1901.^3,4,1,6 He married Myrtle Leona Weeks, daughter of Clarence Elmer Weeks and Nora Mae Parsons, on October 26, 1955 at Indiana.^7,1 Basil Vain Walker died on January 1, 1978 at Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana, at age 76.¹

     Vera Pauline Ames was buried at Calcutta Cemetery, Calcutta, Clay Co., Indiana.³ Her Social Security Number was 303-38-4587.⁷ She was born on December 29, 1913 at Rockville, Parke Co., Indiana.^5,6,7 As of September 29, 1934,her married name was Parsons.⁵ She married Ray Edison Parsons, son of Samuel Ezra Parsons and Ida Alice Toney, on September 29, 1934 at Indiana.^1,2,3,5,8 Vera Pauline Ames died on January 28, 1986 at Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, at age 72.⁸ She Mrs. Pauline Ames Parsons, 72, mother of Samuel D. Parsons, West Lafayette, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Americana Healthcare Center in Lafayette. Mrs. Parsons, a native of Parke County, had resided at Carbon near Brazil most of her lifetime. Her marriage was to Ray E. Parsons and he died in 1971. Surviving besides the son are two daughters and a sister. on January 30, 1986.⁸

     His Social Security Number was 306-42-9747.⁷ Dr. Samuel Dale Parsons Sr. and Jane Evans were divorced.¹ Dr. Samuel Dale Parsons Sr. was born on September 4, 1939 at Brazil Township, Clay Co., Indiana.^1,7,2 He married Jane Evans in 1961.¹ Dr. Samuel Dale Parsons Sr. married Nancy Carolyn Toops on August 24, 1984.^8,2 Dr. Samuel Dale Parsons Sr. died on March 24, 2009 at Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, at age 69.^1,7,2 He Dr. Samuel Dale Parsons Sr., 69, West Lafayette, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Rosewalk Village, Lafayette, after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was born Sept. 4, 1939, in Brazil, to the late Ray E. and V. Pauline (Ames) Parsons. He graduated from Van Buren High School in Clay County in 1957 and played on the varsity basketball team. He married Jane Evans in 1961 and they divorced. In 1984, he married Nancy Steinhauer. She preceded him in death Feb. 21, 2003. Dr. Parsons enjoyed going to museums, fishing and watching sports, especially Purdue Women's Basketball, where he was a board member and newsletter editor of the BOILERmaker NETwork. Dr. Parsons receives his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Purdue University in 1961. In 1964, he earned his M.S. degree in Agricultural Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and his Ph.D., from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., in 1975. From 1961-63, Sam Parsons was a design engineer at Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, Ind. He was a Graduate Research Assistant at Cornell University in 1963-64. His long 37-year career in the Agricultural Engineering Dept. at Purdue University started in 1964 as an assistant professor. In 1969, he became a graduate research assistant, in 1972, an assistant professor, in 1975, an associate professor, and in 1984, a professor. Dr. Parsons earned his Registered Professional Engineers License (Indiana) in 1973. Upon retirement in 2001, the Purdue University Board of Trustees awarded him the status of Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. While at Purdue, Dr. Parsons' major extension emphasis was in the area of farm machinery management -- the selection and utilization of field crop machinery, such as tractors, and included site-specific farming applications, mapping and GIS. He developed extension publications and educational materials and delivered them to extension clientele through the mass media, group meetings, tours, field days, shows and individual consultations. His research activities in later years focused on farm computer utilization, especially for site-specific farming, tillage, traction and compaction, matching tractors and implements and machinery sizing. Dr. Sam Parsons was author of, and contributor to more than 167 magazine articles in the popular farm press (Prairie Farmer, Hoosier Farmer, Hoard's Dairyman, Farm Journal, Soybean Digest, Successful Farming), 67 extension publications, more than 120 mimeos (informational handouts for field days and extension programs), 18 refereed journal articles and some 50 technical papers for multi-state or national meetings. Several honors and awards were bestowed upon Dr. Parsons during his academic career. In 1986, he received the Eric G. Sharvelle Award as the Distinguished Purdue University Extension Specialist. In 2001, he received the PUCESA Award for Purdue University Peer Recognition. Also in 2001, he received a Certificate of Excellence, American Society of Agronomy, National Educational Materials Awards Program for the booklet, "Precision Farming Profitability." From the ASAE Blue Ribbon Awards, National Educational Aids Competition, he won a total of 33 awards 1967-2001, for 57 self-entries in various categories. Sam Parsons held U.S. Patent 4,228,637, a hay treatment device, as co-inventor in 1980. Dr. Parsons was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church, West Lafayette. Other organizations to which he held memberships were the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Specialists Association, Association of Agriculture Computing Companies, Indiana Farm Management Association, Tau Beta Pi honor society in Engineering, Epsilon Sigma Xi honor society in Research, John Purdue Club, Purdue Alumni Association, Friends of Convocations, Civic Theater of Tippecanoe County and Purdue Retirees Association. Through Purdue's Cooperative Extension Service, he served on the Exhibit Planning Committee at the Farm Progress Show for many years. Surviving are sons Samuel D. Parsons Jr., Seymour, Ind., and William E. Parsons (wife Audrey), Scottsdale, Ariz., sisters Phyllis Fipps, Orange, Calif., and Nelda Rohrbach (husband Lloyd), Zionsville, Ind., stepdaughters Susan White (husband Brian), Athens, Ga., and Elizabeth "Betsy" Davis (husband Steve), Toledo, Ohio, stepson John "Chris" Steinhauer (wife Debra), Lafayette, grandson Pvt. Jordan Adams, U.S. Army, step-grandchildren Wendy and Austin White, and special friend, Peg Michael. A memorial visitation will be from 12:30 p.m., until a 3 p.m. memorial service Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd., Lafayette. Those wishing may contribute to either the Sam Parsons Memorial Fund C/O American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Rd., Des Plaines, Ill., 60018, or St. Elizabeth Hospice, 1415 Salem St., Suite 202, W. Lafayette, 47904. on April 2, 2009.¹

     Her Social Security Number was 303-42-2419.⁵ Nancy Carolyn Toops was born on August 28, 1938 at New Albany, Floyd Co., Indiana.^5,1,2,3,4 As of August 24, 1984,her married name was Parsons.² She married Dr. Samuel Dale Parsons Sr., son of Ray Edison Parsons and Vera Pauline Ames, on August 24, 1984.^2,3 Nancy Carolyn Toops died on February 21, 2003 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at age 64.^6,5,2,3 She WEST LAFAYETTE - Nancy Carolyn Toops Parsons, 64, died Friday, February 21, 2003, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. She was born August 28, 1938, in New Albany, in, to Chester and Mary Margaret Toops. She attended Mount Tabor School and was a 1956 graduate of New Albany High School. She had lived in West Lafayette since 1973, where she married Samuel D. Parsons on August 24, 1984. She earned a bachelor's degree in supervision from Purdue University In 1981 and then worked for the university as a business manager, retiring on December, 31, 2001. She was a member of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in West Lafayette and several local and regional art museums and historical organizations. She was also an advanced master gardener. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Susan White and her husband, Brian, of Statham, CA, and Betsy Steinhauer of Toledo, OH; a son, John Christopher Steinhauer and his wife, Debra, of Lafayette; a brother, William Toops of Bellview, FL; and two grandchildren, Wendy and Austin White. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Wendy Steinhauer, and by her parents. on February 25, 2003.²

     Phyllis Elaine Parsons was born on November 5, 1936 at Brazil Township, Clay Co., Indiana.² As of September 22, 1956,her married name was Fipps.⁷ She married Andrew Archie Fipps on September 22, 1956 at Marion Co., Indiana.⁷ Phyllis Elaine Parsons married Andrew Archie Fipps on February 23, 1986 at Minden, Douglas Co., Nevada.⁸ Phyllis Elaine Parsons died on September 6, 2015 at Arizona at age 78.⁹ She Phyllis Elaine Fipps, age 78, died Sunday, September 6, 2015. She was born Nov. 5, 1936. Arrangements are under the care of Desert Lawn Funeral Home in Mohave Valley, Ariz. on September 20, 2015.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 571-22-8045.⁴ Andrew Archie Fipps was born on June 23, 1927 at Santa Ana, Orange Co., California.^2,4,5,3 He married Phyllis Elaine Parsons, daughter of Ray Edison Parsons and Vera Pauline Ames, on September 22, 1956 at Marion Co., Indiana.¹ Andrew Archie Fipps married Phyllis Elaine Parsons, daughter of Ray Edison Parsons and Vera Pauline Ames, on February 23, 1986 at Minden, Douglas Co., Nevada.⁶ Andrew Archie Fipps died on January 13, 1996 at Orange Co., California, at age 68.^4,5

     Nelda Lorraine Parsons was buried at Zionsville Cemetery, Zionsville, Boone Co., Indiana.⁷ She was born on March 4, 1938 at Brazil Township, Clay Co., Indiana.^7,2,3 As of April 6, 1958,her married name was Rohrbach.⁷ She married Lloyd George Rohrbach on April 6, 1958 at Brazil Township, Clay Co., Indiana.^1,7,2,8 Nelda Lorraine Parsons died on January 23, 2020 at Zionsville, Boone Co., Indiana, at age 81.^7,2 She Zionsville – Nelda Lorraine (Parsons) Rohrbach, 81, of Zionsville, IN died Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Zionsville Meadows. Nelda was born at Clay County Hospital on March 4, 1938, to Ray Edison Parsons and Vera Pauline (Ames) Parsons of Carbon, IN. She attended Van Buren Twp. School all 12 years and graduated with the class of 1956. She enjoyed greatly being a yell leader for three years in high school. On April 6, 1958, she married Lloyd G. Rohrbach at the Brazil Baptist Church. They lived many years in Pike Twp. in Marion County. In 1988, Nelda reached 50 years of age, became a grandmother, went to Hawaii, and graduated from college. It was a very big year! After about 16 years of taking classes off and on at Indiana Central College and I.U.P.U.I., she finally got her bachelor's degree. How proud Ray and Polly would have been! In 2004, Nelda and Lloyd downsized and bought a condo in Zionsville, IN. They started spending winters in a warmer climate. They bought a small house in Yuma, AZ, and spent about half a year at each location. Nelda enjoyed playing cards, going to casinos, and gardening. She liked planting annual flowers in both IN and AZ. She called it, "Playing in the dirt." She loved chocolate and the U.S.A. Nelda was a member of Kappa Kappa Sigma Sorority, American Legion Auxillary Post 79 in Zionsville, IN, Women of the Moose in Yuma, AZ, and volunteered for many organizations. Survivors include her children: Lauri Cheryl Rohrbach and Charles Flint Rohrbach, granddaughter: Madeline Pauline (Cook) Redman, great-granddaughter: Juliynn Alisabeth Zinski, three nephews, and other extended family. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister Phyllis Fipps and brother, Samuel Parsons. Nelda was blessed with a great family and a myriad of Christian friends. on January 24, 2020.²

     Lloyd George Rohrbach was buried at Zionsville Cemetery, Zionsville, Boone Co., Indiana.³ He was born on February 28, 1938 at Paxton, Ford Co., Illinois.^3,4 He married Nelda Lorraine Parsons, daughter of Ray Edison Parsons and Vera Pauline Ames, on April 6, 1958 at Brazil Township, Clay Co., Indiana.^1,3,5,4 Lloyd George Rohrbach died on July 19, 2019 at Zionsville, Boone Co., Indiana, at age 81.^3,4 He ZIONSVILLE – Lloyd Rohrbach, 81, passed away July 19, 2019 in Zionsville, Indiana. He was born to the late Lyle and Ella (Teske) Rohrbach in Paxton, Illinois. Lloyd married Nelda Parsons on April 6, 1958 in Carbon, Indiana. He served in the U.S.Army from 1958-1961. Lloyd rose to Master Mason at the Hosbrook Masonic Lodge in New Augusta, Indiana. Lloyd was a member of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Whitestown, Indiana, and the American Legion Post #79 in Zionsville. He belonged to the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 44. He is survived by his wife, Nelda, daughter, Lauri Rorhbach of Lebanon and son, Charles Flint Rohrbach of Bloomington. Lloyd is also survived by his granddaughter, Madeline (Cook) Zinski, and great granddaughter, Juliynn Zinski, both of Thorntown, Indiana. As well as, sisters: Betty Hanson, Joyce Sparnberg, Dorothy Reichert and Norma Cluver. Lloyd is preceded in death by his siblings: Roger Rohrbach, Lois Benner, and Charles Rohrbach. on July 22, 2019.⁴

     Sidney Balym McFall was buried at Floral Park Cemetery, 3659 Cossell Road, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.² He was born on July 26, 1884 at Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., Virginia.¹ He married Lillie Bell Parsons, daughter of Thomas A. Parsons and Octavia Poff, on February 15, 1911 at Vigo Co., Indiana.³

     John William McFall was buried at Floral Park Cemetery, 3659 Cossell Road, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.^5,6,7,8 He was born on February 23, 1890 at Pleasant Valley, Rockingham Co., Virginia; The Virginia birth records have his birth year as 1890, his WWII draft card has 1889, and all other records have 1888.^{2,5,9,6,7,3,10,11} He married Grace Ethel Parsons, daughter of Thomas A. Parsons and Octavia Poff, on October 26, 1918 at Vigo Co., Indiana.^1,12 John William McFall died on June 27, 1955 at Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at age 65.^5,6,7,13,3 He John W. McFall, 67, 946 Park, veteran of World War I, died yesterday in Veteran Administration Hospital on West 10th. Born at Harrisonburg, Va., Mr. McFall had lived here 30 years. In his early days he worked on railroads in the west. For 10 years he was employed by Burnett-Binford Lumber Co. here. During World War I, Mr. McFall served in the Infantry and was stationed at Ft. Harrison. Burial in Floral Park Cemetery. Survivors are the widow, Maude McFall; four children in California, Annnbelle Giles, Shirley Nelson and Clayton and Frank McFall; two brothers, Sidney B. McFall, Indianapolis, and Frank McFall, Clements, Mich; two sisters, Una F. Jones and Marjorie McFall, Detroit, and one grandchild. on June 28, 1955.¹³

     Thomas Stuart McFall was buried at Floral Park Cemetery, 3659 Cossell Road, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.⁴ He was born in 1911 at Indiana.^1,4 He died in 1962.⁴

     Wilbur McFall was born circa 1916 at Indiana.¹

     His Social Security Number was 306-12-5204.⁷ Frank Allen McFall was buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, 4529 Howe Street, Oakland, Alameda Co., California.⁴ He was born on August 27, 1921 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^7,2,3 He died on September 30, 1992 at Alameda Co., California, at age 71.^2,7

     His Social Security Number was 316-16-2283.¹⁰ Clayton Robert McFall was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, Riverside Co., California.^6,11 He was born on August 29, 1925 at Ecorse, Wayne Co., Michigan.^10,2,3,4 He married Irene S. Korn on January 20, 1962 at Clark Co., Nevada.¹² Clayton Robert McFall and Irene S. Korn were divorced in September, 1975 at Los Angeles Co., California.¹³ Clayton Robert McFall died on October 2, 1979 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 54.^2,5

     Her Social Security Number was 310-20-6301.⁶ Her married name was Phillips.³ Her married name was Nelson.² Shirley Ilene McFall married Unknown Nelson.² Shirley Ilene McFall married Unknown Phillips.³ Shirley Ilene McFall was born on August 18, 1927 at Ecorse, Wayne Co., Michigan.^6,3 She died on May 16, 1997 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 69.^6,2