Rev. Samuel Parmley was born Aug. 16th, 1852 and departed
this life June
30, 1925, aged 72 years 10 months and 14 days. He was the son
of Samuel
and Malinda Parmley, of Rock, Pope county, Ill. At the age of
22 years he professed faith in Christ and united with the General
Baptist church at Olive, later he joined the Zion Hill Baptist
church, where he remained a devoed (sic) Christian until the Lord
called him home. On September 29, 1901, he was ordained to the
work of the ministry by Zion Hill church. He was united in marriage
tto (sic) Malinda Griffin Feb. 6, 1873. To this union were born
4 children; Martha M. Feezor, Laura Newton, one child who died
in infancy and Anna Faulkner. Anna and his faithful wife survive.
Brother Parmley leaves 4 brothers and 1 sister, Sula McAbee,
of DuQuoin, Green Parmley, of Metropolis, Lewis Parmley, of Eddyville,
Otto Parmley, of McCormick and Elsberry Parmley, of Ramor, Tenn.,
3 brothers preceded him in death, namely; James A., Thomas J.,
and John R. For 52 years he and his beloved companion shared
each other's joys and sorrows, although clouds sometimes gathered
o'er the pathway of life, together they worked, watched and prayed
and the clouds parted and through the rift in the clouds they
ever beheld the shining of the eternal stars of human hope. He
leaves to mourn hiss (sic) loss a
companion, 1 daughter, 13 grand-children and 4 great grand-children,
with
a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted
by Revs. Geo. Smuthers, of Creal Springs, at Zion church, and
the body laid to rest in Zion Cemetery. --- A Friend.
Published in Golconda Herald Enterprise on July 9, 1925
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