Colby Parsons

We said goodbye to our beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend, Colby Parsons, on Sunday January 13, 2013.

Services for Colby will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Eberhart officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.

There is a visitation Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.

At 22 years old, Colby’s life came to an end as a result of a vehicle accident. The youngest of 5 children, Colby was born April 23, 1990 to Robert and Sharon Parsons. He attended J.M. Lindsay Elementary School until 1999 when he transferred to Muenster ISD, where he graduated in 2008. He was employed at Muenster Milling and Doc’s Bar and Grill in Muenster. In 2010, Colby was employed with Halliburton.

Survivors include his mother Sharon Parsons Hess of Gainesville; brother and sister-in-law Kevin and Shonna Parsons of Whitesboro; brother Jeff Parsons of Whitesboro; brother and sister-in-law Matt and Terria Parsons of Gainesville; sister and brother-in-law Kimberly and Samuel York of Myra; numerous nieces and nephews.

Colby was preceded in death by his father Robert L. Parsons and nephew Jonathan S. Parsons.

Pall bearers will be close friends.