Mary Cowan Parcell, 101, of Rich Creek, died Thursday, January 30, 1997 in Charleston, W. Va. She was born in Tazewell County on March 16, 1895 and was the daughter of the late Samuel Wesley and Mary Margaret Leedy Cowan. Mrs. Parcell was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clinton Parcell, and a son, Garland Stamey. She was a member of the Rich Creek United Methodist Church. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 3, 1997 in the chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, with the Rev. Aubrey Whitlow officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, W. Va. The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's in Narrows Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m

Roanoke Times, Sunday, February 2, 1997

Mary Cowan Parcell, 101, of Rich Creek, died Thursday, January 30, 1997 in Charleston, W. Va. She was born in Tazewell County on March 16, 1895 and was the daughter of the late Samuel Wesley and Mary Margaret Leedy Cowan. Mrs. Parcell was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clinton Parcell, and a son, Garland Stamey. She was a member of the Rich Creek United Methodist Church. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 3, 1997 in the chapel of Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows, with the Rev. Aubrey Whitlow officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bluewell, W. Va. The family will gather with their friends at Riffe's in Narrows Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m

Roanoke Times, Sunday, February 2, 1997