Parnell Love

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Mr. Parnell Love, 56, of Texas, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, in Texas.

Born in Victoria, he was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Lee Love; his mother, Frankie Mae Grey; and step-father, David Grey; two brothers, Leroy Love and Joe T. English; and

two sisters, Julia HIll and Myrtle Love.

He leaves behind his step-mother, Freddie Mae Love of Keiser;

Eight children, Boris Love of Inglewood, Calif., Nicole Love of West Memphis, Kim Love of Fayetteville, Monee Love of Osceola, and Raynell DeLaughter, Torey Wickey, Terrell Wickey and Curtis Wickey. all of Sioux City, Iowa;

Eight sisters, Willie Mae Davis, Mattie Mae Nash, Joyce Ann Caldwell, all of Fort Wayne, Ind., Patricia Haley of Henning, Tenn., Bertha Craig and Barbara Ann Love of Covington, Tenn., Selena Love of Houston, Texas, and Elouise McLaurin of Osceola;

Seven brothers, Wiley B. Hale of St. Louis, David Love of Atlanta, Gregory Love of Luxora, Jessie Knighten, Curtis Knighten and Paul English, all of Osceola, and Calvin Davis Jr. of Covington, Tenn., and

Nine grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Osceola with Dr. Moses Black officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Ridge Cemetery in Burdette.