4/24/1940 Second floor of the home of Ella's parents at 1612 Prairie,M attoon, IL which they rented for $10/month. Harry Parkison was 22year s old, Ella was 19. He had completed 2 years of high school,Ella, 3. H e was a clerk in retail groceries, had worked 36 weeks in1939 and earn ed $409 over the past 12 months. Ella did office workfor a cleaning p lant, worked 46 weeks in 1939 and earned $460 over 12months.
He was inducted into US Army on 6/1945 and discharged 11/1945.
Harry's funeral was held on a Saturday at 2 PM at Stumpf Funeral Home
with Rev Dallas Nickel, of the Tower Hill Christian Church,
officiating. Pallbearers included: Sons, Richard and Stan, and
son-in-law, Bennie Dent.
