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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
PARSONS, Cecil - age 94, North Sydney. It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Cecil Parsons, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, on Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Northside General Hospital. Cecil was born in Cul-de-Sac, N.L. on July 13, 1923. He was a son of the late John Tom and Naomi (Hardy) Parsons. He went to sea as a fisherman at a very early age and later joined the Royal Canadian Navy to serve his country during the Second World War. He was employed with CN Marine aboard their vessels until his retirement. Cecil was a member of St. John the Baptist Anglican Church. He will be remembered for his love of children, playing Santa, tinkering with wood projects, boating on the Bras d’Or Lakes, enjoying his cabin near New Campbellton and his other campsites on the lakes. He liked nothing better than to 'kick up his heels' to some Newfoundland music. Cecil is survived by his wife, Classie (Keeping); his daughter, Jane 'Janie' (Dan) Vernon; daughter-in-law, Judy (MacDonald) Whitman; stepsons, Calvin (Angie) Keeping, Alex (Shirley) Keeping; stepdaughter, Irene (Roy) Iannettil. He will be greatly missed by his grandchildren, Chris, Allison, Adam, Kent, Kim, Denise, Rachel and Michael; also by 13 great-grandchildren and two great great-grandchildren; by his brothers, Roy Parsons, Roland (Donna) Parsons; his sisters, Flora and Vera; several nieces and nephews. Cecil was predeceased by his first wife, Beattie Parsons; his son, Marty Parsons; his brothers, Joe, Harry, George; his sisters, Gladys, Mildred, Flossie, Mary and Dorothy. Visitation for Cecil will be held 7-9 p.m. Tuesday in W. J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday in St. John the Baptist Anglican Church with Rev. Julio Martin officiating. Burial to follow in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney. Memorial donations may be sent to Harbourview Hospital, Veterans Wing. (W. J. Dooley Funeral Home)
Cecil's brother, Harry Parsons, served in the RCNR during the Second World War and the RCN post Second World War.
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