Richard Parkinson

LEXINGTON – Funeral services for Richard Rodney Parkinson, 72, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Lexington Baptist Church with interment at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014 in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel.

Mr. Parkinson was born February 10, 1941 in Beallsville, PA and passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013. He was a son of the late James Richard Naylor Parkinson and Maude Elinor Beall Parkinson. Mr. Parkinson was a retired military chaplain in the United States Air Force and his greatest joy in life was in serving his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Surviving are his loving wife of 48 years, Marie Parkinson; daughters, Melanie Ann Parkinson, Melissa Dawn Cook (Edd); grandson, Parker Brannon Cook; brothers, James Parkinson (Sharon) and William Parkinson. He was predeceased by his parents and sister, Elinor Amanda Parkinson.

Memorials may be made to Global Missions Fund, Lexington Baptist Church, 308 E. Main Street, Lexington, SC 29072 or the American Legion Post 7, P.O. Box 421, Lexington, SC 29071-0421