WILLIAM PARSON FARNSWORTH, age 75, a long time resident of New Jersey, passed away Friday, May 20, 2011, in Pasadena, Texas. He was born March 3, 1936, in Pittsburgh, PA, to Edward and Lillian Shaw Farnsworth.
Bill was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Toms River Chemical (Ciba-Geigy), and was an active member of Assembly of God, in Point Pleasant. Bill was a 32nd Degree Shriner, and a member of Sunrise Lodge, No. 288, F.&A.M., in Toms River.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Raymond Farnsworth; and sister, Lois Friedhofer.
Bill is survived by his daughters, Donna E. George and her husband Ted, and Lynette McQueen and her husband Bob; grandchildren, Kelley and Kristen George; brother, Donald Farnsworth; and sister, Barbara Jean Reiland.
Funeral Services were held at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at The Settegast-Kopf Co. @ Sugar Creek, 15015 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, TX 77478.
Interment was held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX, with military honors.