Dorothy M. (Maxwell) Parmele Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 8, 2024, at the age of 95, Dorothy M. (Maxwell) Parmele of Desoto, Missouri, born in Weir, Kansas passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Dorothy M. may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Dugger and Marie Dugger (Sayer); her former spouse J. T. Maxwell; her husband James Parmele; her children, Patricia Walters, Vernon Maxwell and Dorothy Woodard; and her sister Wilma Jones.
She is survived by: her children, Jane Crow (Paul), Karen Stoehr (Richard) of Martin, TN and Neal Maxwell (Dianne); and her sister Marion Hartshorn of Pittsburg, KS. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.