Ralph Owen Parsley

Ralph Owen Parsley Sr. was born March 8, 1923, to John and Olar (Norris) Parsley. He died Sept. 9, 2019, at age 96 in Batesville. Ralph was drafted into the U.S. Army for WWII as a field medic and saw action in the Battle of the Bulge for which he received a Purple Heart. He worked as a Deputy U.S. Marshal before his career with the Little Rock Police Department as a Detective Sergeant for over 22 years. He retired as a cattle farmer in southern Sharp County, Arkansas. Ralph was a member of Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: Jess Willard, Howard Lee, and Jack D. Parsley; two sisters, Oshea Johnson and Mabel Parsley; and son, Steven Ralph Parsley. Survivors include his sons, Stephen (Monda) of Hot Springs and Ralph Jr. (Cindy) of Poughkeepsie; daughters, Krista Brandt of Little Rock and Amanda Parsley of Bryant; grandchildren: Kara, Stephanie, Brianna (Cody), Alec (Autumn), Matthew, Michael, Mary Grace, Courtney, and Halle; four great-grandchildren (with one on the way); and his brother, Joe. All services will be in the Tri-County Funeral Home Chapel at Highland: visitation-Friday 6-8 p.m.; funeral-Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial with military honors will follow in Lebanon Cemetery near Poughkeepsie.