Carey “Lee” Parson passed away September 15, 2022. Lee was born to Homer and Erma Parson on November 13, 1934 in a log cabin in AR.
Lee graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1953.
Lee worked for Viersen-Cochran Drilling Company his entire career. Lee married Arlene Rush on April 15, 1954.
Lee was proceeded in death by his birth mother Erma Parson; his brother Don Gayland Parson; his adoptive parents Chesley and Bernice Parson, his daughters Sabrina and Elizabeth and his wife Alrene.
Lee is survived by his sister, Katherine Woods of Aztec, NM, his brother, Jack Parson of Shawnee, OK; sisterin- law, Lavon Parson of Eufaula, OK; nephews, Tracey Parson of Oklahoma City, OK, Randall Parson, of Shawnee, OK, Brian Rush of Moore, OK, David Rush of Ponca City, OK and Jerry Parson of Tecumseh, OK; nieces, Sabrina Bridges of Oklahoma City, OK and Tammy Hybarger of Eufaula, OK; son-in-law, Kent Beaty of Edmond, OK, and adopted son-ofthe- heart, Mike Atencio, of Knoxville, TN; and other extended family and friends.
Services were held September 19, 2022 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richard Talley, Pentecostal Church of God, Tecumseh, OK officiating. Burial followed at the Little Cemetery in Seminole, OK. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to APDA, American Parkinson Disease Association, Oklahoma Chapter, P.O. Box 3113, Broken Arrow, OK 74013.
