Lillian Irene Parkhurst

Lillian Irene Parkhurst was born on May 12, 1923, the daughter of Herb & Grace Eppert Pipes. She passed away on March 19, 2004 at her home near Prague, Oklahoma at 80 years of age. Born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, Lillian graduated from Garfield High School in 1941. She married Thomas S. Parkhurst on Valentine?s Day ? 1942, and together they had three children. Lillian loved to read and play cards. Her favorite sport was baseball ? especially when either of her two boys were playing. Lillian was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Mary Schmidt, and brother, Jack Pipes. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Thomas S. Parkhurst; Daughter and son-in-law, Sharon & Robert Dunbar, Modesto, CA; Sons and daughter?in-law, Thomas S. Parkhurst, II, Meeker, OK, and Jack W. & Kitty Parkhurst, Cleves, OH; Granchildren and spouses: R. Michael & Kim Dunbar, Modesto, CA, Clinton Dunbar, Modesto, CA, Shannon & Jerry Vestesen, Turlock, CA, Callie Jo Parkhurst, Bethel Acres, OK; Great-grandchild, Kyndal L. Dunbar, Modesto, CA; Special cousin, Dot Frappier, Lexington, SC. Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice or the American Cancer Society.