St. Clair County Obits

MYRTLE IVY ROACH

Myrtle Ivy Parscale Wolf Roach, daughter of James D. and Nancy Elizabeth Hawkins Parscale, was born August 25, 1906, in Red Top, Missouri, and passed away Saturday, January 4, 1992, at Sac-Osage Hospital, Osceola, at the age of 85 years. She had lived in Deepwater, Los Angeles, California, and Independence, before moving to Lowry City in August 1991. She was a member of the Deepwater Baptist Church, Deepwater. She was married to Albert Wolf and to this union five children were born, Jack, Wanda, Wayward, Loutta and Charles. Albert died in 1947. Later she married Bill Roach. They were married until his death in 1980. Preceding her in death are her parents, two husbands and three children, Wayward, age 3, Loutta, age 39, and Charles, age 57. She is survived by one son, Jack Wolf, Pawhusak, Oklahoma; one daughter, Wanda L. McMillian, Independence; one daughter-in-law, Rose Wolf, Clinton; one brother, Chester Parscale, Clinton, and one sister, Anna Goslin, Deepwater, as well as eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Deepwater Baptist Church Tuesday, January 7, 1992, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. James Brack officiating. Pallbearers were Fred Hills, Larry Hills, Marvin Hill, Russell Dean Hills, Gene Hills and Mike Hills. Burial was held at the Deepwater Cemetery, Deepwater, under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton.