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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Max Gordon
Parkinson
April 12, 1934 – October 7, 2010
Obituary
Max Gordon Parkinson, 76, of Plano, Idaho died at his home Thursday October 7, 2010. He was born April 12, 1934 to James Ezra and Elizabeth Arvilla Orr Parkinson at their home in Plano.
He attended Edmunds School thru the 8th grade then graduated from Sugar Salem High School. He attended one year at Ricks College.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a church mission to the Samoan Islands from 1954 to 1956. He served in many different callings including 3 bishoprics, the Young Men program, Sunday School, as well as working in the temple.
After his mission he served in the Idaho National Guard.
He married Carol Shirley on December 20, 1957 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
He was a farmer and owner of Parkinson Farm Supply, Inc. He served on the Idaho and Eastern Oregon Potato committee for five years, and the Madison County Soil conservation committee for five years.
He enjoyed fishing and taking grandkids for boat rides on the pond in Salem. He liked to golf, snowmobile, fish and hunt in Alaska.
He is survived by his wife Carol of Plano; children Valerie (Klint) Robison, Max Alan (Michele) Parkinson, Sherri Lyn Parkinson, Jeffrey Daniel (Marcel) Parkinson all of Plano; Lori Ann (Kirt) Sutton of Archer, Rochelle (Brad) Oram of Las Vegas, Nevada; siblings Keith (Joann) Parkinson of Plano, Lula (Merrill) Martineau of St. George, Utah, Ellen (Paul) Romrell of St. Anthony, Ronald Wayne (Shareen) Parkinson of Lyman; 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Brent James Parkinson, brothers Clinton Parkinson, Martell Parkinson, Detsel Parkinson, and a sister Leola Tuckett.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 15 at the Plano LDS Chapel with Bishop Randy Brown officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and Friday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Burial will be in the Plano Cemetery. The family extends a special thanks to Alliance Hospice. Memorial contributions can be made to the LDS Humanitarian Fund or to the American Cancer Society.
He attended Edmunds School thru the 8th grade then graduated from Sugar Salem High School. He attended one year at Ricks College.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a church mission to the Samoan Islands from 1954 to 1956. He served in many different callings including 3 bishoprics, the Young Men program, Sunday School, as well as working in the temple.
After his mission he served in the Idaho National Guard.
He married Carol Shirley on December 20, 1957 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
He was a farmer and owner of Parkinson Farm Supply, Inc. He served on the Idaho and Eastern Oregon Potato committee for five years, and the Madison County Soil conservation committee for five years.
He enjoyed fishing and taking grandkids for boat rides on the pond in Salem. He liked to golf, snowmobile, fish and hunt in Alaska.
He is survived by his wife Carol of Plano; children Valerie (Klint) Robison, Max Alan (Michele) Parkinson, Sherri Lyn Parkinson, Jeffrey Daniel (Marcel) Parkinson all of Plano; Lori Ann (Kirt) Sutton of Archer, Rochelle (Brad) Oram of Las Vegas, Nevada; siblings Keith (Joann) Parkinson of Plano, Lula (Merrill) Martineau of St. George, Utah, Ellen (Paul) Romrell of St. Anthony, Ronald Wayne (Shareen) Parkinson of Lyman; 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Brent James Parkinson, brothers Clinton Parkinson, Martell Parkinson, Detsel Parkinson, and a sister Leola Tuckett.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 15 at the Plano LDS Chapel with Bishop Randy Brown officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and Friday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Burial will be in the Plano Cemetery. The family extends a special thanks to Alliance Hospice. Memorial contributions can be made to the LDS Humanitarian Fund or to the American Cancer Society.
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