Avis de décès de Benjamin-Stewart Parsons

Benjamin "Benny" Stewart Parsons, 65, Concord, N.C., died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2007 at Carolinas Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1941, in Wilkes County to Hazel Parsons and the late Harold Parsons. Mr. Parsons, the 1973 Winston Cup Champion, was an internationally known television and radio commentator, and in 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. A member of First Presbyterian Church in Ellerbe, N.C., he regularly attended Pitts Baptist Church in Concord. Mr. Parsons was a 1959 graduate of West Wilkes High School and attended N.C. State University. In addition to his mother, he is survived by wife, Teresa "Terri" Johnson Parsons, Concord; sons, Kevin Stewart Parsons and wife, Kim, Ellerbe, N.C., and Keith Russell Parsons and wife, Colleen, Rockingham, N.C.; brothers, Steve Parsons and wife, Donna, Rochester Hills, Mich., and Phil Parsons and wife, Marcia, Cornelius; sister, Patty Severt and husband, Rex, West Jefferson, N.C.; and grandchildren, Emily and Libbie. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Connie E. Parsons Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 443, Ellerbe, NC 28338; the Blumenthal Cancer Center, 1001 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203; or Victory Junction Gang Camp, 4500 Adams Way, Randleman, NC 27317. A celebration of Mr. Parsons' life will be held for family and the racing community at 2 p.m. Friday, January 19, 2007, at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, N.C. with the Rev. Scott Davis and the Rev. Dale Beaver officiating. The family invites Benny's fans to pay their respects during a public visitation from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Grace Covenant Church, following the private service on Friday. A private funeral service for family will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Millers Creek Baptist Church. Burial will follow at a family plot. Raymer Funeral Home, Huntersville, N.C., is serving the family. www.raymerfuneralhome.org.