Gale "Ruth" T. (Kennedy) Parkison

In Loving Memory of
Gale "Ruth" T. Parkison


Gale T. Parkison passed away on August 8, 2019 at age 79.
Born in Fort William, Ontario.
She was educated in Winnipeg and Gimli Mahitoba.
She also resided with her family in Trail British Columbia,
Port Coquitlam and Vancouver.
After her marriage to Paul E. Parkison (1963)
she moved to Seattle, Washington.
Trained as a telephone PBX operator, she learned office skills at Peterson Business School.
She worked at National Screen, Continental Coffee and Sea Land Service in Seattle.
In 1970, she moved to San Francisco with her husband's transfer and
found receptionist work with the Visiting Nurses Association.
Next she worked for Atlantic Ridifield as a receptionist, at Cherry Point Ferndale, Washington.
She moved to Las Vegas with Paul in 1977.
She shared self-employment with him in home repairs and did personal house cleaning for clients.
She attended Trinity Temple, East Las Vegas Assembly of God Word of Life Church,
Vineyard Church, Korean Full Gospel Church and
Participated in teaching and good distribution.
She joined two missionary ministries,
Shekimah-Ralibu Academy (Southern Sudan) and
Alabaster Ministries Malawi Africa.
She partnered in this work to the time of her death.

Services will be held at
Desert Memorial Funeral Home,
1111 Las Vegas N, Nevada 89101
On August 31, 2019 at 11am.