Villa Pearl Balaam and Laurence Fisher Parsons
LAURENCE FISHER PARSONS, son of ETHEL A. WALKER and HOUSTON DEXTER PARSONS, was born May 20, 1898 in Kansas,456 and died August 3, 1994 in Orange County, California.456 He is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.456
He married VILLA PEARL BALAAM on June 6, 1922 in Visalia, Tulare, California.7771 She was born July 11, 1899 in Exeter, Tulare, California,456 and died July 4, 1975 in Apple Valley, San Bernardino, California.456, 6753 She is buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.456, 6753
Children of VILLA PEARL BALAAM and LAURENCE FISHER PARSONS:
- Daughter
- Son
- Daughter
Personal Information
Laurence F. Parsons
- graduated from Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, California, 19168006, 6846
Villa P. Balaam
- graduated from University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California in 19206653
- was a member of the Apple Valley Cactus Wren Garden Club6753
- was a member of the Woman's Club, Apple Valley, Riverside, California6753
- was a member of the High Desert Church of Religious Science, Apple Valley, San Bernardino, California. 6753
Newspaper Articles
San Bernardino County Sun, June 26, 19598006
Player Regales Audience in 'Arsenic' but Heart's Heavy
APPLE VALLEY — "The show must go on," one of the oldest dictums of the stage, is one that Larry Parsons takes stock in.
One week ago today, after three months of rehearsals, he once more picked up his bugle and pith helmet, blackened his moustache and planted the Teddy Roosevelt pince-nez on his nose.
Then he stepped before Desert Players first nights to regale the audience in "Arsenic and Old Lace." He rocked them with laughter.
Parson, a veteran real estate salesman, acted in every play at Manual Arts High (Los Angeles) before graduating in 1916. He got into radio work and taught microphone technique and radio production six years for Los Angeles Board of Education.
He appeared regularly on "California Caravan" and other shows. During World War II, he appeared in USO shows within 300 miles of L.A.
He's been active in the Desert Players four years, both acting and directing.
What few persons in the audience knew Friday night — and in fact, what most members of the cast were unaware of until Saturday night's final curtain — was that Parson's father, Houston D. Parsons, approaching 92, had died Friday morning.
Parsons returned from Los Angeles a scant two hours before curtain went up.
Funeral services were held Monday.
Obituaries
Sun-Telegram, July 7, 19756753
Villa Parsons
Apple Valley
Villa B. Parsons, 75, of Apple Valley, died Friday in Apple Valley where she had resided 20 years. She was born in Exeter.
She was a member of the Apple Valley Women's Club, the Apple Valley Cactus Wren and the High Desert Church of Religious Science.
Survivors include her husband Larry two daughters, Dee Parsons of Orange and Laurie Feack of Long Beach, a brother Clyde Balaam of Sacramento and one granddaughter.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the Dudley Mortuary. Burial will be in Inglewood Park Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may call between 5 and 8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
Donations may be made to the High Desert Church of Religious Science.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 5, 1900491 | Greeley Township, Saline, Kansas |
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| April 20, 1910352 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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| April 5, 1930337 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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| April 9, 19402537 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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| April 5, 19509515 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California |
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