Mr. James Foy Parsons, Sr. age 67, of West Jefferson passed away Monday afternoon, December 10, 2012 at Park Ridge Hospital in Hendersonville. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 2:00pm at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Graybeal officiating. Burial will follow in Obids Baptist Church Cemetery with military rites. The family will receive friends from 12:00-2:00pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012 two hours prior to the funeral service. Mr. Parsons was born in Ashe County on August 31, 1945 to the late Henry Foy Parsons and Evazella Burgess Parsons. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He retired from RJR Nabisco, where he worked as an Industrial Engineer. When he was able he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Noblett Parsons; a brother, Gary Harold Parsons. Mr. Parsons is survived by two sons, Jason Parsons and wife, Amanda, of Mocksville, NC and James Parsons, of West Jefferson; two daughters, Jennifer Parsons, of Fleetwood and Joy Kee and husband, Brad, of Weaverville, NC; his mother, Evazella Burgess Parsons, of West Jefferson; a brother, Gwyn Parsons and wife, June, of Boone, NC; seven grandchildren, Solomon Bracero, Sydney Bracero, Sterling Bracero, Collier Kee, Miles Kee, Delaney Parsons and Landry Parsons; several nieces and nephews also survive. Flowers accepted or memorials may be made to: Obids Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Raymond Bare, 1325 Old Obids Road, West Jefferson, NC 28694