James R. Parritt
April 25, 1930-Oct. 17, 1970
James R. Parritt, 40 of Denver, Colo., formerly of Niles, was dead on arrival Saturday in Valley View Hospital, Denver.
A salesman for the Tyler Corp., Mr. Parritt was born April 25, 1930, in Owensboro, Ky., He left Niles in 1950, moving to Salt Lake City, Utah, and to Denver in 1964. His wife, Marilyn Jo, survives.
Also surviving are a son, Gerry Allen, at home; a daughter, Kelly Rae, at home; his mother, Mrs. Francis Whitehead of Benton Harbor; a brother, Thomas V. Parritt of Benton Harbor, and a sister, Mrs. Loraine Connor of Benton Harbor.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home, with the Rev. John Wyngarden of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after noon Tuesday at the funeral home.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, October 19, 1970, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
