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Tressie Sever Parsons, 84, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyoming. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 45 years and former resident of California.

She was born on December 5, 1935 in San Diego, California; the daughter of Earl Sever and Clara Goldie Simmons.

Mrs. Parsons attended schools in La Mesa, CA and was a 1954 graduate of Grossmont High School. She earned her double bachelor's degree in music and primary and secondary education from San Diego State University.

She married Carl Edward Parsons on August 23,...