Passed peacefully away at the Carbonear General Hospital on Friday, December 21, 2012, Emma Parsons of Salmon Cove, age 78 years. Predeceased by husband: Ronald; infant son; parents: Alfred and Fannie Churchill; brothers: Harold, Caleb, Levi, John and Victor; sisters: Doreen Churchill, Vera Hall, Evelyn Noseworthy, Sarah Churchill, Doreen LeGrow and Blanche Neary. Left to mourn, two daughters: Sharon (Gary) Clarke, Salmon Cove and Roxanne (Shawn) Snow, Carbonear; four sons: Terry (Olive), Craig, Darryl (Susan) and Brent (Lorna), all of Salmon Cove; seven grandchildren: Justin, Janelle, Krista (Shawn), Kayla, Brandon, Shawn and Madison; one brother: Fred (Sadie) Churchill, Portugal Cove; one sister: Phyllis Somerton, Portugal Cove; sister-in-law: Leone Parsons, Salmon Cove; brothers-in-law: Augustus Noseworthy, Portugal Cove, Nelson LeGrow, Corner Brook, Eli (Stella) Parsons, Salmon Cove and Oscar Parsons, Small Point; also a large number of other relatives and friends. Rested at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear. Rev. Wayne Blackwood conducted the funeral service on Sunday, December 23 at Riverside United Church, Salmon Cove. Interment took place in Riverside United Cemetery, Salmon Cove. Donations in her memory may be made to the Children’s Wish Foundation. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the care of Noel's Funeral Home, Carbonear. Please visit www.noelsfuneralhome.com to sign the memorial guest book.