It is with great sadness that the family of the late Blandford Parsons announce his passing on Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at Western Memorial Regional Hospital at the age of 62 years. Blandford was employed with Lafarge Gypsum Plant for 29 years and a volunteer firefighter with the McIver’s Fire Department for 24 years. He leaves behind his special wife, friend and companion of 38 years, Bernice; daughter, Krista (Jonathan) Ricketts, McIver’s; son, Nelson (Amanda), Gillams; three granddaughters: Amber, Hannah and Sydney; special pet, Sandy; two sisters: Rhoda (Edgar) Twyne, McIver’s and Judy (Clarence) Park, Cox’s Cove; three brothers: Lawrence (Eileen), Melvin (Rowena) and Wade (Pauline), all residing in McIver’s; aunt Jean Payne, Cox’s Cove; mother and father-in-law: Gordon and Matilda Spracklin, Brigus; special friends: Paul Gillingham and Donna Brown, NB, Eric and Tracey White, McIver’s and Gerald and Rena MacDonald, Corner Brook; three brothers-in-law: Melvin (Evelyn) Spracklin, Brigus, Wayne (Monica) Spracklin, Regina, SK, Eugene Spackling, Dartmouth, NS; and a large number of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Predeceased by his parents, Nelson and Annie Parsons; sisters: Cedella Furneaugh and Marie Payne; sister-in-law, Doreen Parsons; brother-in-law, Emmanuel Twyne; nephews: Myrden Twyne and Calvin Payne. Visitation will be take place on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. from the Anglican Church of the Epiphany, McIver’s from where the funeral will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1st at 2:00 p.m., Rev Joan Coles and Rev. Malcolm Palmer officiating. Interment will be held at the church cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, flowers are graciously accepted or donations may be made to the Renal Dialysis Unit at Western Memorial Regional Hospital. The family guest book may be signed on a memorial donations may be made through our website www.fillatre.ca