Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-17
DAVID 0. PARLETT
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Venerable Citizen and Prominent
Business Man Passes Away
After Brief Illness.
WAS SICK ONLY TWO WEEKS.
Funeral Tomorrow From Late Resi-
dence on Randall Street.

AT tw .nty minutes after O'Clock
Saturday evening, Mr.. David o.
Parlett, prominent citizen and bus
ness man, and a former City Alder
man, died at the Emergency Hos
pital.
Death was due TO a complication
of diseases, bladder and kidney
trouble being the predisposing causes.
Mr.. Parlett was sick scarcely two
weeks, but almost from the first bis
condition was very grave. Besides
the family physician aud members Of
the hospital staff, DIR. Sinclair
Spruill and DIR. G. Wier Mitchell,
spe cialists from Baltimore, were call
ed in attendance, but the case was
hopeless, although everything possible
was done for the sufferer. The pa
tient lapsed into unconsciousnes at
intervals some few days before his
death, and at times was in a state of
coma.
Before his death all of his twelve
children were summoned here, and
were at his bedside al intervals until
the end came. Mr.. Parlett was en-
gagged in business here for many years
and was one of the most enterprising
and popular business men IN Annapo-
lis.
David Oliver Parlett was born
February 25, 1889, in Hartford coun-
ty. Maryland, and was the eldest son
of George w. and Ariel Parlett. He
had been actively engaged in business
in Annapolis since 1868, and was
prominent member and office holder
in the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, and the Red Men. He served
several terms in the City Council aid
was, for many years, treasurer and
trustee of the Maryland Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church.
At the time of his deaCh he was
senior member of the firm of Parlett
& Parlett, cf this city. He is sur
vived by his widow Mary L. Parlett
and the following children: David
W., of Washington, Ariel Elizabeth,
wife of William r. Abbott. of Wash
ington, Percival K, OF Ryattsville,
Ernest W., of Washington, Katherine
E., wife of Thomas j. Linthicum, of
Annapolis, Golda NJ, wife OF B. f.
Conrad. of Hagerstown, Morgan o.,
of Annapolis, II. Annette, wife of
Eppa H. Roane, of Norfolk, Va,
Gorge W., of Annapolis, DR.. Roger
w., of U. S. Marine Hospital service,
Baltimore; Annabel b., wife OF En-
sign George McMilIen, U. s. Navy,
ahd John r., of Annapolis.
He is survived by twenty-seven
grandchildren. His surviving broth
ers and sisters are George W. Par
lett. of Wattingford, Pa, Taylor
Parlett, of Philadelphia, james Par
lett, of Philadelphia, Mrs. Robert
Worrell, Norfolk, Va, and Claude r.
Parlett. of MiIlersville, this county,
with whom he was asso eiated in the
lumber and coal busine SIS.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row morning at 11.30 o. clock
The funeral will take place from
the residence, % Randall street, the
services being conducted by the Rev.
Alexander Bielaski, paitcr of Mary
land Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, assisted at the cemetery by
the Rev. Walter G. Mcneil, pastor of
the First Nj. E. Church. The pall-
bearers will be five sons-in-law aud
grandson. The interment will be
in st. Anne's cemetery in the family
lot.
The local lodge Of Odd Fellows, of
which the deceased has been a mem
Der for nearly half century. will at
tend the funeral and hold services at
the grave. The flag at Indepe ndent
Fire Company No. En- CINE House is
at half-mast, the deceased having
been an honorary member of the city
volunteer fire department.
Mr.. Parlett was a genial, affable
gentleman of the old school, man OF
high ideals and principles and one who
lived up to them. He was domestic
man. being devoted to his famiIy
ties. In the business world he was
recognized as high type of business
man whose integrity was unquestion
able and whose word was his bond.
In the death Of David o. Parlet'
/ Annapolis has lost one of its mos
estimable citizens as well as leading