Nellie May (Bond) Parry 1915-1984  
Categories: Alfred, New York, Plainfield, New Jersey, Rev. David S. Clarke Officiating, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary, Westerly, Rhode Island
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 206, No 9, p 35, Sep., 1984.
  Nellie Bond Parry (Mrs. William D.) died April 25, 1984, in Hornell, N.Y., after a long illness which had for only brief periods kept her away from her caring relationships with family and friends.
  She was born Nov. 6, 1915, in Salem, W.Va., the daughter of Ahva J.C. and Ora Emford Van Horn Bond.   She grew up in Salem and Plainfield, N.J., graduated from Alfred University, taught public school in Western New York, was children's librarian in Westerly, R. I., and librarian at Alfred State College, besides mothering her family and graciously hosting countless friends.
  She married William D. Parry on April 5, 1942, and after his return from military service, they resided in Philadelphia where they were active in the old Philadelphia SDB fellowship.   When they moved to Alfred in 1963, she served church and community in a wide variety of ways.   One of her most significant contributions was her choral and solo singing.
  Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Megan Brill of Boulder, Colo., Wyn Frechette of Rochester, N.Y., and Amanda Oglesbee of Alfred; four sisters, Elizabeth Pearcy of Salem, Mary Lewis of Bradford, R.I., Wilna Wilson of Charlestown, R.I., and Ahtagene Clarke of Chalfont, Pa.; her step-mother, Agnes K.C. Bond; and six grandchildren.
  A memorial service at the Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church on May 3 was led by her own family, with spoken tributes by many friends in the audience.   A memorial fund for college library books was established.     DSC