Donald Lee Parsons, 89, of Warrensburg, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Western Missouri Medical Center.

Donald was born on March 24, 1936, in Warrensburg, Missouri, the son of Earl and Lela (Jenkins) Parsons. On February 8, 1957, he married Anna Lucille Parsons (Clifton) in Warrensburg.

Survivors include his daughters, Terry Griffith of Easton, Pennsylvania; daughter, Kathy Schell and husband Mark of Warrensburg; daughter Kelly Rector and husband Guy of Pleasant Hill; grandchildren, Erik Griffith, Will Griffith, Ashton Schell, and Douglas Rector; great- grandchildren, Benjamin Griffith, William Hamilton, and Colin Rector.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.

A visitation will take place on Monday, January 5, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Sweeney-Phillips & Holdren Funeral Home, in Warrensburg, Missouri. Funeral services will follow the visitation with the Reverend Randy Crawshaw officiating. Interment will then be held at Warrensburg Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jason Parsons, Lance Parsons, Travis Parsons, Carlton Hamilton, Doug Rector, and Max Parsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth "Skip" Parsons, Mark Schell, Guy Rector, Jim Matthews, Ashton Schell, Colin Rector, William Hamilton, Bette Lowry and Susan Meyer.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Warrensburg in his memory, and checks may be left in care of Sweeney-Phillips and Holdren Funeral Home.