Obituaries in 1997
                                  Hartford Michigan

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Parnelli K. Gregory, 34, of Paw Paw, formerly of Hartford, beloved husband, father, son and friend, died Friday, July 25, 1997 at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph.
     Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 28, 1997, at Hartford Federated Church, with Pastor Timothy Nyhuis of the Hartford Federated Church presiding.  Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Paw Paw.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Calvin Funeral Home, Hartford.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Gregory Children's Trust Fund.
     Mr. Gregory was born June 12, 1963, in South Haven to Roscoe and Irma (Calabrese) Gregory.  He was a member of Hartford Federated Church.  For the past two years he was employed at Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor Division and formerly was employed by Patterson Printing, Benton Harbor for nine years.
     Survivors include his wife, Ellen (Kawka) Gregory, whom he married Aug. 27, 1988, in Paw Paw; a daughter, Briana Gregory at home; his mother, Irma Gregory of Hartford; and many dear aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his father, Roscoe Gregory, in 1985.

The following article appeared in the Herald Palladium:

Paw Paw man dies in crash

      A 34-year-old Paw Paw man died Friday after a two-car head-on collision on westbound Interstate 94 in Benton Township, according to a township police press release.
     Parnelli Keith Gregory died in a 9:15 a.m. crash after his westbound pickup truck collided with an eastbound car that had crossed the median near the Interstate I-96 junction, sergeants Michael Krugh and Kim Fowler said.  The driver of the eastbound car, Roger Gibbs of Hartford, was taken by Medic I to Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph.
     Gibbs was reported in fair condition, as hospital spokeswoman said.  The accident remains under investigation.

Note:  Parnelli was a 1981 Hartford High School graduate.
 

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