Obituary of Belinda Jean Parrinello

Funeral Services for Belinda Jean Parrinello of Silex, MO will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2016 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry, MO. Rev. John Zellmer, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church near Elsberry, will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery. Mrs. Parrinello, 58, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at her home. Born May 27, 1958 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of Alton Earl and Dorothy Jean Presley Kennedy. Belinda was united in marriage on September 1, 2007 in Silex to Michael Earl Parrinello. She was a homemaker. Belinda collected cherub angels and loved fishing gardening when her health allowed. Belinda was preceded in death by her parents, Alton and Dorothy Kennedy; her daughter, Christina “Chrissy” Ewan; and her beloved husband, Michael Parrinello, on April 18, 2009. Survivors include her son, Lawrence Ewan and his wife, Lilah, of Crownpoint, IN; her step-children: Michelle Parrinello-Cason and her husband, Ivan, of St Louis, MO, Kristy Parrinello of Moscow Mills, MO, and Matthew Parrinello of Elsberry; and six grandchildren. Belinda also leaves her companion, Richard Gleba of Silex; her sister, Barbara Kay White and her husband, Stanley, of Hartsville, TN; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Memorials may be made to the Family of Belinda Parrinello in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.