i miss you so much eli. i love you man. you were one of the greatest friends i could have ever asked for. you always put others before yourself. i miss you so much. im gonna forever be repping for you eli. im living for you now. ❤️

Eli was a constant part of the Smith family. My heart is broken that we lost you.
Rest In Peace until we see you again.

The Pharr family sends all of our love and prayers during this difficult time. We adore your family and if there is anything we can do please let us know. Our thoughts are with you. -James, Marcella, Carrie & April Pharr

rest up Elijah. we didn’t know each other that well, but those times where you would reach out to me and would say kind words or even give me dap whenever we passed each other at school , I’ll never forget that. you were truly cool people, for real. fly high bro.❤️🕊



Sometimes I find myself sitting on my bed, wondering on how this happened so quickly and absolutely nobody saw it coming. I still wish you were here, it was way too soon.

i love you eli. words can’t express how much. when i met you the first thing i noticed was your beautiful smile. you brought me laughter , tears , smiles , and a heart warming sensation. you were always so caring. fly high💜🕊. 

you were always one to make anyone laugh and feel happy. ill forever miss your smile. ill see you in another lifetime bestie. Elijah always had the sweetest heart but knew when to stick up for himself or others. never once did he fail to love to his fullest. Eli was such a great person, an amazing friend, a supportive best friend, so smart, crazy tall, and so much more. love had the sweetest soul. i love you butthead ❤️. 

Elijah vacation  with family in Panama City Beach Florida 

I'm glad I had the chance to spend our vacation together at Panama City Beach after years of not seeing each other. I will never forget that midnight walk on the beach and you making me feel better about going into my junior year of high school. You are probably one of the coolest people in this family, and I will miss you so much. I wish we had spent more time together, but the time we did spend was good enough, and I'm genuinely grateful to have a cool 2nd cousin like you. 

What’s important is not the years in your life, but the life you’ve lived in your years. Always collect moments, not things and always cherish every second of every moment with the ones you love. 

“what a life to take, what a bond to break. i’ll be missing you” -p diddy

Elijah had the sweetest heart. He always called me his partner in crime, and I will never forget how he helped my heart. 

this one time me and hagen were on the way to go visit elijah, and right before we got to his house hagen said “we’re kidnapping elijah and taking him to dallas & houston for a baseball game”. and so we did take elijah to texas those two days and it was amazing.

One of the last times I saw you, too long ago. I always wondered if we would end up crossing paths again. Now I know we will one day. 

Only love for your family. Praying for yall and thinking of you constantly during this difficult time

i can describe elijah in so many ways. he was fun, kind, outgoing person i knew, he was a caring and loving person and more . the first time i met him was riding the bus back home. he struck up a conversation with me and we talked on and on about life. about how life can kick you in the butt sometimes but never give up and keep pushing yourself to be and do the best you can. ever since that day we talked for ages and i just had a good time talking to him. he made me feel comfortable. when i was down he helped me and made me feel better. he never fails to put a smile on my face. he doesn’t know how much of an impact he made in my life. i will never forget you, love you, and miss you. you  deserved more in this world.

Abram, Hagen, & Elijah were very happy with their winnings at our Christmas party, cherished memories. 

Not only cousins, but best buddies ❤️

ET my Sweet Nephew,  I will miss seeing that big smile every time I called you ET.  Another Angel above watching  over us.  I love you 


I remember the first time I held u as a baby and your smile was so contagious and always has been.  Your aunt Amy misses u so much!

Elijah- thank you so much for all the memories we’ve had together and I can’t believe this happened. I do know that your safe and sound now, I’m so sorry
- Kaitlyn webster

I’ll miss you, you always made everyone smile.

Eli was someone who never failed to make someone smile. I cherish the moments we made every day when we would just jam out to music in my car, all those deep conversations. E was so so insightful about everything and always knew what to say. I love you E

His house was always the safe house. Safe place. The place to go if you wanted to leave with a smile on your face. The place with doggos and love. Ill miss him alot. -Adyson

I hope everyone can get through this, I love you all. 

elijah was a great friend. was always so sweet and funny. he had an amazing smile. i hope he knows he was loved by MANY. we all miss you eli. fly high for me stick bug ❤️❤️❤️. - tiffany/brooke ray. 

Elijah Parnell was such a sweet soul. He never failed to make people laugh, feel loved and welcomed. Eli had the most handsome smile, the warmest hugs, and the most contagious laugh. His favorite attention getter was “Rawr”. He will forever be my bestfriend. 

My sweet sweet friend. Always always had a smile on his face. I will never forget you. 💕 Give bear a big ol hug. I know you missed him. rest up Eli. We love you. 🕊🦋

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Celebration of Life 

John David Parnell Jr.

Francine Cascio Parnell

Dylan Parnell

Pete Cascio

Billy Cascio

Kristopher Parnell

Julie Cascio

Donna Cascio

Amy Cascio

Brenda Cascio

Christina Hart

Brandy Cascio

Hagen Cascio

Jace Cascio

Shane Cascio (Whitney)

Chace Cascio

Austin Winn

Sara Fields (Derrik DeRoche)

OBITUARY

Elijah Taylor Parnell

January 6, 2003 – June 16, 2022

Centuries Memorial Funeral Home & Park

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