Teresa D. Parrott

West Des Moines

Teresa Darlene Parrott, 72, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 of congestive heart failure. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, August 24th, at McLaren’s Resthaven Chapel, 801 – 19th St., West Des Moines, IA, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at St. John’s Cemetery in Cumming, Iowa.

Teresa was born May 2, 1940 in Warren County to George and Dorothy Cline and attended school in Norwalk. Teresa loved to garden and was a wonderful homemaker and caregiver. She retired from Crestview Nursing Home after many years of service.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Austin Parrott; daughter, Susan Parrott; two sons, Austin Jr. and Jon Paul; eight sisters, Regina McCoy, Patty Davis, Kate Carson-Labuschagne, Rose Schumacher, Sue Cline, Juddie Lindley, Debbie Gibson and Sally Olander; four brothers, Jimmie Cline, Bernard Cline, Billy Joe Cline and Joe Hoch; two granddaughters, Rachel Sue Horn and Cassandra Parrott and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Barbara Parrott, brother, John Cline and her parents.

The family would like to thank the physicians at Iowa Health Cardiology and the staff at Lutheran Hospital for their care and dedication to their patients. Memorials may be directed to her family. Online condolences may be made to www.mclarensresthavenchapel.com.