Obituary of Vergie McDaniel Parchman

Funeral services for Vergie Marie McDaniel Parchman will be held on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Kirby-Smith-Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Harry Pittam officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery. Vergie was born on July 4, 1932 in Shannon, Texas to Raymond Earl and Hettie Mae (Liles) Hilburn and passed away at her home in San Antonio, TX on April 14, 2019. Vergie, her sisters and brother grew up on her family's ranch about thirteen miles west of Lovington. She attended school here and also attended some of her school years in Tatum. She enjoyed horseback riding as a child and she loved eating crab cakes! She married Norman McDaniel in 1947 and they shared forty nine years of life and love. In later years she became a bank vice-president and chief compliance officer at Zapata National Bank in Zapata, Texas. Vergie and Norman also had a drive in grocery store they called "Z Dig". She was an intelligent lady and was quite a proficient business woman. She liked helping others and was a hard worker all of her life. She married Leo Parchman in 2002. Vergie remained very active until her death. She loved gardening and maintained a beautiful yard. She was a very friendly and open person with a lot of spirit and many friends. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Preceding her in death were her parents; two husbands, two sisters: Veda Gilcrest and Zelma Teague and one brother: Lyndon Hilburn. Surviving her is her only child: John McDaniel of San Antonio, TX; one sister: Thelma and husband Glenn Scott of Lovington, NM; three Granddaughters: Kelli and husband Wade Gerdes of La Vernia, TX; Bonnie McDaniel and husband Jamie Ward of San Antonio,TX; Brittany and husband Stephen Alcaraz of Cypress, TX; and Ten great-grandchildren: Kayla, Logan, Alyssa, Juliana, Hailey, Brent, Kaitlyn, C. J. Annalyn and J. J.