MEADE – Duane Parcel, age 51, died early Sunday morning, September 9, 2007, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade.

He was born November 15, 1955, at the Comanche County Hospital, Coldwater, Kansas, the son of Daniel Owen and Bonnie Lee (Tomes) Parcel. As a young boy he lost his father in a farm accident. As a result of this, his grandparents, M.O. and Lucy Parcel, along with his sister Deanna Parcel Blake helped raise him, while his mother worked hard to support the family.

He attended Coldwater School District and participated in sports. He was a 1973 graduate of Coldwater High School. After his graduation, he attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva, Oklahoma. While at Northwestern, he took care of the basketball teams' records. He later graduated in 1977 with his Education degree. His first teaching and coaching job took him to the Cheylin School District, a combination of the towns of Bird City and McDonald, Kansas. While there he met his soon to be wife, Ann Marie Antholz. They were married on October 11, 1980, at Bird City, Kansas. In 1986, they moved to Meade, Kansas, where he has been a teacher and coach for the Meade Elementary School. As a coach, his teams won many titles: basketball 1997, '98, '99, '05, and '07; track 1997, '98, '99, '02, and '05; and football 1996 and 2006. In addition to his teaching and coaching career, he has served the community of Meade as the Recreation Director for many years.

Duane not only was a teacher and a coach, but had a passion and love for the children of the community. He not only enjoyed teaching the children, he enjoyed sports, cooking for family and friends, and was a family centered father and husband.

He attended Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Meade, and formerly the Presbyterian Church, Coldwater.

He is survived by:
His wife, Ann Parcel of Meade, Kansas

Sons, Dane Jeffrey Parcel of Liberal, Kansas
Torre Owen Parcel of Meade, Kansas

Sister, Deanne Blake and husband, Bill of Coldwater, Kansas

Niece, Shanda Huck and husband, Scott, their children, Krisdan and
Kaitlyn of Coldwater, Kansas

Nephew, Troy Blake of Coldwater, Kansas

Numerous brother and sister-in-laws, nieces, and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at the Meade Elementary School Gymnasium. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade. Interment will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the Meade Elementary School in care of the mortuary.