Obituary: Elizabeth Seybold Parsons, 58, of Lexington

LEXINGTON, MA – Elizabeth Seybold Parsons, 58, of Lexington, MA and Foster, RI crossed over unexpectedly at 4:11 am on Thursday, January 26th of complications from the flu. Elizabeth was born on October 25th, 1958 in Plainfield, NJ and raised in Barrington, RI. She attended high school at Friends' Central School in Philadelphia, Wheelock College in Boston, MA and received a Bachelor’s degree in education. Elizabeth also studied at the New England School of Massage Therapy and maintained a private practice for thirty years.

Elizabeth was widely loved by family, friends and her communities, a warm and comforting presence in so many lives. She was an avid bird watcher, loved nature and gardening, and felt at home on and near the water. She lived a deeply spiritual life, infused by the power of the feminine divine and focused on serving others. She found her greatest joy in raising her two amazing children, Timothy and Anna, and served as a mother figure to so many. With grace and assurance she was a steady companion to her mother with whom she lived. Many in her circle benefited from her love and care.

Elizabeth found refuge, peace and love with her partner in life Michael Caprarelli, who is bereft. Her children, Timothy and Anna, and their father, Christopher Parsons, are likewise bereaved.

She was a treasured member of a large, loving family, including her late father USMC Lieutenant Denton Seybold and living mother Nina His Dodd, late stepfathers David Atwater and David Dodd, sisters Rosie Atwater of Aspen, CO and Aubrey Atwater Donnelly and brother-in-law Elwood Donnelly of Warren, RI, Uncle George His and Aunt June His of San Antonio, TX. She was the granddaughter of Mary Rose and George His and beloved of many cousins and extended family members.

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Services will be held at Follen Church in East Lexington, MA on Tuesday, January 31 at 2pm.

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In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be made to the Audubon Society.

Obituary courtesy of Douglass Funeral Home