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22-10 NEWS

ROBERT S. PARMLEY

After an hours-long stand-off, Robert S. Parmley, the 40-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting over a dog, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot Sept. 22 in his North Lyon Avenue home, according to Springfield, Mo., police. Officers said Robert, who had been charged by the Greene County prosecutor with second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action, was making suicidal threats and refused to leave his home. After obtaining a search warrant, police entered the house and found his body. On the morning of Sept. 16, neighbor Charles Tart, 52, was found dead in his van in an alley off the 1800 block of North Lyon Avenue near West Calhoun Street. Reports state that Robert and another man confronted Tart after Tart's dog had gotten loose. The two told Tart the dog would be shot if he could not keep him in his yard. Tart replied that whoever shot his dog would be shot. One of the men went into a house, brought out a handgun and told Tart to "draw." Tart apologized for the dog getting out, got into his van with his dog and began to drive away. Reports state that two shots were fired at the vehicle which rolled to a stop. A witness who called 911 had found Tart dead inside. Authorities found Robert's abandoned 2006 Ford Expedition on Sept. 20 but were unable to locate him for two more days.

These family members, listed alphabetically, also appeared in recent news stories:

• Amanda Parmelee, left, the longtime Pitt County (N.C.) Animal Shelter volunteer had the chance to test its socialization and enrichment program, which had been suspended for two years by the COVID pandemic. She took Bubbles, a 2-year-old pit bull available for adoption, for a jaunt around the county: a chance to smell the flowers at Ford+Shep, check what was on tap at Pitt Street Brewing Co. and visit Greenville City Hall. Bubbles ended the day with a swim, a bath and some treats. Seventeen dog-friendly businesses are offering goodies for visitors with shelter dogs.
• Ashleigh Reardon Parmelee, right, and sons Edward Foster Jr. and Jacobie Parmelee were unexpectedly reunited with a first responder who once came to their rescue. Jessica Canning, below, a Baton Rouge (La.) General Hospital worker was showing a group of third- and fourth-graders around Park Medical Academy when she noticed one boy was hesitant to walk into an ambulance service bay set up in the hospital. "I said, 'It's OK. I'll stay back with you.' And he said, 'Well, I've seen all this before. I had a really bad car wreck. It wasn't here -- it was in Livonia.' And immediately when he said 'Livonia,' I lost it. 'Oh my god. I know who you are!' " Ashleigh was also injured in the August 2021 crash and taken to an area hospital. "[Junior] had a head injury," she said. "We were pretty much dead on arrival. He was in a coma for two weeks. He didn't eat. He didn't walk, didn't talk, didn't do anything. ... He is a miracle." After two weeks in the Baton Rouge hospital, Junior was moved to New Orleans. Ashleigh related how helpless she felt knowing Junior was suffering. "You want to be there for your child so much, but you're hospitalized, too, and you can't be with him. Once they moved him to New Orleans ... he started to function again." Junior had fractured his skull; a metal plate was put in his head. Older brother Jacobie, who was uninjured in the accident, was also affected, Ashleigh said. "He was 10 at the time, and ... out in the middle of the street flagging people down to stop [while Canning] was there with Junior. She's an angel: She was with my child trying to keep him from seeing more than what he had already seen and on the sidelines praying with him while I couldn't be a mom. And I think that the world needs more people like that. ... Some people never get the chance to thank who saved their life. We got to do that."
• Chad Parmley, a representative from MicroSoil Enhancers, was scheduled to participate in the Organic Assn. of Kentucky's field day outside Trenton, where a local dairy farm family has increased their use of seven to 15 species in cover crop mixes, intentional grazing of their fields in a three-year rotation, and a focus on healthy and carbon-rich soils across their certified organic farm.
• Hunter Parmerlee, the Rushville (Ind.) Consolidated High School cross-country runner placed third at the South Dearborn Invitational among participants from five competing schools.
• Jace Parmley and Mike Bitner redrew the Row 1 starting positions for the Cash Money Super Dirt Series Late Model 25-lap main event at Central Missouri Speedway in Warrensburg with Jace quickly assuming command. He held strong until Mitch Keeter moved to the low side by Lap 8 to take the lead. Jace began to reel the leader back in by Lap 15 in an intense battle through lapped cars. The Late Model feature went green to checkers without a yellow flag in 8:24 as Keeter drove to victory and Jace settled for second.
• Jason Paul Parmele, left, has been located by a Yakima, Wash., Police Department detective and is "doing fine." The 44-year-old homeless man's family hadn't heard from him since November, 2020.
• Josephine Parmley, the 81-year-old Monticello, Ky., driver and her passenger, Lois Turner, 82, declined medical treatment after an accident on the State Route 90 bypass. Police said Brandon Bridgeman, 33, also of Monticello, was westbound on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle when it was struck by a Chevrolet pickup driven by Josephine, who was attempting a U-turn in front of Ace Hardware. Bridgeman was taken by Wayne County EMS to the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
• Krissy Parmelee, right, attended the Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Loggerhead Triathlon festivities, here with participant Stephen Walker.
• Phil and Valerie Parmley, left, the Courtenay, British Columbia, couple enjoyed the music on the dance floor at the annual Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival at the Penticton Trade and Convention Center. (Photo credit: Mark Brett / Local Journalism Initiative)
• Ron Parmley, with daughter Robin, right, used to build coffee tables, end tables, pool tables and shuffleboard tables in his woodshop. But when he became a client of Hospice of the Valley in Sun City, Ariz., Robin and her two sisters put their heads together to figure out what could replace woodworking. "We thought, 'Maybe he’d like Legos,' " she said. "So we got him the Lego kit for the Golden Gate Bridge." It was the first of more than 40 sets that now adorn the living room of Lincoln Heights, where he is known as the Lego Master. He has constructed the Taj Mahal, the White House, Disney Castle, Ice Castle, Hogwarts Castle, a three-floor police station, Barcelona’s Camp Nou soccer stadium, Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and a 10,000-piece masterpiece called the Haunted House. "It's not that difficult if you just follow directions," Ron said.
• Ryan and Mariah Parmerlee, left, the couple and their premature twins, Kaizer and Kinzley, woke up in their Indianapolis home to discover a water leak in their ceiling. To date, the Parmerlees -- nine family members in all -- say no one has come to check on the property despite the rental company, Main Street Renewal of Austin, Texas, putting them in a two-bed hotel room. The company says its maintenance crews are working on the issue.
• Sherry Parmeley, volunteer of Edison National Bank/Bank of the Islands' 35-member Florida cleanup team, helped the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation and Coastal Watch with its annual International Coastal Cleanup.
• Terry Parmelee, the Middlefield, Conn., man won $20,000 playing a Connecticut Lottery scratch-off ticket. He purchased the lucky ticket at Hasnain in Rockfall, at the same store another man won the same cash prize the same night playing the same game.
• Tyler Matthew Parmele, the 28-year-old Anderson, Mo., man was arrested in McDonald County on suspicion of tampering with a motor vehicle..

... and in Enosburg Falls, Vt., the home of the woman known as the "Suffragette Hornet" is about to receive a state historic marker. Annette W. Parmelee, who lived at 92 Orchard St. from 1889 to 1924, was press secretary for the Vermont Equal Suffrage Assn. and pivotal in bringing the voting rights movement to the masses. Today, Suzanne Hull-Casavant, right, and her family live in the house, its street-facing facade looking much the same as it did a century ago. "When I found out she lived here, I felt like I won the lottery," Hull-Casavant told the St. Albans Messenger. "I was so excited." The Vermont Suffrage Centennial Alliance, which coordinated a series of events in 2020 to commemorate the centennial of women’s suffrage, is obtaining the marker. Born in 1865 and raised in Washington, Vt., Annette Watson moved to Enosburg Falls in 1889. She was 24 then and came to marry Edward J. Parmelee, a lawyer and an accountant for the Dr. B.J. Kendall Co. at 228 N. Main St. Cindy Weed, president of the Enosburg Historical Society, said the company manufactured and marketed "spavin cure," a treatment for horse ailments, as well as other pain relievers for human consumption.

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