Graveside service for Rosemary Rayl Parmenter, 93, Lawton will be 4:00 PM Tuesday at Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Parmenter died Wednesday, September 29 in Snyder. Burial will be under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mrs. Parmenter was born September 25, 1917 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Charles C. and Axah Blanche (Kimball) Rayl. After the early death of her father she and her mother moved to Lawton to live with her Grandfather, A.P. Kimball. Rosemary attended Lincoln Grade School and graduated from Lawton High School in 1934. She was the first Miss Lawton that year. She attended Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, where she was a member of Beta Sigma Tau Sorority. She married Arch M. Parmenter on February 1, 1939. She was a member of Entre Nous, The Shakespeare Club, Junior Service League, and the Rainbow Girls. She volunteered at Southwestern Hospital as a Cheery Cherries, worked at Melton's Jewelry Store and managed the Gold Bond Stamp Store. Her nickname Stinky was affectionately replaced with Mosie. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Margaret Lynne Vernon of Snyder; a son, Brent Parmenter of Turlock, California; a Granddaughter, Nancy Kay Vernon of Lawton; a Grandson, Christopher Parmenter; a nephew, Louis Rayl of Lawton; a niece, Gina Fraser of Plano, Texas; and two devoted friends, Ginny O'Leary and Shirley Norman both of Lawton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arch Parmenter on February 3, 1975; and a brother, Jack Rayl.