Adrian Merlin Rawle, age 45, a gentle soul who loved his fellow humans and had compassion for all, of Morgantown, passed away due to a tragic accident Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Morgantown. Born March 8, 1971, in Silver Springs, Maryland, he was a son of Michael Rawle and Dianna Parsons Melton. Adrian was a packer at a furniture factory. He was preceded in death by an aunt, Patty Parsons; uncles, Allen Parsons and Larry Parsons, who was his Godfather; grandparents, Arthur and Arlis Parsons; and step-father, Howard Melton. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his aunts, Sandy Parsons, who was his Godmother, and Alessia Parsons, both of Marlinton; and cousins, Brian Keith McLeer and Robert Jospeh McLeer, both of Orange, Virginia, Michael Allen Parsons, of Anniston, Alabama, and Jamie Long, of Marlinton. Graveside service was March 21 at the Beaver Creek Cemetery in Hunt-ersville with Rev. Norman Lee Alderman officiating. Interment was in the Beaver Creek Cemetery.
