From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Born October 17, 1923 in Rochester, New York; son of Bryant
Gideon Parsons, Sr., father of Richard Bryant and Calvin
Glenn Parsons; with father’s firm; in World War II; with M. P.
Möller firm of Hagerstown, Maryland, installer; in Penfield, New York; with his father’s firm which he acquired; relocated to Houston,
Texas, 1979; succeeded by his sons.

Source:

• Correspondence of David H. Fox.

See main entry:
Parsons Organ Co.

From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, October 20, 2019. —

Bryant Gideon Parsons Jr. was born October 17, 1923 in Rochester, New York; he was the son of Bryant Gideon Parsons Sr. and Ruth Blood Parsons. He married Ester Bills, they had five children; Karen, Susan, Lynn, Richard, and Calvin.

Bryant apprenticed with his father's firm; with further training at M. P. Möller firm of Hagerstown, Maryland, where he worked as an installer; in Penfield, New York. He was called to military service in World War II, he served in the United States Navy. He returned to the family firm following the war and, in 1954, he and his father incorporated as Bryant G. Parsons & Son, Inc. Bryant, Sr., retired circa 1960. Bryant Jr. continued the firm; when Bryant relocated to Houston, Texas, in 1979; the firm remained in New York where he was succeeded by his sons, Richard Bryant Parsons and Calvin Glenn Parsons.

Bryant Parsons retired to Fort Myers, Florida, although he continued to spend time with his family in the Rochester area. He passed away February 6, 2016 at age 92.

Sources:

• "Bryant G. Parsons Jr.", David H. Fox, rev. ed., A Guide to North American Organbuilders, (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1997), 229.


• Obituary "Bryant G. Parsons Jr." (Rochester The News-Press February 10, 2016).