Parsons was born in West Virginia and after graduating from West Virginia Institute of Technology with a BS in music, he became the band director at Hannan Junior Senior High School, where he ...

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ASHEVILLE, NC (WOWK) — Well-known southern Gospel singer and West Virginia native Squire Parsons, famous for writing the classic Gospel song “Sweet Beulah Land,” has died. He was 77 years old.

He was 77 years old. Parsons was born in the Roane County community of Newton and, after getting his Bachelor of Science in music degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology, he became the band ...