Late Eileene L. Parsons OBE Lying in State until 5:00 PM

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The late former legislator and cultural icon Mrs Eileene L. Parsons aka ‘Mrs P’, is currently Lying in State today, July 16, 2025, and the general public can view the body from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Parsons passed away on June 22, 2025, at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.

The body of the late Parsons was put to lie in state from 9:00 AM, and only family members were given the privilege to view the body for the first hour.

From 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM, Past and Present Members of the House of Assembly were allowed to pay their respects.

The late Parsons, who died just days shy of her 95th birthday, was the first woman in the Virgin Islands (VI) to serve as a Government Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Deputy Speaker of the then Legislative Council.