Richard C. Parrish, 82, of Cecil, passed away at 4:26 am, Friday, December 11th, at his residence.
He was born in Paulding, on November 9, 1927, a son of the late Elizabeth (AuFrance) and Walter Parrish.
Dick graduated from Paulding High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Sgt from 1945 to 1948 and held the Middleweight and Light-Heavy Boxing titles, while at Keesler Field, Mississippi, in 1946.
He retired from LaFarge, Paulding and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish & the Paulding Eagles.
Dick married Pauline Sanders, who passed away in 1971. In 1976 he married Donna Watson Crabill, who survives.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Donna; sons, Richard (Cheryl) & Stephen (Joyce), both of Antwerp, Ronald (Jean) of Hicksville, Kenneth of Edgerton, Joseph Crabill of Ft Wayne & Jeffrey (Christine) Crabill of Antwerp; daughters, Anna Conley of Antwerp & Christine Parrish of Thousand Oaks, CA, Lonna (Don) Nelson of Suffolk, VA, Pamela (Craig) Mills of Wappakoneta & Kimberly (Jim) Bowers of Paulding; brothers, Robert of Ossian, IN & Russell (Pauline) of Paulding; 22 grandchildren & 21 great grandchildren.
His funeral service is at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, at 11 am on Tuesday, December 15th.
Viewing is Monday, 2-4 &6-8 pm & Tuesday, one hour prior to his service.
He will be laid to rest at Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Memorials are to Antwerp United Methodist Church or Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com
He was born in Paulding, on November 9, 1927, a son of the late Elizabeth (AuFrance) and Walter Parrish.
Dick graduated from Paulding High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Sgt from 1945 to 1948 and held the Middleweight and Light-Heavy Boxing titles, while at Keesler Field, Mississippi, in 1946.
He retired from LaFarge, Paulding and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish & the Paulding Eagles.
Dick married Pauline Sanders, who passed away in 1971. In 1976 he married Donna Watson Crabill, who survives.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Donna; sons, Richard (Cheryl) & Stephen (Joyce), both of Antwerp, Ronald (Jean) of Hicksville, Kenneth of Edgerton, Joseph Crabill of Ft Wayne & Jeffrey (Christine) Crabill of Antwerp; daughters, Anna Conley of Antwerp & Christine Parrish of Thousand Oaks, CA, Lonna (Don) Nelson of Suffolk, VA, Pamela (Craig) Mills of Wappakoneta & Kimberly (Jim) Bowers of Paulding; brothers, Robert of Ossian, IN & Russell (Pauline) of Paulding; 22 grandchildren & 21 great grandchildren.
His funeral service is at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, at 11 am on Tuesday, December 15th.
Viewing is Monday, 2-4 &6-8 pm & Tuesday, one hour prior to his service.
He will be laid to rest at Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Memorials are to Antwerp United Methodist Church or Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com
Richard C. Parrish, 82, of Cecil, passed away at 4:26 am, Friday, December 11th, at his residence.
He was born in Paulding, on November 9, 1927, a son of the late Elizabeth (AuFrance) and Walter Parrish.
Dick graduated from Paulding High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Sgt from 1945 to 1948 and held the Middleweight and Light-Heavy Boxing titles, while at Keesler Field, Mississippi, in 1946.
He retired from LaFarge, Paulding and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish & the Paulding Eagles.
Dick married Pauline Sanders, who passed away in 1971. In 1976 he married Donna Watson Crabill, who survives.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Donna; sons, Richard (Cheryl) & Stephen (Joyce), both of Antwerp, Ronald (Jean) of Hicksville, Kenneth of Edgerton, Joseph Crabill of Ft Wayne & Jeffrey (Christine) Crabill of Antwerp; daughters, Anna Conley of Antwerp & Christine Parrish of Thousand Oaks, CA, Lonna (Don) Nelson of Suffolk, VA, Pamela (Craig) Mills of Wappakoneta & Kimberly (Jim) Bowers of Paulding; brothers, Robert of Ossian, IN & Russell (Pauline) of Paulding; 22 grandchildren & 21 great grandchildren.
His funeral service is at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, at 11 am on Tuesday, December 15th.
Viewing is Monday, 2-4 &6-8 pm & Tuesday, one hour prior to his service.
He will be laid to rest at Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Memorials are to Antwerp United Methodist Church or Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com
He was born in Paulding, on November 9, 1927, a son of the late Elizabeth (AuFrance) and Walter Parrish.
Dick graduated from Paulding High School and proudly served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a Sgt from 1945 to 1948 and held the Middleweight and Light-Heavy Boxing titles, while at Keesler Field, Mississippi, in 1946.
He retired from LaFarge, Paulding and was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish & the Paulding Eagles.
Dick married Pauline Sanders, who passed away in 1971. In 1976 he married Donna Watson Crabill, who survives.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Donna; sons, Richard (Cheryl) & Stephen (Joyce), both of Antwerp, Ronald (Jean) of Hicksville, Kenneth of Edgerton, Joseph Crabill of Ft Wayne & Jeffrey (Christine) Crabill of Antwerp; daughters, Anna Conley of Antwerp & Christine Parrish of Thousand Oaks, CA, Lonna (Don) Nelson of Suffolk, VA, Pamela (Craig) Mills of Wappakoneta & Kimberly (Jim) Bowers of Paulding; brothers, Robert of Ossian, IN & Russell (Pauline) of Paulding; 22 grandchildren & 21 great grandchildren.
His funeral service is at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, at 11 am on Tuesday, December 15th.
Viewing is Monday, 2-4 &6-8 pm & Tuesday, one hour prior to his service.
He will be laid to rest at Immaculate Conception Cemetery.
Memorials are to Antwerp United Methodist Church or Divine Mercy Catholic Church. Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com
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