Jerry James Parrish

1925 - 2010  (85 years)

• Name	Jerry James Parrish
  Born	11 Mar 1925	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 May 2010	Texas, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I119303	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Dozier Orris Parrish,   b. 26 Aug 1893, Texas, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1970, Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Minna Viola Seibert,   b. 1 Sep 1895, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 1979, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1919	Texas, USA
  Family ID	F51791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jean Ann Deselem,   b. Texas, USA ,   d. Texas, USA
  Married	Abt 1952	Texas, USA
  Children	1. Jeffrey Parrish   2. Joe Parrish   3. Jimmy Parrish   4. Jerry James Parrish,   b. 7 Dec 1953, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Feb 2004, Texas, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F51809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lois Cohen,   b. Texas, USA ,   d. Texas, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F51810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Enola Landry,   b. Texas, USA
  Married	1997	South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F51811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. Jerry J. Parrish, Sr., age 85, of McKinney, Texas, passed away May 28, 2010, in McKinney. Jerry was born March 11, 1925, in Beaumont, Texas, to Dozier Orris and Minna (Seibert) Parrish. He was married to Jean Ann Parrish and she preceded him in death. He married Lois Cohen of Mineral Wells, she preceded him in death. Later, he married Enola Landry in 1997 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Jerry grew up and attended schools in Beaumont. After graduating from high school, Jerry proudly served in the United States Army Air Corp. He graduated from Lamar University before receiving a basketball scholarship to Oklahoma State University, graduating with a bachelor degree in geology. As a geologist he worked all over the world for Texas Instruments before retiring at Lake Palestine, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Enola Parrish of McKinney, Texas; sons, Jeffrey Parrish and wife, Diana of Del Valle, Texas, Joe Parrish of Bullard, Texas, and Jimmy Parrish and wife, Gabrelia of Santa Fe, New Mexico; sister, Margie Cole of Kerrville, Texas; brothers, Dan Parrish of Conroe, Texas and Frank Parrish of Houma, Louisiana; granddaughters, Madeline Frost of Corpus Christi, Texas and Lindsey Mosman of South Korea; grandsons, Trevor Parrish of Bullard, Texas and Jerri Rose Parrish of Ft. Worth, Texas; great-grandson, Maximus Frost; and great-granddaughter, Nicole Mosman. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Jerry James Parrish, Jr., and grandson, Tye James Parrish. A remembrance gathering will take place at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Turrentine- Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www. tjmfuneral.com. Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on May 30, 2010