Sgt. Parrish

Sgt. John Bennett Parrish, NCNG Retired, age 49, of Dutch Cove Road died on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at his residence. A native of Laurens County, SC, he was the son of the late Bill and Margaret Atkins Parrish. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Eddie Parrish, who died in 1994. He was a United States Army veteran with 24 years of combined service with the South Carolina National Guard and the North Carolina National Guard with three tours of active duty having been called to serve in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as well as serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom on two separate occasions. John was a former police officer with the Clinton South Carolina Police Department and a member of Center Pigeon Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Sherry Wallin Parrish of Canton; a daughter, Carmen Wallin Hipps and her husband, Steve, of Canton; two sisters, Norma Marler of Greenwood, SC and Evie Fulmer of Clinton, SC; two brothers, Marshall Scott of Orem, Utah and Billy Parrish of Clinton, SC; and two grandchildren, Ethan and Emily Hipps. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain with the Reverend Alan Blanton officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at Wells Funeral Home of Canton.

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