Carl Rufus Parrish
1921 - 1969 (47 years)-
Name Carl Rufus Parrish Nickname Tinker Born 20 Oct 1921 Floydada, Floyd County, Texas, USA 
Gender Male Died 19 Feb 1969 Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA Buried 22 Feb 1969 Panhandle Cemetery - Panhandle, Texas, USA Person ID I7885 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 17 Jul 2021
Family D.M. Crow Children + 1. M.R. Parrish + 2. C.M. Parrish + 3. D.J. Parrish + 4. R.C. Parrish Last Modified 14 Nov 2019 Family ID F3457 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 20 Oct 1921 - Floydada, Floyd County, Texas, USA 
Died - 19 Feb 1969 - Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA 
Buried - 22 Feb 1969 - Panhandle Cemetery - Panhandle, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Carl Rufus Parrish
1940 Floydada High School Yearbook Photo
Floydada, Texas, USA
Documents 
Birth Certificate for Carl Rufus Parrish
Name: Carl Rufus Parrish
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1921
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ralls, Crosby, Texas, USA
Father: Omer Parrish
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Carrie Mallow
Mother Birth Place: Texas
Obituary of Carl Rufus Parrish
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on February 20, 1969
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. 
U.S. World War II Draft Card - Carl Rufus Parrish
Name: Carl Rufus Parrish
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1921
Birth Place: Floydada, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Floydada, Floyd, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Floydada, Floyd, Texas, USA
Employer: T. D. Mallow
Weight: 160 lbs.
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5' 10"
Next of Kin: Omer Parrish
U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans - Carl Rufus Parrish
Name: Carl Rufus Parrish
Rank: S/Sgt.
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1921
Service Number: 38 109 882
Unit: 4th Dept. Repair Sq.
Enlistment Date: 12 Oct 1942
Discharge Date: 4 Jan 1946
Death Date: 19 Feb 1969
Cemetery: Panhandle
Cemetery Location: Panhandle, Texas, USA
Headstones 
Headstone of Carl Rufus Parrish
Panhandle Cemetery - Panhandle, Texas, USA
Footstone of Carl Rufus Parrish
Panhandle Cemetery - Panhandle, Texas, USA
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Notes - Obituary:
Panhandle - Funeral services for Carl R Parrish, 47 of Panhandle, will be at 10 am Saturday in the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery. Mr Parrish died Wednesday afternoon in the Veterans Administration Hospital at Amarillo following a long illness.
He was born at Floydada and came to Panhandle in 1960 from Glendale, Arizona. He was an inspector for the Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co at Pantex and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Doris, two daughters, Charlette and Debra, both of the family home; two sons, Mark of Phoenex and Randy of the family home, his parents Mr & Mrs Omer Parish of Floydada, three sisters, Mrs. Goerge Lampe of Lubbock, Mrs. James bunch of Pnahandle and Mrs. Pete Watson of Idabel,OK and two brothers, Raynond of Lubbock and Richard of Fritch.
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Carl Parrish, Panhandle, Dies
PANHANDLE (Special) - Carl R. Parrish, 46, of Panhandle died in the Veterans' Hospital in Amarillo at 1 p.m. Wednesday, following a long illness.
Services have been set for 10 a.m. Saturday in Panhandle with burial in the Panhandle Cemetery.
Parrish lived in Floydada about 16 years, and had been a resident of Panhandle for the past 10. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Delores; two sons Rusty of Glendale, Ariz., and Randy of Panhandle; two daughters, Carlett and Deborah both of Panhandle; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Parrish of Floydada; two brothers, Raymond of 4415 47th St. in Lubbock and Richard of Fritch, Tex.; and three sisters, Mrs. George Lampe of 3322 Baylor Ave. in Lubbock and Mrs. James Bunch of Panhandle, and Mrs. Pete Watson of Idabel, Okla.
(Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on February 20, 1969)
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