In Memory of
David Curtis Parrish Jr.
Entered into rest - May 2, 2012

Visitation:
Sunday, May 6 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Service:
Monday, May 7, 2012 10:30 A.M. St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Interment:
Paris Cemetery
David Curtis Parris, Jr., 90, of Bourbon County, died Wednesday, 2 May 2012 in Paris, Kentucky as a result of complications from Parkinson's Disease. Parrish was born 14 May 1921 in Bourbon County, the fourth son to the late Stella Adams Parrish and David Curtis Parrish. He was predeceased by brothers, Thomas Douglas Parrish, William Hockaday Parrish, Rodes Shackelford Parrish, James Leslie Parrish, and a sister, Laura Lee Parrish. On 25 August 1945, he married Susan Taylor Hyde of West Hartford, Connecticut. Parrish was educated in the Paris School system and was graduated from Paris High School in 1940. He then attended Greenbrier Military College, Lewisburg, West Virginia. From there he entered the United States Army Air Force at the beginning of World War II. After obtaining his flight wings and further training, he entered the European Theatre as a P-47 pilot with the 396th Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Group. Flying initially from England as escort to bombers over Germany, later he would fly missions in support of ground troops during the D-Day invasion. His group transferred to France shortly after D-Day participating in strafing attacks on German defensive positions. For his efforts during this time he was awarded the Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, and the Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters. He returned to the states in January 1945 and served in pilot instruction at Naples and Fort Myers, Florida, until discharge in the summer of 1945. Parrish was a lifelong resident of Bourbon County where he was a founding member of The Clay Ward Agency in 1961 and Indian Creek in 1971. He was past-president of the Paris Rotary Club, the Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, The Thoroughbred Club of America, and The Kentucky Lloyd's Agent Association. In 2009, Parrish was named to the Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame. A lifelong farmer, he greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening and following The University of Kentucky athletic teams. Parrish is survived by his wife of 66 years, Susan Hyde Parrish. He is also survived by a son, Rodes Shackelford Parrish and daughters, Helen Parrish Beach and Leslie Parrish Isaacs; grandchildren, Susan Taylor Beach Moloney, Charles Beach IV, David Parrish Isaacs, and William Stewart Isaacs; and great granddaughters, Catherine Elliott Moloney and Caroline Fielding Moloney. Visitation will be at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Paris, KY, Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday May 7, 2012 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Paris, KY, with burial to follow at the Paris Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. Michael E. Carlisle and Rev. Chris Brannock-Wanter. Pallbearers will be Charlton C. Cox, Theodore R. Kuster, Dr. Murray West, W.B. Rogers Beasley, Charles Beach IV, David Parrish Isaacs, William Stewart Isaacs, and Michael Whit Moloney. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Paris-Bourbon County YMCA, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Kentucky Aviation Museum, of the charity of your choice.