John K Parrish long time resident of Shawnee, OK, passed away on Dec. 6, 2024, at the age of 87. He was born on July 25, 1937, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to John Orval Parrish and Viola Pearl (Coley) Parrish. He grew up in Shawnee, OK, and graduated from Shawnee High School in 1955.
He later joined the US Army and served from June 1957 to March 1960 last being stationed in Alaska. He worked at Tinker Air Force Base after his service in the military and, at the time of his retirement, was a Testing Equipment Operator.
Johnny, as he was known to family, had a love for reading and was a voracious reader throughout his life; reading everything from Mysteries, Crime, Westerns, really any genre of books & magazines, and he was also always working a crossword puzzle!
He is preceded in Death by his parents and two brothers, Jimmy W Parrish and Tommy D Parrish. He is survived by two sisters-in-law Ruby Ellis of Seminole, OK, and Michaela Parrish of Shawnee, OK, five nieces and nephews, Roger Parrish of Seminole, Julie Patton & Husband Noal, Tommy D Parrish II, Amber Howard & Husband Matt all of Shawnee and Patrick Parrish of Enid, along with several other Great & Great-Great nieces, and nephews. Graveside services will be on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at 2 pm at Fairview Cemetery Gazebo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. www. aefuneralservices.com
