Kenneth I. Parrish

EAGLE LAKE - Mr. Kenneth I. Parrish, 75, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at his home due to cancer. Mr. Parrish was born April 16, 1934 in Mulberry, FL and moved to Eagle Lake, FL from Seffner, FL in the late 1980's. He was a retired warehouse manager for C.G. Suarez. Mr. Parrish was a member of the Living Waters Church in Eagle Lake and President of the Associate F.O.P. in Hillsborough County, FL. Mr. Parrish was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Parrish and brothers, William Leslie Parrish and Joseph Tarley Parrish. He is survived by his son, Mel Parrish, Valrico, FL; daughter, Toni Bailey, Zephyrhills, FL; brother, Billy Ray Jackson, Immokalee, FL; sister, Mary Francis Caraway, Lake Wales, FL and six grandchildren. Visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18 at Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 from the graveside in Homeland Cemetery, Homeland, FL. In lieu of flowers those wishing may make donations to the Living Waters Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1600, Eagle Lake, FL 33839. Hancock Funeral Home, Fort Meade 863-285-8171.