Born Sept. 20, 1958, in Randolph County, Mrs. Parrish was a daughter of the late Joseph D.L. and Norma Jean Beane Gagne. She was a member of Selma Original Free Will Baptist Church and the Friday Afternoon Book Club. Mr. Parrish attended Smithfield-Selma High School before graduating from Asheboro High School in 1976.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Parrish Funeral Home, 1351 S. Pollock St., Selma. The Rev. Frank Grubbs will officiate. Entombment will follow in Selma Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends in the cemetery after the service.

Surviving are her husband, Mike Parrish; a son, Scott Parrish of Clayton; a daughter, Emily Gardner of Selma; two sisters, Kim Woodward of Elizabethtown, Pa., and Courtney Betts of Greensboro; and a granddaughter.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the Hospice House Fund, Johnston Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1376, Smithfield, N.C. 27577; the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, N.C. 27834; or to Selma Original Free Will Baptist Church, P. O. Box 224, Selma, N.C. 27576.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.parrishfh.com.