Jimmie Moore Parrish, Sr.

   Jimmie Moore Parrish, Sr., 89, of 410 Old Hertford Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Parrish was born in Chowan County on April 16, 1928, and was the son of the late Carey Yates, Sr. and Beulah Moore Parrish. A life-long farmer, he received the Chowan County Outstanding Young Farmer Award in 1958, was the Chowan County Corn Yield Champion in 1959, the Chowan County Soybean Yield Champion in 1974, was a member of the Peanut Growers Association where he served on the Board of Directors from 1982-1985, served on the Chowan County Extension Advisory Council in 1989, and was listed as Honored Professional of the Year by Who’s Who in 1995.

    Raised in the fellowship of Edenton Baptist Church, he was a longtime member of the Lloyd Griffin Sunday School Class, and had served throughout the years on various committees in the church.

   In 1965 Mr. Parrish began serving on the Tri-County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, and from that was a founding member of the Chowan County Farm Bureau, serving as its President from 1973 until his retirement in 2015, and also serving on the State Executive Board of Farm Bureau from 1977 until his retirement.

   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Ann Parrish in 2008, after 57 years of marriage; by his sister, Katherine Mae Parrish; by brothers, Ralph E. and Frank E. Parrish; and by a grandson, George Hoskins Parrish.

   Surviving are his daughter, Patricia White and husband Jim, of Chapel Hill; five sons, J.M. Parrish and wife Anne, Jerry Parrish and wife Dorothy, Frankie Parrish and wife Amby, Carroll Parrish and wife Anne, and Mike Parrish and wife Laurie, all of Edenton; and a brother, C. Yates Parrish, Jr. and wife Mary Julia, of Edenton. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren, Wayne Parrish and wife Amy, Robert Parrish and wife Tanya, Chris Parrish and wife Mariel, Karen Pruden and husband Chip, Jim Parrish and wife Chrystal, Grey Tipton and husband John, Emory White and wife Abby, Elizabeth Vallero and husband Dan, Richard Parrish and wife Liddy, Rebecca King and husband Chris, Dan Parrish and wife Dominique, Ginny Mabry and husband Joseph, Mandy Overman, Katie Milligan and husband Josh, and Gibson Palmes and husband Robert; and 20 great-grandchildren.

   Following a private family burial in Beaver Hill Cemetery, a service of celebration will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in Edenton Baptist Church and will be conducted by his pastor, The Rev. David Brooks, and by Dr. Jesse Croom. The family will greet friends in the fellowship hall of the church immediately following the service.

   In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of Edenton Baptist Church, 200 S. Granville Street, Edenton, NC 27932.

   Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.