Opal J. Parrish

Opal Jane Parrish, 79, Anderson, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2013 at Seton Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born July 7, 1933 in Morgantown, Kentucky to Fred & Mae (Brooks) Keown. She married Richard A. Parrish on August 20, 1951 and he survives. Opal had also lived in Windfall from 1941-51, Hampton Roads, Virginia from 1951-54 and Chesterfield from 1960-73.

Opal attended North Christian Church in Markleville, Indiana.  She was a member and past president of WBCCI (Airstream Trailer Club), Indiana Unit.

She is survived by her husband Richard; one son, Bill Parrish, Indianapolis; one daughter, Deborah L. Ellingwood, Warsaw; one grandson Justin Ellingwood and wife Nicole; two great-grandchildren, Tylee Ellingwood and Jaylen Leonard; two brothers, Fred Keown and wife Joyce, Swayzee, and Emmett Keown, Windfall;  and two sisters, Jessie (Keown) Sinning, Kokomo, and Carma Keown, Windfall.  Opal was preceded in death by a son, Richard Parrish Jr., and two brothers, Elder Keown and Lindel Keown.

Opal's funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 16 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with Chaplain Brenda Walls presiding.  Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project., PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675.

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