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BORN
1907
DIED
2007
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3344 White Settlement Road
Fort Worth, Texas
Frank Parrish Obituary
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday in Greenwood Garden Chapel. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Frank was born Dec. 31, 1907, in Kemp. He volunteered his service as a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Okinawa, Japan; served three years in the Pacific, where he was awarded the Bronze Star and also served in the Caribbean. Frank attended Tyler Commercial College, where he met and married Peggy in 1929. They moved to Fort Worth that October, where he was a senior communications engineer with WBAP radio and television station, where he retired after 43 years. In 1948, he installed all equipment for Channel 5 Television.
Frank was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth and the Twosome Class.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Margaret "Peggy" King Parrish; and his son, Byron E. Parrish.
Survivors: Daughter, Joyce Price and husband, Bob; granddaughter, Twila Schorsch and husband, Martin; and great-grandchildren, Laura, Greg and Frank.
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Memories and Condolences
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Jimmy Tidwell
January 25, 2007
Sorry to hear about Mr. Parrish passing, I had known him all my life and thought of him as a fine person. I was born on the old farm.
Doyle Parrish
January 24, 2007
Two wonderful men came out of the Becker Community, one was my Father Homer Parrish, the other was his Brother Frank Parrish, both were honest hardworking and could be depended on in any situation. I loved them both and I thank God for them both, they were the fabric that holds a Great Country togather. I will never forget either of them and our World was a better place because of them. Joyce never let your Grandchildren forget what wonderful Man Uncle Frank was.
Pat Andrew
January 20, 2007
Joyce and family,
Please know that our thoughts are with you at this time.
Love,
Pat and Gary Andrew
Johnnie N. Parrish, Jr.
January 20, 2007
My Father, Johnnie N. Parrish, Sr. and Frank were cousins. I first met Frank in 1943 or '44 when my Dad and I visited Frank at WBAP when it was atop the Medical Arts Building. The next visit I recall was in 1949 at the TV studios in the Meadowbrook section of town where ny Dad and I visited Frank and he gave us a tour of the FIRST TV STATION WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. I was a graduate student of Radio Engineering and held a Radio Telephone First Class License and later worked at three different radio stations. The latest being KCLE in Cleburne. Following in Frank's footsteps, I retired as a Licensed Electronic Technician for the Santa Fe Railroad after 42 years service.
My younger sister Mary Ann Parrish has been better acquainted with the entire family for several years. She and I plan on attending the memorial services for a GREAT GENTLEMAN and visiting with the family.
Johnnie N. Parrish, Jr.
Barbara Moller
January 19, 2007
Frank and Peggy were truly special people. As fellow members of the Twosome Class, we enjoyed an Alaskan cruise with them years ago and found them to be delightful traveling companions. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
Barbara Moller
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