Walter Larry Parish

We have lost a great man after a valiant battle with cancer. Although so difficult, we both agreed that these years fighting cancer were the best of our 44 years together. The difference was God. Transformed as his faith grew, the beautiful relationship that we had in our marriage was beyond what we could have hoped or imagined.
Larry was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 26, 1944, to Elaine Parish. He was adopted by his maternal grandparents Mae Kelly and C.E. Parish at the age of three. Larry grew up in Nederland, Texas and graduated from Nederland High School in 1963. A member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, he graduated from Lamar University with a B.S in Political Science in 1968. After graduation he enlisted in the army as a member of the 71st airborne brigade, 36th infantry division Texas National Guard and was honorably discharged after 6 years of service.
His professional career started in Beaumont as a juvenile probation officer for Jefferson County and shortly thereafter became a counselor for the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. In January 1977 he was appointed to serve as United States Probation Officer where he served for 20 years before retiring from federal service. His early retirement years were filled as an oil and gas landman before he received a contract from the FBI to conduct background Investigations for six years.
He married the love of his life, Pam Snowden, on October 10,1981. Always drawn to the Texas Hill Country, Larry and Pam moved to Boerne in 1997. They loved their horses and had many lively adventures on trail rides. Although Larry enjoyed golf, he was an avid bird hunter and loved being outdoors with his labrador and his hunting buddies. His years at Faith Bible Church helped him more fully understand the depths of his relationship with God and grow in his faith. Few people valued their friends more than Larry. Not only will he be remembered as a loyal friend that cared for others - but he never met a stranger.
Larry was preceded in death by his beloved parents C.E. and Mae Parish, his birth mother Elaine Raney, sisters Yvonne Kattawar and Claudia Parish; brothers C.E. Parish, Jr. and James Parish. He is survived by his wife Pam, daughter Danica Martinez, granddaughter Zoe Martinez and half-sister Michelle Myner as well as his nieces and nephews.
Celebration of Life will be held at Ebensberger-Fisher Funeral Home January 23, 2026, at 2:00 pm located at 1265 N. Main Street in Boerne, Texas, with a reception following at the Gathering Hall at Herff Farm - 33 Herff Road in Boerne, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Faith Bible Church, 1 Bergmann Rd, Boerne, Texas 78006, or Luke's Wings at lukeswings.org. Offering free armed forces travel to wounded, ill and injured service members and their families.