OBIT: Mary Elizabeth Shoptaugh Parrish, d. 1920, Bullitt Co., Ky

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Contributed by Martha P. marabplow@worldnet.att.net
Date: 13 June 2000
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Feb. 24 - At 4:50 P.M. Feb.21 (1920) Mrs. Mary E. Parrish entered into eternal life at the 
home of her daughter, Mrs. F.C. Porter, after an illness of long duration.  For several 
years her health has been failing and on the 10th of last December she fell, injuring her 
hip and had been unable to leave her bed since that time.  All that loving hands and loyal 
hearts could do attended her during her illness, never a moment but some one was at her
bed side anticipating every want, even when she could not express her need in words.  
Especially did her daughters, Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Porter and her granddaughter, Miss Georgie 
Porter, devote their every thought to her.  She was born August 26th 1834; as Mary Shoptaugh 
she was married to Lucien M. Parrish, December 25th, 1851.  He passed away, June 7 1888, and 
since that time she has given her services to her children and their families. She was
a loyal member of the M.E. Church always attending when possible and was a faithful member 
of the W.M.S.  The new church not being complete, funeral services were held at the Baptist 
church Monday at 2 P.M. a large crowd attending.  Rev. H.B. Wilhoyte read part of the 90th 
Psalm and offered a prayer that touched every heart.  Rev. D.R. Peak read a part of the 
fifth chapter of 2nd Corinthians, and the seventh and eight verses of the fourth chapter of 
2nd Timothy, and basing his remarks upon the 15th verse of the 116th Psalm: "Precious in the 
sight of the Lord is the death of his saints", knowing her so well he was able to speak of 
her life in terms of praise and appreciation.  Calling attention to the many changing phases 
of life she had passed thru, and how, thru all her many years and down to her lifes' end,
she always had the warmest love and deepest respect of her children,  grandchildren and 
great grandchildren. It was always a delight to the young people to hear "Grandma" tell of 
her hardships during the Civil War, how she alone with her little children often with little 
to eat and some times compelled to cook all to feed soldiers who came thru here.  Not many 
of us may expect to live to her age, fifteen years above the alloted time given by our Lord 
to man.  "Grandma" or "Aunt Lizzie", she was called by all, always met everyone with a smile 
and pleasant word, always meek and unassuming in character and modest in all her ways, to a 
degree seldom seen in young or old, yet never censuring others for their different views of 
life.  Her age was 85 years, 6 months and 26 days, and she leaves 7 children, 35 
grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.  The four sons, Charles, Thomas, Lee and Preston, 
three daughters, Mrs. Edna Hall, Mrs. Fanny Porter and Mrs. Minnie Bordes, the latter of 
Louisville, tho some are themselves feeling the effects of their years, still feel the loss 
of a mothers' love and her interest in their lives.
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