William Wilburn Parrish II

Bill was born February 24, 1938, to Ann Cozart and William W. Parrish. He attended Robert E. Lee High School and Abilene Christian College, then began a long career with Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District as a teacher and athletic trainer at Lee and Sterling high schools. A lifelong member of the Church of Christ, he preached and taught Bible classes for many years. Bill’s countless friends remember him for his quiet humor, his love of history, his devotion to family and his passion for the word of God. He was a member of Eastside Church of Christ at the time of his death.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a great niece, Sydney Leigh Parsons. He is survived by his sister, Ann Parrish Parsons of Baytown; two nephews, Jim Parsons of Houston and Antony Parsons and his wife, Megan, of Liberty Hill and great niece and nephew Abigail Parsons and Joshua Parsons of Liberty Hill.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, June 26, at Navarre Funeral Home in Baytown. A graveside service will follow at 4:30 p.m. at Hopewell Cemetery in Normangee.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Bill’s memory be directed to the Hopewell Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 9, Normangee, Texas 77871.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all those who have loved his appearing.” — II Timothy 4:7-8

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