Ricky "Rocky" Paul Parsons

Ricky "Rocky" Paul Parsons, age 63, of Olin, North Carolina passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. Ricky was born April 25, 1957 in Ashe County, North Carolina to Betty Lou Parsons and the late Douglas Parsons.

Ricky graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1976. He was a truck driver for most of his life. His last 8 years of driving was done for Walmart and their transportation fleet. He won numerous awards for his driving and most recently hit 500,000 miles driven. Ricky was a great father, he never separated biological children from step children, he loved them all the same.

Ricky is survived by his wife, Jody Lea Parsons; daughters Nicole Canup (Henry), Allison Parsons (Vandie), Rebecca O'Shaughnessy (Brandon) , sons Sean (Hannah) and Shannan O'Shaughnessy; mother Betty Lou Parsons; brothers Tim Parsons (Dawn) and Kevin Parsons (Loretta); grandchildren Heather Davis, Eli Marzean, Kolton O'Shaughnessy, Stella O'Shaughnessy, Athena Wilkinson, Lilly O'Shaughnessy, Breyden Young, Conner Miller and Layla Miller. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews, and several great nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Service for Ricky will be held on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Yadkin Baptist Church at 2:00PM with Rev. Philip Crider and Rev. Tony Bunton officiating. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the funeral service. Burial will follow at Agape Cemetery.

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Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Parsons family.