Obituary of Lula Mae Taylor Parrish

Funeral services for Lula Mae Taylor Parrish, age 88, of Wadley will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at 1:00 PM from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bobby Burroughs and Rev. Gordon Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Forrester’s Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00-1:00 PM on Wednesday, December 21 before services begin. Mrs. Parrish passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Lafayette Nursing Home. Survivors include: one daughter, Sybil Stephens (husband, Jerry) of Wadley; two sons, Michael Taylor (wife, Carolyn) of Roanoke and Gene Taylor of Wadley; one son-in-law, Douglas Kirk of Wadley; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Brooks of Wadley; one brother, O. C. Knight of Wadley; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Scott Taylor, Kerry Taylor, Tommy Kirk, Nick Adams, Tal Morrison, and Todd Webb. A Randolph County native, Mrs. Parrish was born on April 22, 1928, the daughter of Arthur Oliver and Mary Etta Stephens Knight. She was a member of Hope Memorial Christian Church and was a housewife. Mrs. Parrish was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Durwood Taylor; her second husband, Paul Parrish; one daughter, Kathy Kirk; two granddaughters, Kelly Taylor and Christy Taylor; three sisters, Goldie Wellborn, Kate Knight, and Resa Gore; and two brothers, Mitchell Knight and Earnest Knight. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hope Memorial Christian Church c/o Bobby Burroughs at 4714 County Road 33, Wadley, AL 36276 or the charity of one’s choice.