of Jackson, TN
May 28, 1927 - February 12, 2016
Patricia Ann Crouch Parish, age 88, died at Forest Cove Nursing Home on February 12, 2016 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's.
Pat was born in Phillips Co., AR in 1927 to Oscar E. and Frances Holland Crouch. She graduated from the University Of Tennessee Center Of Health Sciences in 1948 and moved to Jackson, TN soon after Jackson General Hospital was opened. Pat held many positions at Jackson General including ER Supervisor and Patient Representative and retired in 1992. She was a member of Lambuth Memorial United Methodist Church and the A.D. Oxley Sunday School Class for over 60 years. She was also a member of the Business & Professional Women, the United Methodist Women and Church Women United for many years.
She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Pamela Bouchard (John), stepson Jim Parish (Peggy), and her stepdaughter Saundra Dolbeer (Richard). She leaves 5 grandchildren, Dotson Bouchard, Jennie Dolbeer Geise, Cynthia Dolbeer Tomasch, Jennifer Parish, Christine Parish and 13 great grandchildren. She leaves her brothers, Rev. David Crouch (Blanche) and Ladner Crouch, and her sisters, Marilyn Frensley and Jacqueline Hassell (Jon). She also leaves her best friend, Lucy Jane Hawks. She was preceded in death by Hobert O. Parish, Jr. and her brother, Stephen Crouch.
The family would like to thank the staff of Forest Cove Nursing Home for the wonderful care they have given Mrs. Parish for the past 7 years.
A memorial service will be held at Lambuth Memorial UMC, 160 Campbell St. on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 2:00 PM with visitation starting at 1:00 PM. The family has requested that memorials be made to the A.D. Oxley Sunday School Class at Lambuth Memorial in lieu of flowers.