Bob Parish

Bob Parish, 56, of Noel, Missouri, departed this life on Monday, August 14, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, after a brief illness. Bob entered this life on November 16, 1960, in Pineville, Missouri, to the union of John and Mary Jean (Potarf) Parish. He was a lifelong resident of Noel, Missouri and a 1979 graduate of McDonald County High School. On May 24, 1980, he was united in marriage to Alesia Sherman and to this union a son and daughter were born. Besides being a hardworking cattle farmer, Bob also drove a school bus for the McDonald County School District for 35 years. In 1980, he accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior and followed the Baptist faith throughout his life. He enjoyed farming especially baling hay, fishing and spending time with his family, especially his three grandchildren whom he was very proud of. During the school year you could usually find Bob running the clock and scoreboard for all the Noel 5th and 6th Grade home basketball games and if it wasn't a home game he was driving the bus taking the team to their game. When speaking of bus driving Bob often said maybe some day he would haul someone that would become famous or even President. Bob was preceded in death by his father, John Parish, paternal grandparents Everett and Winnie (Pritchard) Parish, maternal grandparents, Marvin and Tina Potarf, and two cousins Bill Emanuel and Diane (Emanuel) Jordan. Bob is survived by his wife of 37 years, Alesia Ann Parish of the home; two children, Bobby Lee Parish II and wife, Le'Ann, and Ann Marie Parish, all of Noel; three grandchildren, Zoe Elizabeth Parish, John Matthew Parish and Daniel Lee Parish; his mother, Mary Jean Parish of Noel; a sister, Mary Sue Parish of Noel; his aunt and uncle, Anna Lee and Wayne Emanuel of Sulphur Springs; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Bob Parish are 10 a.m. Saturday, August 19, 2017 at the Noel Elementary School with Pastor Cecil Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Noel Cemetery. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers are Tim Kilby, Flint Cummings, David Holloway, Andrew Sherman, Kyle Jordan, Bob Porterfield, Matt Watkins, Travis White and Nathan Sherman. Dick Davis, Don Underwood, David Collingsworth, Aaron Sherman, Wayne Emanuel and Gary Bowman will be serving as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 5-8 p.m. in the Noel Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes. In lieu of flowers memorials are being directed to the McDonald County Schools Foundation for FFA scholarships c/o the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website,www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel, Missouri.