VERNON W. PARRISH


LOUISBURG - Vernon Waylon Parrish, 61, died Friday Jan. 6, 2017 at Transitions Life Care Hospice in Raleigh. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in the chapel of Bright Funeral Home.

He was born in Wake County, the son of the late Eris Lucille Couch Parrish and George Waylon Parrish. He was a volunteer Boy Scout leader from 1993-2004 and was a Scout Master for Louisburg Troop 555 and Cub Scouts Pack 510.

Surviving: son, Waylon Parrish (Suzanne) of Louisburg; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Transitions Life Care Hospice, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607, the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite #10, Raleigh, NC 27615 or to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA. 23060-9979.

A service of Bright Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Wake Forest.