Hilda Mae Knight Parrish Obituary (1934 - 2019)

STOKESDALE Hilda Mae Knight Parrish, 85, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. The funeral service will held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday at the church and all other times at her residence. Mrs. Parrish was born on March 6, 1934 in Rockingham County to the late Clarence Homer Knight and Willie Holland Knight Lemons. Hilda retired as a teachers assistant with the Rockingham County school system. She was a faithful and longtime member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School for many years, sang in the church choir and was the first recipient of the Laity Service Award. There are countless children that were impacted and nurtured by Mrs. Parrish. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of sixty-three years and whom she longed to be with, Gorrell "Noonie" Parrish; sister, Hazel Knight Linville and an infant brother. Survivors include her son, Rodney Parrish; daughter, Cecilia Parrish; six grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 3708 Ellisboro Rd., Stokesdale, NC 27357. Colonial Funeral Home in Madison is serving the family.