Obituary: Dr. Charles William Parrish, 68, Bardstown

Dr. Charles William Parrish, 68, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at his home. He was born June 9, 1954, in Morganfield to the late Thomas Arden and Wanda Newbell Parrish. He was a graduate of The University of Kentucky. After years working as an emergency room physician in Paducah, Owensboro, and Bardstown, he opened Bardstown Ambulatory Care in 2006. He would continue to work at the clinic, later renamed to KYOne Primary Care, until his retirement in 2020. Practicing medicine was his calling. He loved his patients in and out of the office and enjoyed meeting them around town. In his free time, he loved to listen to music, read science fiction and fantasy, learn history, refinish furniture, and go to concerts and the theater with his wife. He loved animals, was a vegetarian for more than 20 years, and always fed the birds in the backyard first thing in the morning. He enjoyed giving gifts to friends and family for any occasion, especially Christmas. On Halloween he’d make the house an attraction each year by building a large canvas-and-wood decoration with his kids.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ramona Lynn Nance Parrish; and one brother, Thomas Lucien Parrish.

He is survived by one daughter, Miranda Parrish of Atlanta; one son, Benton Parrish of Louisville; and his mother-in-law, Patsy Ann Nance of Nazareth.

In honoring his wishes, cremation was chosen by the family.

The service is 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2023, at the Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home with Bro. Dough Simpson officiating.

A Celebration of Life visitation is 3-7 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2023, at the funeral home.

The family request that expressions of sympathy go to the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease Foundation and Global Liver Institute.

The Houghlin-Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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