Clema Marie Parish, 59, formerly of Loretto, died Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Village of Lebanon Nursing Center with her family by her side. She was born Aug. 4, 1966, in LaGrange. She formerly worked as a pharmacy tech at Rite Aid in Louisville. She was a Southern Baptist by faith.
She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Leo Whalen; her mother, Ruth Pauline Johnson Neal; and one brother, Frank Whalen.
Survivors include her husband of 40 years, Tommie Joseph Parish of Springfield; four siblings, Roxy White of Loretto, Tilford Gaddie of Campbellsville, Steven Neal (Casey) of Springfield, and Floyd Neal of Louisville; several nieces and nephews she loved dearly.
Non-ceremonial cremation was chosen.
Mattingly Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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