[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 154 (Friday, October 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING EDRIE MAURICE TALLEY PARRISH

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 14, 2011

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I stand today to say that Our Lord 
has a new angel. Edrie Maurice Talley Parrish went to be with Our Lord 
on October 4, 2011. A beloved mother, grandmother, and great-
grandmother, Edrie will be missed tremendously by all who were 
fortunate enough to have met this amazing woman.
  Edrie was born to Robert and Mai Belle Talley on July 20, 1921, on 
the family's farm in Collin County, Texas, near the town of Frisco. 
When she was just 3 years old, she lost her father to pneumonia but 
continued to honor him through many great achievements in her long, 
rich life.
  Edrie graduated from Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Texas, and 
soon after moved with her mother to Denton where she began attending 
North Texas State Teachers College, now known as University of North 
Texas. While in Denton, she met and married Herbert C. Parrish. Not 
long after their August 12, 1941, nuptials, the young couple packed 
their bags and moved across country to Columbus, Ohio, so Herbert could 
earn his Doctorate in mathematics. While in Columbus, Edrie finished 
her Bachelor of Arts in Institutional Management at Ohio State 
University. Shortly after the completion of both of their studies, 
Edrie and Herbert moved back to Denton in 1949 where Herbert accepted a 
job as a professor in the department of mathematics at North Texas 
State College and Edrie threw her boundless energy into raising a 
family of three.
  She led a very active role in all of her children's activities, 
including being a Cub Scout leader and working with the Girl Scouts, 
and 4-H Club. She was well loved at Grace Temple Baptist Church in 
Denton where she was an active member of the congregation for half a 
century.
  Her contributions to her church family include volunteering in the 
community and mission of her church, teaching Sunday school, committee 
service, visiting the sick and homebound, and helping out in numerous 
community service projects.
  Edrie was preceded in death by her husband Herbert C. Parrish; and 
her sister Cloe Rita Talley Peck. She is survived by her three 
children: Byron Parrish of Brookline, Massachusetts; Norman Parrish of 
The Woodlands, Texas; and Roberta Parrish Starbird of Austin, Texas; 
seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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