Rob Parish

Robert “Rob” Scott Parish of Little Rock, AR died suddenly on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Pelahatchie, MS from smoke inhalation.

Rob was born on August 1, 1963 to Mary Emma “Mimi” Clayton and Willie “Raymond” Parish in Forest, MS the last of 6 children in his family.  Rob grew up in Forest attending the Forest schools graduating in 1982.  He lived in Scott and Rankin County most of his life having moved to Little Rock, AR in 2020.  Rob was a lifelong carpenter working in Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas.  He could build or make it all from framing, cabinetry, trim work, and furniture.  

Rob was preceded in death by his parents, Mimi and Raymond Parish; paternal grandparents Willie Palmer and Cora Scott Parish; maternal grandparents Leonard Auvergne and Carolyn Peery Clayton; sister, Carolyn Parish Wadsworth; nephew, Austin Parish Holden; and brother-in-law, Sam Holden, Jr. He is survived by two brothers, Ray Parish (Becky) of Tucson, AZ and Roger Parish of Forest, MS and two sisters, Kent Parish Holden of Forest, MS and Pat Parish Acklin (Kenny) of Little Rock, AR and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.