DOROTHY ‘DOT’ PARISH

Dot Parish (Dorothy Nell Dobbs Parish), 92, passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Fort Worth, TX. Graveside services were held Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at 11 a.m., Earth Cemetery, in Earth, TX, with Brother Rob Norris officiating and under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors.

Dot was born Jan. 18, 1928 in Wellington, TX to Roy W. and Nellie Jane Payne Dobbs. The family moved to Olton, TX where Dot was a 1945 graduate of Olton High School and, later, a graduate of Texas Tech University. Dorothy married Kenneth Bain (KB) Parish in 1947, and they lived in Springlake TX.

In the 1950s, KB and Dot started their family and were charter members of the Springlake First Baptist Church, and she was active in the Earth Eastern Star community service organization and was a past matron of that chapter. In their retirement years, they were active members of Southcrest Baptist Church in Lubbock. Dot enjoyed playing bridge and dominos.

Donations, in lieu of flowers, are welcomed to Springlake First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 159, Springlake, TX 79082.