Roy Ronald Parris, Jr.
April 28, 1976 ~ May 17, 2003
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Roy Ronald “Ron” Parris, Jr., 27, of 101 Medford Branch Road, Candler, died Saturday, May 17, 2003.
A native of Baytown, TX, he was a son of Roy Ronald Parris, Sr. of Newport, TN and Connie Warren Johnson of Candler. He was a carpenter employed by Bon-Ed Inc.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Jeanne Leigh Hill Parris; two sons, Taylor Gabriel Parris and Micah Alexander Parris, both of the home; step-mother, Mary Lou Parris of Newport, TN; step-father, Gary Johnson of Candler; half-brother, Stacy Parris and his wife Kortney and half-sister, Mitzy Parris-Vazquez and her husband Jimmy all of Candler.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Monday at Stoney Fork Baptist Church with the Revs. Danny Gasperson, George Gasperson and Bill Plemmons officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm Monday at the church prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Taylor and Micah Parris, c/o Jeanne Parris, Wachovia Bank, Candler, NC 28715.
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It’s been 3 years to the day since I last saw your face, touched you, and kissed you. So much time has went by, yet I feel like I haven’t moved. I still feel your lingering presence and your undying love. I close my eyes and I can still see your sweet smile and the sparkle in your eyes. Every thought, sight and smell reminds me of you. You are always in my thoughts and my day dreams of ‘what might have been’. I miss you honey with every breath I take. How I wish you were here, I need you now more than ever. You were my hope, my dreams, my love, my life. I will love you with all of my heart, always and forever.
It’s November 15th and i miss you, we got our November Rain today…. You are in my thoughts dear one always, every beat you are there..in thought. Love Bernenenenenenda
It is now August 9 2003 and the pain is still intense,sleepless nights visions of my little Ron racing through my head….It just isn’t the same without Ron here. This has taught me not to take things in my life for granted, people experiences everything. Life can be beautiful if you give it a chance. Life is short, do meaningful things,take time to just breathe,relax and enjoy your loved ones watch your children grow and never forget how precious life really is.
We miss you very much.
Love Ed & Bunnie
Bon-Ed Corp.
6 months today you have been gone seems like a lifetime and seems like no time at all, it’s hard to grasp that you are really gone but i know you are here in spirit and you are watching over all that love and care about you so much. I miss my little goofy brother and my best friend love you always
My sweet Ron, I miss you more and more with each passing day. I long to see you, to touch you, to hear your voice just once more. You are in every waking thought of every relenting day. Nothing will ever bring you back, you are flying with the angels now. People are saying some ungodly things about us, but we know the truth, don’t we babe! You loved me, you married me, you were with me till the day you died, nothing more needs to be said. We were both the love of each others lives and without each other we were and are nothing. Now that you are gone, the road to nowhere really does lead to me. When you died I found out what it was really like to lose everything. I lost my best friend, lover, father to my children, my shoulder to cry on, the ear that listened, the arms that held me, and my husband. You were not just one person to me, you were my everything. You still are! I will never get over you and I will miss you until the day I die and finally see your face again. I will love and cherish you always.
‘We little knew that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our heart to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we can not see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.’
-The Broken Chain
Happened upon your favorite poem today… Here’s to you my sweetie!
How should she desert us now?
Scars of battle on her brow
Bedraggled feathers on her wings
And yet she sings, she sings!
May she bear thee to thy rest
The ancient bower of flowers
Beyond the solitude of days
The tyranny of hours
The wreath of shinning laurel lie
Upon your shaggy head
Bestowing power to play the lyre
To the legions of the dead.
If some part of that music
Is heard in deepest dream
Or on some breeze of summer
A snatch of golden theme
We’ll know you’ll live inside us
With love that never parts
Our good old Jack O’ Diamonds
Became the King of Hearts
-Robert Hunter
10 months today….We miss you everyday but we know we must go on.
It’s hard but we are trying,we love and miss you very much but know there’s a biger picture somewhere as to the reason you were taken from us. I am STILL working on being a better person and to not let everyday things over-run my life and to enjoy the little moments as well, love you little brother and miss you more than you’ll ever know
To The Parris Family
We are so saddened to hear of your loss. We pray God will be with you all and give you peace during this difficult time.
Mitzy,
My heart goes out to you all. I knew Ron was familar to me, Taylor played baseball with our son, Sachel, last year, but I didn’t put him to being that beautiful little brother of yours. I remember him playing and running around the yard being a little boy when we (you, me and Tracy) were getting ready to go out. I pray God will heal your hearts and ease the pain you all are suffering. Please let me know if I can do anything for you.
Jeff, Vonda & Sachel Taylor
i think of you everyday and try to be a better person, sometimes i lose myself in the daily things and forget to be thankful for the things i should and not take things for granted so much. I miss having your shoulder to lean on and your advice and help. i miss all the adventures in the woods and just enjoying each others company. The snow really gets me 14 years of going up the mountain being crazy and now you aren’t here with us to play anymore. i love you more than words can say and know there’s a bigger picture somewhere…. i just hope you really know how much i appreciated your friendship and how much you loved us and our children, Raven kisses your picture everyday, Kayla misses you too i hope all that love and miss you can get through this hoiday season with happy memories of you and remember how beautiful of a person you were and how much you loved your friends,wife ,mother and family i miss you terribly and will always have a place in my heart for you that no-one else could ever fill my dear sweet baby brother love you always Brenda
thinking of you as I often do, wish you were here in person as well as heart and thoughts my dearest friend. You ALWAYS have a place in my heart.wish i could hug you …. We love and miss you little brother, love me
It’s almost a year now your birthday is coming up also it’s been hard to deal with and now I had to witness one of my friends getting hauled off in a cop car and get hauled off to copestone shes been my friend all my life, it’s so hard here but i have to go on live my life and protect my babies. I will always love you little brother, i will never forget you and the friendship we had, you have done so much for me just hope you knew how much i love you..
Dear Parris family, Ron was a good friend,spent many good times with him.Sorry to see him go so soon!He will be greatly rembered,and sadly missed.Michael Shane Reep.
Ron will be missed by all he the hearts he touched. He was a beautiful person and loved life. More than life, he loved his family. May god bless and comfort each of you.
Ron I love you with all my heart…i miss you so much. You are my little Ron,you were always there for me and Bruce ALWAYS we love you so much. you always had a shoulder for me to lean on made me laugh when i needed to laugh talked me through so many bad times…Raven and Kayla will always know you loved them with all your heart. we will take care of Jeanne and the boys ….bless my little boys…they are like my babies too. I love you so much little man always will, love Brenda
We are very sorry to hear about Ron, you all are in our prayers.
Jeanne,
No words can express our heart felt sympathy to you and your family.Our thoughts and prayers will be with you during this difficult time.
Standing on the moon
With nothing left to do
A lovely view of heaven
But i would rather be with you.. Be with you
I love you and miss you every second of every day.. I miss your laugh, your touch, your love. I miss it all. We had a lifetime of love and only a short time together to experience it. I love you baby. Wish you were here with us. Not a day goes by that you are not in my thoughts. I love you now and always.
Gary, Connie & Family;
We are so sorry for the loss of Ron. Our thoughts will be with your family through this sad and diffucult time.
Gary, Connie, Jeanne, & Family.
No words can tell you how sorry we are for the loss of Ron. He was such a good man and father. He will be greatly missed. Your entire family will be in our thoughts.
Ron, was beautiful to me. He will always be beautiful. I was and am proud to have him as my baby brother.
No words can describe the pain and loss we feel.
I’ll love you forever Ron….
Your sister, Mitzy
‘When roses fade their fragrance remains to bring us pleasure….
When music ends, it’s sweet refrain plays to our hearts own measure….
And when life passes , love lives on, our hearts’ eternal treasure.’
(author unknown)
Dear Taylor and entire Parris Family, We are very sorry for the loss of Ron. We will keep you in our prayers. May God bless you and keep you.
Ron, you are my heart, soul, life, and world. Words cannot explain how much I miss you. You will forever remain in my heart. I love you more than words can say and I always will. You are my very best friend, the love of my life, and the best of all, my husband. I love and miss you baby. I know you are watching over me and the boys and keeping us safe. I love you forever!
I want to offer my deepest respect and sympathy to Ron’s mother Connie and his beloved wife Jeanne. There is no words for the agonizing heart break his family is suffering and enduring.
Taylor’s broken heart, and Micah’s precious innocence fortunately doesn’t allow him to understand the impact of the tragic loss of his father.
I could say a lot of things about my brother-in-law Ron. He was a good man… a good father to his sons.
I enjoyed him coming into the store and chatting. The few times we spent time together, such as playing basketball, I enjoyed his company and his all around attitude.
Ron, may God bless you and Jesus keep you until we meet again.
Your brother-in-law,
Jimmy Vazquez
Blessings to the family, especially Taylor and Micah. He will be looking over you from this day forward.
DEAR CONNIE & GARY,WE ARE SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.WE KNOW HE WAS YOUR WORLD AND FEEL SO BAD THIS HAD TO HAPPEN TO RON AT SUCH AND EARLY AGE.OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU ALWAYS WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeanne, Micah, Taylor
My deepest sympathy and prayers during this difficult time. May God bless you and give you peace as only He can.
‘Miss Brenda’
Pisgah Elementary School
Connie and Gary, So sorry to hear the news! Our hearts go out to you! We will keep you and the whole family in our prayers. GOD bless you all!
My deepest regards for you loss. I did have the pleasure of working with Connie & Ron several years ago @ Pisgah View Ranch. A very nice and respectful young man, with a very nice smile. Remember the good times that you have shared.
My deepest regards for you loss. I did have the pleasure of working with Connie & Ron several years ago @ Pisgah View Ranch. A very nice and respectful young man, with a very nice smile. Remember the good times that you have shared.
OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY,IN THIS TIME OF NEED.
DEAR FAMILY:
MY GOD BE WITH YOU IN THESE HARD TIMES. AS HARD AS THE TIMES AHEAD MY BE,TRUST THAT GOD HAS TOOK RON TO BETTER PLACE AND YOU’LL MEET HIM AGAIN SOMEDAY.OUR HEARTS & PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU & THE CHILDREN.BE STRONG.
Jeanne,
I ws shocked and saddened to see your Ron’s picture in the obituaries today. My heart aches for you and Micah and Taylor. May the love of family and friends support you at this time. Please know that I hold you in my heart
We love you. Becky Netherton, Mike, Tredge, Kay, and Kristie.
Connie: I Have no Words to Take away Your Pain. A Loss this Great breaks the Heart and Wounds the Soul. I Know Ron Held the Key to Your Heart and Spirit. The Love & Devotion you shared with Ron was so Special. The Love we share for our children & Grandbabies is always the topic of our convrsations. I have fond memories of Babysitting Ron as a toddler, watching him playing with my son. He was a Beautiful Baby. Connie, even then he had your Laugh, and your ‘Sometimes’ Stubborn Spirit. It’s so difficult to understand how A young man so Beautiful, both Physically & in Spirit, leave beind those he dearly loved, with so much to live for, & so much yet to do on this Journey of Life. As the days come and go, and the world moves on, his Spirit remains with you, and will never be gone. Your Life has been Shattered and will never be the same. Forever there will be a Memory to make you Smile, and Sometimes Cry. I pray you find Strength In Knowing when the body is left behind, the Spirit has been released to fly. I pray you will hear his message of Love in the Wind, when a bird sings it’s song, or maybe a butterfly as it gently lands close by. I feel his Spirit would say: ‘Open your heart to know…I am not gone… Reach deep into your soul…You will find me. I am here. Have no Fear. I am with you, Always.’ My Prayers are for You & Your Loved Ones. I pray that somehow you find the Courage and Strength you need. With Faith, Love & Friendship..
Dearest Mitzy and Family
My deepest condolences for your badly lost, i’m very far from yours in distance, but very close to yours in my feelings, sorry i can’t do nothing for to easy your pain.
You have my shoulder for to cry.
Very strong hugs and kisses from your best friend… Uri
Words simply cannot explain how I ache just to see you in front of me laughing and your goofy little laugh, i still just can’t believe it. I saw so much growth yesterday at Stoney fork so many people came together… I know that made you happy. Again I love you little man you have touched me in ways i never knew how strongly until now.
To The Beloved Mitzy & Family,
My heart filled with anguish and my eyes with tears as I read the tragedy that had touched you all. Although you have lost the phyiscal being that you loved and cherished soooo much, you have gained an eternal angel…. a guardian if you will. I know that there must be unanswered questions and pain beyond belief…and someday… Praise God we will get our answers and will be rejoined with our precious love ones. Until that day… let him live on in your hearts… your memories… and your dreams. I am sure he loved each of you dearly and cherished the times you had together. Please know that you are all in my prayers. Mitzy, I am holding you close to my heart. I love you…
Rachel Anne
I found myself here today, I think about you everyday and miss you everyday. It’s snowing yet again. so many things remind me of you…but the snow really gets to me,I just want to hop in the car and come get you and go play in it, like always. I miss you and love you
To Mitzy and her family. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I will keep you in my prayers and help you in any way I can. May God be with you.
Jeff Ensley
To Mitzy and Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. I am sorry for your loss of such a young man.
God bless,
Sharon
Jeanne,
I love you. Please give me a call.
I am praying for you and the boys.
Love you
Mary
JEANNE, My Deepest Sympathy for You and Your Families Loss.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
~From a headstone in Ireland
God Bless and always be with Connie, Gene, Micah and Taylor <3
God Bless and always be with Connie, Jeanne, Micah and Taylor <3
Our deepest sympathy to Ron’s wife, sons and entire family. He was a wonderful young man and we know that he’ll be sorely missed. Ron helped to build our home last year and we quickly came to value his opinions and his skills. We enjoyed watching the easy friendship that he shared with Tim and Bob — it seemed rare to us. I realize that it probably seems weak now but this poem has helped us when grieving for another young person taken too soon. God bless you all.
Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you sunshine of tomorrow.
My life’s been full, I’ve savored much,
Good friends, good times,
a loved one’s touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and share with me,
God wanted me now; He set me free
9 months today u were taken from us the pain eases at times but NEVER goes away. I STILL and always will love you i think of you everyday and miss you. As always you are my inspiration to be a better person… I’m trying i know i have slipups but no-one is perfect. i want to make a difference in your childrens lives along with mine and Bruces, I want the world to be a better place for them. Raven is 16 mo old now and STILL carries your picture around her and Kayla still love you very much, we all do Take Care little man and watch over us from that beautiful place you are in now i love you little brother i wish i could hug you right now and cry on your shoulder like old times.
To The Parris Family,
We are so sorry about Ron.
Here is a few words that was in a song that I heard a few years ago and it gives me peace at times like these.
I remember our last touch, But today that memory is not enough to keep theses tears out of my eyes or fill this hole left in my life though we maybe far apart you still live here in my heart.
Through the years I could always count on you, up to the end, your love helped pull me through. Knowing you has made me strong, through my life you will live on, Each day I’ll remind my heart.
I’ll see you again someday, with open arms you’ll walk my way. You’ll be there at Heaven’s gate and once again we’ll embrace Oh I’ll see you again someday.
Our prayers are with all of you.
Karen & Ashley Moody
Arthur McElrath
I HAVE SEARCHED FOR WORDS TO SAY AND EXPRESS BUT THERE ARE NO WORDS. THERE IS NO LANGUAGE FOR GREIF AND LOSS. I WILL FOREVER MISS YOU RON. I MISS YOU, LOVE YOU, THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS.JEREMY AND I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.CONNIE I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART,WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PERSON YOU BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD.JEANNE I KNOW YOUR HEART IS TORE,I AM CONTINUALY PRAYING FOR YOU ,CONNIE AND THE BOYS.MAY GOD’S HEALING POWER OVERSHADOW US ALL AND HELP US THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE HURT.THANK YOU RON FOR BEING SUCH A WONDERFUL FRIEND. MUCH LOVE,MANDY,SUNNY AND BERT.
I love you little brother, and miss you terribly. I don’t mean to sound selfish but I need you so bad right now, I know I burdened you with my problems but you just had a way with helping me through things, held my hand through so many bad times, and talked me through anything, you always had time for me always, I will NEVER forget you ….. you are FOREVER in my heart. I wish i could reach out and touch you call you on the phone, give you the biggest hug ever, I love you dearly keep up the good work, you are guardian angel for many : ) love always Bernenenenenenda
Jeanne, Taylor, and Micah – You all are in my prayers. God is taking care of you and I love you very much.
Jeanne, Micah, and Taylor
My deepest sympathy is with you during the loss of your husband and the boy’s father. May God Bless you and He will give you the strength to carry on. With Love,
Grandmother Gasperson.