Marion Lindley PARRIS, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1930 - 2010  (80 years)

• Name	Marion Lindley PARRIS
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	26 Jun 1930	Greene Co, NC   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	US Navy  [4, 5]
  	Marion served in the US Navy during World War II.
  Death	8 Sep 2010  [3]
  	Marion died on 8 September 2010. He was 80 years old.
  Burial	13 Sep 2010	Suffolk City, VA   [5]
  	His remains were interred at Albert Horton Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Virginia on 13 September 2010.
  Person ID	I28201	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Harvey PARRIS,   b. 15 Aug 1898
  Mother	Ethel May HOLLOMAN,   b. 7 Jun 1908, Greene Co, NC d. 12 Jul 2003, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1923  [6]
  	The couple was married on 11 November 1923. Ethel was only 15 years old.
  Notes	John had a previous wife, Ethel Rogers. Both of their children were stillborn. John had a subsequent wife, Sadie Ray Deans, by whom he had 5 children who lived to adulthood.
  Family ID	F1321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Flora Marie ROUSE,   b. 13 Jul 1931, Lenoir Co, NC d. 6 Feb 1990, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1947  [6]
  Children	1. Linda Carroll PARRIS   2. Marion Lindley PARRIS, Jr.   3. Betsy Lou PARRIS   4. Patricia Ann PARRIS   5. Janice Marie PARRIS
  Family ID	F1323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Barbara Louise BISHOP,   b. c.1943
  Marriage	15 Nov 1983	Smith Co, TN   [7]
  	The couple was married by Elder Charles Gentry, Baptist Minister.
  Family ID	F7433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Shirley Elizabeth W. MILLER
  Marriage	23 Apr 1989	Pitt Co, NC   [8]
  	The couple was married in Pitt County, North Carolina on 23 April 1989.
  Family ID	F7875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Ethel Louise TANN
  Marriage	After 15 Feb 2000
  Notes	date of her Craven Co, NC divorce from Eric Davis. Her sons from this marriage are named as stepsons in Marion, Sr's obit
  Family ID	F7871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 5	Jeva Mayberry DAVIS
  Family ID	F7874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1930, Greene Co, NC Resided: April 1940, Wilson, Wilson Co, NC

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000.. Greene County: Vol. 12, p. 26. [S5381] Ethel P. Futrell obituary, The Free Press, (Kinston, NC) 16 July 2003. [S3414] Marion L. Parris. SSDI. Ancestry.com. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Marion L. Parris, Sr. gravestone inscription, Albert G. Horton Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, VA; downloaded 20 February 2014. [S5383] Marion L. Parris, Sr. obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 11 September 2010. [S414] George Anders Holleman, compiler, Holleman, The Hollyman Family, ((Chicago: private printing, 1952).). p. 110. [S5382] Marion Lindley Parris, Sr. - Barbara Louise Bishop, Smith Co, TN marriage license & minister’s return (1983). [S3040] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741 - 2004.. Parris - Miller entry, Pitt County.