Following a very brief illness, Clarence Jerome Parrish passed away peacefully on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Kennedy Memorial Hospital. Clarence was the second child born in Bridgeton, NJ on July 15, 1953 to parents Dave Parrish, Sr. and Forrestine Gibson.

He worked over 30 years in the construction field. He lived in New Jersey, Florida and Georgia throughout his lifetime. He was living in New Jersey at the time of his death and we are thankful he was able to spend his last few months and his final hours on earth with his mother. Clarence loved to dance and always had a smile on his face with a positive attitude. We are going to miss his anecdotes and his infectious laughter. Clarence, we love you very much but God loved you more.

Left to mourn Clarence's passing are: his wife, Renae, Austell, GA; mother, Forrestine Gibson, Sicklerville, NJ; Father, Dave Parrish, Sr., Oxford, GA; sisters, Theresa P. Felton (Willie L. Felton), Stone Mountain, GA, Sharita C. Rivera (Luis Rivera), Williamstown, NJ, Lucinda M. Crespo, Sicklerville, NJ, Luciana M. Flanders, Sicklerville, NJ, Veronica Parrish, Atlanta, GA; brothers, Dave Parrish, Jr., Florida, Anthony A. Parrish, Oxford, GA, Rodney Parrish, Sicklerville, NJ, Don Parrish, Lithonia, GA, Quincy Parrish, Atlanta, GA; 11 nieces, 25 great nieces, 15 nephews and 10 great nieces.

Clarence was preceded in death by siblings: Arlene Parrish Render and Tyrone Antonio Parrish