Mary "Mickey" (Sellers) Parrish

Mary “Mickey” Sellers Parrish of Greensboro, GA, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Savannah Court of Lake Oconee surrounded by her daughters. Born in Grantville, GA on January 5, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Hobart Augustus and Brownie Brasch Sellers and the granddaughter of the late Isaac T. and Mary Etta King Sellers of Cornelia, GA and the late John F. and Gabie Cotton Brasch of Grantville, GA. She was a graduate of Grantville High School in 1947, attended Shorter College and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1951 with a B. S. degree in elementary education.  She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Mickey taught school in Thomson, GA, and for twenty-one years she was a teacher at Nathanael Greene Academy in Siloam, GA where she retired.  She loved children,  animals, fishing, senior citizens, bird watching, the beach and the great outdoors.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Greensboro. 

She is survived by three daughters, Becky Parrish, Marian Easley and husband Ricky, Mary Jim Chapman and husband Robbie, all of Greensboro, GA; a son, Jimmy Parrish (Karen) of Eatonton, GA; five grandchildren, Conrad Easley (Chelsie), Jimmy Easley (Blaire), Lindsey Chapman Merritt (Tracey), Lauren Chapman Phillips and JoAnna Chapman Sisk (Taylor); five great grandchildren, Abel, Jemma, Caden, Cason and Kaylei; and several other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Sellers Parrish. The family would like to thank special caregivers Molly Porter, Lisa Hill and Lillie Hill.

Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Greenview Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Greensboro, GA 30642 with Rev. Richard Chewning officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until time for the service at McCommons Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers are Ricky Easley, Robbie Chapman, Jimmy Easley, Jimmy Parrish, Conrad Easley and Taylor Sisk.  Honorary pallbearers will be Lewis Duvall and Gentry Strickland.  The family requests that any memorials be made to Nathanael Greene Academy, P. O. Box 109, Siloam, GA 30665. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, GA, (706) 453-2626, is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register.

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