Deceased Name: Carolyn Bates Parrott

© Durant Daily Democrat

04 Jan 2009

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

Services for Carolyn Bates Parrott, 44, Durant, who passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009, in Plano, Texas, will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Coffey-Murray Funeral Chapel, Durant. Rev. Anthony Williams and Clint Whitehurst will officiate.

Parrott was born on Thursday, November 5, 1964, in Tishomingo to James Edward and Lutreca "Pat" Harris Bates.

She married Doug Parrott on February 10, 1996, in Calera.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed watching her daughter bowl and playing on the computer, but being with family and friends was her greatest joy.

Parrott was preceded in death by her husband; stepdaughter, Krista Kay Smith; grandparents, Roy and Odessa Harris; father and significant other, Thomas Martin.

She is survived by her son, David Mayhue and wife Cathy of Mead; daughters, Amanda Mayhue of Denison, Texas and Monica Mosley of Atoka; mother, Calera; stepfather, Kenneth Dean Sallee of Calera; grandsons, Josh Castleberry and Trevor Mayhue, both of Mead; stepson, Scotty Parrott and wife Debbie of Hobbs, New Mexico, sister Debbie Kay Roberson and husband Randell of Boswell; step-grandchildren, Scotty Ray Parrott, Jr., and wife Tessa, Jason Parrott, Brandon Stephens and Dana Stephens, all of Durant; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family.

Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Calera, with Daniel Ables, David Mayhue, Jr., Randell Sheperd, Stan Williams, Jerry Martin and Clinton Harris serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Roger Aplin, Phillip Parrott, Gary Spicer and Steve Ables.

Family hour will be today from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Coffey-Murray Funeral Home.

Coffey-Murray Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.