Charles Theron Parish

Background

Parish, Charles Theron was born on July 8, 1935 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Thadius and Cora L. (Refior) Parish.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University Denver, 1956. Master of Arts in Secondary Administration, Northeast Missouri State University, 1970. Doctor of Education, LaSalle University, 1997.

Career

Counselor, teacher, coach Morning Sun (Iowa) Schools, 1970-1972. Principal, vocational director Schuyler County High School, Rushville, Illinois, 1973-1976. Sales, owner Morning Sun Industries, Inc., Memphis, 1965-1974.

Supervisor, agent Aetna Life and Casualty, Hartford, Connecticut, 1976-1981, Farmland Insurance Service, Des Moines, 1981-1994. Consultant Mount Morris, Illinois, 1985—2003. Insurance agent Parish Insurance Agency, Inc., 1965—2004.

Dean instruction Aquin Catholic Junior and Senior High School, Freeport, Illinois, 1990-1999. Estate planning and business insurance seminar presenter Farmland & Aetna, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, 1976-1994. Consultant in field; diplaced farmer counseling Ogle County, Illinois, Mount Morris, 1987-2006.

Chaplain Heartland Hospice Services, 2005-2006. Pastor S. Salem Presbyterian Church, Ohio, 2006.

Achievements

• Charles Theron Parish has been listed as a noteworthy guidance counselor, minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Various planning, zoning and industrial development committees, 1986—1992. Precinct chairman Republican Party, Mount Morris, 1994—1996, Lee County, Iowa, 1967—1970, Appanoose County, 1963—1966. Lay pastor Presbyterian Church United States of America, 2005.

Chaplain Health Care and Retirement Manor Care-Manor Hospice, Rockford, Illinois, 2005. Member National Education Association (life), Lions (past president since 1956), National Association of Securities Dealers, Life Underwriters, Phi Delta Kappa, NASSP.

Interests

• Gardening, fishing, hunting.

Connections

Married Marjorie Ann Klingaman, January 21, 1961 (divorced January 1985). Children: Kelly, Jennifer Parish Stevens, Derek. Married Joanne T. Horvath, February 10, 1985.

Father:

Charles Thadius Parish

Mother:

Cora L. (Refior) Parish

Spouse:

Joanne T. Horvath

Spouse:

Marjorie Ann Klingaman

child:

Kelly Parish

child:

Jennifer Parish Stevens Parish

child:

Derek Parish