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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., February 22, 1996, page 3

CARLTON PARRISH

Carlton Gwen Parrish of Lyle died Feb. 14, 1996, at the Veterans Hospital in Portland, at the age of 75.
Mr. Parrish was born June 19, 1920, in Albee, to Stanley and Nellie Parrish. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945, as a special vehicle operator for the 1613 Engineer Forestry Company on Leyte Island in The Philippines. He was injured in 1944 and received the Purple Heart, as well as The Philippine Liberation Medal, the Bronze Service Star and the Good Conduct Medal.
From 1945 to 1947, Mr. Parrish was a commercial truck driver. Then, from 1947 to 1957, he went into partnership with a brother and his father, farming Cold Springs Canyon. They were the first Oregon wheat farmers to use the federal administration's new soil bank program. On March 12, 1957, he moved with his family to High Prairie where in partnership with his brother they established Parrish Ranches, raising alfalfa, grain crops and livestock. In 1973, he then went to work as a mechanic for Hassing Implement in Goldendale. He worked there until his retirement.
Mr. Parrish is survived by sons, Tom, Redmond, Paul Henry, Lynwood, Ben, Beaver Creek, Ore.; daughters Gwen Smith, Boise, Sherry Barringer, Hood River, Ore., and Carla White, Battle Ground; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grand children.
He was preceded in death by one son John, who died in 1976.
Funeral services for Mr. Parrish were held Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Erdman Funeral Home in Goldendale, with pastor Les Harstaad officiating. Interment was at Hartland Cemetery on High Prairie.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Erdman Funeral Home.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., February 22, 1996, page 10

CARLTON GWEN PARRISH

Carlton Gwen Parrish , 75, of Lyle passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, at the Veterans Hospital in Portland. He was born on June 19, 1920 in Albee, Wash. to Stanley and Nellie Parrish.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945, as a special vehicle operator for the 1613 Engineer Forestry Company on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Iinjured in 1944, Carl received the Purple Heart as well as the Liberation Medal, the Bronze Service Star and the Good Conduct Medal. From 1945 to 1947, Carl was a commercial truck driver, then from 1947 to 1957 in partnership with a brother and his father. They farmed Cold Springs Canyon where they were the first Oregon wheat farmers to use the Federal Administrations new soil bank program. On March 12, 1957 he moved with his family to High Prairie where in partnership with his brother William, they established Parrish Ranches, raising alfalfa, grain crops and livestock until selling the ranch in 1973. At which time he continued to run the operation of the ranch until it was resold. At that time Carl went to work as a mechanic for Hassing Implement in Goldendale until he retired due to health problems, although he continued to do mechanical work for friends and nrighbors in the area for years.
Carl was preceded in death by one son ,John, who died in 1976. He is survived by sons, Tom of Redmond, Paul Henry of Lynwood and Ben of Beaver Creek, Ore.; daughters Gwen Smith of Boise, Sherry Barringer of Hood River, Ore., and Carla White of Battle Ground and 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grand children.
Funeral Services were held on Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Erdman Funeral Home with Pastor Les Harstaad officiating. Interment was at Hartland Cemetery on High Prairie.