Rev. Henry T. Parrott

Posted by on Oct 11, 2007

size=2Rev. Henry T. Parrott of North Hoskins Avenue, Campbellsville, son of the late Ben Hughes Parrott and Gracie Elizabeth Blankenship Parrott was born May 17, 1916 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 2:12 P.M., Wednesday, October 10, 2007, in Campbellsville. Age: 91 size=2He professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Lowell Avenue Baptist Church. size=2He attended Clear Creek Baptist School, Campbellsville College, Georgetown College, New Orleans Seminary, and special training at Southern Seminary. size=2He was ordained as a Baptist minister in May of 1947. During his ministry he served as pastor of Cane Valley Baptist Church, Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church, Harrods Fork Baptist Church, Poplar Grove Baptist Church and Walnut Hill Mission/Lowell Avenue Baptist Church. He was Associational Missionary for Lincoln County Association and Rockcastle Baptist Association. He served as Director of Missions for Tates Creek, Ohio River, Central Baptist and Taylor County Baptist Associations. In many of these positions he served as a joint employee of the Kentucky Baptist Convention and the Home Mission Board. He has spoken for World Mission Conferences in eleven states, held many revivals in Kentucky, Virginia and Ohio, having had the privilege of working with over five hundred churches during his ministry. size=2He united in marriage to Madlyn Benningfield December 24, 1936. size=2Besides his wife, Madlyn Parrott, he is survived by two sons and four daughters and spouses: Norman T. and Margaret Parrott of Campbellsville, David and Judy Parrott and Lynda Spoonamore of Lexington; Jan and Gene Robinson of Burgin, Kentucky, Pam and Sam White of Makanda, Illinois, and Gayle and Joe Curl of Indianapolis, Indiana; twelve grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two brothers: Bob Parrott of Pensacola, Florida and Joe Parrott of Greenup, Kentucky; many other relatives and friends. size=2He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Phyllis Ann Parrott April 30, 1944 and two brothers and one sister: Jesse Parrott, William Parrott, and Gertrude Russell. size=2 _______________________________ size=2 size=2FUNERAL SERVICES 2:00 P.M., Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Parrott amp; Ramsey size=2Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Dave Walters size=2 size=2VISITATION: After 5:00 P.M., Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Parrott amp; Ramsey Funeral Home 8pt size=2 size=2BURIAL: Mt. Gilboa Baptist Church Cemetery 8pt size=2 size=2