Patricia Parsons

Trish Parsons Patricia Lynn Parsons passed away May 29, 2014 after an 8 year struggle with ALS. Trish was born on July 8th, 1960 in Joliet, Illinois to Frances and Henry (Hank) Selby. Trish was a math teacher at Conway High School. She loved working with teenagers and had a special talent teaching them Trig and Geometry. Her students loved her as well and sent her letters of encouragement during her illness. She taught 9 years at Conway until Lou Gehrig’s disease forced her to retire in 2007. Prior to moving to Conway in 1992 she taught 3 years at her alma mater McClellan High in Little Rock. Trish also worked as a statistician for the Arkansas Highway Department in the 1980’s. Trish earned her B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1982. She added a master's degree in education from UALR in 1989. Trish was a devoted Christian and worshipped with the Prince Street congregation of the church of Christ. She utilized her teaching talents there as well, teaching children what life is really about. She was a lifetime member of the Junior Auxiliaries and an active volunteer in community events and school activities. A friendship with Trish was a coveted blessing. Her friends will surely miss her support, as she often came to their aid in the most loyal fashion. Trish is survived by her husband Nick Parsons of Conway, son Drew Parsons and wife Megan of Cabot, son Cliff Parsons and wife Kelsey of Fort Benning, Georgia, and daughter Rachel Parsons of Fayetteville. She is also survived by her mother Frances Selby of Little Rock, sister Kim and husband David Brown of Cabot, sister Missy and husband Jeff Linkous of Benton, and a host of nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her father Hank Selby, grandparents Harold and Verna Selby and Cliff and Virginia Huey. A visitation will be held on Sunday June 1st from 2:00 to 4:00 at Griffin Leggett Funeral Home, 1751 Dave Ward Drive in Conway. Memorial services will be in the chapel of Griffin Leggett Conway, on Monday June 2nd at 4:30 PM. Grave side services will immediately follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway.