Robert Alfred Parris, Jr.

Graveside services for Robert Alfred Parris, Jr., 94, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Howell Valley Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.    

Mr. Parris passed away at 7:39 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2024, at Ozarks Healthcare. 

He was born December 31, 1929, at Brilliant, Alabama, to Robert A. Parris, Sr. and Gladys Lawrence Parris.  On May 31, 1947, he was married at Piggott, Arkansas, to Hazel Lorene Crow, who preceded him in death on June 1, 2020.  Mr. Parris was a resident of West Plains for fifty-one years.  He loved his family, especially his wife, Lorene of seventy-three years.  He enjoyed fishing, camping and a good game of rummikub.  Mr. Parris loved sitting outside and looking over his fields; he also enjoyed watching NFL Football, NASCAR and westerns and was an avid Zizzer fan.  Robert valued his neighbors.  Mr. Parris attended First Baptist Church and Central Calvary as long as he was able.

He is survived by five children, Stephen Parris and wife, Cheryl, Sunnyvale, California, David Parris and wife, Mandy, Olathe, Kansas, Michael Parris and wife, Denise, Marshall, Missouri, Mark Parris, Claremore, Oklahoma and Karen Bird and husband, Tom, Pottersville, Missouri; nine grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews. 

His parents, wife, one grandson and three brothers, preceded him in death.  

The family would like to give a special thank you to Ozarks Healthcare staff and Three Rivers Hospice care team for their loving support.

Memorial contributions may be made to Howell Valley Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.  Online condolences may be left at www.robertsondrago.com