Miriam S. Parrott

Mrs. Miriam S. Parrott, 90, of Salisbury NC died peacefully on July 23. Born March 7, 1920 in Frederick, Maryland, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George William Stultz. A graduate of Frederick High School where she served as president of the Student Council, she attended Hood College for two years before transferring to the University of Maryland. Serving as president of the Senior Class, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. She later graduated from the Nursing Training School at the University Hospital, Baltimore, MD where she met Dr. Frank Strong Parrott who was completing his surgical internship training. They had their first date on May 27, 1943 to a formal dinner dance and married six months later to the day and time at a formal, candlelit wedding on December 27, 1943. Dr. and Mrs. Parrott moved to Salisbury in 1954 where she became active in the community . Among her many honors and board appointments, she took special pride and pleasure from having served on the Salvation Army Board of Directors for 40 years. Mrs. Parrott had a strong faith and was very involved in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Mary Martha Guild and served as president of the Altar Guild and Senior Warden of The Vestry for several terms. Dr. and Mrs. Parrott were married for 64 years, till his death on March 11, 2007. She is survived by their two daughters, Elizabeth Parrott Hart of Columbia, SC and Martha Marie Parrott of Salisbury, NC; two granddaughters, Brantley Sheehan Horton of Greenville, SC, and Rebecca Doughtery Law of Americus, GA; five great-grandchildren, Samuel Redden Webster Horton Jr., Elizabeth Addison Horton, Harrison Strong Horton, and William Banks Horton of Greenville, SC, and Logan Dougherty Webb of Americus, GA; and a brother, Travers D. Stultz of Roswell, GA. A funeral service will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Monday, July 26 at 11 AM with The Reverend Whayne M. Hougland, Jr. officiating. The family will receive visitors immediately following the service in the Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 131 West Council Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 and the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, 820 Klumac Road, Salisbury, NC 28144. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Parrott family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Miriam S. Parrott

March 7, 1920 - July 23, 2010