Lorene Jenkins Parrish, 86, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at the North East Georgia Medical Center in Dahlonega, Georgia, following a brief illness.  She was born in Lake City, Florida to the late Linzie and Clifford Dorminey Jenkins.  Mrs. Parrish was a charter member of Lantern Park Baptist Church in Lake City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James A. "J.A." Parrish; one son, Wayne Parrish; one daughter, Teresa Parrish; siblings, Alvin Jenkins, Hiram "Buster" Jenkins, Vera Gaylard, Ruth Hall, Gladys Rivers, Bertie Lee Dasher, Zilla Cribbs and Eula Mae Milton.

Survivors include her children, J.B. Parrish (Gwen), Lake City, Steven Parrish (Emilie), Crawfordville, FL and Cindy Perry (Gus), Dahlonega, GA; one sister, Mearl Milton, Lake City; 8 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Parrish will be conducted on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM in the Gateway-Forest Lawn Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bo Hammock, officiating.  Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  A time of visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Monday from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.