Steve Parris

May 11, 1956 ~ March 6, 2015
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Arden – D. Steven "Steve" Parris, 58, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at the John F. Keever Solace Center.
Steve was born in Buncombe County to the late Donald Teague Parris and Carolyn Brown Parris. He was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Janice Shuford Parris; three children, Josh Parris and his wife, Shannon; Jeremy Parris and Melisa Kennedy and her husband Jeff; one brother, Jeff Parris; three sisters, Pam Goldrick, Nancy Quisenberry and Sherry Watts; six grandchildren, Riley, Tyler, Ayden, Skye, Jadon and Julia and his dear Mother-In-Law, Joan Evans.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 12 at the State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain with Pastor Randy Teague officiating. Burial will follow in the Cemetery. The visitation will follow the funeral.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to BuglesAcrossAmerica.org
Dear Janice and family: my sincerest condolences to you on the passing of Steve. May God’s tender mercies abide with you in the coming days. Love, Regina Holden Krofchick
Dear Janice, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family after the loss of your dear husband, Steve. May God comfort you all with His love and give you peace. Love and hugs, JoAnne Boswell Nelson
Dear Janice, Josh, Jeremy and Melissa. I wish I could take away your pain. Steve was a great guy and I can only imagine what it is like for you all. Know that he is watching you from above and will always live in your hearts. Steve even though I know you wil miss your family terribly, I hope you are Dancing in The Sky
Dear Janice:
Mom, Ann and I, are so sorry to hear about Steve. We hope for the Lord’s comfort to touch each of you in these trying times. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Walt Gibbs
To the family of Steve Parris please accept our sincere condolence. How hard it is to lose someone you love. The bible provides comfort at Revelation 21:4 in which God states ‘Soon he will wipe out every tear…..and death will be no more’. What a loving promise HE has made us. Hoping this thought will bring you comfort during this difficult time. For more encouraging thoughts please visit http://www.jw.org.