Michael Calvin "Mike" Parrott^{[1, 2, 3]}

1955 - 2005  (49 years)

• Name	Michael Calvin "Mike" Parrott
  Born	13 Dec 1955	Haywood County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Nov 2005	Iraq
  Person ID	I285121	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	Leonard Calvin "L. C." Parrott,   b. 29 Mar 1925, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 2005, Canton, North Carolina  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Suzanne Cody
  Married	Abt 1955
  Family ID	F111276	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Meg Corwin,   b. Abt 1958  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	Abt 1986
  Family ID	F111277	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Dec 1955 - Haywood County, North Carolina Died - 10 Nov 2005 - Iraq  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 12 Sep 2010. James T. Parrott Sr. obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Rocky Mountain News (CO), 14 Nov 2005. Deceased Name: Staff Sgt. Mike Parrott : Love of country motivated enigmatic soldier, 49 [S142] Newspaper Article, The Franklin Press, 18 Nov 2005. SSgt. Michael Calvin Parrott SSgt. Michael Calvin Parrott, 49, of Timnath, Colo., and formerly of Canton, was killed in action while serving his country with the United States Army in Iraq on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Suzanne Cody Parrott of Canton and the late Leonard Calvin "L.C." Parrott, who died April 27, 2005. He was a 1974 graduate of Pisgah High School and a 1983 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, receiving a bachelor's degree in sociology. Following his graduation, he was employed at University of North Carolina at Asheville and was currently an engineering aide in utilities location for Colorado State University for the past 15 years. He served in the U.S. Army for four years active and 11 years in the active reserve. He was currently attached to the 115th Forward Artillery Brigade of Cheyenne, Wyo. He enjoyed many outdoor activities, especially running, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, swimming and bicycling. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Canton. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 19 years, Meg Corwin of Timnath and formerly of Franklin; a son, Jason Corwin of Fort Collins, Colo.; a brother, Jim Parrott and wife Peggy of Greenville, S.C.; a niece, Lindsay Parrott; his grandfather, James T. Parrott Sr. of Canton; and his dog, Dixie. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m., at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Rev. Alice Day, Chaplain Dany Taylor and Chaplain Dave Hall officiating. Full military rites will be conducted following the service by a Fort Bragg detachment. The family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 19, from noon until 2:45 p.m., prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to radio station KRFC-FM Community Radio, 619 S. College #4, Fort Collins, CO 80524. An online memorial register is available by visiting www.wellsfuneralhome.com.