Parrish Ricci

Parrish Ricci was born to John Ricci and Cora Lee Redbuffalo Nation on October 25, 1962 in Tacoma Park, MD. He passed away on June 9, 2007 at the age of 44, in Weatherford, OK. Parrish graduated from Pilate High School in Laurel, MD. He went on to the University of Maryland for 1 year then on to Haskell Indian College to finish his Bachelors degree. He was a carpenter by trade and very, very good at what he did. Parrish worked all over the United States and some of his favorite places were New Mexico, Georgia, Washington D. C., Las Vegas, and Michigan. He lived more recently in El Reno, OK.  He will be missed greatly.

 

Parrish is survived by his parents, mother, Cora Lee Redbuffalo Nation and husband Jim of Northbeach, MD, his father John Ricci and wife Stacy of Naples, Fl, 2 sisters, Jackie Platt and husband David of MacDonald, PA, Donna Nicholson and husband Jeff of Gambrills, MD, 1 brother Luke Benjamin of Northbeach, MD, 3 aunts, Betty White of Arapaho, OK, Maxine Condulle of OKC,OK, Mona Montassam of Albuquerque, NM, 3 nieces Jennifer Nicholson, Christine Nicholson, and Claudia Platt, 3 nephews, John Platt , Robert Platt, and Theodore Platt.

 

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ben Redbuffalo and Vida Romanose, maternal great grandparents Nona and John Romanose, and 2 uncles Benny Redbuffalo, III, and Ronnie Redbuffalo.

 

All Night Wake: Beginning at 6:00pm, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, Cheyenne-Arapaho Community Building, Geary, OK.

Services: Private Catholic Mass, immediate family only, 11:00 am, Thursday, June 14, 2007, Turner Funeral Home, Geary, OK; Public Service: First Baptist Church, 1:00 pm, Thursday, June 14, 2007, Geary, OK.

Officiating: Father Phil Donahoe, Leon Postoak, and Gerald Panana

Burial: Geary Cemetery, Geary, OK, services under the direction of Turner Funeral Home, Geary, OK.