Maxi Aurilla Huggins Parrish, 83, of Tallahassee, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loved ones on April 13, 2024.
Aurilla was born January 3, 1941 to Troy Tiffany Huggins and Sallie Meares Huggins. She attended was an honor graduate of Floyds High School. While at Floyds she served as president of the Beta Club, was a member of the Student Council and was a star forward on the basketball team for four years. Following graduation, she then continued her education at Coker College. She later met and married William “Bill” Parrish and they were married for 64 years.
Aurilla was with the Leon County School Board for several years and she then joined the East Hill Baptist staff for 12 years. Following her time at East Hill, she later joined the State of Florida and worked there until her retirement.
She enjoyed playing softball and basketball with the East Hill Baptist ladies teams for several years.
After retirement she thoroughly enjoyed traveling with her husband, on Christian-tour groups. She stayed heavily involved with all of her grandchildren’s lives.
She is survived by her husband William “Bill” Parrish; children Dean Parrish and Debbi McLanahan (Troy); grandchildren David Parrish (Roxanne), Derek Parrish (Whitley), and Tera McLanahan; great-grandchildren, Akira Parrish and Avery Parrish.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM, Friday, April 19, 2024 at Bevis Funeral Home, 200 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303, the service will begin at 2:00 PM, with the burial at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. Todd Wahlquist is assisting the family with their arrangements (850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com).