Harlie Albert Parish passed away at home January 3, 2009 after a short illness. He was born on February 13, 1913 at Elksprings, Missouri, one of five children of John Clarence and Iva Mae Jeffers Parish. His ancestry dated back to the Civil War era, in which his great-grandfather served. The Parish family moved to Kansas when Harlie and his twin brother Arlie were five. The family settled in Barton County and later moved to Stafford County. He married Rosine Teichmann on April 10, 1938, at Hudson, Kansas, during a blizzard. Survivors include his wife of seventy years, Rosine, of the home; one son, Harlie Jr. of Memphis, Tennessee; one daughter, Kay Ellen Lehnig of New Haven, Missouri, and fianc Robert Eisele, St. Louis, Missouri; four grandchildren, Patrick Wynn, Timothy Wynn, Julie Lehnig, and Joseph Lehnig; seven great-grandchildren; and a good friend and helper, Sean Miller, Great Bend, Kansas. He was preceded in death by one infant daughter, Carol Joy, one grandchild, in 2005, Shannon Parish; daughter-in-law, Barbara S. Parish; son-in-law, Rudy Lehnig; two brothers, Raymond Parish and twin, Arlie Parish; and two sisters, Lillian Cadman and Dorothy Jones. Harlie was a farmer, who had a gift for innovation. He made many useful tools, equipment and household utensils, which he gave away. Harlie and Arlie Parish started a company that was based on bulldozers. They graded roads, did oilfield work and changed the course of small rivers. Harlie was an active member of Peach Church, his community and where ever help was needed. He was ready to help with a hammer and saw or words of comfort. He was a member of Cheyenne Sportsman's Club, Hudson Senior Citizen club and served for many years on the District 50 School Board. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Peace Church, four miles north of Hudson, Kansas, on K-19 Highway. The Reverend Wade Russell will officiate. Burial will be in the Peace Church Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorials in Mr. Parish's name are requested to Peace Church, in care of the funeral home.