IDA PARISH

September 13, 2017

Ida Bobbie Parish, 67 of Quincy, Ill., died September 9, 2017 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

She was born on March 12, 1950 to Ermie Edgar Ransome Foutch and Sarah Ethel Foutch of Centralia, Ill.

While Bobbie cared for not only her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, but was always willing to take in any child and care for them as if they were her own. Bobbie enjoyed the simple pleasures in her life, playing games on her computer, embroidery, and decorating her home and yard.

Bobbie is survived by her spouse and long time partner of 23 years, Robert Richie, as well as her six children, Kristi Primm, Wally Kendall, Tony Kendall, Sarah Friday, James Welsh and David Welsh, and her ten grandchildren, Alex and Jackson Primm, Rory and Alyssa Kendall, Autumn and Michael Boitschev, Graelyn and Grace Welsh, Dani Hildenbrand, and Melissa McSperritt. Bobbie is also survived by the many children that she took in through the years, those that she fed, provided a warm bed, offered advice to, and offered a mothers ear.

Services were held at the Hester Community Church in rural Maywood, Mo., September 12, 2017, with visitation and a memorial service.

The family suggests that memorials be directed to the Hester Community Church in Maywood, MO or Barnes Lodge in St. Louis, Mo. Arrangements are with Arnold’s Funeral Home in Lewistown. Online condolences may be left at www.arnoldsfuneralhome.net