Mrs. Eloise Parish Lunsford, age 74, a lifelong resident of Covington passed away Monday, Feb. 12, 2018.  She was born in Porterdale on Aug. 26, 1943 to Bill and Irene Mobley Parish who have preceded her in death. Lunsford was a longtime member of High Point Baptist Church.  She enjoyed crocheting and cooking and was a loving devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Lunsford retired from Georgia Mobile Imaging where she worked as an X-ray technician and a CAT scan technician.  She was preceded in death by her son Mark R. Lunsford in 2006. 

Mrs. Lunsford is survived by her husband of 54 years Wayne Lunsford, her children Virginia Ann Lunsford, of Covington, Todd D. Lunsford and his wife Elsa, of Fleming Island, Florida, and Cheryl L. Pruitt and her husband Chris, of Covington, her grandchildren Luke, Nick, Nicole, Joshua and Nathan along with a host of other family and close friends.

Funeral services for Mrs. Lunsford will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Chapel of J.C. Harwell and Son Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at High Point Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16.  J.C. Harwell and Son Funeral Home, 2157 East Street, SE, Covington, GA 30014 is in charge of the arrangements.  A guest book may be signed on-line www.harwellfuneralhome.com.