Scotty Ray Parsons, Sr.

Scotty Ray Parsons, Sr., age 89, of Dawson Springs, KY passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Charter Senior Living in Hopkinsville, KY. Mr. Parsons was born on March 26, 1937 in Dawson Springs, KY to the late Clarence Arthur Parsons and Mary Ann Hamby Parsons. He was a graduate of Sinking Fork High School, Murray State University and the University of Kentucky. For many years, Mr. Parsons was an educator in the Dawson Springs School System and an administrator in the Hopkins County School System and was also a farmer. He was an elder and a faithful member of First Christian Church in Dawson Springs.

The University of Kentucky awarded Mr. Parsons the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Alumni Award. The Kentucky Cattleman’s Association named him the 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee for Christian County. Mr. Parsons also served the Kentucky Cattleman’s Association as President in 2008.

Mr. Parsons is survived by his wife ~ Martha Abbott Parsons of Dawson Springs, KY; a daughter ~ Marcella (Joey) McCuiston of Dawson Springs, KY; a son ~ Scotty Ray Parsons, Jr. of Dawson Springs, KY; four grandchildren ~ Miranda Rae Parsons, Grant (Madison) McCuiston, Carlton McCuiston and Cynthia Diane Parsons; three great-grandchildren ~ Kiron Ray Browning, Aurianne Rose Browning and Xena Sue Hildebrand.

He was preceded in death by his parents ~ Clarence Arthur Parsons and Mary Ann Hamby Parsons.

Visitation for Scotty Ray Parsons, Sr.will be Tuesday, October 20, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at Beshear Funeral Home in Dawson Springs, KY and on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 12:30 PM until the 2:00 PM funeral hour at First Christian Church in Dawson Springs, KY. Bro. Josh Snyder will officiate the service. Mr. David Maples of the Kentucky Cattleman’s Association and James Lee Stevens, former Hopkins County Schools Superintendent, will speak during the service. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Dawson Springs, KY.

Active Pallbearers will be: Grant McCuiston, Joey McCuiston, Carlton McCuiston, Nick Hildebrand, Kyle Abbott and Kevin Abbott. James Michael Sisk and Kiron Browning have been named as Honorary Pallbearers.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to: 
The Christian County Cattleman’s Association Scholarship Fund 
2850 Pembroke Road 
Hopkinsville, KY 42240

Or 

First Christian Church Memorial Fund 
P.O. Box 77
Dawson Springs, KY 42408