William Gordon Parrott III

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM GORDON PARROTT III, 72, beloved husband of Judith Swofford Parrott, died Friday, December 10, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Chattanooga, TN, Gordon was a son of the late William Gordon Parrott, Jr. and Mary Carolyn Arnold Parrott. He attended Porter and Baylor Schools and graduated from University of South Carolina. He built a career in banking and was a former senior vice-president of Farmers & Merchants Bank from 1979 to 1985 and former president of Farmers Bank in Union Point, GA from 1985 to 1987. He was a co-founder and organizer of Aiken County National Bank. Gordon was a charter member of the South Carolina Society of The Order of The Founders and Patriots of America and a dual member of the North Carolina Society whose founder ancestor was Francis Parrott I, Esq. of Calvert County, MD who patented land in 1647 and whose patriot ancestor was John Parrott, Sr. of Falling Creek Plantation, Lenoir County, NC that fought in the American Revolution. Gordon was a past Genealogist and Deputy Governor of the South Carolina Society. He was a member of the South Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and past president and vice-president of the Henry Laurens Chapter and was a member of the Order of First Families of North Carolina. He was a member of Clan McLeod and descendent of past Governor Thomas Gordon McLeod. Gordon was a member of All Saint's Anglican Church, Cotillion, Olde Town Plantation Hunting Club, Outing Club, Houndslake Country Club and Augusta Sailing Club. He loved duck hunting, sailing and traveling with his wife. He loved and cared deeply for his family and friends and had a great sense of humor. Survivors, in addition to his wife Judith, include a son, William Gordon "Will" Parrott IV and his wife Amy of Aiken, a daughter, Elizabeth Parrott Duffy of Charleston, SC, and four grandchildren; William G. Parrott V, Elaina M. Parrott, James E. Duffy III and Brittany Anne Duffy. The family will receive friends from 5:30 - 7:30 PM Monday at Shellhouse Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 3:00 PM at Bishopville Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Bishopville, SC with The Reverend George Alexander officiating. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Savannah River Cancer Foundation, P. O. Box 3694, Aiken, SC 29802. Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of William Gordon Parrott III, please visit our flower store.