Even though Charlie Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, opens the shop at 7 a.m., local folks like O.G. Purdue, Lee Douglas and Doug Herrington are lined up for haircuts. Parrish has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.Charlie Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, relaxes for the first time on a busy day just before he sweeps up to go home. Parrish has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.Charlie Parrish’s scissors move like lightening through Phillip Parrish’s hair. Charlie Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.Arriving early for a haircut doesn’t mean you miss the morning news if Charlie Parrish is your barber. Chris Heath checks out the magazine section, while another customer is absorbed in the heavier Courier-Journal reading. Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.There is usually a steady stream of customers all day long at the barber shop. The wait is about 15 minutes. Will Herman Brown and Marshall Smith share local gossip while Chris Heath gets a trim. Charlie Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.Sometimes the hat tree holds lots of hats – sometimes only one. There are slow times in the barbering business. Charlie Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.Charlie Parrish, the co-owner of Parrish & Richards Barber Shop, take extra time with each customer and customer, Phillip Parrish, gets drowsy-eyed with the process. Parrish has been cutting hair for 31 years. He also drives a school bus for Allen County children. He will drive the children to school in the morning and work at the barber shop until school is out.
