Tye James Parris

Today we celebrate the passing of Tye James Parris to new life. Tye was born October 27, 1994 in Everett, WA and passed away July 12, 2026 in Seattle, WA at the young age of 31. Tye’s father was Anthony Parris (deceased) and Tye was blessed with 3 mothers, bio mom Jamie Pena (Washington State), Momma Tommie Cody (deceased), and adoptive mom Winona Morris of Apache which he introduced as this is Aunt Nona, she is my mom. He is survived by 4 grandparents, Pearl Morris of Apache, Butch & Karen Hall of Washington, and Susie Oyebi of Apache. Tye has a twin brother, Anthony Cody-Morris & Victoria of Lawton, Daniel Seat and Gabriel Pena of Washington. Surviving sisters are Cali Cody and Brittany Gilder of Lawton, Whitney Gilder of OKC, and Lexi and Kadi Thompson of Apache. He was also raised with Dexter and Kelsey Palmer (deceased) who he considered as family. His aunts and uncles were Mike & Rebecca Cody of Pennsylvania, Spencer & Becky Lynne Cody of Tecumseh/Apache, Mark & Sene Cody of Yukon, OK, Becki Jayne Gilder, Jeff Morris, Tara Oyebi, and Cindie Logan of Apache, Pearl (deceased) & Alfonzo Delatorre-Ruiz and Carol Cody of Lawton (deceased), and Shirley Keys of Washington. Tye loved his numerous cousins and family friends who are too many to name.

Tye attended Apache Public Schools. He loved soccer, baseball, and football. He also attended Tecumseh High School where he was on the track team and did some cheerleading. He was also homeschooled and learned very good writing skills and loved to read. This past year, he found a kindred spirit with Glenn & Susan Freeman of Seattle, WA with whom he could discuss his love of physics, the history of finding longitude with John Harrison and Newton’s laws of motion and how God created the underlying design of the universe. Tye was a member of the Kiowa Tribe in Carnegie, OK. Growing up, he attended Grace Fellowship in Anadardo and Apache First Pentecostal Church in Apache.

Tye was married to Kayla Haas (deceased) of Tecumseh, OK when he was 18. They were the proud parents of 2 boys, Preston and Ethan.

Tye loved the outdoors and body building. He loved to fish and hike, climb trees, be in the mountains, and just run. In the last 5 years he found a love for cooking, making charcuterie boards and fancy foods. He wanted to be a chef. He also was self-taught in being an artist. He learned about how latitude and longitude affected perspective in art and had just begun to learn to draw people.

As we grieve his loss, we also celebrate his life and the many memories we have of him.