Fred C. Parham
January 17, 1910 ~ September 23, 2001
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
FRED C. PARHAM
Fred Coleman Parham,
91, of 1873 Bear Creek Road,
Leicester, died Sunday, September
23, 2001, at his home.
Mr. Parham was born in
Buncombe County and was a son of
the late John and Finey Worley
Parham. He was an Army veteran of
WW II and was a retired farmer. He
was a member of Mountain View Free
Will Baptist Church and was a
guitarist who enjoyed making
bluegrass and mountain music.
He is survived by one
sister and brother-in-law, Viola and
William Sluder of Leicester and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at
2:00 pm Tuesday in the Patton
Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral
Home with the Revs. Anthony Fox
and Jennis Sluder officiating. Burial
will be at Mountain View Baptist
Church Cemetery.
His family will receive
friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at
the funeral home and at other times
will be at the home of William and
Viola Sluder, 1869 Bear Creek Road,
Leicester. Flowers will be accepted
or memorials may be made to
Mountain View Baptist Church
cemetery fund.
My thoughts are with all of Ham’s friends and family.
I will really miss Ham. In the 1970s I spent many Friday nights over at Thelma and Chubb’s playing music with Ham, Weasle, family and friends of the Parhams. I last visited Fred over Christmas last year. I offered to stack some wood for him, but he wouldn’t let me! I sat and visited with him and his last brother (when did he die?). Thelma is still with us, I hope? I missed seeing her. I would love to hear from Thelma. My address is:
Nancy Sultan
4 White Place
Bloomington, IL 61701