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Richard Earl Parham

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August 22, 1945 ~ October 3, 2025

Born in: Buncombe Co., NC
Resided in: Leicester, NC

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Richard Earl Parham, 80, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025.

A native of Buncombe Co., Richard was a son of the late Uit and Bertha Payne Parham. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Joyce Coffey, and sister-in-law, Ivanell Parham.

Earl loved to make music and especially loved playing his fiddle. He was passionate about his work, as well, maintaining and repairing heavy equipment. He loved tinkering in the shop and restoring old tractors. He was a member of Alexander Baptist Church.

Mr. Parham is survived by his wife of 57 years, Pamela Moore Parham; son, Steven Parham (Debbie); granddaughter, Kaleigh Parham; brother, Herman Parham; niece and nephew, Jennifer Duncan (Bill) and Brian Parham, and other nieces and cousins.

The graveside service for Mr. Parham will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 6, at Mountain View Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester. The Rev. Gary Fender will officiate.

Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Mountain View Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 15 Harbeck Dr., Weaverville, NC 28787.

Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.

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Graveside Service: October 6, 2025 2:00 pm

Mountain View Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
Alexander Road
Alexander, NC 28701

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  1. Dear family,
    We are so sorry about Earl. He was a good neighbor to us & we know he will be greatly missed. Know he is out of his suffering now & will have a new body. Cherish your memories. Our condolences to all his family.

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  2. Sending prayers for comfort and healing. May God turn your time of darkness into light again. May He stay by your side during this difficult time.

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  3. Pam and Family
    So sorry to hear of Earl’s passing. Good friend and we have a lot of good memories of the music sessions we played at Chub and Thelma’s. May “The God of All Comfort” be close to you now and in the days to come.
    Jimmie and Shirley Fender

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  5. Pam and family, Earl maybe gone but he will not be forgotten. Thru his stories he will live in for us. You guys gave us the best Thanksgiving one year we ever had. The hunting trip, the snow and ofcourse the great mashed potatoes and food. I’m glad we got to go fishing together. I’m so glad he got to do that. His stories and how he told them kept us in stitches. He definitely will be missed but not forgotten. We love you Pam and Steven and family.

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  6. Rest in peace old friend. May God give you rest. Remembering all the trips we took together. the fishing trips to Morehead City. The fish always won. May God bless Pam and Steven and family.

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  7. We are sorry for your great loss. We pray for God’s comfort to cover you all in the days and weeks to come.

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  8. So sorry to hear about Earl’s passing. He was a fine musician and a good man. My condolence to Pam and the family during this difficult time.

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