William Ezelle Parham
January 18, 1917 ~ October 21, 2000
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Mr. Parham was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late John Stokley and Finey Worley Parham. He was also preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Parham was a farmer but his main interest was mountain music. He played guitar in a group that included his brother, Chub Parham, on the WWNC “Farm Hour” show, and sang and played at many functions and churches.
He is survived by one sister, Viola Sluder and her husband William, of Leicester; one brother Fred C. “Ham” Parham 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 Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Leicester.
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 Viola Sluder, 1869 Bear Creek Road, Leicester.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery Fund in care of Elmer Parham.
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It was truely a pleasure and honor to know him. He has a place in my memories.
To family of Weasle Parham, my thoughts and prayers are with you. My mother sent me the news of Weasle’s passing. Back in the 1970s, when I was in high school, I came often to Thelma’s & Chub’s on Friday nights to play music (used to play in Joan Moser’s band). I remember Weasle very fondly. I often visited him and took Ham and him into town on occasion for the Shindig on the Green. I visited Ham recently when I was back in Asheville, and was delighted to see that he was still living in the house. Got to see Ed, too. I was so sad to hear that Weasle had been in a nursing home. I will miss his smiling face and wonderfully sweet personality! Give my love to Ham and Thelma.
Love, Nancy Sultan