Thelma Parham

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Thelma M. Parham
Date Of Birth:April 27, 1919
Date Of Death:May 23, 2012
Service Date:Funeral services will be at 12 noon on Friday, June 1, 2012 at the Union Missionary Baptist Church in Bloomington with Rev. Phenues Bush officiating. Visitation will be from 11- Noon prior to the service at the church

Thelma Parham

Thelma Maple Parham, 93, of 700 E Walnut., Bloomington departed this life at 7:30 P.M. Wednesday (May 23, 2012) at Heritage Health-Bloomington.

Mrs. Thelma Parham was born to the union of Willie Kyles and Mrs. Caroline Edward, in Shaw, Mississippi on April 27, 1919. Mrs. Parham confessed Christ at an early age, and was baptized at the Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Bolivar County of Mississippi.

She was united in marriage to Charlie Parham. They moved to Meltonia, Mississippi and they were blessed with five children, three boys and two girls: Charlie Parham, John L Parham, Sylvester Parham, Ernestine Walls, and Laura Madison. John, Sylvester, and Laura preceded her in death. Her husband Charlie also preceded her in death. Mrs. Parham moved to St. Louis where she lived with her son until she could no longer care for herself. Later she was moved to Bloomington, Illinois where she resided until her illness increased to a level that her daughter and son-in-law had to move her to Heritage Manor in Bloomington, where she lived the remaining of her day.

She leaves to mourn her son, Charlie (Angie) Parham who resides in St. Louis, Missouri and her daughter, Ernestine (Eddie) Walls of Bloomington, 20 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren, host of nieces, nephews, and friends. All were blessed that Mother Parham came their way.


  • From: Wilma & Tenny Upton
    Location:Bloomington, IL

    Ernestine, we extend to you and your family our deepest sympathy in your hours of bereavement and we pray God's blessings on you at this time of loss of your grandmother. May God bless and keep you all is our prayer. (Wilma-Bloomington and Tenny-Knoxville, TN