James Edward PARHAM

• Person ID	I4610	Rivera Family Tree
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  Father	James Edward PARHAM,   b. 15 Mar 1912, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. Jun 1954 (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Clara Ellen STAFFORD,   b. 1 Oct 1915, Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 29 Aug 2003, Dunn Memorial Hospital/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1937	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F1690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1937 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana Father: Burlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell Spouse: James Edward Parham Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Page: 306 [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Name: James Edward Parham Gender: Male Race: White Marriage Age: 25 Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage License Date: 24 Dec 1937 Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1937 Marriage Place: Lawrence, Indiana, USA Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana Father: Burt Parham Mother: Rosa Bahr Spouse: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 22 Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Officiator: Joel Lee Jones [S1519] Obituary of Clara Ellen PARHAM. Clara Ellen Parham of Bedford, IN, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Born on October 1, 1915, in Lawrence County, IN, she was the daughter of Berlin and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married J. Edward Parham on December 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death. Surviving are one son, James E. Parham of Maitland, FL; one daughter, Jane Smith of Bedford, IN; two sisters, Helen Grubb of Bedford, IN, and Rose Hardwick of Florida; and one brother, J. Eugene Stafford of New Mexico. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gordon Stafford; and two sisters, Marguerite Davis and Roberta Boruff. For many years she was property manager for Presidential Estates in Madison, IN. She was a member of the First Christian Church and of the Eastern Star. Services for Clara Ellen Parham will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 3rd, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.