Wilbert C. Parham

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ called home my beloved husband, and our father, Mr. Wilbert Casey Parham, 63, of 17319 Boydton Plank Road, DeWitt, Va., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Battlefield Park Nursing Home, Petersburg, Va.

He was a native of DeWitt, and the son of the late Will and the late Susie Wyatt Parham. He was born July 19, 1945. He was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, DeWitt. In his younger years he was a great baseball player. He was also a retired employee of the Britt Trucking Inc. with 30 years of service. He will truly be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He leaves to cherish a legacy of precious memories, his loving and devoted wife, Willie Anna Parham of DeWitt; three sons, Irving Parham (Caroline) of Mt. Rainier, Md., Wilbert Parham Jr. of DeWitt, Telley Parham (Arlisa) of McKenney; one precious granddaughter, whom he loved dearly, Telnisha LeShay Parham of McKenney; two stepgrandchildren, Alexandria Parham and David Irving of Mt. Rainier, Md.; one foster sister, Catherine Moore "Kitty" of McKenney; two aunts, Zelma Wyatt and Virginia Wyatt, both of Petersburg; nine sisters-in-law, Vernice Ellis, Emma Ellis (Melvin), Gertrude Bonner, all of Dinwiddie, Roxie B. Jones of DeWitt, Dorothy Bonner, Lelia Pegram (Mike), Floreen Danquach, Cynthina Haskins, all of Petersburg, Gail Ridley of Chester; two brothers-in-law, Walter M. Bonner of Dinwiddie and Arnold Bonner of Chester; a large number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, to include devoted friends, John Jordan (Mary), John Gilliam and Robert Davis.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, DeWitt, with the Rev. Joan B. Freeman, associate minister of the Saint John Baptist Church, Stony Creek, officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Viewing was held on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at the funeral home.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Joseph M. Johnson & Son Funeral Home, 11107 Doyle Blvd., McKenney; (804) 478-4411.