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Barbara Parham Obituary

Barbara P. Parham, 81, of Phoenix, AZ passed away on November 23, 2007. She was born December 4, 1925 in Indianapolis, IN to Garner and Grace Brannon. Along with her husband, Richard Barker, she operated the Cloud Nine restaurant on Shaw Butte Mountain that offered wonderful panoramic views of the valley. In 1976, she was the recipient of a successful kidney transplant and was forever grateful to her sister, Marjorie, for donating a kidney. Proceeding her death were her parents, her sister Marjorie Juday, brothers Thomas Brannon, William Brannon and Robert Brannon, son David Barker. She is survived by sisters Mary Jo Detmer and Joyce Buss and sons Daniel Barker and Donald Barker, daughter Darlene (Markle) Spreier, five grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Memorial Service on Sunday, December 16, at 2pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were provided by All Care Cremation & Burial Services. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Kidney Foundation.

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Published by The Arizona Republic from Dec. 8 to Dec. 9, 2007.

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Susan Brannon

December 10, 2007

Aunt Barb was very special. I loved to hear her talk about growing up and all the things she and her siblings, including my dad,
did. She had a wonderful sense of humor and amazed me with her facial expressions and gestures-because at those times she looked just like my dad who lived 2100 miles away - for more than 20 years. I made my mom cry the day I told her that Aunt Barb said I(out of all the grandkids) most resembled Grandma Brannon - Mom said "kinder words were never spoken". Thank you Aunt Barb. I love you and miss you.

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