Leroy M. Parham

PARHAM Leroy M. Parham, 85, of Granville, a funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2007 11 a.m. at Central Christian Church with Rev. Dr. Rick Rintamaa officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery with the Licking County Veterans Alliance providing Military honors. Leroy was born on July 3, 1921, in Akron to the late Fletcher and Eva Parham. He passed away on Monday, May 28, 2007 at Licking Memorial Hospital. Mr. Parham was a member of Central Christian Church of Newark and Spartan #126 Masonic Lodge, Millersburg, Ohio. He served his country in WWII as a Captain in the Army Medical Corps and landed on Normandy Beach shortly after D-Day. After returning home from war Leroy began a 37 year career in as a railroader. He began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a station agent and continued with the New York Central R.R. later to become the Penn-Central R.R. He retired from Union Depot Company of Columbus as the superintendent of operations. He spent his entire railroading career in Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Charlotte (for whom he was the primary care giver due to her illness of Alzheimer's); three sons, David (Nancy) of Atwood Lake, Robert (Carol) of Westerville, and Kevin of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren; one brother, Eugene (Ruth Ann) of Florida; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by one sister Ople Hoffman. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio or Central Christian Church of Newark. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Friends may call at CRISS-SCHOEDINGER FUNERAL HOME, 179 Granville Street, Newark, from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Please visit www.Schoedinger.com to sign an online guest book or to send an email condolence.