Clyde Barham

Clyde Barham III was born on August 4, 1970 in Norfolk, VA, son of Marion Gregory and Clyde Barham II. He transitioned to his heavenly home on December 14, 2025.

Clyde attended Booker T. Washington School, after graduation he attended Norfolk State University where he proudly was the head of the debate team. Clyde also worked many years as Supervisor of Production at Joyce Meat Packing Co.

While in Greensboro, he managed three Subway Restaurants. In 2020 Clyde and his wife Cherie moved their Family to the coast. Once at the coast, Clyde managed three Subways and had great relationships with the customers that kept coming back. Clyde was extremely talented. He is a published artist and Author, who still has books to be published. He also worked at LORAC Academy trucking school as a truck driver. When the Family relocated to the coast, they were only 4.9 miles from the ocean, fishing, boating, jet skiing, and crabbing brought joy to his heart and a smile on his face.

Clyde loved his Family. He wanted nothing more than to be around his children and grandchildren. One of his passions was to make people laugh. He also loved fishing with his wife. They would have contests to see who could catch the biggest fish. He loved to fish at night as well. To many, he was "Clyde", but to the strong woman who brought him into this world, Marion Gregory. To her, he was "Louie". He loved to tickle his mother and sisters and put smiles on their faces. He will be greatly missed by his brother and nephew whom he loved and enjoyed watching grow into men. Holding a special place in his heart like a son was his nephew Anthony. If you knew Clyde, you knew he was a Dallas Cowboy fanatic and would dress from head to toe supporting his team.

If you knew Clyde, you knew he loved his wife Cherie. They shared a bond that couldn't be broken. At 19 years old, they married only knowing each other for two weeks and here we are 35 years later. If you knew Clyde, you know he deeply loved his daughter Jashera. He always missed her. He greatly loved his grandbabies and would have given them the world if he could have. His grandbabies include August(Dookie), Dallas (DalDal),London (Dink), Ty'Sam (Fat Cat) and Kayden (Little Lyon or LL). And a host of great nieces, nephews, family and friends that he loved dearly.

Clyde leaves to cherish his memory Cherie White Barham, the complete love of his life; his children, the late Jashera C. Barham (Shera-J) whom he could not live without; Es'pentra, (Tubo), and Tyrie' (Lilman); His parents Marion Gregory and the late Clyde Barham II.

His siblings that are predeceased, Sheila Darrell Barham, Sheila Denise Simmons and Carol Jean Thomas and brother Kenneth Wayne Simmons. His surviving siblings include Pamela Owens, Sandra Simmons, and brother Christopher Gregory. Also, surviving include his nephew, Anthony Simmons, David Williams (Teaire), Lamar Williams, James Owens (Kimberly), Michael Owens (Virginia) and niece Miracle Sepulveda, (Brys).