Debra Black Parham

Debra Black Parham obituary, Cordele, GA

Debra Black Parham

Debra Parham Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hughes & Wright Funeral Home, Inc. on Oct. 19, 2025.

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AMERICUS - Debra Black Parham, age 70, died Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Magnolia Manor in Americus, Georgia. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Hughes and Wright Funeral Home. Burial will follow the service in Sunnyside Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 20, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Hughes and Wright Funeral Home.
Debra was born in Macon, Georgia, to the late Lucian Lamar Black and the late Elizabeth Ratteree Black. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Debra was a homemaker during her life.
She is survived by longtime friend, D.J. Jones of Cordele, Ga.; her children: Danny Parham Jr. and his wife Lesley of Vienna, Ga. and Lisa Parham Coffey of Cordele; her siblings: Randy Black and his wife Janice of Cartersville, Ga., Marty Black and his wife Angel of Cordele, Pam Black Dodd and her husband Scott of Cobb, Ga., and Jackie Black Wells and her husband Howard of Blairsville, Ga.; her grandchildren: Ashley Prickett, Sarah Prickett, Danielle Parham, Emily Coffey, and Amelia Coffey; and several nieces and nephews.
For those who wish to express online condolences, please visit www.hughesandwright.com. Hughes & Wright Funeral Home, Inc. is entrusted with these arrangements.
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