Barbara Parham

Private graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Fairlawn Cemetery, Chickasha, OK under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to JDRF at jdrf.org.

Barbara Ann Parham, of Chickasha, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Thursday, April 30, 2020 at the age of 80.  She was born February 24, 1940 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Clarence and Edna May (Miller) Tryon.

Barbara married Donald Parham on April 26, 1955 in Anadarko, Oklahoma.  She had lived in Oklahoma City and Chickasha all her life.  She and Donald moved to Chickasha in 1971 from Bethany, OK.  She started raising cattle and hogs and chickens and horses she hated.

In 1980, she and her husband started Parham Ceramic Tile in Chickasha and later in 1985 she added ceramics and art work to the business.  She retired in 1996.

She enjoyed her grandchildren and she focused on family and reunions.  She was the historian for the family.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Donald Parham, and her brothers and sisters.

Barbara is survived by her sons:  Gary Parham and his wife, Terri; and Craig Parham and his wife, Jeanette;

Grandchildren:  Chelsey Dawn Parham, Dylan Clarence Parham, Taylor Nicole Parham, Zoe Cecelia Parham, Gregory Grissom Parham, Dustyn Lister and Tyler Lister;

Great grandchildren: Josiah Cordova, Jonah Cordova, Mila Lister, Masyn Lister, Emery Bradford; and Buck Scrudder;

And many cousins, nieces and nephews.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.sevierfuneralhome.com