This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5A6AC4CB654B4AB93BEA46CA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- Greggory E. Davies 120 Ted Price Lane Winnfield, LA 71483 [email protected] --------------5A6AC4CB654B4AB93BEA46CA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="grshms53.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="grshms53.txt" Obituaries: Silas Parkley Beasley Gresham, 1953, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. From: March 26, 1953 Winn Parish Enterprise Final Rites Held For S. P. Gresham, 90 Year Resident Funeral services were held in the Atlanta Baptist Church, March 6, for Silas Parkley Beasley Gresham, 90, who died of a heart attack at his home on March 5. Rev. Ernest Walker officiated at the services. Graveside rites were conducted by the Masonic order, of which he had been a member for fifty years. Interment was in the Atlanta Cemetery. He was a member of the Baptist Church. A great lover of gospel singing he had attended many singing conventions during his lifetime where he often led in the gospel singing. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Bea" to everyone in his community. He had come to Winnfield and registered to vote on the morning of his death. Uncle Bea was born on Sept. 8, 1862. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillian Dean Gresham; five children, 19 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren. The children are Mrs. Bertie Leary, Start, La., Mrs. Don Williams, Houston, H. A. Gresham, J. P. Gresham, and C. E. Gresham of Atlanta. Pallbearers were grandsons and great grandsons, Gresham and Kenneth Williams, Orbrie Leary, Hezzie Creel, Melvin Gresham, Carl J. Gresham, John Dale Allen, and Gene Wallace. --------------5A6AC4CB654B4AB93BEA46CA--