
| Name | Edna Deloris PARKER [1] | |
| Birth | 10 Sep 1960 | Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Gender | Female | |
| HIST | Date Published: March 4, 2009 EDNA P. GRAHAM Minister Edna Deloris Parker Graham, 48, wife of Willie Graham, was called from labor to reward on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. Born Sept. 10, 1960, in Dalzell, Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Ratlie Joseph and Susan Rembert Parker. Minister Graham was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and a 1978 graduate of Hillcrest High School. She was employed by Oak-Mitsui for 18 years. She was a lifetime member of Joshua Baptist Church, where she served faithfully in the following organizations: senior usher board, junior usher board advisor, young adult choir, second sanctuary choir, trustee's wife, senior missionary society, assistant teacher for the Sunday school beginner's class, president of the YWA, secretary of women's empowerment, and president of the Soulfully Fit and HIV outreach ministry. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: a devoted and faithful husband, Willie Graham; her three beautiful angels, Clarissa Dovyne Parker of Orangeburg, Tiffany Nichole Givens of Columbia and Ashley Regynette Givens of Rembert; a stepdaughter, Kindra Roseann Graham of Neptune, N.J.; three brothers, Joseph (Lorie) Parker of Rembert, Rondell (Rochristor) Byrd of Washington, D.C., and Devin Dinkins of Rembert; a sister, Pastor Margaret Marie Parker of Dallas, Ga.; two grandchildren, Jacob Bernard Jackson Jr. and Jaquan Tyrique Jackson of Orangeburg; mother-in-law, Rosa Lee Bright of Sumter; two brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Lee Parker. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Dorothy Maple, eulogist, assisted by Minister Jeanette Jenkins, the Rev. William Jefferson, Minister Kimberly Ferguson, the Rev. Margaret Parker and the Rev. James Durant. The family will receive friends at her home, 4065 Ollie Drive, Rembert. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The funeral procession will leave from her home at 1:30 p.m. Floral bearers will be trustee's wives and missionaries. Pallbearers will be trustees. Burial will be in the Joshua Baptist Churchyard cemetery, Dalzell. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the Web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter. [1] | |
| HIST | Date Published: March 4, 2009 EDNA P. GRAHAM Minister Edna Deloris Parker Graham, 48, wife of Willie Graham, was called from labor to reward on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. Born Sept. 10, 1960, in Dalzell, Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Ratlie Joseph and Susan Rembert Parker. Minister Graham was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and a 1978 graduate of Hillcrest High School. She was employed by Oak-Mitsui for 18 years. She was a lifetime member of Joshua Baptist Church, where she served faithfully in the following organizations: senior usher board, junior usher board advisor, young adult choir, second sanctuary choir, trustee's wife, senior missionary society, assistant teacher for the Sunday school beginner's class, president of the YWA, secretary of women's empowerment, and president of the Soulfully Fit and HIV outreach ministry. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: a devoted and faithful husband, Willie Graham; her three beautiful angels, Clarissa Dovyne Parker of Orangeburg, Tiffany Nichole Givens of Columbia and Ashley Regynette Givens of Rembert; a stepdaughter, Kindra Roseann Graham of Neptune, N.J.; three brothers, Joseph (Lorie) Parker of Rembert, Rondell (Rochristor) Byrd of Washington, D.C., and Devin Dinkins of Rembert; a sister, Pastor Margaret Marie Parker of Dallas, Ga.; two grandchildren, Jacob Bernard Jackson Jr. and Jaquan Tyrique Jackson of Orangeburg; mother-in-law, Rosa Lee Bright of Sumter; two brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Lee Parker. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Dorothy Maple, eulogist, assisted by Minister Jeanette Jenkins, the Rev. William Jefferson, Minister Kimberly Ferguson, the Rev. Margaret Parker and the Rev. James Durant. The family will receive friends at her home, 4065 Ollie Drive, Rembert. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The funeral procession will leave from her home at 1:30 p.m. Floral bearers will be trustee's wives and missionaries. Pallbearers will be trustees. Burial will be in the Joshua Baptist Churchyard cemetery, Dalzell. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the Web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter. | |
| _UID | 4C010296E82545379B353F59FF5774C666D2 | |
| _UID | 4C010296E82545379B353F59FF5774C666D2 | |
| Death | 28 Feb 2009 | Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 5 Mar 2009 | Joshua Baptist Churchyard Cemetery, Dalzell, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I237208 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 12 Mar 2009 | |
| Father | Ratlie Joseph PARKER | |
| Mother | Susan REMBERT | |
| _UID | 4AE290C50D9840BCA9D78F172311A4052501 | |
| _UID | 4AE290C50D9840BCA9D78F172311A4052501 | |
| Family ID | F160118 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Willie GRAHAM | |
| _UID | D7F12EBD1C9B47D5BE0274686346F822E516 | |
| _UID | D7F12EBD1C9B47D5BE0274686346F822E516 | |
| Family ID | F160117 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |
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