Obituaries: Silas Parkley Beasley Gresham, 1953, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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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.