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 24, 1953 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News American

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 know 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, Atlanta.

Pallbearers were great grandsons and great grandsons, Gresham and Kenneth
Williams, Orbrie Leary, Hezzie Creel, Melvin Gresham, Carl J. Gresham, John
Dale Allen, and Gene Wallace.