Individual Details
Thelma Parrish
(26 Jun 1916 - 24 Jan 2002)
Obituary: The Randolph Leader, 30 Jan 2002
THELMA PARRISH STEPHENS, 26 Jun 1916 – 24 Jan 2002
WADLEY, AL -- Services for Thelma Parrish Stephens, 85, of Wadley were 11 a.m. Saturday, 26 Jan 2002 at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev Richard Richie officiating. Burial followed at Mount Olive Cemetery (Chambers County, AL, 2.4 miles south of Abanda and 12.2 miles northwest of LaFayette).
Mrs. Stephens died Thursday, 24 Jan 2002 at Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke, AL.
A lifelong resident of this area, Mrs. Stephens was born in Clay County, AL on 26 Jun1916, daughter of L. B. and Florence Hanson Parrish. She was a homemaker and a member of Abanda Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan Stephens.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Wheeler of Wadley, AL; a son, Ronald Stephens of Wadley, AL; one sister Margaret Gradante of Dothan, AL; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329.
Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home in Roanoke, AL.
Parents: L B Parrish 1886–1943
Florence Hanson Parrish 1885–1960
THELMA PARRISH STEPHENS, 26 Jun 1916 – 24 Jan 2002
WADLEY, AL -- Services for Thelma Parrish Stephens, 85, of Wadley were 11 a.m. Saturday, 26 Jan 2002 at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev Richard Richie officiating. Burial followed at Mount Olive Cemetery (Chambers County, AL, 2.4 miles south of Abanda and 12.2 miles northwest of LaFayette).
Mrs. Stephens died Thursday, 24 Jan 2002 at Randolph Medical Center in Roanoke, AL.
A lifelong resident of this area, Mrs. Stephens was born in Clay County, AL on 26 Jun1916, daughter of L. B. and Florence Hanson Parrish. She was a homemaker and a member of Abanda Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan Stephens.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Wheeler of Wadley, AL; a son, Ronald Stephens of Wadley, AL; one sister Margaret Gradante of Dothan, AL; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30329.
Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home in Roanoke, AL.
Parents: L B Parrish 1886–1943
Florence Hanson Parrish 1885–1960
Events
| Birth | 26 Jun 1916 | Clay County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 12 Mar 1938 | Chambers County, Alabama - Nathan Stephens |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 8 Apr 1940 | (Nathan Oscar Stephens and Cassie Griffin) Chambers County, Alabama | | | |
| Death | 24 Jan 2002 | Roanoke, Chambers County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | 26 Jan 2002 | Mount Olive Cemetery, Chambers County, Alabama | | ||
| Obituary | 26 Jan 2002 | Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama | | |
Families
| Spouse | Nathan Stephens (1914 - 1971) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
Notes
Marriage
Nathan StephensEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Mar 1938
Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Father's Name: Nathan Oscar Stephens
Mother's Name: Ida Coleman
Spouse's Name: Thelma Parrish
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Spouse's Father's Name: L B Parrish
Census (family)-shared
Nathan O Stephens Head Male 57 Alabama - FarmerCassie Stephens Wife Female 48 Alabama
Nathan Stephens Son Male 25 Oklahoma - Ginner, gin
Thelma R Stephens Daughter-in-law Female 20 Alabama
Ronald Stephens Grandson Male 1 Alabama
Obituary
Deceased Name: Mrs Thelma Parrish StephensEvent Type: Obituary
Event Date: 26 Jan 2002
Event Place: Alabama, United States
Residence Place: Wadley
Residence Date: 24 Jan 2002
Gender: Female
Age: 85
Occupation: Homemaker
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Death Date: 24 Jan 2002
Death Place: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama
Newspaper: Anniston Star, The
Spouse and Children
Betty Wheeler Daughter Female
Ronald Stephens Son Male
Nathan Stephens Husband Male
Parents and Siblings
Margaret Gradante Sister Female
L B Parrish Parent Unknown
Extended Family
Stephen Wheeler Grandson Male
April Richardson Granddaughter Female
Others on Record
Rev Richard Richie Nonrelative Male
Raymond Abercrombie Nonrelative Male
Wayne Stephens Nonrelative Male
Wesley Smith Nonrelative Male
Teryl Stone Nonrelative Unknown
John Robert Miller Unknown Male
Florence Hanson Parrish Unknown Female
Endnotes
1. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-SBNM.
2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1L6-3FG.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 162243858.
4. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKLX-SDB1.