Dr. Frederick M. Parham, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2008. A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville. Fred was a native of Latta, S.C. He graduated from The Citadel and then went on to the University of South Carolina for graduate school. After working at DuPont in Kinston, he went to the University of Minnesota for his postdoctoral study. Following a year of teaching at King College in Bristol, Tenn., he began a long and successful career at East Carolina University. During this time he served as Chairman of the American Chemical Society and as acting chair of the Chemistry Department at ECU. Fred, a lifelong Presbyterian, greatly enjoyed reading, history, and baseball, and was well known for his sense of humor. Even during the last two years of physical decline, he maintained his positive attitude and good disposition. He was a loving husband, father, son, and brother. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Angie Parham. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Parham; son, Fred Parham, of Durham; daughters, Beth Parham, of Cary and Andrea Parham, of Raleigh; brothers, Clayton Parham and wife, Hepsy, and Jeff Parham, all of Latta, S.C. A reception will be held after the service at First Presbyterian Church for friends and family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1400 S. Elm Street, Greenville, NC 27858, or to the Robert C. Lamb Lecture Fund, ECU Chemistry Dept., 300 Science and Technology Bldg., Greenville, NC 27858. Published in The Daily Reflector on 8/1/2008 Tags: 1955
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