Terry Ray “TRay” Parham
1965 — 2025
From the Sep 23, 2025 e-EditionGLEASON, Tenn. — Terry Ray “TRay” Parham, lovingly known as “TRay,” died at the age of 60 on September 18, 2025
He was born on September 4, 1965, in Trenton, Tennessee, to Larry Parham of McKenzie and Linda Coble of Gleason.
Terry is survived by his loving wife, Marisa Parham of Dresden, Tenn.; his son, Nicholas Caleb Parham of Dresden, and wife, Brittany, along with their children Ella, Kinsly, Gracelyne, Kylen, and Gatlin; and his daughter, Courtney Shea Parham of McKenzie. He is also survived by his stepdaughters, Tremanda Johnson and Monica Dick, and their children, Isabella, Brooklyn, Brittany, Bethany, Baleigh, Tyler, Madison, Haley, and Ashton.
He leaves behind his sisters, Tina Hodges of Gleason, Tonya Duncan of Huntingdon, and Tosha Gurley of Clarksburg. Visitation and funeral services for Terry were at First Baptist Church in Gleason on Saturday, September 20.
Williams Funeral Home, Gleason, Tenn.
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