Dalton, Georgia - Emily Earle Parham, 86, passed away peacefully in Dalton, Georgia on June 8, 2025. Emily Earle was born in LaGrange, Georgia and raised in nearby Hogansville. She was the daughter of Jesse Sherwood Jones and Clifford Wilkinson Jones.

While attending first grade in 1945, Emily Earle met her future husband Charles Lee Parham on the playground of Hogansville Elementary School. After graduating from Hogansville High School together in 1956, Emily Earle went on to Auburn University. She graduated in 1960 and became a schoolteacher in Atlanta. She also became a lifelong Braves fan.

Emily Earle married Charles in 1963 while he was serving as an officer in the United States Navy. He later became a carpet and textile manufacturing executive, which resulted in many moves throughout the South for the young couple. Eventually they made their home together in Dalton, Georgia. Sadly, Charles passed away in 2008 at the age of 69.

Emily Earle Parham is survived by her daughter Laura Parham Herrick and son-in-law John F. Herrick, Jr., both of Shaker Heights, Ohio; daughter-in-law Lindsey Howe Parham of Austin, Texas; grandchildren Taylor Wilkinson Herrick of New York, New York; Robert Sherwood "Bo" Parham, Jr of Austin, Texas; Charles F. Herrick of Shaker Heights, Ohio; and Bradley Howe Parham of Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Lee Parham; son Robert Sherwood Parham; and brother and sister-in-law Dr. J. Sherwood Jones and Jean Jones.

A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Dalton First United Methodist Church in Dalton, Georgia. The family will receive friends at the church preceding the service at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Dalton First United Methodist Church, 500 S. Thornton Avenue, Dalton, GA 30720 or on-line at daltonfumc.com/give; or Whitfield Healthcare Foundation, P.O. Box 2584, Dalton, GA 30722 or on-line at vitruvianhealth.com/about/whitfield-healthcare-foundation/donate.