Jackie Phillips Parham

Jackie Phillips Parham, age 81, of Winder, Georgia passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Jackie was born on April 28, 1941 in Winder to the late Thomas Ellis Phillips and Jewell Odesa Kennedy. She made Barrow County her lifelong home but spend her last 15 months living in Thomson, Georgia with her daughter, Kathy. She was a member of the East Side Baptist Church. Jackie enjoyed making time to spend with her family and friends, including being close to her nieces Janet Martin and Melinda Johnson. Jackie was good at playing cards, especially poker, and often enjoyed watching western movies and NASCAR. She was also a big fan of the Atlanta Braves and the Georgia Bulldogs.

Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her son Danny Parham; her grandson Nicholas Reese; brothers Richard Phillips and Harold Phillips; and sisters Johnnie Maughon and Cecil Robertson. Jackie is survived by her son Keith Parham; daughter Kathy Buffington; grandchildren Kittie Cross and Lily Parham, as well as three great-grandchildren.

A visitation for family and friends will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Smith Funeral Home in Winder, Georgia. The funeral service will be held in Smith Memory Chapel immediately following the visitation. East Side Baptist Senior Pastor Dr. Darrell Gilmer will officiate. The burial will be in Barrow Memorial Gardens.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder, has charge of arrangements.