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Rosemary 'Mikki' Parham Remembered — The Sacramento Observer

She’s returned to the sky. Local sorority member Rosemary Parham passed away on July 1 surrounded by her loving family. She was 70 years old. Rosemary Lynette Parham (Grays) was born on September 20, 1949 to Lydia Grays Draines (Peebles) and Theodore Bramlett of Akron, Ohio. She spent many of her early years living with […]

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