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Date: circa 1940s
A photograph labeled "grandfather in his store." Presumably it depicts Sam Parker in his department store, likely called either the Parker Department Store or the Farris-Parker Department Store at this time. He stands in front of a board labeled…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_001.pdf

Date: circa 1970s
A color photograph of Helen Parker (middle) surrounded by her children, Louis, Alma, Agnes, Lillian, and Magdalen. Though undated, the photograph may have been taken in the 1970s.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_002.pdf

An article published in The Bladen Journal announcing the retirement of Alma Parker Farris and the closing of the Farris Department Store. The article contains a photograph of Alma and a description of her impact on Elizabethtown, NC.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_003.pdf

Date: 2005 May 11
The eulogy given by Edward W. Najam, Jr., the son of Agnes Parker Najam and Edward W. Najam, following his father's death. Edward Najam, Jr., describes his father's character, faith, and keen intellect, as well as the loving relationships that he had…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_004.pdf

Date: 2005 May 10
The obituary for Edward W. Najam, published on May 10, 2005, in the Herland-Times of Bloomington, Indiana. Najam was the husband of Agnes Parker Najam.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_005.pdf

Date: 2007 May
The obituary for Magdalen Parker Mileski, written and published after her death on May 11, 2007.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_006.pdf

Date: 2007 June 4
A newspaper article published after the death of Magdalen Parker Mileski. The piece is a remembrance of her many years of teaching and the influence she had on her former students as a demanding, yet kind, high school English teacher. The article…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_007.pdf

An newspaper article profiling the youngest daughter of Sam and Helen Parker, Magdalen Parker Mileski. At the time of the article, Mileski was an English teacher at Ragsdale Senior High School in High Point, North Carolina. The article details her…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_008.pdf

A mass request from the Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, asking that Sam and Helen Parker be remembered for their contribution to the establishment of the church. On the back of the print out are genealogical…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_009.pdf

A scan of Alma Parker's birth certificate. Alma was born on January 31, 1917, and the certificate was issued on August 7, 1975, in Edgecombe County.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_010.pdf

Date: 1962
A portrait of Sam and Helen Parker's Five Granddaughters, ranging in age from childhood to adolescence.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_011.pdf

Date: 1962
A portrait of Sam and Helen Parker's five grandsons, ranging in age from childhood to adolescence.

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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_012.pdf

An article from the society section of the Bladen Journal detailing the wedding ceremony for the marriage of Alma Parker and Shikrallah Farris. The article describes the decor of the Our Lady of the Snows Church, the ceremony, the members of the…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_013.pdf

Date: 1941
A newspaper article announcing the impeding wedding of Alma Parker to Shikrallah Farris.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_014.pdf

Original certificate of citizenship issued to Sam (Salim) Abdo Parker.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_016.pdf

Date: 1945
A signed and sealed document verifying that Shikrallah Farris changed his name from Shikralla Farris Mouwannes as part of his naturalization process.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_017.pdf

Marriage certificate issued to Alma Parker and Shikrallah Doumit Farris in 1941.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_018.pdf

Shikrallah Doumit Farris's certificate of naturalization, issued in 1945, after his marriage to Alma Parker of Elizabethtown, North Carolina.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_019.pdf

The death certificate of Shikrallah Doumit Farris, who died of coronary thrombosis on August 21, 1964, in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_020.pdf

Date: undated
A typed document written by one of Alma Farris's grandchildren, Lee Anne. It contains some of her childhood memories of spending time with her "Sitho" (grandmother) in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_021.pdf

Date: undated
A typed document written by one of Alma Farris's grandchildren, Kathryn. It contains some of her childhood memories of spending time with her "Sitho" (grandmother) in Elizabethtown, North Carolina.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_022.pdf

An article from the Fayetteville Observer announcing the closure of Alma Farris's Farris Department Store upon her retirement at the age of 90. The second part of the article is not included. This clipping includes a photograph of Alma in her store…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_023.pdf

A birthday letter from the Diocese of Raleigh written to Alma Farris on the occasion of her 90th birthday. The letter includes a prayer and an acknowledgement of Alma's contributions to the Our Lady of the Snows church in Elizabethtown, NC.
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_024.pdf

Newspaper article from August 27, 1964, concerning the death and funeral of Shikrallah Farris. Farris died from a sudden heart attack on August 21, 1964. The article provides a photograph of Farris, a brief biography of Farris, an account of his…
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/uploads/kc0024/kc0024_025.pdf
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