ASHEVILLE - Helen Rector Parham, 84, died Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at the Brian Center following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, Mrs. Parham was a former licensed practical nurse and did private duty nursing. She was the daughter of the late Chris and Lilly Laster Rector and wife of the late James Allen Parham. Surviving are her daughter, Joyce Ann Evans, of Asheville; sons, Rex Parham of Asheville, Charles Parham of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Larry Parham of Baskerville, Va., and Robert Parham of Asheville; half brothers, Thomas Gaddy of Asheville and John Gaddy of Tampa, Fla.; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with the Revs. R. E. Conner and Jim Belt officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. To sign Mrs. Parham's guest book online, please go to the "Funeral Schedule" at Anders-Rice Funeral Home.