Mr. Jesse Ray French, age 93 of Paris, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 at Henry County Medical Center. His body is to be cremated and a private graveside burial will be planned for a later date. Jesse Ray French was born July 2, 1928 in Mansfield, Tennessee to the late Delmer French and the late Mary Lois Hastings French. He married Imogene Roney French on November 13, 1969 and she preceded him in death on June 6, 2008. Jesse Ray is survived by his cousins, Justine McSwain and her husband Julian and Lester French and his wife Nancy; also by other family members and friends. Besides his parents and wife, Mr. French is also preceded in death by his brother, Robert "Bobby" French. Jesse Ray was a Baptist by faith. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran, retiring with 20 years of service.