Mr. Kenneth "Ken" McDaniel, age 96 of Paris, formerly of Jackson passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, at Eiffel Gardens Assisted Living in Paris. His funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at McEvoy Funeral Home with longtime friend, Fate Britt and Masonic Chaplain, Eddie Martin conducting. Burial will follow the service in Poplar Grove Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation is scheduled on Tuesday, after 11:00 A.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M.
Kenneth McDaniel was born July 30, 1926, in the Old 23rd District of Benton County, Tennessee to the late David Arthur McDaniel and the late Makie Eva Christopher McDaniel. He married Carolyn Ann Hill McDaniel on September 5, 1953, and she preceded him in death on November 23, 2010. Ken is survived by his grandson, Chris S. Walker of Humboldt, Tennessee; great-grandsons, Grayson S. Walker and Tanner L. Walker, both of Humboldt; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and other family members.
Besides his parents and wife, Ken is also preceded in death by his daughter, Sheryl Ann McDaniel; sister, Madonna Atchison; and brother, W.C. McDaniel.
Mr. McDaniel was a longtime member of Northside United Methodist Church in Jackson and was the owner and president of Ken McDaniel Construction Company also of Jackson. He was a member of St. John Masonic Lodge in Jackson for many years and a U.S. Army Veteran during the Korean Wartime. Ken graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois with a degree in Horology (watchmaking). Music was Ken's true passion, he played the bass guitar and toured with Hank Williams, Sr., and also played with Ernest Tubbs.
Funeral Service
McEvoy Funeral Home
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
2:00 PM
507 W. Washington Street
Paris, Tennessee 38242
Visitation is scheduled on Tuesday, after 11:00 A.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M.