Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

John 'Mike' Michael Barnett

John 'Mike' Michael Barnett

Nov 22, 2024

John Michael "Mike" Barnett, age 76, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024 at his residence. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Pastor Joy Weathersbee of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow the service in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are, Tony...

Richard James Wilbur

Richard James Wilbur

Nov 18, 2024

Richard Wilbur, age 69, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024 at Henry County Healthcare and Rehab. His body is to be cremated and an intimate celebration of life will be planned for a later date. Richard James Wilbur was born August 11, 1955 in Lansing, Michigan to the late Richard L. Wilbur and the late Pauline...

Chris Lowry

Chris Lowry

Nov 15, 2024

William Christopher "Chris" Lowry, age 57 of Paris passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at his residence. His funeral service will be Monday, November 18th at 2:00 p.m. at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Gandy officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Creek Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 17th, and after 12:00 noon...

Peggy Rose Dortch Pierce

Peggy Rose Dortch Pierce

Nov 12, 2024

Peggy Rose Dortch Pierce, age 93 of Paris passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at AHC of Paris. Her funeral service is planned for 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 13th, graveside at Poplar Grove Cemetery. Her great-grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Peggy Rose Dortch Pierce was born May 29, 1931, in Hayti, MO to the late Robert Lonzo and Johnny Elizabeth...

Rebecca 'Pauline' Conger

Rebecca 'Pauline' Conger

Nov 4, 2024

Pauline Conger, age 99 of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024 at her residence. Her funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home with her grandson, Brian Conger officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers and burial will take place in Johnson Chapel Cemetery following the service. Visitation is...

Gregory 'Greg' Gooch

Gregory 'Greg' Gooch

Nov 4, 2024

Gregory Thomas "Greg" Gooch, age 67 of Paris passed away Monday, November 4, 2024, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Greg was born October 25, 1957, in Paris, TN to the late William T. "Billy" and Merle Capps Gooch. He is survived by a daughter, Teresa Gooch of...

James Randall Morgan

James Randall Morgan

Nov 2, 2024

James Randall Morgan, age 64, of Paris, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024, at his residence. His funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5th, at McEvoy Funeral Home, with Tommy Willis officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, November 4th, and after 12:00 noon Tuesday. James Randall...

Catherine 'Katie' Elovitz Smith

Catherine 'Katie' Elovitz Smith

Nov 1, 2024

Catherine (Katie) Jones Elovitz Smith passed away peacefully on November 1st, 2024. Katie was born on October 30, 1929, in Agra, Oklahoma, one day before the 1929 stock market collapse that began the Great Depression of the 1930s. Her early childhood was spent in the oil fields of western Oklahoma enduring the Dust Bowl period where she developed her fierce...

Judy Carol Moon

Judy Carol Moon

Oct 25, 2024

Judy Moon, age 74 of Paris passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Her funeral service will be 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. John Smith of Fairview Baptist Church. Named as pallbearers are Teddy Wade, Rickey Kelley, Jeremy Kelley, Russell Wade, Brad...

William Earl Davis

William Earl Davis

Oct 25, 2024

Mr. William Earl Davis, age 91 of Cottage Grove, TN passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at his residence. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 28, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Mike Wimberley, Debra McGuire and Randy Crossett officiating. Named as pallbearers are Roger Nance, Charlie Correll, Jr., Craig Akers, Rusty Nance, James Bates...

Carolyn Stone Crouch

Carolyn Stone Crouch

Oct 18, 2024

Carolyn Stone Crouch, age 70, of Springville, TN, passed away Friday, October 18, 2024, at her residence. Her celebration of life will be on Wednesday, October 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at McEvoy Funeral Home. Carolyn S. Crouch was born November 27, 1953, in Milan, TN, to the late Fred and Aileen Crawford Stone. She is survived by...

Patricia Shelton

Patricia Shelton

Oct 16, 2024

After fighting a difficult battle for several months, Patricia Ann Roberson Shelton passed peacefully while in hospice care in Paris, TN on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. "Tricia or Trish" loved art, music, plants, and nature. She had a green thumb and a unique personality. Born April 27, 1953, to the late James Roberson and the late Margaret Lewis Roberson, she...

Rebecca Leigh Rice-Wright

Rebecca Leigh Rice-Wright

Oct 14, 2024

Rebecca Leigh Rice-Wright, age 38, of Paris, passed away Monday, October 14, 2024, at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, IL. The family will hold a visitation and memorial service at the Apostolic Chapel Church, 3785 Hwy 641 South in Paris, TN 38242, on Saturday, November 23rd with Rhonda Hyatt officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11:00 a.m. to...

Nancy Lou Staton

Nancy Lou Staton

Oct 3, 2024

Nancy L. Staton, age 82, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at her residence. A private graveside service and burial is planned at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Nancy Lou Linville Staton was born December 8, 1941 in Buchanan, Tennessee to the late David Johnson Linville and the late Ava Irene Wynn Linville. She is survived by...

Shirley Evans

Shirley Evans

Oct 2, 2024

Shirley Evans, age 79 of Paris, TN passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at her residence. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, October 4, 2024, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm at McEvoy Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens in Murray, KY. There will be no funeral service. Pallbearers will be Joe Waddell, Tony Sipes, William...

Bobby D. Henderson

Bobby D. Henderson

Oct 2, 2024

Bobby D. Henderson, age 89 of Paris passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2024. His funeral service will be held Saturday, October 5th at 1:00 pm at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Gerald Scott of Temple Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be after 11:00 am Saturday, October 5th until the...

Charles 'Keith' Gillespie

Charles 'Keith' Gillespie

Sep 29, 2024

Charles "Keith" Gillespie, age 70, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at his residence. A private burial is planned in Bevil Cemetery. Charles Keith Gillespie was born June 27, 1954 in Clinton, Kentucky to the late Charles Chesley Gillespie and the late Dorothy Mills Cox. He married Darlene Ridener Gillespie on January 20, 1975 and she...

Wyatt 'Bud' Tomlinson

Wyatt 'Bud' Tomlinson

Sep 27, 2024

Mr. Wyatt "Bud" Tomlinson, age 83, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Friday, September 27, 2024 at his residence. His body is to be cremated and a celebration of life will be planned for a later date. Wyatt Randal Tomlinson III was born on May 27, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Wyatt Randal Tomlinson II and to the...

Shauna Marie Foster

Shauna Marie Foster

Sep 19, 2024

Shauna Marie Mullins Foster, age 45, of Atwood, Tennessee, formerly of Paris, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at her residence. Her body is to be cremated and a celebration of life will be planned for a later date. Shauna Foster was born December 19, 1978, in Paris, Tennessee to Charles Preston (Patricia) Mullins of Paris, Tennessee and the...

James Edward Byars

James Edward Byars

Sep 18, 2024

James Edward Byars, age 65 of Henry, TN passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at his residence. His body is to be cremated and his celebration of life will be held at 12:00 P.M. Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Long Rock Methodist Church in Huntingdon, Tennessee. Visitation with the family is scheduled after 11:00 A.M. Saturday until the time of...

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