Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

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...

Owen James 'Jim' Cullivan, Jr.

Owen James 'Jim' Cullivan, Jr.

Sep 17, 2024

Owen James "Jim" Cullivan Jr., age 103, of Paris, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Henry Co. Medical Center. His funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21st, at McEvoy Funeral Home, with Gary Collier and Rev. Joy Weathersbee of First United Methodist Church, where he was a member most of his life, officiating. Visitation will be...

Horace E. Whitehead

Horace E. Whitehead

Sep 17, 2024

Horace E. Whitehead Jr., 93, departed from this life to live in his eternal home on Tuesday, September 17. Whitehead, a lifelong resident of Henry County was born on November 25, 1930, into the loving care of parents, the late Horace Edward Sr. and Lena Mae Presson Whitehead. He grew up in the Clifty community and graduated from E. W....

Ronnie Keith Farmer

Ronnie Keith Farmer

Sep 14, 2024

Ronnie Farmer, age 55, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Gerald Scott of Temple Baptist Church officiating. Named as pallbearers are Ed Frazier, Murphy Norris, Shannon Forrest, Bill Emmons, Richard Boothe, and Tyler Banker....

Robert 'Mac' Caldwell

Robert 'Mac' Caldwell

Sep 13, 2024

Mr. Robert "Mac" Caldwell, age 74, of Paris, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2024 at his residence. His body is to be cremated and a memorial celebration of his life visitation will be held at McEvoy Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. Robert Carmack Caldwell was born July 31, 1950 in Paris, Tennessee...

Robert Richard Kotsch

Robert Richard Kotsch

Sep 10, 2024

Robert Richard Kotsch, age 68 of Big Sandy, TN passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in Camden, TN. His celebration of life will be from 1:00-3:00 pm on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Paris Station, 304 W. Washington Street in Paris. Robert Richard Kotsch was born April 7, 1956, in Marshall, MI to Maridean Maye "Skip" Cowles Elam of Nashville,...

David C. Lindsey

David C. Lindsey

Sep 6, 2024

David C. Lindsey, age 84 of Mansfield, Tennessee passed away on Friday, September 6, 2024 at AHC of Paris. His funeral service will be at 1:00 P.M. Monday, September 9, 2024 at Henry Church of Christ with Bro. Roger Graham officiating. Named as pallbearers are Josh Lindsey, James Williamson, Luke Williamson, Ryan Lindsey, Grant Norwood, and Nathan Blackwell, with honorary...

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