Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

Thelma M. Carr

Thelma M. Carr

Jul 3, 2008

Mrs. Thelma M. Carr, age 79, formerly of Cottage Grove, TN. died July 3, 2008 at Angela Hospice, Livonia, Michigan. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, July 8th, 11:00 A.M. at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. til 10:45 A.M. Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home.

Dudley B, Townsend

Dudley B, Townsend

Jun 27, 2008

Mr. Dudley B. Townsend, age 86, of Benton, Kentucky died June 27, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Monday and after 9:00 A.M. Tuesday. Burial will be the New Liberty Cemetery. He is survived by Barbara Canup Townsend...

Carl Mancuso

Carl Mancuso

Jun 26, 2008

Mr. Carl Mancuso, age 88 of Springville, TN, died June 26, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 30, 2008 at the Antioch United Methodist Church at 11:00 A.M. Visitation will be at the Church from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Monday. Burial will follow in the Antioch Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Ellen...

Shawn Deray Ross

Shawn Deray Ross

Jun 25, 2008

Staff Sgt. Shawn DeRay Ross, age 32, of Fayetteville, NC, formerly of Paris, TN, died June 25, 2008 in Fayetteville, NC. His funeral will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 3, 2007 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Military Rites in Henry Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday and after 10:00 AM on Thursday....

Virginia Cherry

Virginia Cherry

Jun 22, 2008

Virginia Cherry, age 82, Ward Lane, Cottage Grove, TN, died June 22, 2008 at Paris Health Care Center, Paris, TN. Her funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Palestine Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Monday and after 12:00 noon on Tuesday. She was the widow...

Charles Thomas Burchem

Charles Thomas Burchem

Jun 22, 2008

Mr. Charles Thomas Burchem, age 83, of Paris, TN, died June 22, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center. His funeral will be held at 12:00 noon, June 24, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 800 PM Monday and after 11:00 AM Tuesday. He is survived by his wife,...

Cody Allen Upchurch

Cody Allen Upchurch

Jun 21, 2008

Cody Allen Upchurch, age 13, Puryear, TN, was DOA at Henry County Medical Center ER on Saturday, June 21, 2008. His funeral will be conducted at 10:00 AM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Crockett Chapel Cemetery in Lake County, TN. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home and after...

Leon Charles Boadway

Leon Charles Boadway

Jun 19, 2008

Funeral service for Mr. Boadway will be Sunday June 22, 2008 2:00 P.M. at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Walker Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday 4:00 until 8:00 and after 12:00 Sunday. The son of Edwin Boadway and Deane Emerson Boadway, both preceded. He was married to Linda Hart Boadway August 19, 1967, she preceded July...

Darlis Jean Gilbert York

Darlis Jean Gilbert York

Jun 19, 2008

Funeral service for Darlis will be Monday June 23, 2008 11:00 A.M. McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday 4:00 until 8:00 and after 8:30 Monday. The daughter of Dale and Laura Brown Gargus both preceded, formerly married to Lee York of Paris. She is survived by daughters: Norma (John) Nelson, Bruceton,...

Maxine N. Wess

Maxine N. Wess

Jun 18, 2008

Mrs. Maxine N. Wess, age 80, Old Paris Murray Road, Puryear, TN, died June 18, 2008 at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN. There will be no service or visitation. She is survived by her husband, Richard A. Wess, Sr, Paris, TN, four daughters, Linda (George) Tilton, Cindy (Gene) Knotek, Valerie (Rick) Kishel, all of Ohio, and Debra (Phillip) Wyatt, Puryear,...

Dorla Dean Meents

Dorla Dean Meents

Jun 17, 2008

Dorla Dean Meents, age 76, VanDyke Road, Paris, TN, died June 17, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral will be conducted by Schreffler Funeral Home, Kankakee, IL. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church, Paris, TN, on Thursday, July 3, 2008, at 2:00 P.M. She is survived by her husband, Richard John Meents. She...

Eva D. Brewer

Eva D. Brewer

Jun 13, 2008

Mrs. Eva D. Brewer, age 84, Springville, TN, died June 13, 2008 at her residence. Her funeral will be held at 200 PM June 16, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be on June 15th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM and after 11:00 AM on the 16th. She is survived by...

Louis England, Jr.

Louis England, Jr.

Jun 10, 2008

Mr. Louis England, Jr., age 72, Paris, TN, died June 10, 2008 at St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN. His funeral will be at 2:00 PM June 12, McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation will follow. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until service time at 2:00 PM on Thursday. He was formerly married to Theda Lemonds, Paris, TN. He is survived...

Helen Forthman

Helen Forthman

Jun 7, 2008

Mrs. Helen "Joyce" Forthman, age 50, died Saturday June 7, 2008 at the Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral service will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 4:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M. and after 10:00 A.M. Tuseday. She is survived by her husband Richard...

Julia Margaret Williams

Julia Margaret Williams

Jun 7, 2008

Mrs. Julia Margaret Sensing Williams, age 94, Greenacres Drive, Paris, TN, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 at her residence. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at First Presbyterian Church with burial to follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 PM Monday at McEvoy Funeral Home and from 1:00 PM...

James Henry Jackson

James Henry Jackson

Jun 7, 2008

Mr. James H. "Jack" Jackson, age 86, died Saturday June 7, 2008 at the Plumley Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be held Monday, June 9th at 1:00 P.M. at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M. and after 11:00 A.M. Monday at McEvoy Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Mary Katherine...

Stephen Charles Grimstead

Stephen Charles Grimstead

Jun 6, 2008

Mr. Stephen Charles Grimstead, age 52, Paris, TN, died at his residence on June 6, 2008. a graveside memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on June 18th, 2008 at Johnson Chapel Cemetery. No visitation will be held prior to the memorial graveside service. He was formerly married to Elizabeth Cox Grimstead, Paris, TN and is survived by a...

Imogene Roney French

Imogene Roney French

Jun 6, 2008

Mrs. Imogene Roney French, age 78, Paris, TN, died June 6, 2008 at Paris Healthcare Center. A private graveside service will be held on June 9, 2008 at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. No visitation was held prior to the graveside service. Se is survived be her husband, Jesse Ray French, they were married November 13, 1969. She is survived by...

Ruth F. Flanagan

Ruth F. Flanagan

Jun 3, 2008

Mrs. Ruth F. Flanagan, Ogburn Street, Paris, TN, died June 3, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center ER. Funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 6, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial to follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. She was the widow of Gus Flanagan who preceded in 1986. She is survived by a son, Dorrell (Shirley)...

Nancy 'Cotton' St. John Newman

Nancy 'Cotton' St. John Newman

May 30, 2008

Mrs. Nancy "Cotton" St. John Newman. Age 94, died May 30, 2008 at the Henry County Medical Center. A Graveside service will be held 2:30, Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery Visitation will be Sunday after 12:30 until 2:20 at McEvoy Funeral Home. Mrs. Newman is survived by her two sons, Jon Paul Newman, Tequesta, FL. and...

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