Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

Henry Franklin Smith

Henry Franklin Smith

May 26, 2008

Mr. Henry Franklin Smith, age 83, of Ogburn Street, Paris, TN, died May 26, 2008 at his residence. No service or visitation will be scheduled. He is survived by a daughter, Shellie Rebecca Smith Gilliam, Paris. A son, George Dawson Smith, III, preceded in 1985. He is also survived by two Step-Grandchildren.

Myrtle Hurt Gore

Myrtle Hurt Gore

May 24, 2008

Mrs. Myrtle Hurt Gore, age 93, of Memorial Drive, Paris, TN, died May 24, 2008 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 7:00 PM Monday and after 10:00 AM Tuesday. She was the widow of O.L. "Buck" Gore who preceded in 1994....

Ernest F. Farmer

Ernest F. Farmer

May 23, 2008

Funeral Service for Mr. Farmer will be Friday May 23, 2008 11:00 A.M. McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Palestine Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday 5:00 until 8:00 and after 9:00 Friday. The son of the late Oscar and Rachel Melton Farmer, married to Katie Scott Farmer, preceded 1995. Survived by a son James F. Farmer, McKenzie,...

Rev. Quincie P. Gregson

Rev. Quincie P. Gregson

May 15, 2008

Rev. Quincie Porter Gregson, age 90, of Paris, died May 15, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center. His funeral will be 2:00 PM Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial to follow in Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 - 8:00 PM Friday and after 11:00 AM Saturday at McEvoy's. His wife, Rebecca Lonnie Bomar, preceded in...

Edward Andrew Harazak

Edward Andrew Harazak

May 14, 2008

Mr. Edward Harazak,92,formerly of Cottage Grove,Tn.,died Wednesday night at the Henry County Healthcare Center.Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday at Maplewood Cemetery in Paris.

Hallie Emerson Stephens

Hallie Emerson Stephens

May 10, 2008

Hallie Emerson Stephens, age 95, of Pine Ridge Drive, Paris, TN, died May 10, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral will be at 11:00 AM May 14, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Walker Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Monday and after 9:00 AM Tuesday. She was preceded in...

Barbara Anna Miller

Barbara Anna Miller

May 9, 2008

Barbara Anna Miller, age 73, Paris, TN, died May 9, 2008 at her residence. Her funeral will be at 9:30 AM Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Calvary Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church, burial will follow in New Boston Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 - 4:00 PM and 6:00 - 8:00 PM Monday at Bethel Fellowship School. She is survived by...

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

May 8, 2008

Mary Ellis, age 80, of Paris, TN, died May 8, 2008 at McKenzie Healthcare Center in McKenzie, TN. Her funeral will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Dumplin Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Monday and 11:00 AM Tuesday. She was preceded in death...

Susan Marie Webb

Susan Marie Webb

May 3, 2008

Susan Marie Webb, age 50, of Jackson Drive, Paris, TN, died May 3, 2008 at her residence. Her body was donated to science. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 10, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. She is survived by a sister, Sharon Lynn Webb, two brothers, William (Janice) Webb, Jr., and David Ray (Mary)...

Eugene C. Allen

Eugene C. Allen

May 3, 2008

Eugene C. Allen, age 84, Jones Bend Road, Paris, TN, died May 3, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center, Paris, TN. His funeral will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow in Poplar Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 - 8:00 PM May 5th and after 10:00 AM May 6th. His wife,...

John Bedford Shawhan

John Bedford Shawhan

May 2, 2008

There will be a graveside memorial service 10:00 AM Saturday July 10, 2010 at Johnson Chapel Cemetery Paris, TN. He is survived by a sister; Catherine Casto, Sandyville, West Virginia, nephew; Tommy Nutter, Sandyville, West Virginia, nieces; Leann Charmichael, Ravenswood, West Virginia, Jo Miller, Vito, Ohio. Preceded by his wife of 38 years, Ann Davis Shawhan, parents; Burl Bedford and...

Royce Dale Wilkinson

Royce Dale Wilkinson

Apr 28, 2008

Royce Dale Wilkinson, age 65, formerly of Paris, TN, died Monday at his residence in Dyersburg, TN after an illness. His funeral will be held at 3:30 PM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday and after 11:00 AM Wednesday. He is survived...

Orvis Willard Sykes

Orvis Willard Sykes

Apr 27, 2008

Orvis Willard Sykes, age 92, of Paris, TN, died April 24, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center. His funeral will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, April 27th in McEvoy Chapel. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Saturday and after 11:00 AM Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Perkins...

Russell E. Wilson

Russell E. Wilson

Apr 23, 2008

Russell E. Wilson, age 84, of Arkansas, formerly a long time resident of Paris, TN, died at St. Bernard's Medical Center, Jonesboro, AR, April 23, 2008. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 8:00 PM Friday and after 9:00 PM Saurday at McEvoy's. He is survived...

Joel David Pennington, Sr.

Joel David Pennington, Sr.

Apr 21, 2008

Joel David Pennington, Sr, age 67, of Cottage Grove, TN, died Monday in a plane crash in Cottage Grove. His funeral will be 2:00 PM Thursday at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial to follow in Walker Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday and after 12:00 noon Thursday. He is survived by two sons, Joel David Pennington,...

Ruth Sykes O'Daniel

Ruth Sykes O'Daniel

Apr 19, 2008

Ruth Sykes O'Daniel, age 87, Cox Road, Cottage Grove, TN, died April 19, 2008 at Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral will be at 11:00 AM April 23, 2008 at Cottage Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow in Olive Branch Cemetery. visitation will be 4:00-8:00 PM Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home and after 10:00 AM Wednesday at the church....

Wayne Brockwell

Wayne Brockwell

Apr 17, 2008

Wayne Brockwell, age 89, of Paris,TN, died April 17, 2008 at Henry County Healthcare Center, Paris. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be at McEvoy Funeral Home after 10:00 AM Saturday. He is survived by a daughter, Margaret (Harold B.) Jackson, Paris, TN and a son, Larry G. (Andrea) Brockwell, Louisville,...

Oscar Charles Brewer

Oscar Charles Brewer

Apr 17, 2008

Oscar Charles Brewer, age 75, of Hagler Ridge Road, Springville, TN, died April 17, 2008, in V.A. Hospital, Nashville, TN. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, April 27, 2008 at his residence, visiting with the family will be after 1:00 PM Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Betty Forbes Brewer, three daughters, Charlotte K. (Jimmy) Foster, Patricia...

Rella Moody Thompson

Rella Moody Thompson

Apr 17, 2008

Mrs. Rella Lacy Moody Thompson,age 97, of Paris,TN, died Thursday, April 19, 2008 at Henry County Medial Center. A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Maplewood Cemetery, no visitation is scheduled. She is survived by a son, Cecil (Joyce) Moody, Camden, TN, a granddaughter, April Suzanne (Joseph) Jones, and a Great-Grandson, Tyson Jones, both of Cordova,...

Robert J. Blackwell

Robert J. Blackwell

Apr 13, 2008

Robert Jackson Blackwell, age 88, of Paris, TN, died Sunday, April 13th at Volunteer Community Hospital, Martin, TN. His funeral will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday and after 10:00 AM Wednesday. He is survived by his wife, Frances Parker Blackwell, four daughters, Karen (Gary) York, Kathie Wright,...

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