Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

Geneva Hughes Matheny

Geneva Hughes Matheny

Oct 16, 2019

Geneva Hughes Matheny, age 83, of Puryear, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Henry County Healthcare Center. Her funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 20, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Teddy Hill officiating. Family members will serve as pallbearers. Burial will follow the service in Rose Lawn Memory Garden. Visitation is scheduled on Saturday...

Ronald Lee Bond

Ronald Lee Bond

Oct 15, 2019

Ronald Lee Bond, age 83 of Murray, KY formerly of Paris passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Oakview Nursing & Rehab in Calvert City, KY. His graveside service will be Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, 5817 Ft. Campbell Blvd., Hopkinsville, KY 42240 with full military honors. His last ride will be leaving...

Rose A. Leonard

Rose A. Leonard

Oct 15, 2019

Rose A. Leonard, age 89 of Wingo, KY, formerly of Springville, TN passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center at Mercy Health in Paducah, KY. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church, 2345 Almus Road, Wingo, KY 42088 with burial to follow at Walker...

Brian Keith Dunham

Brian Keith Dunham

Oct 13, 2019

Brian K. Dunham, age 39 of Mansfield, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at the Henry County Medical Center ER. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 15, 2019 with John Lee to officiate. Burial will follow the service in New Hope Cemetery in Carroll County. Named as pallbearers are Brent Lofton, Thomas Valentine, Troy Milam,...

Virginia Jo Elkins Owen

Virginia Jo Elkins Owen

Oct 13, 2019

Virginia Jo Elkins Owen, age 91, of Paris, Tennessee passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Wall of New Bethel Baptist Church to officiate. Burial will follow the service in Olive Branch Cemetery. Family and friends will serve...

Bobby Ray Olive

Bobby Ray Olive

Oct 10, 2019

Bobby Ray Olive, age 74 of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. His funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Elder Michael Cowan to officiate. Burial will follow the service in Greenwood Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Visitation is scheduled...

Van P. Clendenin

Van P. Clendenin

Oct 7, 2019

Van Clendenin, age 58, of Columbia, Illinois formerly of Paris, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019 at his residence. His graveside service will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 11, 2019 at Hillcrest Memorial Park with burial to follow. Van was born in Paris, Tennessee on August 15, 1961 to Jimmy and Marcia Cheek Clendenin, both of Paris. He worked...

Patricia 'Patty' Schleiss

Patricia 'Patty' Schleiss

Oct 5, 2019

Patricia "Patty" Schleiss, age 80 of Paris, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Towne Square of Puryear. Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Carlton Gerrell of Tennessee Valley Community Church officiating along with speaker Dr. Danny Kimberlin. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 PM Tuesday, October 8, 2019 and after 9:00...

Larry D. Biggs

Larry D. Biggs

Oct 2, 2019

Larry D. Biggs, age 74, of Puryear, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday October 1, 2019 at his residence. His memorial celebration of life will be 5:00 P.M. Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Sandy's Saloon in Cottage Grove, Tennessee. Larry Biggs was born November 2, 1944 in Paris, Tennessee to the late Alvin Biggs and the late Doris Yeager Biggs. He...

Clayton Lamb

Clayton Lamb

Sep 29, 2019

Mr. Clayton Lamb, age 81, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Weakley County Nursing Home. His funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Pastor Trish Trull officiating. Burial will follow the service in Walker Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Bubba Sparks, Butch Lamb, Jeff Lamb, Gary Cardona,...

Wilda Catherine Muzzall Martin

Wilda Catherine Muzzall Martin

Sep 28, 2019

Wilda Catherine Muzzall Martin, age 95, passed away at Rose Stone Retirement Community in Paris on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Her funeral service will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Pastor Emily Walker of Bethesda United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow the service in Memorial Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are David Todd, Philip Todd, Kenneth Brown,...

Marjorie Lipps Cranford

Marjorie Lipps Cranford

Sep 26, 2019

Marjorie Lipps Cranford, age 95, of Nashville, formerly of Paris, passed away at Maristone of Franklin Assisted Living. Her family graveside service will be 12:00 P.M. Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Gray Cemetery in Buchanan with burial to follow, and her son, Dr. Scott Cranford to officiate. Pallbearers will be family members. No visitation is scheduled. Marjorie Lipps Cranford was...

Ronald Gene Gendron, Sr.

Ronald Gene Gendron, Sr.

Sep 25, 2019

Ronald Gene Gendron, Sr., age 71 of Cottage Grove, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His body is to be cremated and no services are scheduled. Ronald Gene Gendron, Sr. was born January 11, 1948 in Wayne County, Michigan to the late Lionel Gene Gendron and the late Ruby Mae Gendron. On June 27, 1970...

Mary Mcleod

Mary Mcleod

Sep 25, 2019

Mary Elizabeth McLeod, age 74 of Paris, TN formerly of Akron, OH, passed away on Wednesday September 25, 2019 at Henry County Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born to the late Forrest and Sarah Gray on October 11, 1944. Mary moved to Paris, TN in 2008 to be with her daughter and granddaughters. Mary is...

James Jesse Coley, Sr.

James Jesse Coley, Sr.

Sep 20, 2019

James "Jim" Coley, Sr. passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at his residence. His funeral will be graveside at 10:00 AM at Bethel Cemetery with burial to follow. No visitation is scheduled. James Jesse Coley, Sr. was born August 14, 1933 in Dallas, Texas to the late Archibald Andrew Coley and the late Pearl Annie Lee Crimm Coley. On September...

Betty Mccullough Vaughn

Betty Mccullough Vaughn

Sep 20, 2019

Betty McCullough Vaughn, age 94 of Paris passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at Morningside of Paris. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM Monday, September 23, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Jim McCampbell officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00-2:00 PM Monday prior to the service at McEvoy Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be...

Danny D. Brazelton, Sr.

Danny D. Brazelton, Sr.

Sep 17, 2019

Danny D. Brazelton, Sr., age 89, died on September 17, 2019, at his home in Paris, TN. He is survived by his brother, Bill Brazelton, of Knoxville, TN; his sister, Janice Teas, of Paris. He is preceded in death by his wife, Janet E. Brazelton of Paris. Dan was born on November 28, 1929 in Lewisburg, TN, to parents Arthur...

Jerry Fuqua

Jerry Fuqua

Sep 14, 2019

Jerry Fuqua, age 85, of Paris, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Walker Cemetery while visiting his wife Sue's grave. His funeral service will be conducted 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Josh Manning of East Wood Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery and grandchildren will serve as...

Terry L. Evans

Terry L. Evans

Sep 11, 2019

Former county magistrate Terry L. Evans, 77, of Paris died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville following a short illness. He was of the Christian faith and had attended West Paris Baptist Church and VanDyke Church of Christ. Evans was born in the Old 23rd District of Henry County near Big Sandy, but lived most of his...

Vickie Renae Cole Taylor

Vickie Renae Cole Taylor

Sep 9, 2019

Vickie Renae Cole Taylor, age 56 of Paris passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM Friday, September 13, 2019 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bishop Taylor of the Church of the Living God, Temple #4 in Texarkana officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be at McEvoy...

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