Morris Jenkins
Jun 22, 2015
Funeral service for Puryear, TN resident Morris Jenkins age 93, will be Thursday 11:00AM at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Barry Smith officiating, burial will follow at Puryear City Cemetery. Family members will serve as pallbearers. Visitation 4:00 - 7:00PM Wednesday and after 9:00AM Thursday. He was born in Henry County, TN to the late George Thomas and Bertie Morris...
Thelma Wade Pierce
Jun 16, 2015
Funeral service 3:00PM Friday June 19, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Carlton Gerrell of TVCC officiating, burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Visitation 11:00 - 3:00PM Friday. Named as pallbearers are Johnny Petrie, Bobby Pierce, Mike Prince, Thomas "Bub" Edwards, Steve Looney and Albert Wade. She was born in Henry County, TN to the late Owen and Fleta...
Nancy Hopkins
Jun 15, 2015
Funeral service 2:00PM Saturday, June 20, 2015 at Maplewood Baptist Church with Bro. Lynn King and Bro. Paul Veazey officiating, burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Jimmy Barrett, Rusty Compton, Randy Spencer, Ken Lacy and Tim Lacy. Visitation 5:00 - 8:00PM Friday at Maplewood Baptist Church. No visitation is scheduled Saturday. She was born in Knoxville,...
Francis 'Frank' Wood
Jun 14, 2015
State of Illinois Department of Transportation retiree, Francis "Frank" Wood, age 83, passed away Sunday June 14, 2015 at his residence in Paris. His funeral service will be Tuesday June 16, 2015, 11:00AM at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Carlton Gerrell of TVCC officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Aaron Wood, Joe Wood, John Brissa,...
James L. Cate
Jun 14, 2015
James Lee Cate, 97, retired school principal, coach, teacher, and county attendance supervisor, died early Sunday morning at Paris Health Care. Born on January 25, 1918, to Thomas Manual and Alma Wimbish Cate in Henry, he lived nearly all his life in Henry County. He resided briefly in Tupelo, MS, where he married his wife of 73 years, Marie Lummus...
Gayla Davis
Jun 14, 2015
Funeral service 2:00PM Thursday June 18, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Stephens officiating, burial will follow at Elkhorn Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Nicholas Burton, Mytchal Brown, Mark Wade, Tony Wade, Tim Wade and Kurt Stafford. Jim Adams will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Wednesday and after 12:00Noon Thursday until service time. Gayla...
Edward G. Clement
Jun 13, 2015
Funeral service 2:00PM Tuesday June 16, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Brian Wimberley officiating, burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Dan Townsend, Ronnie Reeves, Alec Bomar, Paul Clendenin, Glen Pafford, Bill Pafford, David Smith and Danny Smith. Lynn Luedecke, Brent Price, Will Weddington and Troy Coleman will serve as honorary pallbearers. Visitation 1:00PM...
Marilyn Mcfadden
Jun 12, 2015
Graveside service 10:00AM Tuesday June 23, 2015 at Memorial Cemetery with Cory Glover officiating. No visitation is scheduled. Preceded by her parents: H.B. and Ruth Jones McFadden; sister: Patricia Ann McFadden and a cousin: Everette McFadden. Professor Emeriti Marilyn McFadden was a retired librarian from Murray State University. Memorials may be made to: Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Office, PMB 407727,...
Ernest A. 'Ernie' Flowers, Sr.
Jun 7, 2015
Ernest A. "Ernie" Flowers, Sr., age 65, passed away Sunday June 7,2015 at his residence in Mansfield. Funeral service 11:00AM Wednesday June 10, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home, his brother Joseph Flowers will officiate and burial will follow at Haymes Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Mac Caldwell, Dwayne Crews, Roger Clendenin, Telly Muzzall, Howard Muzzall and Jimmy Tosh. Skip Carothers,...
Laverne Norwood Throgmorton
Jun 6, 2015
Mrs. Laverne Norwood Throgmorton of Paris, TN passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the age of 100. Funeral Service for Mrs. Throgmorton will be Monday, June 8, 11:00 AM at McEvoy Funeral Home. Bro. Randy Stephens of Sulphur Well Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM till 7:00 PM,...
William H. 'Bill' Baringer
Jun 4, 2015
Retired supervisor from Phillips and also an Engineer from DuPage County Illinois, William H. "Bill" Baringer, age 79, of Buchanan, TN passed away Thursday June 4, 2015 at Henry County Healthcare Center in Paris. A Memorial service will be Friday June 12, 2015 11:30AM at the Antioch United Methodist Church where he was a member and sang in the choir...
Jacqueline Elizabeth 'Jackie' Bacon Lewis
Jun 4, 2015
A graveside service will be held Thursday, 10:00AM, June 11, 2015 at Poplar Grove Cemetery with Rev. Jenna Goggins officiating. Funeral rites were held Monday June 8, 2015, 10:00AM at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Santa Fe, NM. Father John Bethancourt officiated. Named as pallbearers are Brian Lewis, Matthew Lewis, Joshua Lewis, Benjamin Lewis, Samuel Lewis and Michael Commini....
Barbara 'Peggy' Bowden Lewis
May 26, 2015
Barbara "Peggy" Bowden Lewis, age 89, loving mother, homemaker and seamstress, of McKenzie, TN, passed away Tuesday May 26, 2015 at Henry County Medical Center. Her funeral service will be Friday May 29, 2015, 11:00AM at McEvoy Funeral Home with Phil Williams officiating, burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in McKenzie, TN. Paul Neal, James Aldridge, Keith Kuykendal, Herb...
George Cebelak
May 19, 2015
George Cebelak, age 73, of Somerset, KY died Tuesday May 19, 2015 at the University of Kentucky Healthcare. Funeral service 3:00PM Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Mike Stacey and Anthony Turner of Buena Vista Baptist Church, Somerset, KY, officiating, burial will follow at Olive Branch Cemetery, Cottage Grove (Henry County), TN. Visitation 12:00PM Saturday until service time. He was...
Kenny Knobbs
May 16, 2015
E.M.T. and Firefighter, Kenny Knobbs, age 58 of Millington, TN died Saturday May 16, 2015 at his residence. His funeral service will be 1:00PM Saturday May 23, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Gerald Prior of New Life Community Church of Joelton, TN officiating, burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers for Mr. Knobbs will be Bill McKee, Clint...
James Thomas Hobbs
May 12, 2015
James Thomas Hobbs, age 74, of Cottage Grove, TN died Tuesday May 12, 2015 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. His funeral service will be 2:00PM Saturday May 16, 2015 at McEvoy Funeral Home with Noah Taylor officiating, burial will follow at Walker Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday 12:00Noon until service time. He was born in Kenton, TN to...
Marie Hill Wood
May 11, 2015
Longtime member of Maplewood Baptist Church, Marie Hill Wood, age 87, of Paris passed away at her home Monday, May 11, 2015. Her funeral service will be Thursday May 14, 2015 2:00PM at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Veazey officiating, burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Paul Wood, Steve Clendenin, Gary Hill, Dudley Pate, Richard...
Nancy L. Rhodes Jackson
May 10, 2015
Mrs. Jackson was born in Gadsden, Alabama. She is survived by spouse: Kenneth Lee Jackson, Middleburg, Florida; sons: Mark (Kathy) Underwood, Puryear, Tennessee and Justin (Dianne) Underwood, Morris, Alabama; four sisters; five brothers; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Nancy is preceded by both her parents: John Edward Rhodes and Doris June Jenkins Meyers; husband: Stanley Underwood; and one sister. She enjoyed...
Julian Jackson Swain, Sr.
May 7, 2015
Mr. Swain retired 1991 from the FAA as an air traffic controller for the Memphis International Air Route Control Center. Mr. Swain was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He served in the Navy, and was a member of the Shriners. A family member said that Julian will be remembered as a loving husband,...
Sam D. Dycus
May 6, 2015
Sam D. Dycus, 70, of Buchanan, TN died at his residence Wednesday May 6th after a short illness. He retired in 2011 from the maintenance department at Paris Landing State Park. Worked as a welder for 25 years, member of the Boiler Maker's Union and a 50 year member of Masonic Lodge #95 out of Dyersburg, TN. Funeral service will...