Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

Robert Baucum

Robert Baucum

Dec 31, 2013

Graveside service 10:00AM Saturday January 11th at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Jolinne Downey officiating. Visitation 4:00 - 7:00PM Friday. He was born in Paris to the late Paul and Thelma Hedges Baucum. He married Bettye Jackson Baucum in 1956, she survives in Sun City West, AZ. Survived by daughters: Debra (Edward) Quiroz, Patricia (James) DeForest; brother: Larry Baucum;...

Ralph Parker

Ralph Parker

Dec 30, 2013

Funeral service 11:00AM Thursday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Lynn King officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Eldon Wimberly, Mike Wimberly, Gary Wimberly, Mike Garner, Kenny Potts, Tim Scruggs and honorary pallbearer Jack Sparks, Jr. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Wednesday and after 10:00AM Thursday. He married Patricia Wimberly Parker on July 12, 1968, she...

Robert Wyatt

Robert Wyatt

Dec 30, 2013

Graveside service 12:00Noon Saturday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Trezevant, Carroll County, TN with Bro. Gerald Prior officiating. Named as pallbearers are David Prior, Chris Prior, Jonathan Cathey, Jordan Cathey, Cliff VanNostrand and Steven VanNostrand. Honorary pallbearers are Donald Wyatt, Ronald Wyatt, Jerry Powell, Sammy Powell, Tommy Powell and John Powell. Survived by his wife of 58 years: Willa Dean...

Robert E. Blackburn

Robert E. Blackburn

Dec 29, 2013

A 1:00PM graveside service will be conducted by family members on Thursday January 2nd at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, no visitation is scheduled prior to the service. Survived by daughters: Margaret Kennedy, Paris, Joyce (Gary) Dobrick, Irvine, CA; son: Bill (Gayle) Blackburn, Puryear; grandchildren: Sara Lynn (Charlie) Jessee, Jason (Jackie) Harber, Raquel (Terry) Casey, Tracy (Jason)Hames; great-grandchildren: Peyton and Kailyn...

Roy Freeman

Roy Freeman

Dec 28, 2013

Funeral service to be held at McEvoy Funeral Home with Rev. Jenna Goggins officiating. Burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery. Visitation 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Sunday; after 9:00 A.M. Monday at McEvoy Funeral Home. He was born in Henry County, TN to the late A.B. Freeman and Mildred Margaret Henry Freeman. On June 5, 1948 he married Helen Williams...

Janice Marie Simpson Peiffer Wilkins

Janice Marie Simpson Peiffer Wilkins

Dec 26, 2013

Funeral service 3:00PM Monday at McEvoy Funeral Home with her son Jesse Peiffer officiating, burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Joshua D. Peiffer, Brain Knudsen, Matthew Knudsen, Thomas Peiffer, Isaiah Hankins and Rafael Vegas. Visitation 1:00PM Monday until time of service. Survived by her husband William J. Wilkins, Jr., Paris; daughters: Michelle Peiffer-Varela, Los Angeles, CA,...

Tom J. Counts, Sr.

Tom J. Counts, Sr.

Dec 18, 2013

Memorial service 2:00PM Saturday December 28th at Temple Baptist Church with Bro. Mike Burney officiating. Survived by his wife: Laura Jean Davenport Counts, Cottage Grove, they were married July 28, 2001; daughters: Terri Michelle (Philip) Norris, Springville, Tamara Jo (Randy) Holland, Big Sandy, Elizabeth (Mark) Scott, Buchanan; sons: Tommy Joe (Donna) Counts, Paris, Kyle Bratton, Cottage Grove; sister: Willa Mae...

Willie Mae Morris Lampkins

Willie Mae Morris Lampkins

Dec 18, 2013

Funeral service 1:00PM Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. David Jackson Cottage Grove Church of Church officiating, burial will follow at Walker Cemetery. Visitation 11:00AM until service time Saturday. She was born in Henry County, TN to the late William Walter and Elsie Barnett Morris. She was married to Jesse Hayden Lampkins, he preceded February 10, 1973. Survived by...

Peggy Jean Dancy Paschall

Peggy Jean Dancy Paschall

Dec 18, 2013

Graveside service Friday January 10th, 11:00AM at Puryear City Cemetery with Bro. Mackie Gallimore of the Hazel Church of Christ officiating. She was born in Paris, TN to the late James Hughes and Beulah Beatrice Blackwood Dancy. On June 18, 1955 she married Hassell B. "Tim" Paschall, he preceded January 21, 1983. Survived by a daughter: Bibe Lou Paschall, Tucson,...

Marie L. Cate

Marie L. Cate

Dec 17, 2013

Mada Marie Lummus Cate Marie L. Cate, 97, died on December 17, 2013, in the presence of her family. She was born in Lee County, Mississippi, daughter of Robert and Mollie Carnathan Lummus, and spent the first 24 years of her life in the Tupelo area. After her high school graduation, having passed the state teachers exam, she taught in...

Rebecca Rains Tarwater

Rebecca Rains Tarwater

Dec 16, 2013

Memorial service 10:00AM Friday at Maplewood Baptist Church in Paris with the funeral service to be held 10:00AM Saturday at the Memphis Memorial Park in Bartlett, TN with burial to follow there. Visitation 5:00 - 8:00PM Friday Memphis Memorial Park, 3700 Germantown Road, Bartlett, TN. Survived by daughters: Anita Fernstrom (Jerry)Berry, Paris, Marjo Tarwater Jacks, Shelby County, TN; sons: Daniel...

Naomi Hall

Naomi Hall

Dec 16, 2013

Arrangements incomplete at this time. She was born in Henry County to the late Travis and Mabel Sweeney Sykes. On April 29, 1959 she married Loyd Everett Hall, he preceded May 3, 2000. Survived by a daughter: Ruth Davidson, Murray, KY; sons: Mike Hall, Murray, KY, Gary E. Hall, Puryear, TN; brother: Robert "Bob" (Ruth) Sykes, Washington, IN; grandchildren: Michelle...

Nancy Carol Blythe

Nancy Carol Blythe

Dec 15, 2013

Funeral service 2:00PM Thursday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Noah Taylor officiating, burial will follow at Walker Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Randy Dowdy and Masen Barker. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Wednesday and after 11:00AM Thursday. She was born in Henry County to the late Oscar Todd "Shorty" and Lucille Taylor Bratton. On December 26, 1956 she married Milton...

Dr. Jim G. Taylor

Dr. Jim G. Taylor

Dec 14, 2013

Dr. Jim G. Taylor, 85, of Paris, Tennessee passed away Saturday, on the day of his birth, December 14, 2013, in his home. Dr. Jim Taylor was born in Union City, Tennessee to the late James Curtis and Alva Mitchell Taylor on December 14, 1928. He attended Union City High School and upon graduation he enlisted in the Navy in...

Bobby Lee Tharpe

Bobby Lee Tharpe

Dec 13, 2013

Funeral Service to be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 18th at the Sparks Street Church of Christ with Bro. Ed Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at 1:00 P.M. Mr. Tharpe was born in Mansfield, TN to the late Anderson Tharpe and Carrie Teague Tharpe. Survived...

Willis C. 'Red' Stigall

Willis C. 'Red' Stigall

Dec 12, 2013

Funeral service 2:00PM Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Wimberley of the Cottage Grove United Methodist Charge officiating, burial will follow at Walker Cemetery. Visitation 4:00 - 7:00PM Friday and after 12:00PM Saturday. Willis C. Red Stigall, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013, at his residence with his wife Carol beside him. He was born May 7, 1928,...

Jessie Faye Hastings

Jessie Faye Hastings

Dec 5, 2013

Family and friends will gather for a graveside memorial service 2:30PM Saturday at the Spring Creek Church Cemetery. No visitation is scheduled. She was born in Big Sandy, TN to the late Jessie L. and Annie Hutchison Christopher. On November 8, 1953 she married Douglas Hastings, he preceded January 1, 2002. Survived by a daughter: Dawn Wilson, Chicago, IL; several...

Mary Ruth Sloan

Mary Ruth Sloan

Dec 1, 2013

Funeral service Thursday 10:00AM at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Stephens of the Sulphur Well Church of Christ officiating, entombment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Chuck Duncan, Norman Allen, Samuel Carter, Raymond Carter and Allen White. Visitation 4:00 - 7:00PM Wednesday and after 9:00AM Thursday. She was born in Leslie County, KY to...

James 'Terry' T. Burton

James 'Terry' T. Burton

Nov 30, 2013

Memorial service to be held 1:00PM Saturday at the Puryear Baptist Church with Bro. Mike Rhodes officiating. No visitation is scheduled prior to the service. He was born in Bessemer, Alabama to the late J.T. Burton and Virginia Wright Burton, Puyear, TN. On January 20, 1962 he married Tommie Valentine Burton, she survives, Puryear, TN. Survived by a daughter Tina...

Gladys E. Bell

Gladys E. Bell

Nov 27, 2013

Funeral service 2:00 P.M. Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Rex Buford and Bud Merwin officiating. Burial will follow at Henry Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Jackie Scott, Nicky Scott, Aaron Robertson, Terry Wilkerson, Eddie Turner and Ben Nanney. Honorary pallbearers are Lindsay Barlowe, Tracy Ward and Volunteer Home Health Caregivers. Visitation 4:00-8:00 P.M. Friday at McEvoy and after 11:00...

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