Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Paris, Tennessee

Lucille Sanders Sorrell

Lucille Sanders Sorrell

Jan 7, 2013

Funeral service 2:00PM Thursday at Poplar Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Joseph Walker officiating, burial will follow in Poplar Grove Cemetery. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home and after 11:00AM Thursday at Poplar Grove United Methodist Church. She was born in Friendship (Crockett County), TN to the late Francis Levi and Nancy Ida Sorrell Sanders. On...

Evelyn Comer Hill

Evelyn Comer Hill

Jan 4, 2013

Graveside service 2:00PM Tuesday at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Rob Martin, First United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation 12:00 - 1:30PM Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home prior to the service. She was born in Henry County, TN to the late John Isham and Myrtle Bomar Comer. On February 14, 1953 she married William "Pete" Cloys Hill, he preceded September...

Helen L. Graves

Helen L. Graves

Jan 2, 2013

Funeral service 3:00PM Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Dr. Trent Bullock, First Baptist Church Paris, officiating. There will be a service at Kinkade Funeral Home in Sturgis, SD Friday, January 11th at 10:00AM with burial to follow at Bear Butte Cemetery, Sturgis, SD. Visitation 2:00PM until service time Saturday at McEvoys. She was the daughter of the late Lynn...

Robin Hunter

Robin Hunter

Jan 2, 2013

Memorial service 2:00PM Sunday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Jack Criswell officiating, visitation beginning at 12:00 until service time. She is survived by her brother Gary (Shelia) Hunter of Bruceton; cousins: Karen (Scott) Kelley, Little Rock, AR and Dr. Joseph (Tracy) Hunter, Southaven, MS. Preceded by her parents: George Owen and Eula Mae Bradford Hunter and a daughter in...

Elliott Eddison 'Eddie' Moody

Elliott Eddison 'Eddie' Moody

Jan 1, 2013

A funeral service for longtime Paris resident, Elliott Eddison Eddie Moody, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at McEvoys Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday 4-8 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. Moody, 90, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, having suffered from a stroke. Moody was born April 17,...

Marie Kennon

Marie Kennon

Dec 31, 2012

Funeral service 10:00AM Thursday, Graveside at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Mike, Phillip, Scott and Kevin Smith and Skylar Haley. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Valentine and Ron Haley. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Wednesday. Mrs. Kennon was born in Stewart County, TN to the late William E. and Amanda V. Butler Wall. She married James Wade Kennon...

Thelma Ross Mustain Hedges

Thelma Ross Mustain Hedges

Dec 19, 2012

Memorial visitation 11:00 - 1:00PM Friday at McEvoy Funeral Home. Survived by a daughter: Barbara (Larry) Page, Paris; sons: Billy Joe (Goldia) Mustain, Pineville, LA, Jerry (Sherry) Mustain, Paris; grandchildren: Chris (Sherry) Mustain, David (Dana) Page, Bonnie (James) Williams, Stacha (Jeff) McFarland, Ross Page, Shannon (Paul) McCampbell, Bryan Hedges, Thomas (Star) Andrews, James (Emily) Andrews, Julie (Mike) Burleson, Jenna Hedges;...

Eddie Ray Cook

Eddie Ray Cook

Dec 18, 2012

Mr. Cook was born in Dyer County, TN to the late Freddie Elbert and Dona Lee Williamson Cook, also preceded by his wife Dorothy Hogan Cook and twin sister Ava Faye Cook. Survived by a step-daughter: Dianna Schultz, Morristown,; step-son: Leonard Briggs, Jefferson City; sisters: Rose Preslar, Paris, Jane (Jerry) Fowler, Dyersburg and a brother: Joe (Linda) Cook, Rio Rancho,...

Virginia Cox Whitaker

Virginia Cox Whitaker

Dec 9, 2012

Funeral service 1:30PM Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Cliff Evans of West Paris Baptist Church officiating, burial will follow at Cox Cemetery. Visitation beginning at 12:30PM Tuesday until time of service. Born in Cottage Grove, TN to the late William A. and Clemmie Lloyd Cox. On March 4, 1944 she married Cletis Wagner Whitaker, he preceded August 30, 1976....

Bobby Fulton Cooley

Bobby Fulton Cooley

Dec 9, 2012

Funeral service 2:30PM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial to follow at Walker Cemetery. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Tuesday and after 11:00AM Wednesday. Survived by a special friend: Linda Murdock, Lynngrove, KY; daughter: Deborah Ann Cooley, AR; sons: Bobby Fulton (Carissa) Cooley, Jr. and Anthony Keith Cooley both of Wardell, MO; sisters: Bonnie (James) Hunsucker, Cottage Grove, TN, Mary...

Mary Lyn King

Mary Lyn King

Dec 8, 2012

Memorial service 5:00PM Wednesday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Gallimore, TVCC, officiating. Visitation 1:00 - 5:00PM Wednesday. Survived by sons: Ronnie (Marijo) King, Nashville, TN, Steve King, Paris; sister: Retta Jane Pool, South Haven, MS; grandchildren: Kristi King, Puryear, Patsy (Ralph) Russell, Paris, Brandi ("T.K.") Russell, Paris, Derek King, Paris, Joey King, Paris; great-grandchildren: Camryn, Jasmyn, Lauryn, Damien,...

Betty Ann Hoofman

Betty Ann Hoofman

Dec 4, 2012

Memorial service 2:00PM Sunday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Smith of Palestine United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation 1:00PM Sunday until service time. She was born in Chicago, IL to the late Thomas Gerald Evans and Mary Sue Priddy Cook. Survived by daughters: Sherry Ann (Dennie) Mitchell, Dresden, TN, Jamie Sue (Luke) Richardson, Buchanan, TN; sister: Sharon Daugherty, Richmond,...

Kathryn Louise Bowden Flowers

Kathryn Louise Bowden Flowers

Dec 4, 2012

Funeral service 1:00PM Thursday at McEvoy Funeral Home with burial to follow at Haymes Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Jerry Bowden, Steve Bowden, Billy Bowden, Walter Flowers, David Flowers and Andrew Flowers. Visitation 4:00 - 7:00PM Wednesday and after 11:00AM Thursday. She was born in Henry County, TN to the late Walter Turner "Dick" and Kathryn Ellender "Kate" Ogle Bowden....

Bobbie Ritchie

Bobbie Ritchie

Dec 4, 2012

Memorial service Thursday 6:00PM at McEvoy Funeral Home with Martin Severns of Memorial Baptist Church in Murray, Ky, officiating, with burial at Sunset Memory Garden in Evansville, IN. Visitation 4:00 - 6:00PM Thursday. She was the daughter of the late Joe Conway and Gertrude Henshaw Conway. She married Walter Glen Ritchie September 7, 1949, he preceded January 23, 1988. Survived...

Tina Taylor Lee

Tina Taylor Lee

Dec 2, 2012

Memorial visitation 2:00 - 4:00PM Saturday, December 15, 2012. Survived by her father: Roger (Ruth) Taylor,Paris and step-father: Michael Nichols,Paris. She was preceded by her mother: Pat Nichols. She also is survived by a special friend: Mike Owens, Paris; daughters: Danielle (Matthew) Doogan, Paris, Amanda (Albert Thompson) Holt, Paris, sisters: Sherry Stone, Paris, Rae Taylor, Paris, April (Randy) Tanner, Paris;...

Betty Ross Derrington

Betty Ross Derrington

Dec 2, 2012

Funeral service 10:00AM Thursday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Scottie Davis officiating, burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Don Speight, John Foust, Adrian Cole and Mike Kennedy with Robert Salisbury as honorary pallbearer. Visitation 4:00 - 8:00PM Wednesday and after 9:00AM Thursday. Born in Erin, TN to the late Thomas J. Ross, Sr. and Estelle...

Harold Wayne 'Bonehead' Hutchens

Harold Wayne 'Bonehead' Hutchens

Nov 30, 2012

Funeral service to be held at McEvoy Funeral Home, Monday, December 3, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will follow in the Johnson Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Boddy Albright, Mike Buie, Leo Horne, Wayne "Cathead" Lovell, Allen Conger and Robert Conger. Honorary pallbearers are Dylan Gorth and Bradyn Patterson. Visitation is scheduled on Sunday, December 2,...

Patricia Ann Highfill Mcminn

Patricia Ann Highfill Mcminn

Nov 29, 2012

Graveside service 2:30PM Saturday at Maplewood Cemetery with Bro. Paul Veazey officiating. Named as pallbearers are David McMinn, Michael McMinn, Kelvin Campbell, Ben Burns, Ian Campbell, Charles White, Travis Stills and Patrick Moss. Visitation 12:30 - 2:00PM Saturday at McEvoy Funeral Home. Born in Paris, TN to the late Reece and Nadine Douglass Highfill. On August 24, 1951 she married...

Grady F. Jeter

Grady F. Jeter

Nov 20, 2012

Funeral service 2:00PM Friday at McEvoy Funeral Home with Gail Hudspeth of Community of Christ Church officiating, burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Curt Taylor, Rodney Hill, David Robbins, Charles McDaniel, Dwayne Oxford and Howard McClure. Visitation beginning at 11:00AM Friday until service time. He was married to Mattie "Jewel" Ray Jeter in 1950, she...

Alfred 'Big Al' Eddelman

Alfred 'Big Al' Eddelman

Nov 18, 2012

Memorial service 10:00AM Monday at the Antioch United Methodist Church with Bro. Dwight Mercer officiating, visitation will begin at 9:30AM prior to the service. He was born in Indianapolis, IN to the late Alfred Daniel and Marguerite Anderson Eddelman. He married Judith Verplank Eddelman June 9, 1956, she survives in Springville, TN. Survived by daughters: Lucinda (Anthony) Cawley, Englewood, FL,...

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