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Paris, TN Obituaries
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Kenny Elkins
Jul 3, 2015
Kenny Elkins, age 63, died Friday July 3, 2015, at the St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born July 16, 1951, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Charles Layfette Elkins, Sr. and Ruby Smothers Elkins, who lives in Paris. Elkins was a brick layer, a member of Central Point Baptist Church and had served in the TN...
Mary Oliver
Jul 2, 2015
Mary Morris Oliver, age 86, of Paris, Tenn., died Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Paris Healthcare & Rehab Center in Paris, TN. She married July 1946 to Leon Oliver, who died October 26, 1987. She was member Eastwood Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late William A. Morris and the late Gertrude Mohon Morris. She...
Julia Gillikin
Jun 27, 2015
Mary Julia Gillikin, age 104, longtime resident of Atlantic, NC, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Benchmark Healthcare of Puryear in Puryear, Tenn. Julia was married in 1929 to Benjamin Gillikin and he preceded in death in 1964. She had been a member of the Church of Christ since 1938. She was an active volunteer in Hospitals where she lived and she had...
Keith Jackson
Jun 26, 2015
Keith Jackson, age 74, of Paris, Tenn., died Friday, June 26, 2015, at Paris Healthcare & Rehab Center in Paris, Tenn. Keith was married to Betsy Bailey Jackson July 2, 1960 and she survives. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class. He farmed in his younger years in the Buchanan area for 24 years...
Harreldean Hotchkiss
Jun 25, 2015
Harreldean Hotchkiss, age 85, of Paris, Tenn., died Thursday, June 25, 2015, at her residence in Paris, Tenn. She was married to Carl E. Hotchkiss Nov. 22, 1945 and he preceded in death May 17, 2011. She was Lutheran and she enjoyed making hard candy, peanut brittle and decorating cakes for her family and others. She was born July 13, 1929 in Pontiac,...
William Patterson
Jun 21, 2015
William A. Patterson, 76, of Paris died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Patterson worked at Brown Shoe Co., Holley carburetor plant and Tecumseh Products. He was born March 16, 1939, in Gleason, the son of the late Raymond and Valda McDaniel Patterson. Survivors include a sister: Sue (Dale) Quinn of Paris; two nieces: Rosie (Mark) Johnson of...
Dorothy Diggs
Jun 21, 2015
Dorothy Mizell Diggs was born November 28, 1919 to Ethelder Elery and Susie Cannon Mizell in the VanDyke community of Henry County. She graduated from Henry school where she was an outstanding basketball player. After finishing high school she worked at Salant and Salant in Paris where she met her future husband. In 1942 she married George Alexander Diggs while...
Brenda Blackburn
Jun 20, 2015
Brenda Kay “Borenda” Blackburn, age 62, of Paris, Tenn., died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Vanderbilt Univ. Med. Center in Nashville, Tenn. She attended Tennessee Valley Community Church and retired from Dana Co. in 2000. She was a self-employed care giver and she loved to dance and loved country music. She enjoyed her children and taking care of others. She was...
James "Jim" Stanley
Jun 20, 2015
Former Stanley’s Auto Sale owner James W. Stanley, 68, of Henry died Saturday, June 20, 2015, at his residence. He was born June 1, 1947, to the late Earl Everett and Artie Affie Carpenter Stanley. Survivors include a daughter: Kim (Skip) Rabey of Rockton, Ill.; a son: Jim (Cassie) Stanley of Machesney Park, Ill.; two sisters: Mary (Carl) Morgan of...
James Milliken
Jun 18, 2015
James A. Milliken, age 87, of Paris, Tenn., died Thursday, June 18, 2015, at his residence in Paris, Tenn. He was married August 20, 1999 to Nancy Cathey Milliken she survives. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and he retired after 31 years as a communication technician with the Civil Service. He loved gardening and was a Life member of the...
Ernest Hoagland Jr
Jun 13, 2015
Ernest Hoagland Jr., 89 of Owensboro, Ky. passed from this life peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at his daughters home in Big Sandy, Tenn. He was born in Daviess County, Ky. on May 31, 1926 to the late Ernest and Bertha Hoagland. He was a watch maker for over fifty years and worked his last twenty years at NTA...
Ron Harber
Jun 12, 2015
Ronald Frankin “Ron” Harber, age 63, of Southaven, Miss., formerly of Paris, TN, died Friday, June 12, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto in Southaven, Miss. He was married August 26, 1972 to Melanie Bennett Harber, and she survives. Ron graduated in 1970 the first graduating class from Henry County High School. He was a 1975 Union University Graduate. He received his Master...
Damien Eller
Jun 7, 2015
Damien Matthew Eller, age 36, of Weber City, Va., died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tenn. He was a sheet metal fabricator at American Mechanical Contractors in Fall Branch, TN. He graduated from Colerain High School in Cincinnati, OH, and formerly attended Cincinnati State College. He loved dancing, playing games, art and being a...
Opal Thompson
Jun 5, 2015
Mary Opal Thompson, age 59, of Paris, Tenn., died Friday, June 5, 2015, at her residence. She married in 1976 to Albert Thompson Jr., who preceded in death. She attended Bible study at Tomorrow's Hope. She was the daughter of the late John Otis Marcum and the late Mary Frances Marcum. She is survived by her two daughters, Mary May...
Janice Bratton
Jun 4, 2015
Janice Kay Bratton, age 61, of Puryear, Tenn., died Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Jackson Madison Co. Gen. Hosp. in Jackson, Tenn. She was a retired cashier at Wal-Mart in Paris. She also formerly worked at Holley Carburetor Plant, Gary's Discount, Guinn's Shoes, and PML. She enjoyed sewing and spending time with her grandchildren. She was born October 13, 1953 in Pontiac, MI to...
Rosemary Gaylord
May 29, 2015
Rosemary Gaylord, age 68, of Buchanan, Tenn., died Friday, May 29, 2015, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. She Married Jerrill Wayne Gaylord July 30, 1971 and he died October 3, 1989. She was a Member of Paris Community Bible Church, and a Member of Paris Landing Senior Center and she enjoyed being a Grandmother and was a very loving...
William Wilson
May 26, 2015
William Albertis Wilson, age 83, of Paris, Tenn., died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Jackson Madison Co. Gen. Hosp. in Jackson, Tenn. He married Fern Beecham Wilson December 30, 1953,who survives. He was a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, served 20 years in the US Army and was a retired Sergeant First Class. He received the Purple Heart. He was...
Donald Butler
May 26, 2015
Donald Ivan Butler, 72, died after a lengthy battle with cancer on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at his home in Fort Worth, TX. A Memorial Service will be held at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Visitation is from 12 - 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6th. The Service will begin at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Don was born April...
Bobby Nance
May 24, 2015
Bobby N. Nance, age 74, of Paris, Tenn., died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at Residence in Paris, Tenn. He attended Mill Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Born in the Jones Mill Community, Bobby was the 10th child of 10 children. He retired from General Tire in Mayfield, KY., served in the TN National Guard, was an avid St. Louis Cardinals Fan...
David Lampkins
May 24, 2015
Charles David Lampkins, age 50, of Cottage Grove, Tenn., died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at his residence in Cottage Grove, Tenn. He married Margaret “Maggie” Crimble Lampkins, Feb. 16, 1991, who survives. He was a self-employed plumber and electrician who attended Cottage Grove Methodist Church and was a Cottage Grove Volunteer Fireman. He was the son of the late Charles...
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