Obituaries
Paris, TN Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Paris, Tennessee area
Gerald Elkins
Sep 8, 2013
Gerald Elkins, age 75, of Camden, Tenn., Long-time resident of Henry County, died Sunday, September 8, 2013, at Jackson Madison Co. Gen. Hosp. in Jackson, Tenn. He Formerly attended Paris Community Bible Church. He Retired after 56 years as a brick mason for Elkins Construction Co. He was A wonderful father that loved his children very much. Many People enjoyed working with him. He was...
Helen Julian
Sep 7, 2013
Helen Lucille Oldham Julian, 93, of the Number Nine Community passed from this life Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the home of her daughter in Paris, TN. She was born on September 8, 1920 in Jonesboro, AR to Fred and Gertrude Stroud Oldham. She married Herbert Julian on December 25, 1940. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Odell Neal
Sep 7, 2013
Odell Neal, 82, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at Benchmark Healthcare of Puryear. Services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Bobby Campbell will officiate. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery. Chosen as pallbearers are Jack King, Clay Boyd, Randy Mobley, Jesse O’Daniel, Ronnie Mitchell and Matt Goetz. Honorary pallbearers are the members of the men’s Sunday...
Edith Hart
Sep 2, 2013
The funeral service for former factory worker Edith Lane Hart of Springville was scheduled at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Dwight Turner was to officiate. Burial was to follow in Henry County Tabernacle Cemetery. Chosen as pallbearers were Jay and Jerry Patterson, Jason Parrish, Jim Knight, Justin Warriner and Shane Swor. Visitation was Wednesday from 11 am until...
Jimmy Chandler
Sep 1, 2013
Retired Paris policeman, fireman and meter patrolman James Chandler, 77, of Paris died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at his residence. His wife, Carolyn Dublin Chandler, survives. They were married on Oct. 22, 1960. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Mike Waddey, pastor of Cottage Grove Baptist Church, and a nephew, Barry Chandler of Calvary...
Eva West
Aug 31, 2013
Henry County native and retired Martin Manufacturing employee Eva Jean West, 92, of Dresden died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at her residence. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Larry Clark will officiate. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery between Como and Cottage Grove. Named as pallbearers are Andrew, Randy, Gray and Curtis Nolan...

Janet Sandora
Aug 31, 2013
A graveside memorial service was planned at 10:30 a.m. today in Memorial Cemetery for retired quality inspector Janet L. Sandora of Springville. Family and friends served as pallbearers. Sandora, 73, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at her residence. She was married on June 10, 1961, to Richard Wayne Sandora, who survives. Born July 12, 1940, in Alexis, Ill., she was...
Carol Fayette
Aug 31, 2013
The funeral service for Paris native and assisted living and hospital administrative assistant Carol Hutson Fayette of Dickson was at 11 a.m. Monday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Burial followed in Bethel Cemetery at Buchanan. Chosen as pallbearers were Syd, Seth, Tommy, Chip, Jamie, Chris and Joey Hutson and Kerry Hinson. Fayette, 71, died Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at the home...
Jessie Davidson
Aug 26, 2013
The funeral service for retired Holley carburetor plant employee Jessie V. Davidson of Paris will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Mike Burney will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Named as pallbearers are Doug Paschall, Alan Wall, Tommy Davidson, J.C. Williams, Charles Garner and William Lee. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Friday. Davidson,...
Earl French
Aug 26, 2013
A memorial service for retired self-employed businessman Earl J. French of Paris will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Jimmy Allison will officiate. Visitation will be after noon Saturday. French, 79, died Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. His body was cremated. His wife, Chloe Ann Brewer French, survives. They were married on...

Naomi Roberts
Aug 26, 2013
The funeral service for Naomi Jamison Roberts of Paris will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Paris. The Revs. Joseph A. Geary and Robert D. Martin will officiate. A graveside service is scheduled at 10 a.m. Thursday in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Salem, Mo. Chosen as pallbearers are Todd Bell, Wesley and Brently Barrow and...
Betty Swor
Aug 24, 2013
Betty Jean Sanders Swor, age 79, of Springville, Tenn., died Saturday, August 24, 2013, at Life Care Center of Bruceton in Bruceton, Tenn. She was Married to Horace Swor August 6, 1955 and he preceded in death October 13, 2009. Member of Spring Creek Baptist Church. She formerly worked as a nurse for Dr. Chesmore and formerly at Holley Carburetor Plant. She was...
Letha Milton
Aug 23, 2013
Graveside services for Letha E. Milton of Millington, Tennessee, will be held August 27th, 2013 at Hillcrest cemetery in Paris, Tennessee. Bro. M. O. Eckel will officiate the ceremony. Mrs. Milton died at 11:50 a.m. on August 23rd, 2013, at Millington Healthcare Center, Millington, Tennessee. Mrs. Milton was born September 14, 1912, in Monroe County, MO. She was the daughter of...
Jessie Thomas
Aug 19, 2013
Jessie Marie Thomas, 76, of Puryear, Tennessee died Monday, August 19, 2013 in Murray-Callaway County Hospital after a brief illness. She was born March 8, 1937 in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Ed and Sarah Hutchinson. She was a homemaker who loved to garden and loved her cats. She was a member of the Buchanan United Methodist Church. Jessie...
Kevin Flood
Aug 13, 2013
The funeral for former Paris resident and college recruiter Kevin Ray Flood of Gleason will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Tommie Dicus will officiate. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday and after 11 a.m. Friday. Flood, 44, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Henry County Medical Center. His wife, Carolyn Middleton...
Thomas Mcdaniel
Aug 12, 2013
Former City of Bartlett mechanic William Thomas McDaniel, 60, of Henry died Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at his residence. His wife, Judy E. Marshall, survives. They were married on July 30, 1990. His body was cremated. A graveside memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bevil Cemetery. No visitation is planned. Ridgeway Funeral Home handled arrangements. Born Sept....
Bernice Hart
Aug 8, 2013
The funeral service for State Farm Insurance Agent Bernice Velez Hart of Paris, will be at First Church of the Nazarene, 4220 Hwy 218 Bypass at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2013. Rev. Barry Hart, brother-in-law, will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Named as pallbearers are Sammy Rodriguez; Jason Corbitt; Josh, Matt, and Nathan Hart;...
Mike Coley
Aug 2, 2013
James Michael Coley, age 56, of Gleason, Tenn., died Friday, August 2, 2013, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tenn. He married Sheryl Patrice Bowman Coley November 4, 2000 she survives. Member of Adams Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Dresden. Lifetime member of the Diabled American Veterans. He was an ordained evangelist and founded Saved By The Blood Ministries. Owned and operated...

Marjorie Milton
Jul 29, 2013
Marjorie Geurin Milton of Paris died Monday, July 29, 2013, at Paris Health Care Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at LeDon Chapel. Leon Ridgeway and Larry Simmons will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and after noon Thursday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Chosen as pallbearers are Matt Hayes, Brian Tusa,...