Paris, TN Obituaries

Jun 10, 2013

A graveside service for former factory worker Katherine “Kitty” Patterson Hollar was scheduled at 1 p.m. today in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Joe Walker Sr. was to officiate. No visitation was scheduled. Ridgeway Funeral Home handled arrangements. Hollar, 85, died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Henry County Healthcare Center. Born May 5, 1928, in Paris, she was the daughter of the...

Jun 9, 2013

Jerry D. Stone, 67, of Paris died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at his residence.  He was a former Milan restaurant owner and longtime cook. His wife, Audrey Owens Stone, survives. They were married on Feb. 2, 2003. His body was cremated. No service or visitation is planned. Ridgeway Funeral Home handled arrangements. Born March 15, 1946, in Parrish, Ala., he was...

Jun 9, 2013

Former Farm Bureau employee and Edward Jones administrative assistant Sue Winchester, 68, of Paris died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her residence. She was married on March 10, 1962, to James Harold Winchester, who survives. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Joshua and Scott Solowey and Trent Bullock will officiate. The Soloweys also will...

Jun 8, 2013

Midway Materials brick salesman Marcus Alexander, 56, of Puryear died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Henry County Medical Center. The cause of death hasn’t been given. His wife, Patty Priddy Alexander, survives. They were married on Feb. 1, 1985. His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. David Allbritten and Latricia Trull will officiate. Burial will...

Jun 8, 2013

Former Buchanan resident and Ann & Dave’s Kitchen waitress Deana Marie Rios, 38, of Dover died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Henry County Medical Center emergency room after a traffic accident in Stewart County. Visitation and a service are planned at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, Miss. Burial will be in Enon Cemetery in Ackerman. Ridgeway Funeral Home handled...

Jun 8, 2013

Retired Dayton Ohio Bag & Burlap Co. factory supervisor Vern E. Smith, 71, of Paris died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Henry County Medical Center. The body was cremated. A memorial service is planned July 6 in Dayton, OH.  No local service or visitation is planned. Ridgeway Funeral Home was in charge. Born Jan. 16, 1942, in Dayton, he was a...

Jun 8, 2013

Retired Midland Brake machinist Hulon Leo Moon, 85, of Paris died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Paris Health Care Center. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Douglas Nash and Corey Cain will officiate. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery between Como and Cottage Grove. Chosen as pallbearers are John and Caleb Akers, Jeremy...

Jun 6, 2013

VINCENT MICHAEL BAUMER, born March 3, 1919 in Winfield, New York, in his own words “at #27 Lee Ave. at my grandmother’s home and small farm” died peacefully on June 6, 2013 at 7:05 p.m.  Vince, also known as “Vin” or “Vinnie” in his life, was born of parents Charles Bartholomew “Charlie” Baumer (born Oct. 28, 1886) and Mary Apolonia Rapatta...

Jun 5, 2013

The funeral service for Mable Louise Matlock of the Henry County portion of McKenzie will be at 2 p.m. Saturday  June 8, 2013 at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Matthew Lucio will officiate. Burial will be in Old Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery at Henry. Chosen as pallbearers are Kevin Seratt, George Freeman, John Buffalo, Brian Freeman, Buddy Tate, Marion Jones. Visitation will be...

Jun 3, 2013

Retired Walmart department head Ruthie Lee Nance, 93, died Monday, June 3, 2013, at Regional Hospital in Jackson. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Larry Dukes and Mike Burney will officiate. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery between Como and Cottage Grove. Named as pallbearers are Christopher Hines, Art Highland, Jerry Taylor, Billy...

Jun 1, 2013

The funeral for longtime heavy equipment operator Thomas Frank Doughty of Paris will be at noon Wednesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Johnny Farmer will officiate. The body will be cremated after the service, with his remains to be buried in Lew Beach Cemetery in New York state. Chosen as pallbearers are Louis Flexer, Patrick Dudney, Jack Anderson, Deon Mountain, James...

Jun 1, 2013

J.R. Hayes Construction employee Joseph Andrew Varneke Jr., 62, of Paris died Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Henry County Medical Center. His wife, Mildred Theresa “Terry” Krell Varneke, survives. They were married on Nov. 19, 1979. The body was cremated. No service or visitation is planned. Ridgeway Funeral Home handled arrangements. Born May 30, 1951, in Weehawken, N.J., he was...

May 31, 2013

Retired printer and restaurant owner Peggy Ann Caldwell, 78, of Paris died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Roger Banks will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Chosen as pallbearers are Terry, Mikey and Tony Knott and Ricky, Dane and Jeremy Caldwell. Visitation will...

May 31, 2013

The funeral service for retired Henry County Highway Department general foreman and former car salesman Mabron Foust of Paris was scheduled at 2 p.m. today at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Trent Bullock, Jimmy Williams and Jerry MeCaskey were to officiate. Burial was to follow in Memorial Cemetery. Named as pallbearers were Garrett and Will Foust, Austin Buffington, Scott Stookey and Tyler...

May 28, 2013

The funeral for Trevios LaSean Easley will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Mike Burney will officiate. Burial will follow in Olive Branch Cemetery between Como and Cottage Grove. Named as pallbearers are Charles Mullins, Charlie “Chuck” Nored II, Steve Thompsonand Chris Nored. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday. Easley, 9, died...

May 27, 2013

Retired West Tennessee educator, John Riley Underwood, died  May 27, 2013, at   Morningside Assisted Living. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, with the funeral to follow at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Puryear City Cemetery. Dr. Joe Culumber, nephew from Seattle, Washington, and retired Dean of Theology at Greenville College...

May 27, 2013

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May 27, 2013

Retired Deluxe Check Printers typesetter Anita Joy Pierce, 83, of Paris died Monday, May 27, 2013, at Plumley Rehabilitation Center in Paris. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris. There will then be a graveside service at 2 p.m. Thursday in Millers Chapel Cemetery in Dyersburg, with David Alan Jackson officiating both services....

May 27, 2013

Robert “Shag” Collins, 63, of Paris died Monday, May 27, 2013, at the Veterans Hospital in Nashville.

Visitation will be from noon Saturday until the service at 2 p.m. at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Paris.

Collins was born June 13, 1949, to...

May 25, 2013

Former Puryear Police Chief Jimmy Cornelious Ray, 70, of Puryear died Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Chad Lamb will officiate. Burial will be in Puryear City Cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Born April 16, 1943, in Brownsville, he was a son of the late Albert Cornelious Ray and Wilma Dee Jackson Ray. Ray was...