Kenneth French
February 6, 1953 — October 31, 2016
Kenneth D. French, age 63, of Paris, TN, died Monday, October 31, 2016, at his residence in Paris.
Kenneth was Baptist in faith and was a former Sunday School teacher. He retired as a supervisor from Clifty Farms in Paris. He enjoyed working and restoring old cars. He was a member of the Moose Lodge and had served as president.
He was born February 6, 1953 in Chicago, IL, the son of the late H.L. "Kitty" French and his mother, Robbie Jean "Tutti" Lee French of Paris.
He was married on July 11,1970 to Debbie Jackson French she preceded in death on August 25, 2014.
Besides his mother, he is also survived by one daughter, Cindy (Marty) Woodman of Paris, TN; one son, Dewayne (Pam) French of Paris, TN; one sister, Barbara Gail (Eddie) Booth of Paris, TN; three brothers, Billy Ray (Kim) French of Paris, TN, Larry Dale (Jane) French of Springville, TN, and James Robert "BZ" (Diane) French of Paris, TN; three grandchildren, Mariah (Justin) Harden of Paris, TN, Justin Woodman of Colorado Springs, CO, and Taylor Woodman of Paris, TN; one great grandchild, Emma Lynn Harden; and special friend, Diana Courtney of Paris, TN.
Arrangements are being handled by Ridgeway Funeral Home, 201 Dunlap St, Paris, TN, where the visitation will be from 4 – 8 pm Wednesday, November 2, 2016 and from 1 – 3 pm Thursday, November 3, 2016. The Funeral Service will be at LeDon Chapel of Ridgeway Funeral Home at 3:00 pm Thursday, November 3, 2016 with Darren French officiating.
Pallbearers will be Jason French, Blake French, Brian French, Darryl Vaughn, Chris Jackson, and James “Bubber” Booth. Moose Lodge members are named as Honorary Pallbearers.
Interment will be at Memorial Cemetery in Paris, Tenn.