Susan Lorene Shankle Paschall

Susan Lorene Shankle Paschall, age 75 of Puryear, TN, died Monday, September 25, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.

She was a 1965 graduate of Buchanan High School.  Susan worked at Salant & Salant in the shipping office until its closing in 1980. Afterward, she operated a daycare out of her home in Puryear, where she took care of children as if they were her own.  Susan was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.  She was a member of Puryear Baptist Church.

Susan was born December 29, 1947, in Paris, TN, to the late Hubert W. Shankle and the late Thelma Thompson Shankle, who lived in Buchanan, TN.

She was married October 14, 1972, to her husband of 50 years, Donald E. Paschall, who survives, of Puryear, TN.

Along with her husband, she is also survived by two daughters, Shannon (Rob) Zolnowski of Lancaster, NY, and Heather (Ben) Hall of Kingstree SC; two sisters, Naomi (Jim) Scarbrough of Buchanan, TN, and Doris Snow of Paris, TN; and five grandchildren, Emma Zolnowski, Audrey Zolnowski, Hannah Hall, Bethany Hall, and Violet Hall.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister in infancy, Janice Louise Shankle; and one brother-in-law, Bill Snow.

Arrangements are being handled by Ridgeway Funeral Home, 201 Dunlap Street/PO Box 788, Paris, TN 38242.  Visitation will be Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Puryear Baptist Church, 10060 Highway 641 N, Puryear, TN 38251.  The funeral service will be held Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 1:00 pm at Puryear Baptist Church, with Dewayne Chadwick and Chad Kennedy officiating.

Serving as pallbearers will be Kevin Aldridge, Brian Aldridge, Scott Aldridge, Bert Snow, Eric Snow, and Corey Scarbrough. Named as honorary pallbearers are Derek Paschall and Jamie Scarbrough Mash.

Burial will be in Foundry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Puryear, TN.