Obituaries

Paris, TN Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Paris, Tennessee area

Bryan Morris

Bryan Morris

Jul 18, 2013

Retired school teacher Thomas Bryan Morris, 82, of Buchanan died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Paris Health Care Center. His wife, Cathy Crutcher Morris, survives. They were married on Nov. 22, 1953. His funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Buchanan United Methodist Church, where he was a member. The Rev. Latricia Trull will officiate. Burial will follow in...

Julie Seymore

Julie Seymore

Jul 18, 2013

Paris native Julie Wallace Seymore, 53, of Allegan, Mich., died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Mich., after a brief illness. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ridgeway Funeral Home, with Alan Trull officiating. Burial will be in Bethesda Cemetery. Chosen as pallbearers are Ron Keele, Johnny and Tommy Moody, Tommy Anderson, Tommy...

Naomi Chilcutt

Naomi Chilcutt

Jul 17, 2013

The funeral service for homemaker and retired school system food manager Ethel Naomi Chilcutt of Buchanan was planned at 10 a.m. today at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Roger Burke and Priestly Scott were to officiate. Burial was to follow in Mount Zion Cemetery at Buchanan. Chosen as pallbearers are Ed Wheatley  Doug and Don Durst, Mark Scott, Jerry Crouch and Kenneth Holt....

Sherry Harper

Sherry Harper

Jul 17, 2013

A graveside service for former bar owner, factory worker and cook Sherry Louise Harper of Paris will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Bevil Cemetery. Tommie Dicus will officiate. Named as pallbearers are Jacob Henson, Tyler and Devin Harper, Blake and Austin Williams and Jerry Dale Gilbert. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Lee Hudgins and Issac Williams. Visitation will be...

Ivaleen Smith

Ivaleen Smith

Jul 16, 2013

A graveside service for Ivaleen Smith of Paris was scheduled at 1 p.m. today in Henry County Tabernacle Cemetery, south of Paris. Dwight Turner officiated. Grandsons were chosen as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Carl and Mary Wright and Fred and Betty Ruth Wheatley. Visitation was from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. today at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Smith, 92, of Paris died Tuesday,...

Ree Russell

Ree Russell

Jul 16, 2013

Big Sandy native and homemaker Ree Russell, 93, of Eldorado, Ill., died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Fountain View Nursing Home in Eldorado. A graveside service is planned at 3 p.m. Thursday in Poplar Grove Cemetery at Springville. Joe Walker Sr. will officiate. No visitation is scheduled. Ridgeway Funeral Home is in charge. Born Nov. 6, 1919, in Big Sandy,...

Jim Hall

Jim Hall

Jul 14, 2013

The funeral service for former Covington Motor Co. car salesman James Edward Hall of Paris will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Jimmy Allison will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Named as pallbearers are Andy and Eddie Daigle, Joseph McClure, Chris Wissel, Brian Hall and John Poe. Mac McCurdy will be an honorary pallbearer....

Charles Grooms

Charles Grooms

Jul 14, 2013

The funeral service for retired Henry County Highway Department bridge foreman Charles William Grooms of the Whitlock community will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Mike Schroeder and David Alan Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery. Selected as pallbearers are Keith, Tony, Gary and Scott Grooms, Jason Schroeder, Brian Solowey, Danny Freeman and Stacey...

Leo Collins

Leo Collins

Jul 14, 2013

A memorial service, with Masonic rites, is planned at noon Saturday at Ridgeway Funeral Home for retired project engineer Leo H. Collins of Paris. Honorary pallbearers will be special friends and neighbors. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Saturday. Collins, 84, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. His wife of 62 years, Faye Smith Collins,...

J.T. Dale

J.T. Dale

Jul 14, 2013

The funeral for retired used car dealership co-owner J.T. Dale of Puryear will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. John W. Dale and Jason Hart will officiate. Burial will be in Puryear City Cemetery. Named as pallbearers are Larry Brannon, Gene Schrader, Rex Galloway, David Varner, Don Durst and Tommy Dan Story. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m....

Ben Nanney, Sr.

Ben Nanney, Sr.

Jul 11, 2013

The funeral service for lifelong farmer Ben Henry Nanney Sr. of Paris will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Shady Grove Baptist Church, where he was a member. Jack Criswell will officiate. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. Chosen as pallbearers are Chuckie Cissell, Glenn and Jason Nanney, Frankie Nance, Stacey Nored and Leon Rogers. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Beatrice Cook

Beatrice Cook

Jul 11, 2013

Beatrice Veltman Cook, age 82, of Paris, Tenn., died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Hillview Community Living Center in Dresden, Tenn. She was Married July 21, 1951 to Otha Claude Cook and he preceded in death July 3, 1999. She was a Baptist and Formerly worked at Dreshu; Salant & Salant and Paris Fashions in Paris, TN. She was the...

Craig Gold

Craig Gold

Jul 9, 2013

Former picture framer Craig Woods Gold, 64, of Paris died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at his residence. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Mitch Fiscus will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Friday. Born July 25, 1948, in Atlanta, he was a son of the late...

John Barker

John Barker

Jul 8, 2013

The funeral service for electrician John Robert Barker of Buchanan will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Named as pallbearers are Todd French, Pat Sarabia, Barry Bryan, Dorris Evans, Daniel Stephenson and Norman Hancock. Michael Lloyd Barker will be an honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday and after...

Hazel Taylor-Gibbs

Hazel Taylor-Gibbs

Jul 5, 2013

Burial will follow in the Sanders Chapel Cemetery in Obion County.

Roy N. Foster

Roy N. Foster

Jul 4, 2013

Roy N. “Fozz” Foster, age 66, of Hollow Rock, TN., died Thursday, July  4, 2013, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tenn. He was a Certified Auto Body Mechanic and  Retired Maintenance Supervisor of Carroll Co. E911 Dept. He was the son of the late Marvin Foster and the late Annie Cumie Cook Foster. He is survived by: Daughter-Lecrisha (Paul) Brinkley...

Susie Myers

Susie Myers

Jul 3, 2013

The funeral service for former Henry Countian Susie Emma Myers of Burleson, Texas, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgeway Funeral Home. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery between Como and Cottage Grove. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Tuesday. Brown, Owens and Brumley Funeral Directors in Fort Worth, Texas, handled arrangements there. Myers, 82, died Wednesday, July...

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