OBITUARIES
Billy Lee Byars
Jun 23, 2015
Mr. Billy Lee Byars,71, of Paris died Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Paris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 3, 2015, at East Wood Church of Christ with Bro. Ed Howard officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday at the church. Rawls Funeral Home -...
Dianne Taylor Turner
Jun 1, 2015
Ms. Dianne Taylor Turner, 61, of Union City formerly of Fulton died Monday, June 1, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Memorial Services will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church. Dianne Taylor Turner, “Ms. Di”, was born July 6, 1953, to the late Martha and Sam Taylor. Born in...
David Lewis Williams
May 29, 2015
Mr. David Lewis Williams, 46, of Jacksonville, FL formerly of Union City died Friday, May 29, 2015, in Jacksonville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2015, at New Hope Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Smith officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Rawls Funeral...
Arthur Lee Tharpe
May 23, 2015
Mr. Arthur Lee Tharpe, 58, of Paris died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Huntingdon Health & Rehabilitation Center. Services will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 3 p.m. in Rawls Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Arthur Lee Tharpe was born to...
Lawrence Patterson
May 23, 2015
Mr. Lawrence Patterson, 72, of Chicago formerly of South Fulton died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Graveside service will be held at noon on Monday, June 1, 2015, in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Interment will follow. Rawls Funeral Home - South Fulton 731-479-2181
James Carlester Burton
May 22, 2015
Mr. James Carlester Burton, 63, of Paris died Friday, May 22, 2015, at his residence. Services will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 11 a.m. in Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. James Carlester Burton was born to his beloved late parents, James “Bud” and Dorothy Lee Porter Burton, on December 8, 1951 in Paris, Tennessee. James was educated in...
Lorenzo Andre Sturdivant
May 18, 2015
Mr. Lorenzo “Meatball” Sturdivant, 55, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be held at noon Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Greenwood Cemetery. Interment will follow. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. on Saturday at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. He was born June 1, 1959, to the late Alfred Ward and...
Julia Mae Osler
May 12, 2015
Mrs. Julia Mae Osler, 91, of Fulton died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Haws Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Marvin Mercer, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church....
William Jewell Brown
Apr 28, 2015
Mr. William Jewell Brown, 55, of Union City died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto in Southaven, MS. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Visions Community Baptist Church with Rev. Clay Holiday, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church....
Percy Lee, Sr.
Apr 12, 2015
Brother Percy Lee, at the age of 92 years, 4 months and 21 days, took flight to his heavenly home on the wings of an angel, at 11:10 A.M. on Sunday, April 12, 2015, from Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lexington, KY. There to meet him with open arms were his wife, Lillian Ray Kelso Lee; his parents, Lucille Patton...
Vonetta Turner
Apr 6, 2015
Mrs. Vonetta Turner, 71, of Union City died Monday, April 6, 2015, at Baptist Health in Paducah. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015 at First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at Shiloh Baptist Church on Friday from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. She was born Nov....
Hobert Terry
Apr 2, 2015
Mr. Hobert Terry, 87, of Hickman died Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Haws Memorial Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held at noon on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Anointed Ministries of The Apostolic Faith with Bishop Vernon Bess officiating. The Celebration of Life began for a little boy born in Henry, Tennessee, on Saturday, May 28, 1927, to Robert...
Darius Bell
Mar 28, 2015
Mr. Darius Bell, 42, of Huntingdon died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at his home. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, at Clark Street Baptist Church with Rev. Eugene Jones officiating. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Rawls Funeral Home - Paris 731-642-1515
Donovan Lamar Wolfe
Mar 28, 2015
Mr. Donovan Lamar Wolfe, 23, of Memphis formerly of Trezevant died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2015, at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Trezevant with Rev. Richard Adkission officiating and Bishop C.E. Pipkin eulogist. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at...
William Scott, Jr.
Mar 13, 2015
Mr. William B. Scott, Jr., 65, of Martin died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Van Ayer Healthcare and Rehab. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2015, with Phillip Barnhill officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born July 16, 1949, in Huntingdon, TN to William Scott, Sr. and Tessie Beatrice Mebane Scott. He...
James Allen Pryor
Mar 9, 2015
Mr. James Allen Pryor, 65, of Fulton died Monday, March 9, 2015, at Baptist Health Paducah. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Brooks Chapel Ministries with Rev. Michael Pryor officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the church. He was born to John Pryor, Sr. of Knoxville, TN and the late...
Minola Mackins
Mar 9, 2015
Mrs. Hattie Minola Mackins, 89, of Union City died Monday, March 9, 2015, at Golden Living Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with Rev. A.E. McCadney officiating. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. She was born Dec....
Sharon Tharpe
Mar 8, 2015
Mrs. Sharon Tharpe, 51, of Paris died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at her residence. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1 until time of service on Wednesday at the funeral home. She was born June 26, 1963, in Nashville to the late Will and Georgia Long....
Fredda Wilson
Mar 4, 2015
Ms. Fredda Wilson, 52, of Paris died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Paris Convention Center. She was born Sept. 22, 1962, in Chicago to Freddie (Rose) Wynn of Paris and the late Marie Haynes. She was a former employee of Tecumseh Products and PML...
Justin Gregory Davis
Mar 3, 2015
Mr. Justin Gregory Davis, 33, of Union City died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at Brown Chapel AME Church with Rev Clay Holiday and Rev. A.E. McCadney officiating. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on...
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