Diana Rhodes Ford of Helena, Arkansas passed away on March 29, 2021, in Helena. She was born August 5, 1937, to Richard and Diana Matthews Rhodes in Paris, Tennessee, and graduated from E.W. Grove High School. (Class of 1955.) In 1959 she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Southwestern College now known as Rhodes University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Eta Sigma Phi, a classical language fraternity, and the Southwestern Singers. After...

Ms. Barbara Aclin Baggett, age 91 of Paris, Tennessee passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Henry County Healthcare of Paris. Her body is to be cremated and there are no services scheduled at this time. Barbara was born April 24, 1929 in Henry County, Tennessee to the late Oliver L. Baggett and the late Maysie Aclin Baggett. She is also preceded in death by her brother, O.L. Baggett, Jr. who passed away August 4, 1936. Ms. Baggett was a...

James Robert “Jim” Rowlett, age 77 of Paris, TN, went to see his Lord & Savior Thursday, March 11, 2021, at his residence. He was the longtime co-owner of Carpet World USA. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church in Paris. Jim formerly owned and operated his car lot, “Trader Jim”, and ran McKee Supply, the EZ Ryder Trailer Company, and Mobile Sign. He enjoyed trips to the Gulf, bowling, and collecting Tennessee cars and coins. Jimmy was a...

Here's a quick update that you may find helpful: I have just added a link to the right side of the site called "Post Category". (You can view the right column on any page except the home page.) It is a drop-down menu that allows you to select a category and view all posts in that category. When you click on the "Select Category" button, you will see every category entered into the site so far and how many posts...

Obituaries are my least favorite task that I must perform in maintaining this website. I'd much rather be fiddling with the images or helping someone find information in the site. I tend to put them off, but yet they are important as we all want to honor the memories those who have passed from us. I will continue to make an effort to post them as I learn about them. But therein lies the problem, because I do not always...

Charles Earl McDaniel, age 73 of Paris, TN, died Friday, March 5, 2021, at AHC of Paris. He worked in funeral service for over 30 years, last working for Ridgeway Funeral Home in Paris. He formerly worked at Celotex for many years until its closing. Charles was a lifelong farmer who loved his mules, cattle farming, and hard work. He was a member of New Bethel Church of Christ. Charles was born December 30, 1947, in Paris, TN, to the...