Our 1963 classmate, Carolyn Owen Purvis, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, in Martin. Our condolences to her family and friends. A memorial has been created for her on the FindAGrave website and linked to the 1963 Class Virtual Cemetery. Visitation will be held at McEvoy Funeral Home on Saturday, September 13, 2025, and her full obituary can be found on the McEvoy Funeral Home website.
Our 1963 classmate, Robert Daniel “Danny” Hart, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2025, in Camden, Tennessee. Our sympathy to his family and family. A memorial has been placed on the FindAGrave website for him and linked to the 1963 Class Virtual Cemetery. His obituary can be found here….
Our 1963 classmate, Jim Huffman, passed away on January 30th in Gallatin, TN. Our sympathy to his family and friends. A memorial has been placed on FindAGrave for him and linked to the Class of 1963 Virtual Cemetery. A graveside service will be held in Paris on Saturday, February 3 at 2 pm at Memorial Cemetery. His obituary is posted on the McEvoy Funeral Home website with more details.
We were saddened to learn of the death of our 1963 classmate, Donnie Williams. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family and friends. A memorial has been placed on the FindAGrave website for him with a link to the Class of 1963 Virtual Cemetery. His obituary will be available soon on the Ridgeway Funeral Home website.
Dear readers, I've been a bad webmaster! I have allowed myself to send you the good news, happily letting you know about some of the reunions and other "nice" things that have been going on. But sadly, we have had bad news, class deaths, since the last ones I last posted on the site. I have been placing them on the Grove Facebook page, but I know that many of you are not seeing them. So I apologize for that and...
Hello, fellow classmates, As we continue to add new memorials to Findagrave and our virtual cemeteries on that site, I would once again like to thank Susan Stewart, who is an expert on that site and continues to be invaluable to me in keeping this up. Also, a big thanks to Andy Hooper, who recently sent information on several classmates from his class, 1959. I thought that since there are 4 individuals updated, it would be simpler to send them...
Latest Update Hello, fellow classmates! I hope this update finds you healthy and happy, looking forward to the coming signs of Spring. It looks as if Covid is finally on the run, and things are getting back to almost normal. Here in Florida the temperature is set to be 88º later this week, and 90º is not far away. We'll be heading to Georgia in a few more weeks to try and squeeze a little more Spring temperatures out before the...
John Ray Brewer, Jr., age 75 of Paris, TN, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. Ray was born October 27, 1945, in Paris, to the late John Ray Brewer, Sr., and the late Cordia Thompson Brewer. He was a member of the Grove High School Class of 1963. He retired after many years as a self-employed mechanic and the owner of Brewers Radiator Service in Paris. Ray loved fishing and spending time with...
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