Obituary Report for September 1, 2002
Don L. Paris, 51
High Funeral Home President Don L. Paris, 51, died unexpectedly Aug. 30 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
A funeral director/embalmer with High Funeral Home and a member of Rotary Club of McMinnville, he was a member of First United Methodist Church.
A McMinnville resident and Warren County native, he was the son of Mary Lusk Paris of Jackson and the late Hugh Donnell Paris. He is survived by his wife, Becky Paris; sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Jack Martin of Jackson; daughters, Karen Wilson of McMinnville and Connie Moulton of Sharon; son, Michael Ashford of McMinnville; grandchildren, Leslie and Eli Moulton, Lydia Wilson and Chloe Paris Wilson; nephew, David L. Martin of McMinnville; niece, Kathy Mueller of Jackson; six great-nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Kirk Brothers and Rev. Bob Case officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the First United Methodist Church Meals Program and Meals on Wheels Program. Members of the Rotary Club of McMinnville and VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173 are asked to serve as honorary pallbearers.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 1, 2002
Pauline Scott Stiles, 84
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Pauline Scott Stiles, 84, died Aug. 31 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.
A homemaker and a member of East End Church of Christ, she was the daughter of James Bernard and Eva Jane Young Scott.
She is survived by daughters, Jonnie Sue Stiles, Dot Cathey and Elsie Newby, all of McMinnville and Reba Jo Hodge of Jonesboro; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at High’s Chapel with Odell Powell officiating. Burial will follow at Ivy Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday at High’s. Memorials may be made to East End Bible Call Program.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Sept. 1, 2002