Tim Edwin Upchurch || Obituary

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Tim Edwin Upchurch, 75, of Paris, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022, at Paris Regional Medical Center.

Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 8th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Duane Hamil & Steve Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in West Post Oak Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Tim, the son of Chester Upchurch and Dorothy Bell Stockton Upchurch, was born Nov. 13, 1946, in Paris.

He graduated from Paris High School in 1963. Tim then joined the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1968.

He worked a number of years for Brown & Root and the Campbell Soup Company. He then began his career as a building contractor, which has spanned many years. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge. Tim lived an interesting and adventurous life.

His parents and a brother, Freeman Upchurch, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Deborah Gates Upchurch, children, Timothy Upchurch & wife Larissa, Trevor Upchurch & wife Autumn, Brandi Raley & husband Charlie, Ashley Nichols, Brandon Nichols, Jeremy Smith & wife Leah, and Chris Smith & wife Kayley, sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren along with a host of friends.

Casket bearers will be: Chris Smith, Jeremy Smith, Cody Upchurch, Blake Upchurch, Gavin Cutshall, and Lanny Lewis. Honorary bearers will be Bill Leach, Spider Webb, and Steve Jackson.

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