Paul Peterson

PAUL PETERSON

Paul Thomas Peterson age 84, was born in Marianna, Arkansas, on June 20, 1940, the son of the late Robert & Mattie Turner Peterson.

When he was young, he helped his dad farm for several years. He worked at factories, drove a truck, worked at waste management in Henderson and Cabo and worked at a furniture store until he retired in 2017, after having a stroke and was diagnosed with dementia.

He was a faithful member of the Old Path Baptist Church and loved to book gospel singing monthly. He loved the Lord, his church family, they were all special to him.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda; two sons, Tim and Joe; one stepdaughter, Pam Patterson (Kenneth), several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, three brothers and a son James William Peterson.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, May 25th at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Duane Crane officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Lexington, TN. 

The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM service time on Sunday.

Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson

731-989-2421