Carolyn Brisendine
| Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer
McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc. Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 |
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| Name: City & State | Carolyn Brisendine, Paris, Tennessee |
| Age: | 86 |
| Place of Death: | Charter Senior Living (Morningside of Paris) |
| Date of Death: | Friday, September 17, 2021 |
| Funeral Time/Day: | 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
| Place of Funeral: | Graveside at Memorial Cemetery with burial to follow |
| Minister/Celebrant: | Trent Bullock |
| Date/Place of Birth: | June 13, 1935 |
| Both Parents Names: | Pled Wade Brisendine, prec. April 28, 1958 and
Ruby Greer Brisendine, prec. Oct. 8, 1991 |
| Other Relatives: | Cousins: Joe Barham and his wife Gina, Goodletsville, Tennessee,
Beth Skelley, Jackson, Tennessee and Larry Jurney, Oklahoma. Also preceded in death by her dear friend, Charles Orr. |
| Personal Information: | Ms. Brisendine graduated from Atkins Porter School and was a 1953 graduate of Grove High School. She attended Christian College and graduated from the University of Tennessee where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was a teacher of Spanish at both Lee and Atkins Porter Schools and became a longtime fourth grade teacher at A.P. Since she never married and had no children of her own, Carolyn considered her students “her children”.
Carolyn was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in Paris, where she served as librarian, pianist for Sunday school classes and as a volunteer for Vacation Bible Schools. She also enjoyed the LOL group at the church. Memorials may be made to: the Pled and Ruby Brisendine Scholarship at Union University or to First Baptist Church in Paris. |
