Kenneth “Ken” McDaniel
Kenneth “Ken” McDaniel, age 96 of Paris, formerly of Jackson passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022 at Eiffel Gardens Assisted Living in Paris. His funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at McEvoy Funeral Home with longtime friend, Fate Britt and Masonic Chaplain, Eddie Martin conducting. Burial will follow the service in Poplar Grove Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Visitation is scheduled on Tuesday, after 11:00 A.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M.
Kenneth McDaniel was born July 30, 1926 in the Old 23rd District of Benton County, Tennessee to the late David Arthur McDaniel and the late Makie Eva Christopher McDaniel. He married Carolyn Ann Hill McDaniel on September 5, 1953 and she preceded him in death on November 23, 2010. Ken is survived by his grandson, Chris S. Walker of Humboldt, Tennessee; great grandsons, Grayson S. Walker and Tanner L. Walker, both of Humboldt; along with numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
Besides his parents and wife, Ken is also preceded in death by his daughter, Sheryl Ann McDaniel; sister, Madonna Atchison; and brother, W.C. McDaniel.
Mr. McDaniel was a longtime member of Northside United Methodist Church in Jackson and was owner and president of Ken McDaniel Construction Company also of Jackson. He was a member of St. John Masonic Lodge in Jackson for many years and a U.S. Army Veteran during the Korean Wartime. Ken was a graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois with a degree in Horology (watch making). Music was Ken’s true passion, he played the bass guitar and toured with Hank Williams, Sr. and also played with Ernest Tubbs.
