Ms. Mary Joanne Connors, 87 of Paris, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Henry County Healthcare in Paris.
Ms. Connors was born Wednesday, August 15, 1934, in Greenville, Pennsylvania, to the late John Joseph Connors and the late Barbara Jean Monroe Connors.
She was a Catholic by faith. She was a graduate of Seton Hill College for Women. She was a retired school teacher, having taught in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Scottsdale, Arizona, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as well as in Henry County, Tennessee.
Besides her parents, Mary is also preceded in death by her brothers, Jack, Pat, David, and Kevin Connors.
She is survived by her daughters: Barbara Crowder and her husband David, of Paris, and Mary Pasco and her husband Nick, of Fountain Hills, Arizona; son: William “Bill” Craig and his wife Tonya, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; grandchildren: Justine, Jared, and Jacqueline Trent, Jeanna Crowder, Will Craig and his wife Amanda and Kevin Craig; great grandchildren: Ryder Trent, Wyatt and Bryan Simpson; brothers: Tom Connors and his wife Linda, of Sherwood, Arkansas, Terry Connors, of Oxnard, California, Dennis Connors and friend Marvin, of Tucson, Arizona, Bill Connors and wife Lynne, of Chandler, Arizona; also by nieces, nephews, and other family members.
Her body is to be cremated and a memorial celebration of life will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at McEvoy Funeral Home. Her ashes will be delivered to St. Francis Mausoleum in Phoenix, Arizona and inurned near other family members.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project, or Disabled Veterans.