Sylvia Scates Bruce, 81, of Paris, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, at Saint Thomas West in Nashville.
Sylvia Scates Bruce was born Friday, May 29, 1942, in Carroll County, Tennessee, to the late Travis B. Scates and Carolyn Lankford Scates.
Ms. Bruce was a member of Maplewood Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school.
She was a homemaker and a caregiver of many.
Wednesday, November 30, 1960, she married Henry James Bruce, who preceded her in death Thursday, August 16, 2001.
She is survived by a daughter: Deborah “Dee Dee” Kapsalis, of Hollow Rock; one son: Ronnie (Donna) Bruce, of McKenzie; four grandchildren: April Dawn Bruce (Cory) White, Christian Eufracio, Tyler Curtis Bruce, and Austin Scott Paschall; two great-grandchildren: Gracie Lynn White and Madilyn Dawn “Maddie” White; one brother: Curtis Neil (Sarah) Scates, of Magnolia, Texas; and nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Her funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at McEvoy Funeral Home with Bro. Craig Peevyhouse and Bro. Ben Whitmire officiating.
Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 11:00 a.m. until service time Tuesday at McEvoy Funeral Home.
Honoring Sylvia as pallbearers will be David Beard, Larry Clendenin, Trey Scates, Steve Scates, Corey Scates, and Cory White.
Memorials for Ms. Bruce may be made to the Maplewood Baptist Church Building Fund, 8700 Hwy 218 Bypass, Paris, Tennessee, 38242.