Mary Helen Slagle

Mary Helen Slagle, 85, of Paris, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at Brentwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Sunday, June 21st at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Tabor Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Slagle, the daughter of D. R. Stansell & Bettie Stone Stansell, was born July 13, 1934, in Blossom.

She was a baby sitter and known as “Memaw” to all the kids. She married James N. “Doodle” Slagle in 1953, and he preceded her in death in 2001. Mary Helen was a Christian and of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors include two sons; Wayne Slagle & wife Terri of Reno and Paul Slagle & wife Cindy of Arlington, three grandchildren; Laura Slagle McCloud, Brad Slagle, and Jennifer Valdez & husband Manuel, great grandchildren; Skylar Woodard Nutt & husband Neil, Ralee Thomas, Sebastian Slagle, Manuel Valdez IV, and Alicia Valdez, a great great granddaughter, Harley Nutt along with several nieces & nephews and a host of friends.