Martha Belle Day LaShorne

Martha Belle Day LaShorne, age 80, of Paris, departed this life on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Bourbon Heights. Martha was born on June 16, 1940, the daughter of the late William T. and Anna Boone Patton Day, was a graduate of Paris High School, an animal rescuer, and attended Calvary Christian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Ann Webb Henry, Margaret Faulkner, Lucinda Beheler, Susan Burns and William P. Day.
Surviving is a son, Mark T. (Jennifer) Dowden; a daughter, Laura (Chad) Smith; grandchildren, Hunter Dowden, Kendall Dowden, Luke (Madeline) Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Amanda (Austin) Anderson, Clay Cobuluis, and Caroline Cobuluis. Also surviving is one sister, Pat Bushnell; her great grandchildren, Olivia Anderson, Eleanor Anderson, Maxwell Anderson, and Walter Smith.
The funeral service for Martha Belle Day LaShorne will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Hinton-Turner Funeral Home with Pastor Krista Hampton officiating. Interment will be in Paris Cemetery with casket bearers being Hunter Dowden, Clay Cobuluis, Patrick Burns, Kenneth Henry, Brian Henry, and Ben Elder. Honorary bearers are Kendall Dowden and Caroline Cobuluis. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. prior to the service. www.hintonturner.com
A fellowship dinner will follow at River of Life Ministries and all are welcome.