Home OBITUARIES Elinore Ott Babb 96, of Paris

Elinore Ott Babb 96, of Paris, died at 9:10 AM, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Providence Cemetery with Rev. Jim Semple officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM on Saturday, September 29th. Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Elinore was born March 2, 1922 in Dallas to Paul Ernst and Marion Blynn Harris Ott. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Mrs. Babb married Richard Babb on August 6, 1948 in Dallas. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2005. She was a former substitute teacher for the Paris Independent School District, and loved children. Mrs. Babb was honored at First Baptist Church for over 60 years teaching in the nursery. She and Mr. Babb were training union teachers at First Baptist and were members there since 1950. She was also director of the WMU, a Girl Scout leader, and member of the Paris Garden Club.

Mrs. Babb is survived by her son, Rick Babb and wife, Barbara of Longview; two grandchildren, Paul Babb and wife, Teresa of Johnson City, and Rebekah Parker and husband, Travis of Sequin; three great-grandchildren, Elinore, James, and Mykah; and numerous children whom she considered her own and was affectionately known to them as “Grandmother”. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Paul E. Ott, Jr.; and two sisters, Anne Therese Coldwell and Katharine Ruth Miles.

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