Cecelia Mae Paris

Cecelia Mae Paris, 85, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 20th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastor Paul Graves will officiate. Private family interment will be held later in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Cecelia was born in the little town of Brockton, Montana to Charles Albert Snyder and Cecelia Mae Peppingeron on July 17, 1923, where her parents were also born and married. She had 5 sisters and 3 brothers. Cecelia came to Sandpoint via horse and wagon with her parents and siblings in 1925. Her father, Charles worked on the railroad in a local sawmill until his death in 1930. Her mother, Cecelia remarried Jonny Umback. Cecelia and her mother remained very close until her mothers death in 1957. Cecelia married Jack Ridley and together they had 2 daughters; Cecelia Mae Kirkland and Annette Kay Purcell. After Jack’s untimely death in WW2 Cecelia met the love of her life, Sammie Eugene Paris and they were married February 10, 1946 in Thompson Falls, Montana. Together they had a son, Sam Paris. For many years she worked for Dub Lewis at Dub’s Drive In. Cecelia spent her life caring for her family. She pledged her devotion to her husband Sam and took great pride in tending to his every need and loving him from the bottom of her heart. Her door was always open and when ever you came to her home, she very much wanted to make sure you were well fed. She will always be remembered for these 5 words “What can I get Ya.” She is survived by her husband Sam; her children Sam Paris of Sandpoint; Cecelia Mae Kirkland of Anchorage, AK; Annette Purcell of Lakewood, CA; and Jody Nicols of Soldotna, AK. She is also survived by 12 Grandchildren, 12 Great-Grandchildren and 4 Great-Great Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.