OBITUARIES

Paxton Marotti

Jay Paxton Marotti was born on September 20, 1988 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Rosemary Marotti and Randy Marotti.

On Thursday, July 7, 2022, he was welcomed home to a host of loving aunts, uncles and cousins. He had one sister Shelby Mc-Cuiston Ward, brother-in-law Chris and one niece Averie Ward. His maternal grandparents were the late Lois Gipson and late Egbert “Pug” Gipson of Stuttgart, AR. His paternal grandparents were the late Mary Marotti and John Marotti of Crawfordsville. He later had a little brother Lucas Marotti.

Paxton was a happy and smart young man all through school. He made many life long friends at Bragg Elementary in West Memphis. At West Junior High School, he won many Math awards and made other life long friends. He was the West Memphis High School Blue Devils mascot and played in the band. He was exceptional at the Saxophone and played at Christmas as family arrived.

He transferred to Marion High School and became the soccer captain and led the “Marion Maniacs” school spirit squad. Paxton became a world traveler in college. He spent two weeks in China on an humanitarian trip with classmates and a teacher. He also went to Ecuador and spent a year living in Spain attending the University of Huelva. He received a degree in International Business with a minor in Spanish.

Paxton had a love of cooking and worked at several restaurants in Nashville where he made the best of friends. He had recently been hired to manage a new restaurant in Nashville and was in training at the time of his passing.

A visitation will take place from 2 to 3 p.m., at Roller- Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis, with funeral services to follow in the Roller- Citizens Funeral Home Chapel, 201 N. Pine St., at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Hearts of Epilepsy foundation at 80 Monroe Ave., Ste. 405, Memphis, TN 38103. Online guestbook available at www.rollerfuneralhomes. com.