Mark Reynolds Paradiso

Mr. Mark Reynolds Paradiso, age 63, of Sunhill Road, Sandersville Georgia, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023.   A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at a later date.

Mark was born in Bridgeport CT., and reared in Shelton CT., where he attended school.   He began his working career in a family business Hartley and Parker Distributors in Stratford CT.   In the early 90's, Mark moved to Newbern NC. where he worked for Hatteras on the Cherry Point Marine Base.  Later he transferred to the shipyards of Van Cleave and Gautier Mississippi.   In 2019 Mark retired to Washington County to be near family.  He loved living in the country and being outdoors working in his yards.  He cherished his cats and dogs.  Mark is predeceased by his parents, Ralph Louis Paradiso and Frances Reynolds Paradiso and his sister, Joyce Paradiso.

Survivors are his children, Matthew Richard Paradiso (Melanie) of Orlando Florida, Nicholas Thomas Paradiso (Kate Harper) of Gautier, Mississippi and Lane Frances Paradiso of Martinez, Georgia; grandchildren, Bruno, Beverly, Michael, Nicolas, and A.J.; sister, Maria Paradiso of Derby Connecticut; and the mother of his children, Margaret Paradiso also of Martinez.

May and Smith Funeral Directors of Sandersville is in charge of these arrangements.  Leave an online condolence message at www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com