Claire Alice Regniault Paris

Claire Alice Regniault Paris, 71, of Bluffton and wife of Richard Joseph Paris, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2010 in the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC.She was born in New York City on July 6, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Emile and Alice Piccinni Regniault.She moved to Bluffton in 2004 from Rockland County, NY and also resides in Morristown, NJ. She was a homemaker and school teacher. She battled cancer for 24 years. She was a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church; a member of the Bluffton Breast Cancer Support Group and a member of the Team Couple Marriage Encounters. She was a volunteer for the Valley Cottage Library in NY. She was an avid reader and enjoyed decorating her home. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.She is survived by her husband, Richard J. Paris of Bluffton; one son, Richard J. (Yvette) Paris Jr. of Roswell, GA; one daughter, Valerie C. (Paul) Bishop of Madison, NJ and grandchildren, Richard J. (Joey) Paris III, James (Jimmy) Paris, John (Jack) Paris, Katie Bishop and Carolyn Bishop.The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Rd., Bluffton at 11:00 am, Thursday, December 30, 2010.The family will receive friends at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton from 5:30 til 6:30 pm, Wednesday, December 29, 2010. A Wake Service will be held at 6:30 pm.The family requests memorial gifts be made to St. Jude