Herron funeral set for Saturday, Visitation on Friday in Martin
State Democratic Party Chairman Roy Herron speaks at a press conference at the legislative office complex in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, March 4, 2013. Herron said he opposes efforts by national groups to get lawmakers to approve a more expansive school voucher program. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)
The funeral arrangements have been set for Dresden native and longtime Tennessee Senator Roy Herron. Herron died Sunday night due to complications following a jet-ski accident on Kentucky Lake on July 1.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Martin, Tennessee on Friday, July 14, and from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. The service will take place at the First United Methodist Church in Martin at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The address of the church is 225 Main Street in Martin.
Videographers will be present so visitors can make a video of your favorite “Roy story,” which will be cherished by his sons and shared with his future grandchildren. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery in Dresden. Arrangements are being made by Murphy Funeral Home in Martin.
After the service, there will be a party celebrating Roy’s life. The location is set tentatively Blake’s at Southern Milling, located at 312 N. Lindell Street in Martin.
For those of you who can’t make it on Saturday, another celebration/wake to tell “Roy stories” is being planned, again tentatively, for 1410 Rosa L. Parks in Nashville, Tennessee on September 30, which would have been Roy’s 70th birthday.
For those from out of town, rooms are available at the following hotels:
Hampton Inn (several folks have plans to stay here)
Martin, TN
(731) 587-5800
Hampton Inn
Union City, TN
(731) 507-0600
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Union City, TN
(731) 599-7990
Sleep Inn
Union City, TN
(731) 599-7272
If you are from out of town and are planning to come, the family is asking that you please RSVP by calling Ashley at our office (731-364-5415) or emailing the attached form to ashley@royherron.com.
