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Robert Clark

Robert Harold Clark, age 88, of Gleason, died Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Williams Funeral Home in Gleason. Online tributes may be left at williamsfhofgreenfieldandgleasonandsharon.com.

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A trip to Italy: lost in Florence

By Ethan Tester Special to The Press A partnership between the University of Tennessee at Martin and the Dante Alighieri Society in Siena, Italy, has made it possible for UTM students to take part in an ongoing study abroad program. Six students through Dr. Jeff Longacre’s “Creative Non-Fiction: Travel Writing” class are a part of…

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John Jolley

John Dudley Jolley, age 86, of Palmersville, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 at the Henry County Healthcare Center in Paris. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden. Online tributes may be left at www.bowlinfuneralhome.com.

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Don Winstead

Don Roy Winstead, age 75, of Dresden, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 at his residence. Graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday at Pisgah Cemetery near Dresden with Bowlin Funeral Home of Dresden in charge of the arrangements. Online tributes may be left at www.bowlinfuneralhome.com.

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Robert Sugg

Robert Edward “Bob” Sugg, age 87, of Dyersburg, formerly of Martin, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Dyersburg with Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. prior to the service in the church…

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Rebecca Shelton

Mrs. Rebecca Murphey Shelton, age 100, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Diversicare in Martin. Graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Crow Cemetery in Stewart County with Murphy Funeral Home of Martin in charge of the arrangements. She was retired from the business office at the University of Tennessee at Martin and…

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Betty Burke

Ms. Betty Ann Burke, age 74, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Memorial Service and Celebration of Life was held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Fulton, Kentucky. She was retired from retail management and a member of the Church of…

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John Burch

Dr. John Russell Burch Jr., age 51, of Martin, formerly of Campbellsville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 at his home in the arms of his wife. There will be a memorial reception at the Paul Meek Library on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. John was born…

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David Brodrick

David M. Brodrick, age 82, of Martin, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Baptist Hospital East, Memphis. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Martin Church of Christ with Murphy Funeral Home of Martin in charge of the arrangements. Burial followed at East Side Cemetery in Martin. Brodrick graduated from Berea College…

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JOINT SERVICE SET

JOINT SERVICE SET — Tina M. Henderson of South Fulton and her great-grandson, 4-year-old Riley Taylor, will be laid to rest Saturday following a joint funeral service. Contributions to help with funeral expenses may be made to the Henderson/Taylor Memorial Fund, in care of Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton.

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