Justin “Alex” Huff-Warner Jr., passed away on April 18, 2025.
The Reverend Blake LaMounte (“Monty”) Sayers II, 72, died Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Patricia Caroline “Pat” Best, 101, of Franklin, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025.
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