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Posted by: Paul Burch on Jul 11, 2023

Visitation for former Democratic lawmaker Roy Herron will be held this Friday from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. CDT at First United Methodist Church, 225 Main St., Martin 38237. A service will take place following the visitation on Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery in Dresden at 400 Poplar St. A gathering celebrating Herron's life will take place after the burial. The location is tentatively set for Blake’s B-B-Que, 312 N. Lindell St. in Martin. The family also plans a celebration of Herron’s life in Nashville on Sept. 30. To RSVP for this weekend's funeral, please call Ashley at 731-364-5415. Memorial donations may be made to The Volunteer Center, c/o Mark Maddox, P.O. Box 5, Dresden, TN 38225; Vanderbilt University Cancer Center, c/o Nancy Miller-Herron, P.O. Box 5, Dresden, TN 38225; or Dresden First United Methodist Church Building Fund, 105 S. Church St., Dresden, TN 38225. See the previous story in TBA Today for more on Herron's life and career.