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BARNES, Bobby Deering (d. 1953)

BARNES, Bobby Deering (d. 1953)

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Bobby Barnes, 22, Honor Student At U-T, Succumbs               Bobby Deering Barnes, 22, honor student at the University of Tennessee and a prominent member of McMinnnville’s younger set, died unexpectedly Monday morning at 6 o’clock  (EST) at his apartment, 225 12th St. Knoxville, apparently as a result of a heart attack. Young Barnes, who possessed a brilliant scholastic record at the state university as well as being a leader in various school activities, had not…

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ALLISON, James Finis (d. 1949)

ALLISON, James Finis (d. 1949)

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James F. Allison, Retired Farmer, Buried Monday Funeral services for James Finis Allison, 93-year-old pioneer citizen and retired farmer, were conducted Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rev. William H. Moss, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated and burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.  Mr. Allison died at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs.  H. A. King, on Seitz street Sunday morning at 5:50 o’clock. He had been ill some two or three…

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