Mr. James E.(Jimmy) Dunn, age 69, died Wednesday, 03/11/2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union City, TN.
Funeral services for Mr. Dunn will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, 03/14/2009, at First Baptist Church, Martin TN, with burial to follow in East Side Cemetery, Martin, TN. Visitation will be Friday, 03/13/2009, between 4:00 PM & 8:00 PM at Murphy Funeral Home. His remains will be taken to First Baptist Church at 11:00 A.M. Saturday and lie-in-state until funeral time at 1:00 P.M.
Honorary pallbearers will be former Martin High School and Westview High School football players, and his golfing friends.
Mr. Dunn is survived by his wife, Patsy Capps Dunn of Martin; two children, Mike (Tina) Dunn of Fairview, TN and Susan (Scott) Ribble of Brownsville, TN;
one brother, John Will Dunn, of Martin,TN; two sisters; Agnes Pinkston, Martin TN, and Doris Ann Hinson, Lexington TN; and two grandchildren.
Coach Dunn was a former principal of Martin Elementary School, Westview High School and Dresden Junior High School. He was a former football coach of Martin Junior High School, Martin High School and Westview High School. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Martin and the Martin Masonic Lodge #551.