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Gaines, Larry Jermaine

  • Monday, August 10, 2020

Larry Jermaine Gaines, 34, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in a local hospital. 

A public viewing will be held from 2–6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the funeral home. A private funeral service will be held. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. 

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