Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn dies
Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, second from left, talks with fellow former governor Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., right, before the inauguration of Bill Lee in War Memorial Auditorium Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, in Nashville. With them are their wives, Betty Dunn, left, and Honey Alexander, second from right. (Mark Humphrey/AP Photo file)
Dunn moved to Memphis after marrying his wife Betty in 1950. He served as Tennessee’s governor in 1970-75.
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Alys Drake is a Memphian born and raised in the Bluff City. A theater-lover, she has worked in a variety of communications roles over the years and is pleased to work in a place where all her Memphis trivia knowledge is put to good use.
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