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John M. Perrin Sr. (grandpa and pop-pop), 88, of Petersburg, Tennessee, died Nov. 17, 2019. No services are planned at this time. Lynchburg Funeral Home in Lynchburg, Tennessee, handled the arrangements.

Mr. Perrin was preceded in death by a son, Brian Walter Perrin; and granddaughters, Terri Ann Perrin and Kimberly Dawn Lay Cisneros.

Maria Elena Navarro, 34, of Benbrook, died Nov. 13, 2019. No services are planned.

Maria was born Sept. 13, 1985, in Long Beach, California, to Isaias Navarro of Amarillo and Martha Rosales of Canadian.

She is survived by a sister, Silvia Navarro, and her husband, Jerome Washington, a niece, Leilani Washington, and a nephew, Adrian Washington, all of Los Angeles, California; a sister, Rosa Garza and husband, Raymond, of Canadian; a sister, Isabela Navarro of Amarillo; and a brother, Isaias Navarro of Amarillo.

Hemphill County Judge George Briant administered the oath of office to newly-appointed Hemphill County Sheriff Brent Clapp late Friday afternoon, immediately following the formal resignation of his predecessor, Nathan, Lewis