Partin to be honored as Citizen of Year
A banquet will be held in his honor on Saturday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Morrison Ruritan Building. Gary Prater will be the guest speaker.
Those wishing to attend need to make reservations with Mike Holland at 939-2540 no later than April 12. There will be a charge of $6 for the meal.
Ruritan members voted by secret ballot for Ruritan of the Year and that individual will be recognized also.
Martha Bouldin Holt was last year’s Citizen of the Year and Sue Anderson was Ruritan of the Year.
Partin is the son of the late Roy and Ruth Partin, who resided in Tracy City, and is the oldest of five children. After graduating from Grundy County High School in 1968, he attended MTSU where he met his future wife, Linda McPherson. They were married Aug. 28, 1970.
Ed and Linda are the proud parents of two sons, John and Cody. John is an attorney with Galligan and Newman, and his wife Tara is a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University studying special education. Cody is an associate at Dow Lohnes in Atlanta, while wife Sara is an associate with Alston & Bird in Atlanta.
Ed, Linda and their sons became Morrison residents almost 20 years ago. Ed’s mother’s family ‘ the Kings, Rogers, and Phillips ‘ have been residents of the Morrison area since the 1800s.
Ed’s work career has included Carrier, Sterchi’s Furniture and managing his family’s furniture store in Tracy City. The couple returned to McMinnville in 1977 and Ed joined Linda’s uncle, Herman Medley, at Warren County Furniture in 1979. In 1980, Linda retired from teaching and began working at the furniture store.
Ed has been called the ‘Voice of Warren County’ and has always been supportive to individuals in need, churches, schools, civic organizations and benefit auctions.
As well as being an active member of Bascom United Methodist Church and its finance chairperson, Ed serves on the Board of Blood Assurance and regularly sponsors blood drives. Also, he is presently on the Board of the McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce and serves on the retiree relocation and retail committees. During previous terms, he was a member of the executive board.
Ed served as past president of the MTSU Alumni of Warren County and a member of the Silver Century Club of the MTSU Foundation. Serving as a director, he was a charter member of McMinnville Breakfast Rotary.
Warren County Furniture sponsored baseball and basketball youth teams during the 1980s and 1990s. Ed helped coach many of those teams and referred to himself as the ‘enthusiasm coach.’ He served on the commission for the Warren County Youth Baseball League.
As well as being local supporters of youth sports, Ed and Linda enjoy supporting the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators.
The McMinnville Jaycees recognized Ed as the Outstanding Young Businessman in 1982 and with the Distinguished Service Award in 1987. McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce presented him Retailer of the Year in 1988. In 2002, the Evening Exchange Club awarded him with the Community Service Award. The Adult Education Program recognized Ed in 2003 for his outstanding leadership.