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Middle Tennessee in memoriam, 2025

Mary Elizabeth Vinett died on November 21, 2025, and her family decided her 90 years on the planet deserved more than the average obituary. So they tried to capture her essence starting with the first paragraph.

"Beth was loved by all, perhaps because she was so outrageously funny," they wrote. "A storyteller extraordinaire who changed the essence of a room just by entering it. She smoked with a style and elegance that made you wonder why you ever quit."

May we all be remembered so colorfully.

The end of the year puts us in a reflective mood, so collectively we're remembering those we've lost…

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