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He was 81. CLINTON, Tenn. — Jake Butcher, who helped bring the World's Fair to Knoxville before his family's East Tennessee banking network collapsed amid a federal investigation, died Wednesday. He was 81.Holley-Gamble Funeral Home Director Perry Dupree confirmed that Butcher died Wednesday morning.Butcher and his brother, C.H. Butcher Jr., built their father's banking business in Clinton into a multi-million-dollar financial network that included United American Bank. They were also well connected.Jake Butcher had twice run for governor as a Democrat, and had used his extensive political and business connections to help land the World's Fair in Knoxville in 1982.The fair was widely considered a success and brought in more than 11 million people over its six-month run. City officials hoped the fair would lead to redevelopment at the site, a former railyard downtown.Instead, according to media reports, the day after the fair ended, federal agents raided the brothers' multibillion-dollar banking empire. Federal agents padlocked the doors of United American in 1983. Ultimately a slew of banks with total deposits of more than $1 billon failed. Some depositors were insured, but others lost their life savings.The brothers pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and bank fraud and both served time in prison before being paroled."I got a lot of misery at the end. It was my fault. I have no one to blame but myself," Butcher told WBIR-TV in an interview for the station's coverage of the 25th anniversary of the World's Fair. "If I had been successful and hadn't had the great debacle in banking that happened to me, we might have been challenging Nashville today. We really had things going for us in Knoxville."While friends acknowledged Butcher's wrongdoings, they also remembered him as generous, funny and loyal."Jake Butcher was a personal friend of mine before we were political competitors in 1978 when we both ran for governor of Tennessee," Former U.S. Rep. Bob Clement of Nashville said in statement to WBIR-TV.

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018.He was a son of the late James and Faro Gamble.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at JP Holley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Florence National Cemetery.Public visitation will be held from noon to 6 p.m. today.Professional and courteous services have been entrusted to JP Holley Funeral Home, Bishopville Chapel. ...

Palmetto Health Tuomey.Born on March 26, 1932, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Cornelia Parker Dinkins.There are many special people in her life that are left to cherish her memories: one sister, Rebecca Woolridge of Evanston, Illinois; one brother, Henson (Joyce) Dinkins of Sumter; two daughters, Jeannie S. Williams of Bishopville and Wilhelmina (Jimmie) Wactor of Dalzell; one son, Jimmie Lee (Belice) Stuckey of College Park, Georgia; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a host of nieces, nephews, in-laws, other relatives and friends.The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 296 St. Phillips Road, Dalzell.Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday at New Haven United Methodist Church, 3159 Red Hill Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Blondell S. Miller, pastor, eulogist.The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m.The funeral procession will leave at 11:20 a.m. from the home.Burial will be at Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery, 446 Lloyd Road, Rembert.These services have been entrusted to the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com.Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. ...