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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 1, 2024

Dennis Bruce Francis, a Knoxville attorney and advocate for voting rights, died Tuesday at age 78. Francis received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1974 and went to work as general counsel at Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital (later Lakeshore Mental Health Institute). He was a member of the Knoxville Bar Association, served as chair of the Knox County Election Commission and was a member of the state Democratic Executive Committee. The family will receive friends on Nov. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. EDT with a Rosary at 6:30 at Rose Funeral & Cremation, 6200 Kingston Pike, Knoxville 37919. A funeral mass will be held at noon EST on Nov. 5 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, 645 St. John Court, Farragut 37934.