Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon for longtime Union City Fire Chief Dale Burress Sr.
Chief Burress passed away Tuesday at the age of 88.
He was hired as a Union City firefighter in 1960, and assumed the position as Fire Chief in 1978.
Chief Burress led the Union City Fire Department until his retirement in 1998.
During his service, Chief Burress was a past president of the Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association.
Funeral services will be held in Union City at 2:00, with burial to follow at Obion County Memorial Gardens.
