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Louise Marie (Wilkens) Pires, age 94, of Jellico, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at her home. She was born July 18, 1928, in Dover, Delaware. Louise is preceded in death by her husband, Charles John Pires, Jr.; father, Henry Fredericks Wilkens; mother, Gilda Vere...

Few things in life are sadder than a new born baby dying. The first time I had to write about such a thing was in college at Eastern Kentucky University. I was working at the school paper, The Eastern Progress, and writing a follow-up story on a cold case involving a dead newborn...