Don Hastings, who represented District Four on the Franklin County Commission for eight years, died Wednesday at the age of 84.
Services for Hastings are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, September 14th, at Deaton Funeral Home in Red Bay, with Jerry Hastings and Jackie Hastings officiating and Tyler Hastings speaking.
Visitation will be held this evening, Friday, September 13th, from 4-7 and Saturday, September 14th from 12-2 at Deaton Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Red Bay City Cemetery.
He and his wife, Nancy Hallmark Hastings, who predeceased him, were blessed with a large family. He is survived by his five children (Donnie Hastings Jr., Mark Hastings, Joe Hastings, Joanna Allred and Samantha Wadsworth), nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one sister, Nancy Hastings Kennedy, 19 nieces and nephews, 29 great-nieces and nephews, 39 great-great-nieces and nephews and five great-great-great-nieces and nephews.
Hastings was a native of Tishomingo County, Miss., and worked as a brick mason for over a half century.
In addition to twice being elected to the Franklin County Commission, where he served from 2008-2016, Hastings also served on the Red Bay City Council from 1992-1996.
Franklin County Commissioner Chris Wallace worked with Hastings on the commission from 2012-2016. Wallace remembers Hastings as a no-nonsense representative who took his role of representing the people of Franklin County as a privilege and an honor.
“He was all business most of the time, but he was a great guy. We disagreed sometimes, but in the end, we always remained committed to work together for Franklin County,” Wallace said. “He was old school but on any issue he was wholeheartedly dedicated to doing what was best for Franklin County.”
