Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry. PHOTO/AP
Tennessee Rep. Lois DeBerry, one of the longest-serving women lawmakers in the United States and a powerful influence in state politics, died Sunday after a nearly five-year bout with pancreatic cancer. She was 68.
Ms. DeBerry, was surrounded by family and friends when she died at a Memphis hospital, her nephew, Gary DeBerry, told The Associated Press.
First elected in 1972, DeBerry was the longest-serving member of the state House of
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