A celebration of the life of John Rice Irwin will be held at the Museum of Appalachia at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24. The museum founder passed away on January …
Museum founder dead at 91
John Rice Irwin, 91, cultural historian and founder of the Museum of Appalachia, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, in Clinton, Tennessee.
Born in Union County, John’s family was uprooted …