Marvin Flatt

Marvin Flatt, alderman representing Martin’s Ward 2, died July 15, 2025, at the Henry County Medical Center in Paris at age 71. Flatt was first elected to the Martin Board of Aldermen in 2016 and had been elected to his third term in 2024. A native of Lawrenceburg, Flatt earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1976. His lifelong career as an educator included serving as the agriculture teacher and FFA advisor in Martin. From 1987 until 1995, he served as assistant commissioner of education for vocational education under Gov. Ned McWherter and Commissioner Charles Smith. He then served as vocational education director and attendance supervisor for Weakley County Schools until retiring in 2019.