Tom Pardue

Tom Pardue, a former alderman for the town of Jonesborough, died Oct. 21, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Knoxville, Pardue attended East Tennessee State University and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1971. He then opened Pardue Photographics in Jonesborough, serving as the town’s official photographer. He was elected to the first of two consecutive terms on the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen in 1984, serving an instrumental role in the revitalization of the community. Pardue also spent a decade on the Jonesborough Senior Center Advisory Board.