Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department member Marenda Starnes sits in the cab of a fire truck outside the firehouse. The facility will be the setting for a June 24 fundraiser for Starnes, who is on dialysis. (Photo by Skylar Mims)
MURPHREESBORO — The Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a June 24 fundraiser for veteran firefighter Marenda Starnes.
A number of years ago, Starnes, now in her 50s, donated a kidney to help a Grenada County man. Recently, her remaining kidney was surgically removed due to cancer.
