Decatur County Schools Congratulates Don Funderburk on Upcoming Retirement

Decatur County Schools posted a homepage news item headlined "🎉 Happy Retirement, Mr. Don! 🎉" and opened with the line, "Decatur County Schools would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Don Funderburk on his upcoming retirement." The brief announcement adds that "Mr. Funderburk will conclude his service as Transpor..." with the role title truncated in the posted excerpt, leaving the exact job title shown on the site incomplete.

The retirement notice appears on the district news feed alongside other personnel and public items, indicating an active communications stream from the central office. Neighboring posts on the same feed include "Decatur County Schools Welcomes Blake Lindsey to Parsons Elementary," where Blake Lindsey is identified as "the new School Resource Officer (SRO) at Parsons Elementary School," and a headline reading "Public Input for TISA Accountability Report" that begins, "The Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Act requires each school district to submit an accountability report yearl..." Another personnel item in the feed is titled "- - - MR. TREY CREWS, PE TEACHER AND FOOTBALL COACH AT DECATUR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL - - -" and notes Trey Crews is joining Decatur County Middle School as a Physical Education teacher and football coach.

The district site also lists multiple public School Board meeting dates that may be venues for further announcements or transition plans: Mar 12, 2026, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM; Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM; May 14, 2026, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM; and Jun 11, 2026, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM. A Live Feed entry on the site shows a recent post by "Dr. Amanda Creasy1 day ago," though the excerpt provided contains no post text.

Key operational and biographical details are absent from the posted announcement. The news item does not include an effective retirement date, a final day of service, the length of Mr. Funderburk’s tenure with Decatur County Schools, any accomplishments tied to his work, or a named successor for transportation duties. The line that begins "Mr. Funderburk will conclude his service as Transpor..." remains truncated on the site, and no direct quotes from Mr. Funderburk or district officials accompany the post.

For confirmation and fuller reporting, the district communications office and the transportation department are the primary points of contact to verify Mr. Funderburk’s full title, retirement timeline, and operational transition plans. The district news feed headline and the quoted lines above are drawn from the Decatur County Schools site; additional details such as a full post text, photographs, or a public farewell event were not included in the excerpt available at the time of this report.