Funeral Services Announced for UT-Martin Student
MARTIN, Tenn. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for Trystan Bechtel, 19, of Trenton, a UT Martin student who died Wednesday in a car accident in Gibson County. Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, at the First United Methodist Church in Trenton. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, also at the church. Shelton Funeral Home in Trenton is in charge of arrangements. Trystan was a 2013 honor graduate of Peabody High School and in her freshman year at UT Martin. She was in the university‘s pre-physical therapy program and was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. More than 300 students gathered Wednesday evening for a candlelight memorial service outside of the Boling University Center, followed by a second service in the center‘s Duncan Ballroom. “This tragic loss of a student saddens our entire university community,” Dr. Tom Rakes said, UT Martin chancellor. “We extend our thoughts and prayers to Trystan‘s family and friends at this time.”
