McMINNVILLE, Tenn. -- One day after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter, Mary Winkler returned to her hometown of McMinnville.

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Winkler went to work Friday morning at her job at a dry cleaner, but the owners told her to go home and take as much time as she needs before returning to work.

McMinnville is known for its nurseries but recently, the town has become more well-known for Winkler and her just-completed trial in the death of her preacher husband Matthew.

Bottoms Brothers Nursery is directly across the street from where Winkler is living and her neighbor, Alton Bottoms, said he supports her.

“I think she got a fair deal. If I was on the jury, that's what I would have wanted it to be,” he said.

At Cleaners Express, it's a celebration complete with ribbons and words of welcome.

Owners and employees are happy she's back.

A day after Winkler was found guilty of killing her husband other people in McMinnville are also lending their support and welcoming her home.

“There is always two sides to everything, and we can only take so much abuse,” said Sue Dybdal. “I believe some stuff came out that you wouldn't think with a preacher."

Bottoms said he's just ready for things to get back to normal.

"Yes, we're glad it’s over,” he said.

Jury Foreman Bill Berry expressed some ambivalence about the verdict in an interview with Memphis TV station WMC, saying he was more skeptical of Mary Winkler's claims of abuse than some ofthe women on the jury.

"It was a room of ten ladies," he said. "You know which way that's going to pull. Ten ladies going to have a tendency to see Mary's view."

Berry, who was one of only two men on the jury, said, "We have to make decisions we're not 100 percent sure about we got to live with. ... I have to be satisfied with this one."

An elder with the church where Matthew Winkler used to be a youth minister said they “continue to keep Mary Winkler, the girls and the Winkler family in our prayers.”

Mary Winkler is currently out on bond awaiting her sentencing hearing.

She could face anywhere from three to six years in prison.