TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 15, 2024

Fayetteville lawyer Thomas Owen Bagley died April 12 at the age of 94. A graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law, Bagley moved to Fayetteville in 1953 and entered private practice with Robert W. Stevens. He served with the law firm of Stevens, Bagley & Stevens until his retirement in 2002. Bagley served as Fayetteville city attorney for more than 41 years, as president of the Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association and as a state representative from 1959-1960. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. CDT at Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church, 101 Mulberry Ave., Fayetteville 37334. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, 511 Edison St. W., Fayetteville 37334. The Elk Valley Times has additional reflections from those who knew and worked with Bagley.