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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 25, 2024

William Hance “Bill” Lassiter Jr., a long time Nashville attorney, died June 21 in Franklin after a short illness. He was 85. Originally from Huntingdon, Lassiter graduated from the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Law School. He started his career with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office in 1963 and of most recently was with Belcher, Sykes Harrington, a firm he helped found. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. CDT and Thursday at 3 p.m. at Otter Creek Church, 409 Franklin Rd., Brentwood 37027. Funeral services will take place on Thursday at 4 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Wayne Reed Christian Childcare Center, 11 Lindsley Ave. B, Nashville, TN 37210.