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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 22, 2024

Nashville native and lawyer Ben Hardin Rowan II died Oct. 19 at the age of 86. Rowan attended Vanderbilt University on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a philosophy degree. He joined the U.S. Army and served as a lieutenant before returning to Vanderbilt for law school. He graduated in 1964 and joined the law firm Watkins, McGugin, McNeilly and Rowan, where he was a partner for 25 years until he retired. Rowan served as a member of the Nashville Bar Association Board of Directors, chair of the Nashville Bar Admission to Practice Law Committee and vice president of the Tennessee Defense Lawyers. Visitation will take place at Immanuel Baptist Church, 222 Belle Meade Blvd., Nashville 37205 on Nov. 3 from 1-2 p.m. CDT. A funeral will follow at 2 p.m. Memorial donations may be given to Immanuel Baptist Church, Brentwood Academy or Vanderbilt University.