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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 20, 2016

Knoxville lawyer George Freeman “Buddy” Legg died Thursday (June 16) at 72. Legg grew up in Bristol and graduated from East Tennessee State University. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and earned his law degree in 1972 from the University of Tennessee. He later joined the law firm of Stone & Hinds, where he practiced for 42 years. Visitation with the family will be held Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Church Street United Methodist Church. A memorial service will follow at 6:15 p.m. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Kiwanis Fresh Air Camp, 2400 Prosser Rd., Knoxville, TN 37914 or Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH, 45250. Knoxnews has more on his life.