TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 7, 2021

Murfreesboro lawyer William “Bill” Walter Burton Jr. died July 1 at 79. After graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Law, Burton moved to Murfreesboro and practiced law there for 46 years. He retired in 2013. Burton previously served as president of the Rutherford County Bar Association, as chair of the Rutherford County Red Cross and Heart Association, and on the board of governors of the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association. Visitation will take place at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro on Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. CDT and at Prosperity ARP Church in Taft on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. A funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Family Center or First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.