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Services Planned Next Week for Retired Memphis Judge

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 12, 2021
News Type: Passages

Retired Judge Donn Alan Southern died Thursday. He was 87. A native of Knoxville, Southern moved to Memphis after graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1957. He was in private practice until 1989 when he was appointed to the Shelby County Probate Court. Southern served on the court for more than 17 years, including two terms as presiding judge. He was also active in the Memphis Bar Association, serving two terms on the board of directors and as president in 1982, and was part of a group that began offering legal services to those in need. That effort later resulted in formation of Memphis Area Legal Services. A celebration of life service and reception will be held Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. CST at Idlewild Presbyterian Church, 1750 Union Ave., Memphis 38104. Burial will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the church; The Trezevant Foundation, 177 N. Highland St., Memphis, TN 38111; or the W.H.H. Southern Scholarship Foundation at the University of Tennessee, 1502 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37922.

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