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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 29, 2022

William Keith McCord died on Dec. 21. He was 89. McCord graduated from Alamo High School. He then served in the United States Marine Corp, graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and later graduated from Duke Divinity School and the University of Tennessee College of Law. He practiced law in East Tennessee for 50 years, and was a farmer and outdoorsman. McCord was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents by Gov. Ned McWherter and reappointed by Gov. Don Sundquist. He  served in that capacity for 12 years. He also served on the board of Lincoln Memorial University. The family requests that any memorials be in the form of donations to the William Keith McCord Scholarship at Pellissippi State Community College. A gathering of friends will be held on Jan. 12, 2023, from 5-7:30 p.m. CST at the Smith Life Event Center.