Lloyd Daugherty, one of the founders of the Tennessee Conservative Union, died Friday (Oct. 3), Knoxnews reports. Daugherty helped found the Tennessee Conservative Union in 1977. The organization, which bills itself as an advocacy group for small government and conservative principles, was active in the 1996 campaign to unseat state Supreme Court Justice Penny White.

Jennings Bryant (J.B.) Loring Sr. died Saturday after almost three years of battling lung cancer. He was 84. Loring served in the Air Force during the Korean War. He studied pre-law at the University of Tennessee and received a Bachelors of Law and J.D. from the Nashville School of Law. Visitation will be held at the Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, 2707 Gallatin Rd. in Nashville, 12-8 p.m. Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. until services start at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Loring’s name may be made to the Shriner's Childrens Hospital, the Wounded Warrior Project or the American Legion Boys State.

Judge Fred A. Kelly died Saturday at the age of 93. Kelly graduated from the University of Tennessee and later served in World War II, earning the rank of captain. He graduated from Vanderbilt Law School and practiced in Gallatin for some 34 years. Kelly, a lifelong resident of Gallatin, was elected mayor of the city in 1974. In 1983, he was appointed and later ran unopposed for Criminal Court Judge for the 18th Judicial District. Funeral services will be at the Hartsville Pike Church of Christ, located at 744 Hartsville Pike tomorrow at 2 p.m. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church, and one hour before service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes, Inc., P.O. Box 2206, Brentwood, TN or the Gallatin Library. The Tennessean has more on Judge Kelly’s life and legacy.

Longtime Chattanooga attorney Shields Wilson died on Sept. 11. He was 93. Wilson received his bachelors and law degrees from Vanderbilt University. Prior to law school, he served in the Navy and attended Officer’s Candidate School at Northwestern University. Wilson was director of the Corporate Tax Division of the Tennessee Department of Revenue before joining the Witt Gaither Law Firm, where he was a partner for many years. Wilson practiced law, at least on a part-time basis, until he was 91. A private military burial will be held, followed by a memorial service at Rivermont Presbyterian Church on Saturday at 3 p.m. with Reverend Clay Thomas officiating. Afterward there will be a reception to celebrate Wilson's life. Memorials may be made to Rivermont Presbyterian Church, 3319 Hixson Pike in Chattanooga or Hospice of Chattanooga, 4411 Oakwood Dr.

Nashville lawyer and TBA senior counselor Mac Edward Robinson Sr. died Sept. 11 at 85. A graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, Robinson began practicing law in 1956 and became involved with the Nashville Bar Association, Federation of Insurance Counsel and Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. He practiced law for nearly 50 years. Visitation and a memorial service were held today at Hillsboro Church of Christ from 4 to 7 p.m. A private inurnment will be held later at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Nashville Humane Association or to Vanderbilt University. The Tennessean has more on his life.

Memphis lawyer Robert M. Fargarson, a TBA senior counselor and founding member of the YLD Fellows, died this week. A 1957 graduate of the Cumberland School of Law, Fargarson practiced law with Fargarson & Brooke, served for 25 years as the assistant city attorney in Memphis and served for a time as a state senator. He also was a fellow of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 2095 Appling Rd. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. and burial will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The burial will take place at the Trinity United Methodist Church cemetery in Nutbush. The Commercial Appeal has more on Fargarson’s life.

Vanderbilt University Law School professor Harold G. (Hal) Maier died Aug. 24 at the age of 77. Maier earned both his undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Cincinnati, graduating from law school Order of the Coif. He was an internationally recognized authority on the application of United States regulatory legislation to foreign business activity. Maier founded the student-edited Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law in 1967 and served as its faculty adviser until his retirement in 2006. A family-only memorial service for Maier was held in Nashville. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions be directed to Vanderbilt University Law School.

Nashville lawyer and civil rights defender George E. Barrett, a founding partner of Barrett Johnston Martin & Garrison, died yesterday (Aug. 26). He was 86. After graduating from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1957, Barrett took on authority figures with an attitude of righteous indignation whenever he thought they were abusing power. He routinely called himself “Citizen Barrett.” Barrett represented Nashville college students who fought for integration in the early 1960s, a rare choice for a white attorney at that time. One of his biggest cases was Geier v. Tennessee, a higher education desegregation lawsuit that lasted more than 30 years. The settlement in 2001 aimed to eliminate the final remnants of segregation in the state's colleges and universities by making the schools more attractive to students of all races. The funeral Mass will be held Saturday at  11 a.m. at Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville. The Tennessean, Nashville Public Radio and the Nashville Scene have more on Barrett's life and legacy.

John Buster Hemmings of Lexington, Virginia, died Saturday. He was 88. A native of West Virginia, Hemmings attended the University of Virginia and its law school. He spent most of his career as a partner with the Penn Stuart law firm in Abingdon, where he specialized in wills, trusts and estates. His work took him throughout southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee. A memorial service will be held at Grace Presbyterian Church in Lexington at 2 p.m. on Thursday with a reception to follow. Read more about his life in TriCities.com.

Robert J. “Bob” Jessee of Johnson City died Aug. 20. He was 60. A native of Bristol, Jessee graduated from the University of Tennessee and received his law degree from the Memphis State University Law School. He began the practice of law in 1978 in the office of Richard Pectol & Associates. He and his brother, Thomas C. Jessee, later formed the firm of Jessee & Jessee Attorneys in 1981. Jessee was a former president of the Washington County Bar Association and member of the Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyers. The family received friends last Friday and will have a private graveside service. In lieu of flowers, donations to Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the National Park Foundation or Second Harvest of East Tennessee are encouraged. Read more about Jessee’s life at TriCities.com.