Knoxville attorney Jack H. "Nick" McCall Jr., 63, died April 13 on the final day of his family vacation in the Bahamas. McCall was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, serving as a Regular Army captain before receiving his law degree from the University of Tennessee, where he served as editor in chief of the Tennessee Law Review. He was of counsel with Hunton & Williams’ Knoxville office from 1994 to 2003, and served as general counsel and secretary of CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. from 2003 to 2005. During that time, he taught as an adjunct professor at UT Law. The author of various articles on legal, foreign policy and historical topics, and the author/co-author of three books, McCall served on the TBA Board of Governors as well as on the Knoxville Bar Association Board, and the founding board of Legal Aid of East Tennessee. He was a member of the TBA’s Leadership Law Class of 2005, among other honors, awards, activities and community service roles. In his last position, McCall served as a senior attorney and deputy designated agency ethics official with the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville, from which he retired in 2021. Our thanks to the Knoxville Bar Association for its assistance with this story. Arrangements are pending.

Fayetteville lawyer Thomas Owen Bagley died April 12 at the age of 94. A graduate of Washington and Lee University School of Law, Bagley moved to Fayetteville in 1953 and entered private practice with Robert W. Stevens. He served with the law firm of Stevens, Bagley & Stevens until his retirement in 2002. Bagley served as Fayetteville city attorney for more than 41 years, as president of the Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association and as a state representative from 1959-1960. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. CDT at Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church, 101 Mulberry Ave., Fayetteville 37334. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, 511 Edison St. W., Fayetteville 37334. The Elk Valley Times has additional reflections from those who knew and worked with Bagley.

Union City lawyer Mary Ellen Stevens died April 4 at the age of 80. A native of Mississippi, Stevens put herself through law school and went on to work as an assistant district attorney in Obion County and in private practice in Union City. She was a member of the Obion County Junior Auxiliary and St. James' Episcopal Church. Funeral services were held last week.

Hawkins County lawyer James Nelson Point died March 26 at the age of 79. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Point also held a master's degree in city planning. He served in the U.S. Navy as intelligence officer, stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He later joined the Tennessee Valley Authority and then opened a law practice in Hawkins County in 1982. Among his clients, he represented the Holston Electric Cooperative, Rogersville Water Commission, Chip Hale Center and McKinney Cemetery. He also was delinquent tax attorney for 42 years. An active member of his local community, Point was a member of the United Way Board of Directors, a Rotary Club member for more than 20 years, and a volunteer basketball and softball coach for 30 years. Services were held last month. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Way of Hawkins County, P.O. Box 277, Rogersville, TN 37857.

Longtime Nashville injury lawyer Bart Durham died April 9 at the age of 89, News Channel 5 reports. Durham, founder of the personal injury law firm Bart Durham Injury Law, moved to Nashville in 1969 and launched the firm in 1975. A tribute penned by Durham’s son, also a lawyer at the firm, reads in part, “Beyond being the founding force and public face of Bart Durham Injury Law, he was, at his core, a dedicated husband, father and grandfather. His tireless commitment to justice, unparalleled work ethic and boundless generosity have left an enduring impact on our family, our firm and the countless lives he touched.” Visitation will be April 16 at 10 a.m. CDT at Woodmont Christian Church, 3601 Hillsboro Pk., Nashville 37215. A celebration of life will follow at noon. Memorial donations may be made to Heart’n Soul Hospice. The Tennessean has more on Durham's career.

Rene Arthur Wolf died on March 24 at his home in Ajijic, Mexico, just a few months shy of his 100th birthday on July 30. Raised in Needles, California, Wolf entered the Army in 1944, and was sent to Stanford to study engineering. He prepped at Amherst and won a competitive appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1946. Upon graduation in 1950, as a civil engineer, Wolf was assigned to the 1st ECBn in Germany. After two tours in South Korea, a tour in Japan and another tour in Turkey, he retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1971 to become the head of facilities planning and engineering at Martin Marietta Aerospace in Denver, Colorado. Wolf became an attorney after passing the Tennessee Bar in 1984. Arrangements are pending.

The Memphis Bar Association (MBA) will host its annual memorial service this Thursday, beginning at noon CDT, for members who have died over the past year. The in-person event will take place at Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 N. Second St., Memphis 38103. A reception will follow the service.

Nashville attorney Robert "Bob" Edmond Parker died April 2 at the age of 80. A native of Shelbyville, he attended Vanderbilt University for both undergraduate and law school, going on to the serve in the Marines as a judge advocate. He was a founder of the law firm of Parker, Lawrence, Cantrell & Smith, and served in leadership and board positions with Family and Children’s Service, Westminster School (now Curry Ingram Academy) and Pastoral Counseling Centers (now Insight), among others. Services will be held April 9 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3900 West End Ave., Nashville 37205. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. CDT, followed by services noon. The service will be livestreamed at www.nashvillewpc.church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Westminster Presbyterian Church or Alive Hospice.

Cleveland attorney J. Allen Murphy Jr. died on March 8. He graduated from Emory University in 1991, where he earned degrees in English and philosophy and served as a governor's intern with the Georgia Indigent Defense Council. After college, Murphy enlisted and served honorably in the U.S. Army. He later went on to obtain a teaching fellowship and pursue a master's degree in philosophy and religion at the University of Mississippi. While at Ole Miss, he was accepted to the University of Mississippi School of Law. After obtaining his law degree, he opened a solo practice in Cleveland. Services were held March 23. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made in his memory to The McCallie School, The Friends of the Greenway Fund or the charity of the donor's choice.

Coffee County Mayor Judd Matheny was found dead at his Tullahoma home Tuesday morning. He was 53 years old. WKRN reports that no cause of death was released and the investigation has since been handed over to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Matheny had been mayor of Coffee County since September 2022. He served in the state House of Representatives from 2002 to 2018, representing Coffee and parts of Warren counties.