Former TBA President and Hohenwald attorney William Landis Turner died yesterday following a brief illness. He was 79. From 1967 until his retirement in 2007, Turner practiced law with the Hohenwald firm founded by William C. Keaton. For 40 years, he also was city attorney for Hohenwald and county attorney for Lewis County. He also served as the attorney for South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority, the city of Lobelville and Lewis County School System. He held many positions with the TBA, including speaker of the House of Delegates and president in 1988-1989. In 2019, he was interviewed for the “Spark” article published in the January issue of the Tennessee Bar Journal. Turner earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. A private burial is planned with a memorial service to be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the University of the South at Sewanee or St. Peter’s Church in Columbia.

Robert C. “Bob” Goodrich Jr., 63, died last week after a long battle with cancer. Goodrich was a 1983 graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School and, after graduation, joined Farris, Warfield & Kanaday in Nashville as an associate. For 33 years, he practiced in the areas of commercial litigation and insolvency related issues and, in 2016, was inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy Lawyers. Goodrich was a dedicated volunteer, serving as chairperson of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and working with the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 3511 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, and will be followed by a memorial service. Donations in his memory may be made to Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, P.O. Box 120552, Nashville, TN 37212, or to the Ed Farley Interfaith Lecture Series at Second Presbyterian Church.

Longtime Chattanooga lawyer and former Chattanooga Bar Association president Gregg Michael "Mike" Luhowiak died March 5 at 73. A graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law, Luhowiak practiced law in Chattanooga with Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams. He was a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, and recipient of the Brock-Cooper American Inns of Court Civility Award. He also received the Chattanooga Bar’s John M. Higgason Courage Award and Harry Weill Zealous Practice of Law Award, and was named a Chattanooga Bar Foundation Fellow. A celebration of life will be held tomorrow at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Ave., Signal Mountain 37377. The family will receive guests at 1 p.m., with the service to follow at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church.

Memphis attorney and political adviser James S. Gilliland died yesterday at age 86. A 1957 graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School, Gilliland began his career as a prosecutor in the U.S. Navy. He later served as chief defense counsel for the Navy-Marine General Court Martial System for the Far East. After returning to Memphis, he joined Glankler Brown and became a partner. In 1991, he served as co-chair of the transition team for then newly elected Mayor Willie Herenton. In 1993, he moved to Washington, D.C., to work as general counsel to the U.S. Department of Agriculture — a presidential appointment requiring Senate confirmation. He later returned to Memphis and completed his career there. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave, Memphis 38104. A private burial will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Overton Park Conservancy or the organization of the donor’s choice.

Ooltewah attorney George Edward Koontz died on Feb. 17 at the age of 66. Koontz earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law where he was elected Dean’s Advisory Committee and won the American Jurisprudence Award for the highest grade in his class for Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law I and Constitutional Law II graduating 11th in his class. In 1984, he co-founded the Chattanooga law firm of Kennedy, Fulton and Koontz, which ultimately grew to 10 lawyers and is known today as Kennedy, Koontz and Klingler Law Firm. Visitation services will be held Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 E. Brainerd Rd., Chattanooga. On Saturday, a celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. at Grace Works Church, 6445 Lee Highway, Chattanooga.

Charlie Warfield, an attorney and civic leader who helped shepherd in Nashville and Davidson County’s consolidated government, died today at the age of 95. Originally from Clarksville, Warfield attended Vanderbilt University but before graduating joined the U.S. Navy to fight in World War II. After the war, he completed college and then entered law school. After graduating, he formed the law firm of Farris, Warfield, & Kanaday in 1972 with Frank Farris. The firm later combined with Stites & Harbison in 2001. Warfield also was campaign manager for Clifton David Briley’s mayoral run and the local manager for U.S. Rep. Bob Clement’s unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate. Funeral services will take place Saturday at 11 a.m. at Belmont United Methodist Church. Visitation will be at the church on Friday between 5 and 7 p.m. and on Saturday for one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Charles Warfield Fellowship at the Tennessee Justice Center or Belmont United Methodist Church.

Former Robertson County Mayor and Greenbrier City Attorney Robert Michael Crawford died Saturday at his home in Greenbrier. He was 83 years old. Crawford earned his law degree from the Nashville YMCA Night Law School in 1972. He was elected Robertson County judge in 1974 and served until 1982. The position was later renamed county mayor. Crawford also served as a county commissioner for many years. In 1982, he started a private law practice, representing individuals in domestic, civil and criminal cases. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow followed by funeral services at 1 p.m. at Greenbrier First Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the First Baptist Church of Greenbrier.

Jackson lawyer Jackson Fayette Manhein Jr. died Feb. 13 at the age of 83. Manhein graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he participated in ROTC and was a member of the Tennessee National Guard. He earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He practiced law for more than 40 years and was active in the community, including serving on the board of the Jackson Legal Aid Society. A self-professed Civil War and history buff, Manhein enjoyed collecting art, traveling, playing golf and running. He also served as a youth basketball coach for 20 years. Funeral services were yesterday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 478 Craighead St., Ste. 200, Nashville, TN 37204 or First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Church St., Jackson, TN 38301.

Former Knox County prosecutor William “Bill” Crabtree died Feb. 9 at the age of 77. Crabtree grew up in Loudon County and served in the U.S. Marine Corps before earning a law degree from the University of Tennessee. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1975 and worked as a solo practitioner before joining the Knox County District Attorney General’s Office in 1976. He retired in 2016. In addition to handling a number of high profile cases, Crabtree will be remembered for being at the forefront of prosecutor training and development in Tennessee and across the country. A memorial service will be held Feb. 29 at 2:30 p.m. at St. John’s Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Ave., Knoxville 37902. Receiving of friends will follow in the church’s Great Hall. Obituary details were provided by the Knoxville Bar Association. WBIR has this profile of Crabtree's career.

Roy Wesley Hendrix Jr. died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones on Jan. 13. Hendrix served in the Pacific theater during World War II and afterward graduated from Memphis State University and Vanderbilt University Law School. Returning to Memphis to begin his career, he co-founded Thomason, Crawford & Hendrix, now Lewis Thomason. Services were held Jan. 16 at the Germantown Presbyterian Church with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please send contributions to the Margie L. and Roy W. Hendrix Family Fund, 2090 Old Oak Dr., Memphis 38119.