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Services Planned for April 5 for Knoxville Lawyer Arthur Seymour

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 14, 2019
News Type: Passages
Knoxville lawyer Arthur Seymour Jr. passed away on March 11, at the age of 74. Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, 413 Cumberland Avenue. An obituary will be published at a later date, closer to the service.

Kentucky Lawyer Bob Taylor Dead at 89

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 14, 2019
News Type: Passages
Robert Ellis "Bob" Taylor, of Franklin, Kentucky, died on Feb. 6. He was 89. A native of Lockport, New York, he earned his law degree from Vanderbilt Law. While in law school, Taylor taught at Draughon’s Business College in Nashville. In 1964, he moved to Franklin, Kentucky, where he practiced law for over 50 years. During that time, he served as City Attorney, Commonwealths Attorney, Trial Commissioner and the Planning and Zoning attorney. He was also attorney for the Simpson County Water District for 50 years. In addition to his law practice, Taylor owned the Flower Patch flower shop for many years. 

Visitation, Services Set for Jackson Attorney Ed Wallis

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 8, 2019
News Type: Passages
Jackson attorney Edwin Earl Wallis Jr. died yesterday at the age of 70. Wallis practiced law for 46 years, 42 with the firm of Moss Benton and Wallis in Jackson. He was a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School. After passing the bar exam and practicing in Nashville for a few years, Wallis moved to Jackson and made it his home until his death. Visitation will be this Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons, 2812 North Highland Ave in Jackson. The funeral will be Monday, March 11, at 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Jackson.

Germantown Lawyer Jeff Crow Dies at 69

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 4, 2019
News Type: Passages
Germantown attorney Jeff Adams Crow died on Feb. 28. He was 69. Born in Helena, Arkansas, he earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1973, after which he set up his practice in Memphis. Among many professional accolades he earned in his career, he argued a case at the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988. He retired after a 35-year career in Memphis. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in his name to the American Breast Cancer Foundation or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Services Wednesday for Memphis Attorney Jerry Taylor

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 4, 2019
News Type: Passages
Memphis lawyer Jerry Francis Taylor died on March 1. He was 84. Taylor graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law and was licensed in 1963. Visitation services will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Ave. A funeral service will follow from 2 to 2:45 p.m., with a committal service following.

Services Saturday for Memphis Attorney Sam Cole Jr.

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 28, 2019
News Type: Passages
Memphis lawyer Sam F. Cole Jr. died on Feb. 22 at the age of 82. He served in the U.S. Air Force before earning his law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. He practiced from 1966 until shortly before his death. A family visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Episcopal Church, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any donations be sent to the Calvary Friends of Music, 102 N. 2nd Street, Memphis, Tennessee, 38103.

Services Friday for Knoxville Attorney Sheryl Rollins

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 20, 2019
News Type: Passages
Knoxville attorney Sheryl Leneice Clark Rollins died on Feb. 14 at the age of 69. Rollins earned her law degree from the University of Tennessee School of Law in 1992. She also attended the Institute of International and Comparative Law at Oxford University in Oxford, England, in 1991. She was one of 50 scholars who accepted an invitation to participate in Harvard University’s Symposium on W.E.B. Dubois at the Sorbonne University in Paris. Her life of service included being elected president of the Knoxville Branch of the NAACP, as well as serving as a former member of the Knox County Public Library Board of Trustees, the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. The family will receive friends Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Overcoming Believers, 211 Harriet Tubman Dr.

Civil Rights Leader, Former Judge Russell Sugarmon Dies at 89

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 19, 2019
News Type: Passages
Russell Sugarmon Jr., a former judge, legislator and civil rights leader, died yesterday at age 89, the Commercial Appeal reports. Sugarmon, a Memphis native, was appointed to the General Sessions bench in May 1987, and re-elected until his retirement in 2006. He also served in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat from 1967 to 1979. Sugarmon was the first African-American to make a serious bid for a major city office when he ran for public works commissioner in 1959. Although he didn’t win that campaign, it paved the way for future minority leaders. He was a Harvard Law graduate and served for two years in the U.S. military. Funeral arrangements will be posted when available.

UT Law Grad Dies After Battle with Illness

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Feb 18, 2019
News Type: Passages
Karrah Leary, a South Carolina attorney, died on Feb. 8 at the age of 32. Originally from New Jersey, Leary lived in Chattanooga during her high school years and returned to Tennessee for law school, where she attended the University of Tennessee College of Law. She graduated in 2011 and was licensed in three states. In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts, Leary's family asked friends "to invest in your passion and make the world a better place to honor Karrah."

Former Vandy AD, Law Prof David Williams Has Died

Posted by: Barry Kolar on Feb 8, 2019
News Type: Passages
Trailblazing Vanderbilt University law professor and former athletic director David Williams died today, school officials announced this afternoon. He was 71. “We are devastated by this loss,” Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said. “His impact on our community is immeasurable and will be felt for generations to come.” The son of a Tuskegee Airmen and Detroit public school teacher, Williams was the first black athletics director hired by an SEC school and had served in that position 16 years before stepping down on Jan. 31. He was having breakfast this morning at Pancake Pantry near Vanderbilt when he collapsed, the Tennessean reports. In an interview with the Vanderbilt Hustler published in January, Williams talked about his career, his legacy at Vanderbilt and his excitement at returning to the classroom.
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