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JOHNS CEMETERY, MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
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CAIN, William Bryan, Sr., 1932 - 27 Sep 2007. (Born in Old Hickory, Tn.; son of
Marshall L. and Willie Bryan Renegar Cain; Veteran, Korean War; Doctor of
Jurisprudence Degree from Cumberland University Law School; assistant to
Comptroller of the Tennessee Treasury; past President of the Maury Co.
Historical Society; mar. 46 years to Martha Sue Williams Cain.)
William Bryan Cain, Sr., age 75, passed away Thursday,
September 27, 2007 at his residence.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, October 1st at 1:00 p.m. at St.
Peter's Episcopal Church with The Reverend Michael Murphy officiating. Burial
will follow in St. John's Episcopal Churchyard at Ashwood with full military
honors provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. The family will
visit with friends Sunday, September 30th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Oakes &
Nichols and one hour prior to the service Monday at St. Peter's Episcopal
Church.
Memorials may be made to The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, c/o
Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19, 812 Nashville Highway, Columbia 38401;
The Tennessee Heart Association, P. O. Box 840692, Dallas, Texas 75284-0692;
Maury County Public Library, 211 West 8th Street, Columbia 38401; or charity of
choice. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com.
Born in Old Hickory, Tennessee in 1932, he was the son of the late Marshall L.
and Willie Bryan Renegar Cain. He was a graduate of Gallatin High School Class
of 1950 and was a Korean War veteran. He earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence
Degree from Cumberland University Law School in 1958. From 1958-1959 he served
as assistant to the Comptroller of the Tennessee Treasury.
He came to Columbia as a young lawyer in 1959 to join the law firm of MacFarland
and Colley. In 1968, he joined the law firm of Moore, Henry, Henry, Lewis, and
Cain with offices in Pulaski and Columbia where he continued practicing law
until 1974 when the late Joe W. Henry was elected to a seat on the Supreme Court
of Tennessee.
In 1974, he formed the law partnership of Cain & Moore (later Cain, Moore &
Peden) with the late Tom White Moore, Jr. In 1987, he was appointed by Governor
Lamar Alexander as Circuit Judge of the 22nd Judicial District of Tennessee. In
April 1998, he was appointed by Governor Don Sundquist to serve as Judge on the
Tennessee Court of Appeals. In 2001, Judge Cain was named Appellate Judge of the
Year by the Tennessee Division of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Judge Cain served as State Commander of the Tennessee American Legion from 1969
� 1970 and as Post Commander of Herbert Griffin Post #19. He remained an
advocate for veterans by serving as a member of the American Legion National
Legislative Commission for 27 years. In 2003, he received a Certificate of
Continuous Membership for over 50 years of consistent loyalty and dedication to
the ideals of The American Legion and for outstanding contributions to the
programs of The American Legion.
He also served as a delegate to the Tennessee Constitutional Convention in 1965
and as Columbia City Attorney from 1969 � 1973.
He was a member of the Maury County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Foundation,
and American Bar Foundation.
Judge Cain was a member of and past President of the Maury County Historical
Society.
He was a communicant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church for 44 years, former member
of the Vestry, and Sunday School teacher.
A gifted speaker, he generously shared this talent with many worthwhile
community and state organizations. He had an appreciation of music, history, the
works of Shakespeare and Winston Churchill, and in past years engaged in local
theatre productions with his wife.
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Martha Sue Williams Cain of Columbia; a
daughter, Elizabeth (Tracy) Moore of Columbia; a son, William "Will" Bryan Cain,
Jr. of Columbia; four beloved grandchildren, David Moore, Bryan Moore, Rachel
Cain, and Emily Grace Cain, all of Columbia; two sisters, Laura (Benny) Meers of
Evans, Georgia and Dr. Geraldine (Dr. Gerald) Ellison of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a
brother, Marshall (Hilda) Cain, Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia; an aunt, Annie
Laura Barrett of Madison, Tennessee; a sister-in-law, Callie (George) Parkman of
Ruston, Louisiana; four nieces and two nephews.
Active pallbearers are Jerry C. Colley, Joe Henry, Jr., Bruce Peden, Billy Hix,
Dr. Jim Kelley, Jesse Foreman, and Dr. John Dixon.
Honorary pallbearers include Waymon Hickman, Sam Kennedy, Jack Craig, Beverely
Douglas, Mike Greene, the Maury County Bar Association, members of the Tennessee
Judiciary, members of Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19, and staff of
Hospice of the Highland Rim.
Photo & info by Mary Bob
Richardson. 12 Jan 2011. Obit sent 28 Jul 2016.