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Judge Lloyd Tatum

August 7, 1925 — June 5, 2019

JUDGE LLOYD TATUM

Prominent West Tennessee Judge Passes Away

Judge F. Lloyd Tatum, succumbed to cancer at his home in Henderson on Wednesday June 5, 2019. He was 93 years old.

Judge Tatum was born in Jackson, Tennessee on August 7, 1925 to James Royal Tatum and Olive Irene Leggett. He served as a radio operator during World War II in the United States Army Air Corps and was stationed at various bases in the U.S. just as the war ended. He later served in the Air Force Reserves and the National Guard.

After the war he attended Union University and received his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law in 1948. He was admitted to the Tennessee Bar Association in 1947. He served in the FBI for a short time before opening his law office in Henderson, where he practiced for approximately 25 years. During his practice he became friends with one client in particular, Buford Pusser. In 1976 he was appointed Judge to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals by Governor Ray Blanton where he served until 1986. He later served as Special or “Senior” judge. In the 1970s he appeared as an actor in the movies “Walking Tall” and “Framed.”

He was preceded in death by his daughter Mary Janice Tatum, first wife and mother of his children, Inadene Rogers Tatum, and his second wife Yvonne Dobbs Tatum.

He is survived by one daughter, Suzanne Loo (Wade) of Powder Springs, Georgia and three sons, Aaron Tatum of Memphis, Lloyd R. Tatum (Lynn) of Henderson, and Tim Tatum (Sharon) of New Kent, Virginia and seven grandchildren.

The family will receive friends and loved ones from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Home in Henderson, Tennessee on Friday June 14, 2019 and Saturday 12 noon until 2:00 PM at Grace Baptist Church

The Funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM at Grace Baptist Church in Pinson, Tennessee with Kentucky Congressman, the Honorable Harold Rogers and Eric Martin officiating. Interment with Military Honors will be at Henderson City Cemetery following the service.

Donations in memory of Judge F. Lloyd Tatum can be made to:
American Cancer Society-donate3.cancer.org
Alzheimer’s Association-act.alz.org
Grace Baptist Church. Pinson,TN

Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue
731-989-2421
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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, June 14, 2019

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

304 Crook Avenue, Henderson, TN 38340

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Visitation

Saturday, June 15, 2019

12:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Grace Baptist Church

Hwy 45 North, Henderson, TN

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Church Services

Saturday, June 15, 2019

2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern time)

Grace Baptist Church

Hwy 45 North, Henderson, TN

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Interment

Saturday, June 15, 2019

3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern time)

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