Class of 1962
Wm. Donald Overbey, 70, of Murray, Kentucky. died at September 8, 2007 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Overbey was an attorney at law and also a member of The First United Methodist Church. He was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Murray in 1962. His academic achievements include an A.B. degree from Murray State University in 1959, a Juris Doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University in 1962, including the Vanderbilt University Law Review from 1960-62. He served as a Murray city prosecutor from 1965-1969 and 1974-1975, city judge from 1970-1974, city attorney from 1981-2004, attorney for the Murray Board of Education from 1971-2001, and assistant county attorney under Randy Hutchens from 1999-2002. Mr. Overbey was a member of the Kentucky Bar Association, original member of the continuing legal education commission trial judge, and was also a member of the Calloway County Bar Association. Surviving are his wife, Sue Overbey of Murray; a daughter, Stacy Overbey Vaccani of Zollikon, Switzerland; two sons, Mark William Overbey of Atlanta and Jonathan Charles Overbey of Carlsbad, Calif.; two brothers, Robert Key Overbey of Calvert City and George Edward Overbey Jr. of Frankfort; and five grandchildren. His parents were George E. Overbey Sr. and Reba Mae Key Overbey. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101; or Hospice of Murray-Calloway County Hospital, 903 Poplar St., Murray, KY 42071.
James Epps III, municipal attorney of Johnson City, Tenn. died at home October 19, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. With more than 40 years representing Johnson City, he was the longest-serving municipal attorney in the state and among the longest tenured in the nation. Epps worked with more than 20 different incarnations of the City Commission over the years, and officials often sought not only his legal opinions but his knowledge of the city's history. "During his 41 years of loyalty and commitment to the citizens of this community he was involved in practically every major political decision the city made,'' Mayor Phil Roe said. City Manager Pete Peterson said the city would have to appoint an interim attorney while searching for a new city attorney. Erick Herrin stood in for Epps at the last commission meeting but sat in the audience rather than in Epps' chair alongside the commissioners. That meeting was one of very few that Epps had missed throughout his tenure with the city, despite his illness.
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