William Thomas Hutton, 70, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Born in Memphis June 25, 1943, Mr. Hutton graduated from Memphis University School, Vanderbilt University, and obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, he moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked in the Bank of the United States House of Representatives and was on the staff of the Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee. Upon completion of that position, he was appointed to investigate impeachment charges brought in the House of Representatives by Gerald Ford against Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. Mr. Hutton joined the Memphis firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. where he practiced law chiefly in the areas of estate and probate, as well as corporate and securities law for forty-three years. He was a member of the American Bar Association, a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, and a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He was a Paul Harris Fellow in the Memphis Rotary Club, former president of the Memphis Estate Planning Council and former chairman of the Probate and Tax Section of the Tennessee Bar Association. He was listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Hutton was a life-long member of Second Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Memphis Country Club and a past president of Hatchie Coon Hunting and Fishing Club. He was the longest serving member on the Board of Trustees of Memphis University School. He was preceded in death by his parents, Callie and E.T. Hutton. He is survived by his wife Linda Harkrider Hutton and his three sons: William Thomas Hutton, Jr. (Garnett) of Memphis, Benjamin Walter Hutton (Shannon) of Athens, AL, and Stuart Pearce Hutton (Ashlie) of Houston, TX. He also leaves six beloved grandchildren: Garnett, Cecilia Ann, Marie, Callie, Benjamin and Sam, and a baby granddaughter expected to arrive in June. He also leaves his sister, Jane Hutton Stephens of Daniel Island, S.C. as well as five nephews and a host of cousins. The visitation will be 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2104 in the connector lobby of Second Presbyterian Church with the memorial service in the Sanctuary at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial be made to Memphis University School, Second Presbyterian Church, or the charity of the donor's.