William Castleman

Nashville - William Dalton Castleman of Nashville, TN age 87 passed away on June 11, 2020. Mr. Castleman was born on April 6, 1933 to the late Robert Alonzo Castleman, Sr. and Thelma A. Myatt.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Catherine Burrus Castleman, siblings Robert Alonzo Castleman, Jr. (Jacqueline), James Albert Castleman (Betty), and Nancy Castleman Hiehle (Charles).

He is survived by his daughter Catherine Lynne Castleman Maybank (David) of Charleston, SC, his son, William Dalton Castleman, Jr. and four loving grandchildren David Maybank IV, Catherine Byron Castleman Maybank, William Francis Maybank, and John Edward Frampton Maybank III all of Charleston, SC. In his life he enjoyed the love and company of many nieces and nephews including their spouses and children.

A native of Nashville, he attended Isaac Litton High School where he excelled in football. In 1952 he graduated from Issac Litton and received a football scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1956. In 1958, he earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from The Cumberland University Law School, Lebanon, Tennessee.

Upon completion of law school, he went on to serve in the United States Air Force as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps. After leaving the service, he returned to Nashville an began practicing law at Denney, Lackey, Chernau in Nashville where he subsequently became a partner to Denney, Lackey Chernau & Castleman. He went on to form his own law firm, The Law Offices of William Castleman in both Goodlettsville and Brentwood Tennessee.

A private funeral will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The Reverend Carol Cavin-Dillon will officiate. Donations in his memory may be made to West End United Methodist Church West End Place, Nashville, Tennessee 37205 or a charity of your choice. Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home, (615) 262-3312.

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Published by Tennessean from Jun. 14 to Jun. 15, 2020.

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