Barry Blackburn Sr.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 6, 1965

Departed on March 21, 2014 and resided in Olive Branch, Mississippi

Barry Christopher Blackburn, Sr. age 48 of Olive Branch,
Mississippi passed on March 21, 2014 with friends and
family by his side. He is survived by his son, Barry
Christopher Blackburn, Jr., of Tallahassee, Florida and his
sister, Rebecca Blackburn Lowry, of Old Greenwich,
Connecticut. He was the first of two children born to Stephen
Winston Blackburn, Jr. and Rebecca Gail Hudson Blackburn,
both from Nashville, TN. He graduated from Nashville
Christian High School in 1983. He received a B.S.B.A. in
Finance in 1986 from Auburn University and a M.B.A. in
1988 from the University of Mississippi. He earned his Law
Degree in 1991 from the University of Mississippi School of
Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the
Mississippi Law Journal during 1990 and 1991. He continued
his legal studies at the University of Miami, where he
obtained an LL.M. in Estate Planning in 1992. He opened
his own firm in 1998. The Blackburn Law Firm, PLLC served
clients in the four states of Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama,
and Georgia with trusts and estates. He was a loving father
and friend who loved to hear people's stories and was an
accomplished storyteller himself. He was at his happiest
helping others. When not practicing law, he was a true
outdoorsman enjoying hiking, upland game hunting, water
fowling, fishing and the beach at the Gulf Coast. A life
celebration service will be held Monday, March 24, 2014
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Getwell Road United
Methodist Church located at 7875 Getwell Road in
Southaven, Mississippi and a small graveside service will be
held at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home in Nashville, Tennessee
on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers,
please consider making a donation in Barry's memory to one
of the following charities: Nashville Christian School,
Harpeth Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN, Ole Miss Law
School for Estate Planning or Boykin Spaniel Rescue.