Bill Legge

Tennessee

COOKEVILLE Lewell William "Bill" Legge, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.Mr. Legge was born July 23, 1950 in Cookeville to the late Lewell William "L.W." and Mildred Hughes Legge Sr.A graduate of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Ga., Bill attended Tennessee Tech University for two years before transferring to UT-Knoxville where he graduated in 1972 with a degree in Finance and Insurance. He joined his father in the family insurance agency, L.W. Legge Agency and became president of the agency prior to L.W. Legge Sr.s retirement. He saw the agency grow from an office of four to an agency employing more than 30, with customers across the state, and offices in Chattanooga and Crossville, as well as Cookeville. In 1995, he and a group of mostly independent insurance agents founded Consumers Insurance Group headquartered in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He continued to serve on the board of directors of Consumers as long as his health permitted. In the 70's, he became Vice-President of the Tennessee Jaycees and he was elected President of the Tennessee Jaycees in 1980.Bill was active member and past-president with the UT Alumni Association. He was on the Board of Directors for Citizens Bank (now Regions) for a number of years and was President of Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce in 1997.Survivors include his wife, Regina Legge; son and daughter-in-law, David and Tricia Legge, of Cookeville; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Laura Beth and Curt Libby, of Cookeville, Katie and Eric Horn, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Kristin Shipley, of Cookeville; five grandchildren, Linsay, Derek and Julia Legge, Jacob and Evan Libby; and two sisters, Susan Sparks and Jan DeBerry, both of Cookeville.Funeral services at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3, at Cookeville First Assembly of God.Interment will follow in Cookeville City Cemetery. Pastor Bobby Davis will officiate.Bill's family will receive friends today from 5 until 9 p.m. EDT at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home and Friday from 11 a.m. until service time at the church.You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 931-526-6111.

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