William Vann Mcpherson, Jr.

William Vann McPherson, Jr. died June 17, 2019, at Duke Uneersity Hospital following complications from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Kathryn Davenport McPherson; son William Vann McPherson III; daughter Margaret Davenport McPhersoneeir and son-in-law Richard Weir IV; and two granddaughters, Tabor and Kit, who brought him infinee joy. He is also survived by three brothers, Hugh Odell McPherson, Thomas Lee McPherson, James Robert McPherson, and their wives; brother-in-law Stephen Clinton Brown, Jr.; and many beloved nieces and nephews. Bill was born in Wilmington oneebruary 27, 1942, to William Vann and Lois McPherson. His parents preceded him ineeath, as did his sister-in-law, Jane Davenport Brown.?? Bill proudly grew up in and spent his formative years in the marshland of Pamlico County, before moving to Durham and graduating from Northern High School.?? He received a B.A. in History from Duke Uneersity, where he was an Aneer B. Duke Scholar, served as an editor of The Chronicle and was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.?? Bill received his J.D. from the Uneersity of North Carolina School of Law, where he was Articles Editor of the Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.?? Bill served in the Uneed States Marine Corps and was a lawyer with U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program (Tax Division) in Washington, D.C. ??Until his death, Bill was a partner in McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson, Wilson & Hinee, PLLC in Durham, the trust aneestates law firm he founded. Bill was a proud member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the Uneed States Supreme Court Bar, and The American College of Trust aneestate Counsel. He was a faithful member of St. Stephen???s Episcopal Church, Durham, where he twice served as senior warden of the vestry. Visitation will be held at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home on Thursday, June 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at St. Stephen???s Episcopal Church, Durham, on Friday, June 21 at 1 p.m.?? For those wishing to make a donation in Bill???s memory, please consider directing them to the Shepherd Center for Brain & Spinal Injuries in Atlanta, Georgia, or St. Stephen???s Episcopal Church in Durham.