William Little Frierson II died September 11, 2006 in a local hospital. He was 76.
Born July 11, 1930 to Susan Lodor and Robert Payne Frierson, Mr. Frierson was named for his grandfather, a former Chattanooga mayor who served as a solicitor general of the United States in the administration of President Woodrow Wilson.
Mr. Frierson was graduated from Bright School and McCallie School and received his bachelor's and law degrees from Vanderbilt University, where he was president of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and captain of the wrestling team.
Mr. Frierson attended Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, R. I., and was commissioned an ensign upon graduation. During his three-year tour of Navy duty, first in Chicago and later in San Francisco, he served on the Judge Advocate General's staff.
Following his naval discharge, he returned to Chattanooga and joined his close friend, H. M. Poss, in business at Tennessee Hotel Supply Company.
In 1960, he married the former Amy Louise Hoover, who survives him. Mr. Frierson went to work for First Federal Savings and Loan Association in 1962, where he served as senior vice president and counsel and head of the mortgage loan department. He retired in 1994 after more than 30 years of employment.
Mr. Frierson was a communicant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and served several terms on the vestry and as a lay reader. He was president of the Chattanooga Symphony Association and the Chattanooga Arts Council and chairman of the advisory board of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department.
Mr. Frierson was a member of the boards of the Metropolitan Council for Community Services, the Hunter Museum and the Chattanooga Nature Center. He belonged to the American, Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations, the Estate Planning Council, the American Bridge League, the Mountain City Club and the Lookout Mountain Fairyland Club.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a sister, Dabney Frierson James; three nieces, Dr. Dabney James and Maddin J. Corey of Chattanooga and Courtney J. Zirkle of Knoxville; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Sally H. and Thomas A. Harris; three nephews, T. Alan Harris Jr. of Houston, Timothy F. Harris of Greenville, S.C., and Dr. William H. Harris of Knoxville and a number of devoted cousins, including Silas Williams Jr. and James Thomas Williams III.
A memorial service will be held at noon on Thursday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Bright School or a favorite charity.
Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home.