Melinda Leigh Doss, born August 1, 1962, passed away peacefully May 3, 2021 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Melinda is the beloved daughter of Lamar Horner Doss of Selmer, Tennessee and the late Betty Jane Basinger Doss.
Melinda graduated from McNairy Central High School in 1980. She received her B.S. Degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin. Melinda started practicing law at the Pitts & Lake, P.C. intellectual law firm in Knoxville in the fall of 1990 after graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Law and promptly passing the bar examination. She became an expert in trademark law and often consulted with other attorneys about complex issues and trademark litigation. Melinda served her clients with a great deal of care and professionalism for almost three decades. She loved art and history and was an avid reader, but above all Melinda was a Christian who loved the Lord and her family with all her heart. She will be deeply missed by her loving family as well as her colleagues, who admired her brilliance and held her in highest regard.
Memorials may be made to the Selmer First Baptist Church Building Fund.
