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DEATHS THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 THE JACKSON SUN B3 Ex-Tenn. judge sentenced in drugs, sex scheme of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, she said. One of the defendants, Vanessa Coleman, of Lebanon, Ky, was convicted for a second time for helping three men in the attack that killed 21-year-old Christian, who investigators said was kidnapped, raped, tortured and left to die. gartner serve two years in prison on the federal charge. They said his actions seriously disrupted the Knox County court system and nearly a half-dozen retrials were granted in cases he had presided over, including highly publicized murder trials in the torture slaying of a young Knoxville couple.

Greer said the decision to sentence Baumgartner to prison was one of the hardest he had made as a judge. "Judges ought to be held to a higher standard," Greer said, adding Baumgartner's conduct was a violation of the public trust and threatened the integrity of the justice system. Joy McCroskey, the Knox County criminal court clerk, testified during the sentencing hearing and said Baumgartner's actions created extra work for her office. Special judges were brought in to handle his cases and retrials were granted for two out of four defendants in the January 2007 slayings Tennessee Funeral Directors. go to www.jacksonsun.com and click on Obituaries.

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Richard Baumgartner expressed remorse at his sentencing Wednesday in federal court, saying he was greatly shamed and regretted his actions. The 65-year-old former judge from Knoxville was convicted in November of five counts of misprision of a felony. Authorities said he lied to cover up a conspiracy involving a defendant from his court, a woman about half his age who had supplied him with pills and sex. The woman, Deena Castleman, had been a defendant in Baumgartner's drug court. A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe also found that starting around 2007 through his resignation in 2011, Baumgartner was using large amounts of painkillers while presiding over trials and had purchased drugs inside the courthouse.

Castleman told agents of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation that she and the judge even engaged in sexual activity several times in the judge's chambers. She was sentenced to serve six years in prison for convictions that included possession of prescription painkillers. "I will forever be remorseful for any disgrace I have brought to that profession," Baumgartner said Wednesday in court. Baumgartner had previously avoided jail time when he resigned from the bench and pleaded guilty in March 2011 to a state charge of official misconduct. But federal prosecutors requested that Baum- All Pre-Arranged Funerals IArtngxon University Pkwy.

Jackson (731) 668-1111 731-738-2625 731-968-2544 731-986-0500 731-536-4666 731-423-4922 731-584-7601 731-989-2624 731-836-7111 731-925-4000 731-968-3643 731-783-3026 731-648-5801 731-427-5555 731-424-2424 731-648-5801 731-658-3941 731-986-0500 731-424-2424 He served on the board of Union University and was an avid fan of Union University Basketball. He was a lifelong member of Antioch Baptist Church and served his church as a Deacon. Mr. Luckey an excellent farmer, businessman and cattleman, and was a loving husband and father. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Mrs.

Dorothy Sanders Luckey in 2003; a sister, Nina Jane Cooper and a brother, Eugene Luckey. He leaves his children, Jack Luckey and wife Debi of Jackson, TN, Sandra Lowery of Jackson, TN, Carole Grissom and husband Ralph of Humboldt, TN, Susan Robinson and husband Jim of Wylie, TX, Tom Luckey of Humboldt, TN and Beth Hand and husband Mike of Nesbit, MS; a sister, Nelle Sparks of Martin, TN and a brother, Rege Luckey of Humboldt, TN; twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren. Visitation with the family will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Antioch Baptist Church, and from 10 a.m.

until service time Friday, also at the church. Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home, Medina, TN (731) 783-3026. In Loving Memory Of "Sissy" Beth Ann Thompson 11251989-4112008 Your presence we miss, your memory we treasure. Loving you always, forgetting you never. You are forever loved and forever missed.

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0412 0411 0411 0412 0412 0412 0413 0412 0413 0411 0413 0413 He was preceded in death by his parents, William Murrell and Lucille Green Nace. He is survived by his wife, Roanne Rowlett Nace of Jackson, TN; a daughter, Paula Rushing of Jackson, TN; two granddaughters, Bailey Goff (Ryan) and Abbey Reeves of Jackson, TN; two great-grandchildren, Jenna Reeves and Elaina Goff; and four brothers, Eugene Nace (Marj) of Stuart, FL, Joe Nace of Conroe, TX, Kenneth Nace (Melba) of Melbourne, FL and Larry Nace (Peggy) of Jackson, TN. Visitation with the family will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at 1 p.m., in the North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home.

The family has requested that memorials be directed to the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN or to the Alzheimer's Assocation. George A. Smith and Sons. (731) 427-5555. Dignitr Bryan Hatch Martin Bryan Hatch, age 50, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Lexington.

He is survived by his parents, Raymond Hatch and Diane Egbert; 2 sons, Collin Hatch and Mitchell Hatch; his girlfriend, An-gie Abies; and 3 brothers, Lance Pendergrass, Cale Pendergrass and Shane Pendergrass. Funeral services will be on Friday, April 12th at 2:30 p.m., at Reed's Chapel in Lexington, with burial to follow in Highland Memorial Gardens in Jackson. Visitation will be on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. 8 p.m., and on Friday from 1 p.m. till service.

Reed's Chapel Lexington, (731) 968-3643. In Loving Memory W. Ray Warmath 06251931-04112002 Psalms 91:2 We Accept 148 W. Dr. William H.

"Bill" Nace Dr. Bill Nace, age 81 of Jackson, TN, passed away on April 8, 2013 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN. Funeral services will be held on April 12, 2013 at 1 p.m., in the North Chapel of George A. Smith Sons Funeral Home, with Dr. Paul Clayton, Dr.

Cecil Kirk and John Reeves officiating. Burial will follow with military honors in Hollywood Cemetery. Pallbearers to serve will be Ryan Goff, John Reeves, Charles Zeiss, Jimmy Anderson, Kent McLemore, Doug Roth and Jamie Nace. Mr. Nace was born on May 29, 1931 in Paducah, KY to the late William Murrell and Lucille Green Nace.

After serving in the Korean War, he came home to Jackson to study at Lambuth University. He met his wife Roanne at Lambuth, and they were married 57 years until his death. He was on staff at Lambuth for thirteen years. He retired in 1995 as the director of the Methodist Tennessee Foundation. Hulon Edward Nanney, Jr.

Funeral services for Mr. Hulon Edward Nanney, age 79, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013 at East Union Baptist Church, with Dr. Edgar Pierce and Dr. John Adams officiating.

Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Nanney died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at his residence. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at East Union Baptist Church.

Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home, (731) 424-2424. Obituary Policy: The information provided in the Death Notice Section is at no charge. The text for obituaries can only be provided by the funeral home or by the family of the deceased. For more information, call 731-423-0300 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Obituaries and photographs submitted to The Jackson Sun may be published, distributed, repurposed and otherwise used in print, electronic and other media platforms.

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Luckey, age 89, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2013 at Antioch Baptist Church, with Brother Bill Espy and Brother Frank Kemper officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery, with Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Luckey died April 8, 2013 at Humboldt General Hospital.

He was born in Humboldt, TN, the son of the late C. E. Luckey and Nina Keenan Luckey. Mr. Luckey was a veteran of the U.S.

Navy serving during WWII on the USS Yokes. He served for 19 years on the Gibson County Commission with several of those years served as Chairman of the Gibson County Ambulance Authority. Mr. Luckey served on the boards of Union Planters Bank and Regions Bank. Grady R.

Yarbro Mr. Grady R. Yarbro, age 85, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at Decatur County General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete. Lawrence-Sorensen Fu-neral Home, (731) 424-2424.

Charter panel bill advances in House NASHVILLE (AP) A proposal that would create a special panel to authorize charter schools in several Tennessee counties is advancing in the House. The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Mark White of Memphis was approved on a voice vote in the House Finance Committee on Wednesday and will now be scheduled for a vote by the full House. The panel would oversee five of the state's lowest performing counties: Davidson, Hamilton, Hardeman, Knox and Shelby. Currently local school boards decide whether to authorize a charter application.

There are 48 charter schools in Tennessee. Under the proposal, applicants rejected in the five counties could appeal to the nine-member panel that would be appointed by the governor and speakers of the House and Senate. Rivera named Nashville's acting federal prosecutor NASHVILLE (AP) Veteran federal prosecutor David Rivera has been named acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Rivera replaces Jerry Martin, who left the office this week after three years as the federal government's top lawyer in the region.

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