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Retired 15th Judicial District DA Dies at 78

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 16, 2025
News Type: Passages

Tommy Thompson, one of Tennessee’s longest-serving district attorneys, died Dec. 12. He was 78. Thompson had been appointed district attorney in the state’s 15th Judicial District (which includes Jackson, Macon, Trousdale, Smith and Wilson counties), in 1977 and remained in that position for 44 years. He retired in 2021. A 1969 graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, Thompson began his professional career as an assistant district attorney in Nashville and later practiced law with his father in his hometown of Hartsville. Visitation will be held on Dec. 19 from 2-8 p.m. at Anthony Funeral Home, 337 McMurry Blvd. E, Hartsville 37074 and on Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at Hartsville First Baptist Church, 773 E. McMurry Blvd. Funeral services will follow the visitation on Dec. 20 at the church. Interment with military honors will take place after the service at Hartsville Memorial Gardens, 25 Cemetery Ln. Memorial donations may be made to the 15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center, the Alzheimer’s Association or a charity of the donor’s choice. The Tennessean has more on Thompson's life.

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