NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee's Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78.

J EFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Frank Niceley, a former state politician from East Tennessee who served in the Tennessee General Assembly for over two decades, has died. He was 78 years old.

Longtime Tennessee legislator, Frank Niceley, has passed away. At times he courted controversy, but his former colleagues remember him for a quick wit, fierce convictions and signature 'Frankisms.' ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee's Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78.

Former Tennessee state Sen. Frank Niceley died Thursday of a heart attack at the age of 78. The news was first confirmed to WBIR in Knoxville by Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Coffey, ...

Frank Niceley, a former state politician from East Tennessee who served in the Tennessee General Assembly for over two decades, has died. He was 78 years old.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee’s Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78.

Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee's Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee’s Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former state Sen. Frank Niceley, a farmer and longtime conservative lawmaker known for his colorful comments on Tennessee’s Capitol Hill, died Thursday. He was 78 ...