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Clovis Latham
The Messenger, November 20, 2009 Clovis Latham of Union City, formerly of Fulton, died Nov. 19, 2009, at Obion County Nursing Home. Read More ...

Elaine Wright
The Messenger, November 20, 2009 Completed arrangements are being announced for Elaine Wright, 96, of Germantown, formerly of Union City, who died Nov. 18, 2009, at Southerland Place Assisted Living in Germantown. Read More ...

Roy Mires
The Messenger, November 20, 2009 Completed arrangements are being announced for Roy Hubert Mires, 80, of Martin, who died Nov. 18, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Read More ...

Roy Mires
The Messenger, November 19, 2009 Roy Hubert Mires, 80, of Martin died Nov. 18, 2009, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Read More ...

Bobby Gene Sellers
The Messenger, November 19, 2009 Bobby Gene Sellers, 64, of Obion died Nov. 18, 2009, at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Johnson-Williams Funeral Home in Newbern, with burial following in Zion Cemetery in the Elbridge community. Read More ...

Elaine Wright
The Messenger, November 19, 2009 Elaine Wright, 96, of Germantown, formerly of Union City, died Nov. 18, 2009, at Southerland Place Assisted Living in Germantown. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home. Read More ...

N.L. Pollock
The Messenger, November 19, 2009 N.L. Pollock, 84, of Obion died Nov. 18, 2009, at his home. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Cemetery west of Obion, with the Revs. George Hutchison and B.J. Cohn officiating.  Read More ...

Howard S. Smith
Howard S. Smith, 80, of Dresden, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at his residence. Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel, Dresden with Dr. Don McCulley, Bro. James Wilson and Bro. John Quinton officiating. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery, Dresden.wcp 11-19 Read More ...

Leon Rushing
Leon Rushing, 72, of Martin, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Houston Patrick officiating. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery. Visitation will be the funeral home from 4-7 p.m. tonight.wcp 11-19 Read More ...

Danny Robert Jackson
Danny Robert Jackson, 55, of Sidonia, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 at Volunteer Community Hospital, Martin. Cremation services were held in Nashville and his ashes were buried at the foot of his mother’s grave at Alamo Cemetery.wcp 11-19 Read More ...

Julia Rowe Fisher
Julia Rowe Fisher, 90, of Martin, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the Weakley County Rehab & Nursing Center, Dresden. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, Martin with Rev. Randy Cooper officiating. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery with Murphy Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Friday from 4-7 p.m. and at the church from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday. Read More ...

Patricia Ann Barber
Patricia Ann Barber, 55, of Palmersville, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Jackson. Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel, Dresden with Shannon Seaton officiating. Burial was in Morgan Cemetery, Palmersville.wcp 11-19 Read More ...

Lillie Jones
The Messenger, November 18, 2009 The Messenger has learned of the death of Lillie V. (Hall) Jones, 74, of Kankakee, Ill., a former resident of this area and the grandmother of Melissa Strickland of South Fulton. She died Nov. 7, 2009, in Illinois. Services were 10 a.m. Nov. 14 at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Bradley, Ill., with the Rev. Vincent Edward Clark officiating. Interment followed at Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Read More ...

Jacqueline Dale
The Messenger, November 18, 2009 Completed arrangements are being announced for Jacqueline Ann Dale, 65, of Obion, who died Nov. 9, 2009, at her home after an extended illness. Read More ...

William Franklin Poynter
William “Bill” Franklin Poynter, 83, of Sharon, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at Regional Hospital, Jackson. Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bruce McCartney officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sharon.wcp 11-17 Read More ...

Federico Ramos
Federico “Fred” Ramos, 81, of Dresden, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at Volunteer Community Hospital, Martin. Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Nathan Horton officiating. Burial was in Bradberry Cemetery, Dresden.wcp 11-17 Read More ...

Roeby D. Smith
Roeby D. Smith, 71, of Dresden, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Volunteer Community Hospital, Martin. Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel, Dresden, with Dr. Don McCulley officiating. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery.wcp 11-17 Read More ...

Billy Joe Waldrop
e Messenger, November 17, 2009 Billy Joe Waldrop, 72, of Mayfield, Ky., died 7:05 a.m. Nov. 16, 2009, at Murray (Ky.)-Calloway County Hospital. He was a retired employee of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Union City. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, with the Rev. Al Cobb officiating. Burial will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens Read More ...

Kelly Jo Guess
The Messenger, November 17, 2009 Completed arrangements are being announced for Kelly Jo (Farmer) Guess, 38, of Troy, who died Nov. 15, 2009, at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home, with burial following in Terrace Hill Cemetery in Troy. The Rev. Eric Burress will officiate. Read More ...

Kelly Guess
Kelly Guess Kelly (Farmer) Guess, 38, of Troy died Nov. 15, 2009, at her home.. Published in The Messenger 11.16.09 Read More ...

Obit - Paris Cooper
Paris Cooper Paris Cooper, 87, of Kenton died Nov. 12, 2009, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. Published in The Messenger 11.16.09 Read More ...

Obit - Aubrey Craddock
Aubrey Craddock Aubrey Dale Craddock, 54, of Shirley, Ind., a native of Obion County, died Nov. 14, 2009, at his home. He was the brother of Donna Davis of Fulton and James Craddock of South Fulton. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary in Greenfield, Ind., with Ron Swift officiating. Burial will follow at Park Cemetery there. Published in The Messenger 11.16.09 Read More ...

Obit - David Speed
David Speed David Rex Speed, 78, of Union City died Nov. 14, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Published in The Messenger 11.16.09 Read More ...

Emma Darnell
The Messenger, November 13, 2009 Emma (Reeves) Woods Darnell, 97, of the Reelfoot Lake community died Nov. 12, 2009, at Golden Living Center in Union City. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Richard Carruth and Jimmy Calhoun officiating. Burial will follow in Hornbeak City Cemetery. Read More ...

Pauline Reilly
The Messenger, November 13, 2009 Pauline Reilly, 90, of Water Valley, Ky., died Nov. 11, 2009, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Read More ...

Joyce Burpo
The Messenger, November 13, 2009 Completed arrangements are being announced for Lawanda Joyce (Brown) Gray Burpo, 60, of Hornbeak. She died Nov. 12, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Read More ...

raymond Cleo Anderson
Raymond Cleo Anderson, 94, of Water Valley, Ky., died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 at Van Ayer Manor Nursing Home, Martin. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Waverly Hall City Cemetery, Waverly Hall, Ga. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday and from 8-10 a.m. on Friday at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton, Ky.wcp 11-12 Read More ...

Earl Dean Barner
Earl Dean Barner, 76, of Dresden, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 at McKenzie Regional Hospital. No service was held. Barner was born August 10, 1933 in Rives. He was a veteran of the United State Army and a farmer.wcp 12-11 Read More ...

Florence Elizabeth Elliott Hillis
Florence Elizabeth Elliott Hillis, 98, died Nov. 9, 2009, at Shannondale Nursing Home in Knoxville. Private funeral services will be held at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel in Knoxville. wcp 11-12 Read More ...

Betty Sue Warren
Betty Sue Warren, 76, of Sharon, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at Martin Health Care Center. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Casey officiating. wcp 11-12 Read More ...

Elsie Snider
Elsie Snider, 94, of Dresden, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union City. Services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden with Bro. Wendell Jellison and Bro. Darrell Pollock officiating. Burial was in Travis Chapel Cemetery, Dresden.wcp 11-12 Read More ...

Paul Porter
The Messenger, November 12, 2009 Completed arrangements are being announced for Theron Paul Porter, 91, of Union City, who died Nov. 9, 2009, at Van Ayer Manor Nursing Home in Martin. Read More ...

Raymond Anderson
The Messenger, November 12, 2009 Raymond Cleo Anderson, 94, of Water Valley, Ky., died 12:10 p.m. Nov. 10, 2009, at Van Ayer Manor Nursing Home in Martin. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton, with graveside services at 11 a.m. Saturday at Waverly Hall (Ga.) City Cemetery. Read More ...

Joyce Burpo
The Messenger, November 12, 2009 Joyce Burpo, 60, of Hornbeak died Nov. 12, 2009, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Read More ...

Gary Clinton Puckett
Gary Clinton Puckett, 64, of Palmersville, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at his residence. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Old Bethel Cemetery near Palmersville with Bro. Keith Dublin officiating. Bowlin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Read More ...

Marion L. Frazier
Marion L. “Mickey” Frazier, 72, of Dresden, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at his residence. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden with Dewayne Thomas officiating. Burial was in Blooming Grove Cemetery. Read More ...

Lillie Bell Winstead Stow
Lillie Bell Winstead Stow, 83, of Palmersville, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. Read More ...

Hurshell Lee Knox Sr.
Hurshell Lee Knox Sr., 74, of Martin, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Read More ...

Shirley June Copeland Insco
Shirley June Copeland Insco, 71, of Columbia, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, at her residence. Read More ...

Noah Smith Gibbons
Noah Smith Gibbons, 57, of Dukedom, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at his residence. Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden with Rev. Ed Eubank officiating. Burial was in Bible Union Cemetery near Martin. Read More ...

Edith Hunter Griffith
Edith Hunter Griffith, 89, of Nashville, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Mayfield Rehabilitation Center, Smyrna. Read More ...

Norma Cutrer
Norma Cutrer, 63, of Paducah, Ky., died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at her residence. Read More ...

Helen Ruth Carter
Helen Ruth Carter, 79, of Paris, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at her residence. Read More ...

Bennie Richard Boxx
Bennie Richard Boxx, 53, of Sharon, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Volunteer Community Hospital, Martin. Read More ...

H. F. Bailey
H. F. “Pete” Bailey, 80, of Gleason, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Regional Hospital of Jackson. Read More ...