Mike Webb
Michael Lee “Mike” Webb, 52, of Hornbeak passed away 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Memorial services will be conducted 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Living Word Church in Hornbeak. Brother Archie Larry and Brother Tommy Dean will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church from 3…
Read MoreBrenda Crowell
Brenda Kay Riley Crowell, age 69, of Hornbeak passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at Memphis Regional One. Funeral services were to be held today, with visitation from 11 a.m. until the hour of services at White-Mahon Funeral Home in Troy. Billy Crowell was to officiate. Burial was to follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Pallbearers…
Read MoreBobby Bynum
Charles R. “Bobby” Bynum, 92, of South Fulton died Sept. 10, 2021, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. A memorial graveside service was to be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Pinegar Cemetery. Visitation was to be held at Hornbeak Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until the hour of services. Published 9.14.21
Read MoreJim Wilson
Jim Wilson, 74, of Obion died on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. Born Feb. 3, 1947, in Dyersburg, he was the son of the late Basil Garrett Wilson and the late Eunice Etaw Morgan Wilson. He was a retired employee of AT&T/Bell South, former member of the Communications Workers of American union and former member of…
Read MoreCarolyn Pryor
Carolyn Ann Pryor, 91, of Troy passed away 9:16 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Graveside services were to be conducted 11 a.m. today, Sept. 14, 2021, at Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. Lee Moses was to officiate. Pallbearers were to be her grandsons. There was no visitation and friends were…
Read MoreSTATEWIDE WINNERS
STATEWIDE WINNERS — Messenger staff members earned multiple honors in recent statewide press competitions, including the University of Tennessee-Tennessee Press Association and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association contests. Claiming awards were (from left) Associate Editor Donna Ryder, Sports Editor Kevin Weaks and Senior Reporter Chris Menees.
Read MoreSTEPPING UP
STEPPING UP — Justin McMaster, a firefighter with the Rives Volunteer Fire Department, made his way up another flight of stairs Saturday morning as he participated in the 20th anniversary 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Discovery Park of America. The annual event paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001,…
Read MoreMPD Officers Receive Commendations
On the evening of Aug. 2, officers from the Martin Police Department responded to a call on Oakland Street in reference to a child having been accidentally shot. Investigation revealed that the responding officers took several measures and enacted an emergency plan that played a vital role in saving the child’s life. While each of…
Read MoreBobby Bynum
Charles R. “Bobby” Bynum of South Fulton died Sept. 10, 2021, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. A memorial graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pinegar Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Hornbeak Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until hour of services.
Read MoreSarah LeDuke
Mrs. Sarah LeDuke, 93, a resident of Union City, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at The Waters of Union City. Graveside services will be held noon Friday at Harpeth Hills Memorial Gardens in Nashville. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. LeDuke was born Nov. 17, 1927, in Memphis, daughter of the late…
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