TENNESSEE REMOVES STATE VISITATION RESTRICTIONS FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Today the Tennessee Department of Health announced state-specific visitation restrictions for long-term care facilities will end effective February 28, 2021. Facilities should use the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidance for safe operation and visitation with limited visitation restrictions no longer in place at the state level. The Tennessee Department of…
Read MoreDon Ellen
Don Larry Ellen, 75, of Martin passed away 9:32 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at Harborview Health Systems in Dyersburg. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Marcus McClure will officiate. Burial will follow in Water Valley Pentecostal Tabernacle Cemetery in Water Valley, Ky. Pallbearers will…
Read MoreJ.A. Ransom
J.A. Ransom, 86, of Union City passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Union City Nursing and Rehab. He was born Oct.. 17, 1934, in Obion County to the late L.J. and Pauline Vinson Ransom. He married Dorris Hoffman Ransom on April 15, 1953. She preceded him in death. Graveside services were held 11 a.m.…
Read MoreChester Smith
Chester Lawrence Smith, 96, of Troy went home to be with the Lord 6:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Robin Rotgers will officiate. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. Pallbearers will be Drake…
Read MoreSuzanne Glerum
Mrs. Suzanne Elizabeth Glerum, 74, of Union City died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at Jack-son-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Obion County Memorial Gardens. The Rev. David Hagan will be officiating. Friends will serve as pallbearers. She was born on May 15, 1946, in Newark, N.Y., to…
Read MoreMichelle Mosley
Michelle Mosley, 55, of Clarksville, formerly of Union City, died Feb. 22, 2021, at Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville. Services will be held at noon on Friday at Brooks Chapel Kingdom Harvest in South Fulton. There will be no visitation. Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of arrangements. Published 2.23.21
Read MoreGRIT AND GRATITUDE
GRIT AND GRATITUDE — Union City resident Rod McLendon’s career as a barber started from a childhood argument with his brother. That path has blossomed into a thriving 20-year business, The Royal Palace barbershop, and a clothing store, McLendon’s Apparel, which he and his wife, Carmella, own and operate. The McLendons credit their success to…
Read More‘SNOW’ NICE
‘SNOW’ NICE — Since residents of the Etheridge House Assisted Living by Americare couldn’t get outside to build their own snowman, three Union City boys brought them some joy by building one for them Thursday afternoon. Eight-year-old Will D. McKinnis bent down to adjust the St. Louis Cardinals’ cap of a snowman that he and…
Read MoreBIG BIRD
BIG BIRD — Chris Warren of Obion caught a possibly injured pelican Saturday in Obion. His wife, Angie, told The Messenger the beautiful bird could not fly very high and may have been hurt. She said wildlife officials were contacted and came to pick up the huge yellow-billed bird. The American White Pelican is one…
Read MoreRoger Roberts
Roger Glenn Roberts, 72, of Obion died Feb. 19, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.
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