Area Obituaries
A Celebration of Life for John H. Dyer is set for Friday, May 29, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home–East with interment in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City. Visitation will be Friday, May 29, 2026, from noon-2 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home–East. Dr. Randy Bostick, Anthony Knight, Michael Dyer and Steve…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Jane Reagan, 86, of Union City passed away 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Magnolia Ridge & Rehabilitation Center in Union City. Funeral services will be conducted noon Friday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery. Brother Rick Burton will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral…
Read MoreMr. Billy Roy Long, 90, of Rives passed away 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Union City Health and Rehabilitation. Memorial services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Healing Faith Family Worship Center. Pastor Shane Long will officiate. Visitation will be held at Healing Faith Family Worship Center from 11:00 a.m. until the…
Read MoreTarina Garrigan, 60, of Union City died May 26, 2026, in Jackson. Affordable Funerals and Cremation is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreRoy Don Whitehead Sr., 90, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, after a brief illness. Don was born on his family farm in Wellsville, Mo., to the late Roy and Bessie Ida Whitehead (nee Rubey). Don was 4th generation on the farm and grew up without running water and electricity, which…
Read MoreRobert “Bob” Fox Anderson, age 77, of Obion passed away peacefully on May 24, 2026. Born on Feb. 11, 1949, in Union City, Bob was a lifelong son of Obion County and a man deeply devoted to his family, community and heritage. Memorial graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2026, at…
Read MoreLyndell Sue Killingsworth, 90, of Troy passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2026, at White-Mahon Funeral Home, with Bro. Bob Champion officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Ararat Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. and run until the time of service…
Read MoreJanice Cochran, age 86, a resident of Union City, passed away Friday, May 22, 2026, at Obion County Nursing and Rehab. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Fremont Cemetery with her nephew Phillip Pinion officiating. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Pallbearers…
Read MoreMs. Judy Shaw, 82, of Union City passed away 1:03 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Diversicare of Martin. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Michael Turner and Susan Coats will officiate. Burial will follow in Stanley Cemetery near Union City with Brother Greg Lassett…
Read MoreMildred Joyce at rest July 22, 2022, and James Joyce at rest April 4, 2026. Mildred and Jim shared a life marked by devotion to family, love of travel and the joy they found in one another’s company. Mildred was the loving daughter of Calvin and Helen Stover, sister, wife, mother of three, grandmother of…
Read MoreJason Nicholas Parrish, 55 of Union City passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jason was born in Carmel, N.Y., on May 7, 1971, to Frank Parrish and Loretta Gregory Parrish. He married Gillian Martin on Jan. 15, 2025. She survives.…
Read MoreFlossie Dee McDaniel, 96, of Union City passed away 10:45 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Jerry Massey will officiate. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery in the Antioch community. Pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons.…
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