AVERTING THEIR FACES
AVERTING THEIR FACES — Oozy Lumpa (Mariella Hazelwood, seated left), a monster who is friends with human KC (Jude Lattus, seated, right), tried to catch up with him after not seeing each other for a while in Masquerade Theatre’s production of “We Are Monsters.” They are interrupted when KC’s human friend Jade (Charlie Phillips, standing…
Read MoreUNUSUAL PET
UNUSUAL PET — Kendall Proctor (right) of Trenton watched as her daughter, 2-year-old Harley Grace Proctor, petted an opossum named FeFe, which was being held by Isabella Baker of Rives during Kenton Fall Days Saturday. FeFe, the only contestant in the Open Class, won first place in that category of the pet show. Other winners…
Read MoreGeorgia Turner
Georgia Turner, 89, of Hickman, Ky., died Sept. 26, 2024, at Mills Nursing and Rehabilitation in Mayfield, Ky. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger…
Read MoreCheryl Etheridge
Cheryl Ann Etheridge, age 61, of Fulton, Ky., passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, in Obion County Memorial Gardens, with Bro. Eddie Mallonee officiating. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Cheryl was born…
Read MoreLauren McKee
Lauren Nicole (Flowers) McKee, 31, of Union City passed away 8:55 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Terry Bolden will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until the…
Read MoreGlynn Hickey
Glynn Brown (Caldwell) Hickey passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sept. 25, 2024, at the age of 96. Glynn was born in Union City on Nov. 1, 1927, to Cecil and Eunice (Brown) Caldwell. She spent the first eight years of her life as an only child, living in the school house where…
Read MorePat Ransom
Lola Patricia “Pat” Ransom, 82, of the Shawtown community passed away 2 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, at Obion County Nursing Home. Memorial services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at Samburg Assembly of God. Brother James Gunter and Brother George Hutchison will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church from…
Read MoreDebbie Nash
Debra Carol “Debbie” Nash, 69, of Union City passed away 12:42 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Graveside services were to be conducted 2 p.m. today (Oct. 2) at Obion County Memorial Gardens. Brother Ron Gray was to officiate. There was no visitation at the funeral home and friends were asked…
Read MoreWysetta Lattus
Mrs. Wysetta “Wy” Lattus, 85, a resident of Union City, died Sept. 24, 2024, at The Waters of Union City. A funeral mass was held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Visitation was from 9:30 a.m. until the service hour on Monday at the church. White-Ranson Funeral Home was…
Read MoreAP Top 25: Alabama back on top
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Alabama returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two years on Sunday following its dizzying victory over Georgia, making this 16 of 17 seasons the Crimson Tide has held the top spot at some point. UNLV, unbeaten through four…
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