Monica Cobaxin
Monica Cobaxin, 20, of South Fulton died May 10, 2024, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Pleasant View Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be at the funeral home from noon until the hour of service Saturday. The Messenger/5.16.24
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EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVOR — Union City High School graduating senior Bailey Wagoner (center) was joined by Bill and Carol Latimer after being chosen as the inaugural recipient of “The Latimer,” a $40,000 scholarship being given to her in four $10,000 increments by the Bill and Carol Latimer Charitable Foundation. Latimer is a proud 1956 graduate of…
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PAY DAY — Former Obion County resident Jake Lawrence held up a $115,000 check after winning the Major League Fishing Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 4 Presented by E3 Sport Apparel at Lake Eufaula, Ala. The win put him in the lead of the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year race and qualified him for REDCREST…
Read MoreSarah Rice
Sarah R. Rice, 89, of Union City died Feb. 18, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Memorial graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at East View Cemetery. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger on 5.15.24
Read MoreSteven Jones
Mr. Steven Lynn Jones, age 69, of the Brownsville, Ky., community passed away Wednesday May 8, 2024, at his residence. He was born in Hickman, Ky., on June 13, 1954, to the late Paul and Betty (Ross) Jones. Mr. Jones had been a former mechanic at the Henry I. Siegel (HIS) plant in Hickman, where…
Read MoreBen Farley
Mr. Ben Farley, age 81, of Troy passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at his home. Funeral service will be at 2 p,m. today, May 15, 2024, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Chip Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Visitation was to be held from noon until the funeral hour. Mr.…
Read MoreEric Hinson
Eric Scott Hinson, 44, of Troy passed away 6:54 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be conducted noon Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Terry Southerland will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 10…
Read MoreBettie Jo Parker
Mrs. Bettie Jo Parker, age 55, of Hickman, Ky., passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 1, 1969, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Austin Evans and Byrd Propes Evans of Martin. Bettie was a member of The Anchor Church in Union City and was a CNA/Med Tech…
Read MoreKenneth Lacewell
Mr. Kenneth R. Lacewell, age 77, of South Fulton passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, at his residence. He was born on April 28, 1947, in Fulton to the late Dorris Richard Lacewell and Helen Hutchens Lacewell. Kenneth was a member of South Fulton Baptist Church and was a United States Army veteran, where he…
Read MoreLarry Dexter
Mr. Larry Duane Dexter, age 85, of South Fulton passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at the Obion County Nursing Home near Union City. He was born on May 7, 1939, in Fenton, Mich., to the late Cornell Dexter and Jeanette Cook Dexter. Mr. Dexter belonged to Sandy Branch Primitive Baptist Church and was a…
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