Olga Camarena
Ms. Olga Leon Camarena, 69, a resident of Union City, died April 1, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday April 25, 2026, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Bro. Garrett Quinn will be officiating. The visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on that Saturday at…
Read MoreJackie Russell
Jacqueline Johnson Russell, 76, of Union City passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at St. Francis Medical Center in Memphis. Services will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Troy First Baptist Church. Bro. Rick Roberts will be officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday,…
Read MoreTroy meeting postponed
The Town of Troy, which was to meet tonight (April 6) at 5, has postponed its meeting until April 13 at 5 p.m.
Read MoreBobby Hailey
Robert Lee “Bobby” Hailey, 86, longtime resident of Fulton, died on April 1, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Bobby was born Sept. 27, 1939, on the family farm in Obion County to the late Mary Adelle Hailey and E.C. Hailey. He was raised and educated in South Fulton and graduated from South Fulton High…
Read MoreWillie McCord
Willie Thomas McCord, 53, of Union City died April 2, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. The Messenger
Read MoreBetty Nelson
Betty Jane Nelson, 77, of the Pleasant Hill community passed away 5 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2026, at her home. There will be no services held. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Betty was born April 13, 1948, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Thomas and Louise (Mobbs) Lewis. She…
Read MoreJoAnn Hopper
JoAnn Morris Hopper (more affectionately known as Memaw) of Hornbeak passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Feb. 28, 1937, in a small community known as Push, JoAnn was born to the late Joseph Franklin Morris and Bobbie Ethelene Mills Morris. One…
Read MoreVETERANS HONORED
VETERANS HONORED — Baptist Hospice-Union City account executive Brianne Williams (right) placed a Vietnam Veteran lapel pin on the vest of Charles Moran of Union City during a Baptist Hospice-sponsored Vietnam Veterans Day program at Jones-Walker Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4862 on Friday. He not only was the oldest veteran who attended the event,…
Read MoreFUNNY BUNNY
FUNNY BUNNY — The Easter Bunny couldn’t contain his “eggs”-citement Saturday afternoon while tossing handfuls of colorful eggs on the ballfield prior to Hornbeak’s Easter egg hunt at Hornbeak City Park on Glass Road. Hundreds of plastic eggs were filled with candy, small toys and prizes, much to the delight of children of all ages…
Read MoreJan Osteen
Jan Osteen, 80, of Union City died March 31, 2026, at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Graveside services will be Friday, April 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. at Berkley Cemetery. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
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