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ROAD TO SUCCESS

ROAD TO SUCCESS — Obion County Mayor Steve Carr (left) and Matt Ketchum, team lead with the Tennessee Department of Transportation Region 4 in the Newbern construction office, paused on State Route 690 — the future I-69 — at the Highway 51 interchange this morning as they discussed today’s plans for opening the mainline loop…

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Dan Sinclair

Danny Harrison “Dan” Sinclair, 74, of Martin passed away 10:55 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services were conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Martin. Dr. Mike Sams  officiated. Burial followed in East Side Cemetery. Visitation was held at First Baptist Church in Martin from…

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Anthony Williams

Anthony Williams, 69, of Union City died Feb. 14, 2024, at his home. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. Published in The Messenger 2.21.23

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Dorothy Pirtle

Dorothy Pirtle, 81, of Fulton died Feb. 15, 2024, at Fulton Nursing and Rehab. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton is in charge of arrangements. Published in…

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Amanda J. Davis

Ms. Amanda J. Davis, age 35, of Kenton passed away from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at Regional One Health Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral services for Ms. Davis were conducted on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenton Church of Christ, with Jeff Bell officiating. Interment followed…

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Margie Garrison

Ms. Margie Reen Garrison, age 87, of Newbern died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, at West Tennessee Health Care in Dyersburg. She was born April 29, 1936, in Obion the daughter of the late Frank and Maudie Woodall Butler. She was an employee of the former Salant & Salant Mfg. in Obion and a member of…

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Bettye Barton

Mrs. Bettye Carolyn Barton, age 90, of Union City passed away on Feb. 19, 2024.  A Celebration of Life service for Mrs. Barton was to be held today (Feb. 21, 2024) at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford.  Visitation was to begin at 1 p.m. and go until…

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Judy Paschall

Judy (Shannon) Paschall, age 80, passed away at her home in Gleason Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, following a brief bout with cancer.  Services were held at Williams Funeral home in Gleason at 11 a.m. Feb. 13, 2024, with interment at Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery near Kenton. Judy graduated as valedictorian of Kenton High School…

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Lyle Vowels

Lyle Vowels, 75, of South Fulton passed away peacefully Feb. 17, 2024, at Munson Medical Center of Traverse City, Mich. Lyle was born on Aug. 16, 1948, to the late James D. and Lottie (Treece) Vowels in Fairbury, Ill. He spent his younger years growing up in Sumner, Ill., and graduated from Sumner High School…

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Teresa Williams

Mrs. Teresa Henderson Williams, age 62, of Union City and formerly of Hickman, Ky., passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, at Fulton Nursing and Rehab in Fulton. She was born on May 6, 1961, to the late Jerry Henderson and Rosemary Blincoe Henderson. Teresa had worked as a cook at various restaurants and lived most…

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