Charles Wade
Charles Perry Wade Sr., 86, of Union City died Jan. 27, 2024, at AHC of Union City in Union City. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cayce Baptist Church, located at 41 Holly Circle in Fulton. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery in Clinton, Ky. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday at…
Read MoreEtta McElrath
Etta McElrath, 79, of Clinton, Ky., formerly of Hickman, Ky., died Jan. 25, 2024, at Clinton Place. Services will be noon Wednesday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Messenger/1.29.24
Read MoreCity of Martin to Conduct Special Census
The City of Martin plans to conduct a citywide special census over the next three weeks. The citywide census will take place within the incorporated municipality of the City of Martin and will be conducted via electronic submissions using digital media, United States Postal Service, and personal contact via door-to-door canvassing with assistance from the…
Read MoreJanet Azbell
Janet Kay Azbell, 70, of Hornbeak passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Memorial services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, February 3, 2024, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the hour of services. The Messenger Online/1.26.24
Read MoreEdna Yarbrough
Edna Alline Yarbrough, 97, of Jackson passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Friday, February 2, 2024. Burial will follow in Alamo Cemetery. The Messenger Online/1.26.24
Read MoreSEARCHING FOR EAGLES
SEARCHING FOR EAGLES — Visitors to the 2023 Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival took turns watching a pair of nesting bald eagles along Highway 21 during an eagle tour. This year, the eagle festival is celebrating its 20th year Feb. 2-4 and has more than 10 touring opportunities that weekend. Two-hour eagle and waterfowl tours, which…
Read MoreCHICKEN DISTRIBUTED
CHICKEN DISTRIBUTED — The husband and wife duo of Gary and Cara Moore of Union City, who are members of Refuge Church and its Celebrate Recovery program, stacked packages of chicken to be given away Monday afternoon by the church at the Obion County Fairgrounds. More than 500 cars wrapped around the fairgrounds along South…
Read MoreJames Douglas
James Douglas, 66, of Troy died Jan. 18, 2024, at his home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger 1.24.24
Read MoreKrista Davis
Krista Hooper Davis, 43, a resident of Greenfield, died Jan. 20, 2024, at her home. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation services. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Krista was born on Aug. 13, 1980, in Berwyn, Ill., to Lori Hooper-Blair. She was a CNA. She loved her Harley-Davidson.…
Read MorePhillip Casey
Phillip E. Casey, age 77, of Union City passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at St. Thomas West in Nashville. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Casey was born in Union City on July 17, 1946, to the late…
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