Lemons: Dee Pritchett was one of a kind
When my mom took the job at the university back in the late nineties, Dee Pritchett was the first person from Martin that she met. Dee sold mom her first house. When I decided to go back to school in 2007, I didn’t give myself much time to relocate. Being nearly 30 years old, I…
Read MoreNancy Tinkle
Nancy Marie Wiley Tinkle, age 90 and formerly of Martin and Union City passed away Monday October 9th 2023 at Legacy Village Memory Care and Assisted Living in Hendersonville, TN where she had been a resident for the past five months. “Miss” Nancy was the wife of the late Charles Freeman Tinkle for 26 years…
Read MoreDavid Rice
David Keith Rice, 62, of Medina died Oct. 9, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel-Hickman. Visitation will be held at the funeral chapel from 5-8 p.m. Thursday. The Messenger/10.11.23
Read MoreNancy Tinkle
Nancy Marie Wiley Tinkle, 90, died Oct. 9, 2023, at Legacy Village Memory Care and Assisted Living in Hendersonville. Visitation will be held 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, with a Catholic Mass to be held at St. Jude Church in Martin. Burial will follow in Stanley Chapel Cemetery. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement.…
Read MoreJeffrey Ervin Sr.
Jeffrey Lynn Ervin Sr., 70, of Union City died Oct. 8, 2023, at his home. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at the funeral home. The Messenger/10.10.23
Read MoreBillie Swindell
Services for Billie Wade Swindell age 89 of Greenfield, TN, will be held Thursday October 12, 2023 at 1 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial will follow in Brock’s Cemetery in Greenfield. Visitation will begin Wednesday evening going from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Swindell is survived by…
Read MoreBillie Ragsdale
Billie Louise Shofner Ragsdale, 89, of Murfreesboro, formerly of Union City, died Sept. 30, 2023. Visitation will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Union City. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 3, with graveside services at East View Cemetery. The Messenger 10.9.23
Read MoreOC Fall Fest Medallion Hunt
The 10th annual Union City Coca-Cola Bottling Co.-sponsored Obion County Fall Fest medallion hunt is under way. The palm-sized token has been hidden on a piece of publicly-owned land in Obion County. It will not be located on golf courses, schools, areas around the Obion County Law Enforcement Complex, municipal police departments or private property.…
Read MoreKatelyn McCarty
Katelyn Alayna McCarty, 10, of Fulton died Oct. 7, 2023, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital in Murray, Ky. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Good Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Thursday until the hour of service. The…
Read MoreDr. Harry Ward
Harry Thomas Ward, DVM, 75, of Fulton died Oct. 5, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 28, 2023, at First United Methodist Church in Clinton, Ky. Visitation will be held at the Young Center of the church from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and in sanctuary from 12:30 p.m. until the hour of…
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