STATE VISITOR
STATE VISITOR — Obion County Mayor Steve Carr (right) welcomed Tennessee tourism commissioner Mark Ezell to the county on Thursday. Ezell was here to see the three-year plan Chandlerthinks had prepared for tourism growth in Obion County and to recommend the hiring of a tourism director.
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JITTERBUGGED — Dorothy Gale (played by Emma Powell) and her friends, (back, from left) Cowardly Lion (Foster Rodgers), Scarecrow (Xavier Hinson) and Tinman (Nathan Finch), find themselves in an unsettling situation when they can’t stop doing the Jitterbug in Masquerade Theatre’s production of “The Wizard of Oz.” The show is being staged at the Capitol…
Read MoreTommy McLeary
Tommy McLeary, 71, of Fulton died March 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home. Published in The Messenger 3.15.23
Read MoreLockie Tuck
Lockie Tuck, 67, of Union City died March 13, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church in Union City. Visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger…
Read MorePeggy Busby
Mrs. Peggy Busby, 77, of Tiptonville died March 11, 2023, at her residence. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at East View Cemetery. The Rev. Brent Long officiated. Pallbearers were Tim Windsor, Greg Windsor, Brent Long, Will Windsor, David Olhausen and Kyle Reaves. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Busby…
Read MoreGay Thomas
Mrs. Gay Thomas, age 88, of Cordova passed away on March 12, 2023, at her home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Friends and family are asked to meet at the cemetery. Bro. Shawn White will officiate. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She…
Read MorePatricia Brown
Patricia “T.C.” Ellen Rhoades Brown, age 59, of Troy passed away Sunday, March 12, 2023 at her home. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Melvin Poe officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin Thursday at noon and run until the…
Read MoreEverett Morris
Everett Morris, 79, of Troy passed away 9:05 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2023, at his home. Funeral services were conducted 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Austin Norton officiated. Burial was in Beech Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tyler Burress, Dennis Erdman, Peyton Gillenwater, Kenneth Fulkerson, James Williams and Grayson Brinkley.…
Read MoreT.J. Long
Mr. T.J. Long, age 39, of Dresden and formerly of South Fulton, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023, due to a boating accident on Kentucky Lake. He was born on Oct. 14, 1983, in Fulton to JR and Debby “Deb” Covey Long of Union City. T.J. was the owner of JR’s Body Shop in South…
Read MoreBilly Pierce
Mr. Billy Pierce, 71, of Union City passed away 4:15 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Steve Carr will officiate. Burial will follow in Sanders Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from…
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