Gregoria Woody
Gregoria Maria Woody, 86, of Union City died Jan. 25, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Friday in East View Cemetery. Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger/2.2.23
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Harriette Josephine “Josie” Brady, 77, of Union City died Jan. 31, 2023, at The Waters of Union City. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stanley’s Chapel Cemetery near Union City. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. Saturday…
Read MoreFEEDING BY FAITH
FEEDING BY FAITH — Valeria Hyde oversees the work of feeding children’s bodies, minds and souls at Trudy’s Kids Café on South First Street in downtown Union City. The ministry began years ago with the conviction by Mrs. Hyde and her mentor, the late Trudy Whitsey, that no one — especially children — should go…
Read MoreFILLING THE BOARD
FILLING THE BOARD — Donnie Walton of Commercial Bank worked to help fill the giving board at The Gathering, a fundraising event for the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, held Saturday at Full Stop Aviation, located at Everett-Stewart Regional Airport. The center services clients in Obion and Weakley counties.
Read MorePleas Luker
Mr. Pleas Luker of the Jackson Chapel community passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 23, 2023, at his residence. Pleas was born on Sept. 3, 1944, in Troy to the late Homer Luker and Ethel Smith Luker. He was a retired computer programmer for MTD and had moved to the Jackson Chapel community several years ago…
Read MoreElaine Reddin
Mrs. Elaine Barham Reddin, age 81, of Rives passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at her home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today, Feb. 1, 2023, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Melvin Poe officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time…
Read MoreJean Hollis
Mrs. Jean Hollis, 75, a resident of Hornbeak, died Jan. 24, 2023, at her home. The family received friends from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday at White & Mahon Funeral Home. Graveside services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Terrace Hill Cemetery. Steve Pinion officiated. Pallbearers were Charles Bounds, Johnnie Singleton, Donald Sherrill,…
Read MoreCharlie Forrest
Charles “Charlie” Bedford Forrest, born June 18, 1942, passed away after a short illness at home on Jan. 18, 2023, at the age of 80. Charlie attended Fulton (Ky.) High School and graduated from Union City High School in 1960. He was a standout athlete who excelled at football, basketball and baseball, but his passion…
Read MoreStanley Evans: The cup isn’t half empty, it’s half full
Story by Shannon Taylor Senior Investigative Reporter Stanley Evans, salesman at Herman Jenkins Motors in Union City, grew up on a farm in Sharon, and was one of six children of James and Betty Evans. Betty was a homemaker and James worked at Milan Arsenal. Evans said, “All my young life I was going to…
Read MoreSharon man arrested for fugitive from justice out of Fulton County
A Sharon man has been arrested for a fugitive from justice charge out of Fulton County where he was charged with possession of a controlled substance first degree for methamphetamine in Nov. 2021. On Jan. 25 at 11:05 p.m., Deputy Seth Callens with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, arrested 35-year-old James Foust for fugitive from…
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