George W. McCullough
George W. McCullough, 80, of Union City passed away 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hickman City Cemetery. The Messenger/1.14.23
Read MoreRandy Giltner
Randy Giltner, age 70, of Martin died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Funeral service will be Sunday, January 15, 2023, 3:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church in Martin with Dr. Mike Sams officiating. Burial will follow in Martin Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Sunday at the church beginning at 1:30 P.M.…
Read MoreJanice Howell
Janice Burpo Howell, age 65, of Tiptonville, TN, formerly of Martin, TN, died on Wednesday, 01/11/2023, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital, in Dyersburg, TN. Mrs. Howell was retired from Hubble Lighting Co. Martin, TN; while the Howell Family lived in Martin, Mr. Howell owned the Howell’s Auto Alignment Shop. Visitation for Mrs. Howell will be…
Read MoreLester Hampton
Lester “Henry” “Butch” Hampton, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully of natural causes at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville FL. He was 76 years old. Lester Hampton was born in Chicago Illinois on June 16, 1946. He was the second child of Henry and Esther (Bennett) Hampton. For over 40 years, Lester was employed…
Read MoreDorEtta Caldwell
DorEtta Caldwell passed away at the age of 65 on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 and will be deeply missed. There will be no viewing or formal service. DorEtta spent most of her youth in California, where she earned a degree in Occupational Therapy. She then established the occupational therapy program in the Oakland Public School…
Read MoreBetty Cheatham
Betty Jane Cheatham, age 81 of Dresden, passed away Monday January 9, 2023, at Diversicare in Martin, TN. Visitation will be at Bowlin Funeral Home Wednesday January 11 at 10:00am until service time at 1:00pm with burial to follow in Palmersville Cemetery. Betty was born to the late Ray McGehee and Mary Sue Grubb in…
Read MoreDallas Hill
Services for Dallas Wayne Hill age 60 of Greenfield, TN, will be held Friday January 13, 2023 at 1 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield, TN. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery in Bradford. Visitation will begin Thursday evening going from 4 pm to 7 pm at the funeral home. It will resume…
Read MoreNEW EQUIPMENT
NEW EQUIPMENT — Troy Mayor Mark Watson (left), the former longtime fire chief in Troy who resigned when he was elected mayor, and recently-appointed Fire Chief Brandon Baldwin looked at new equipment Monday night which was provided to the fire department through a mutual understanding with the Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Department. The town received…
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COTTON GRAB — The fluffy white field of freshly harvested cotton is inviting to many, including Connor and Asher Theriac. This image, which was captured by Gail Theriac with an Apple iPhone 13 ProMax, is The Messenger’s pick for the Photo of the Month winner for December 2022. Winners of the contest will have their…
Read MorePete Ferrell
Ralph “Pete” Ferrell, 74, of Martin died Jan. 9, 2023, at his home. Memorial visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday. Published in The Messenger 1.11.23
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