Peggy Clement
Margaret Kaira “Peggy” Brann Clement, 97, of South Fulton passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. Hornbeak Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, at Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be held at the church…
Read MoreMan barricades in home; fires at officers
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor On Sunday, Oct. 9 at 5:47 p.m. Dep. Brown and Dep. Roberts responded to 28- Dunlap Rd. in regard to a welfare check on a Mr. William Anthony King. According to a press release from Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, when deputies arrived, they attempted to call King out of…
Read MoreWelfare check leads to drug and weapon arrest
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor On Oct. 13 at approximately 10:37 a.m. Ptl. Austin Wynn of Martin Police Department (MPD) responded to a welfare check at Manpower on 201 University St. in Martin. Upon Wynn’s arrival, he made contact with the 23-year-old Keilan Rooks who had a warrant out of Weakley County for failure…
Read MoreDresden woman still awaits help from WCLTRG
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor Dresden resident Lillian Mosely has been waiting on help from the Weakley County Long Term Recovery Group (WCLTRG) since the Dec. 10 tornado swept through and caused extensive damage to her home. Mosely said that her roof was damaged really badly, her patio in the back was completely…
Read MoreDresden moves forward with city hall plans
Story by Press Reporter Shannon Taylor The Dresden board met Tuesday, Oct. 11 with A2H engineers, architects and planners to look over designs for the new municipal complex and Alderman Gwin Anderson made a motion to move forward to the next stage in the design process which was unanimously approved. A2H stated that…
Read MoreGrace H. Piepho
Graveside services for Grace H. Peipho, age 94 of Milan, will be Wednesday October 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Pillowville Community. Burial will follow. She is survived in death by her daughter, Wanda Kay Maples of Milan, sister, Novela Dotson, grands, Vicki (Bernard) Gyselinck, Becky (Alfred) Benkiser, and 4 great-grandchildren,…
Read MoreGARDEN GREETING
GARDEN GREETING — Hannah Clark portrays Eve in the first scene from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church’s Bible Journey, which will open Sunday and run through Oct. 27 at the church’s facilities at 688 Sublett Road, Union City, located in the Pleasant Hill community near Rives. Bible Journey is back for the first time since 2019.…
Read MoreTURNS 101
TURNS 101 — Tommye Lee Paschall Wall is celebrating her 101st birthday today. A resident at AHC in Union City, she was born in Lake County, but spent many years in Baton Rouge, La. She eventually moved back to the area with her daughter, Judy Anding, and her family, settling in Obion County.
Read MoreLaDarrian Bishop
LaDarrian “Wolf” Bishop, 50, of Union City died Oct. 12, 2022. Services were held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Anointed Church of The Living God. Interment followed in Eastview Cemetery. Visitation was held at noon on Sunday at the church. Rawls Funeral Home in Union City was in charge of arrangements. Published in…
Read MoreMaxene Hunter
Maxene Hunter, 66, of Union City died Oct. 12, 2022, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger 10.18.22
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