Bobby Dan Parker
Bobby Dan Parker, 83, of Union City passed away 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at his home. Memorial services will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday at First Church of God in Union City. Brother Ron Gray will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church from 6 p.m. until the hour of services Friday.…
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SOUL FOOD BENEFITS — Obion County Fall Fest executive director Dana Pruitt (left) and White Squirrel Winery owner Bill Sanderson recently reviewed plans for the festival’s An Evening in the Vines event being held there Oct. 7 from 6-9:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the Obion County Public Library for $35 per person or…
Read MoreRING TO REMEMBER
RING TO REMEMBER — Union City Police Department patrol officer Dalton Turnbow rang a bell Saturday morning at Discovery Park of America to mark his completion of the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, which this year was open to any first responders. He was the first participant to finish the climb.
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STEPPING UP — Carrie Dunn, a firefighter first class with the Union City Fire Department, made her way up a flight of stairs Saturday morning as she participated in the fourth annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Discovery Park of America. The event paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11,…
Read MoreFrances Glisson
Frances Elaine “Miss Frankie” Glisson, 93, of Kenton passed away from this life on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at Dyer Nursing Home. Memorial services will be conducted this coming Sunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Kenton First Baptist Church, with Brother Wayne Perkins, Dr. Charles Pratt and Brother Shawn Allred officiating. She was…
Read MoreMartha Nichols
Martha Carole Nichols, 77, of Union City passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday at First Methodist Church in Union City, with the Rev. Roger Shock and the Rev. Dan Tilly officiating. Burial followed in East View Cemetery. Visitation was held from 4-7 p.m.…
Read MoreRichard Cortase
The Rev. Father Richard Cortase passed away Sept. 11, 2022,at his parish home in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Published in The Messenger 9.13.22
Read MoreJerry Paschall
Jerry Dudley Paschall, 82, of Union City died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City . Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today at East View Cemetery, with the Rev. Eddie Mallonee to officiate. There will be no visitation. Family will serve as pallbearers. He was born on April 5, 1940,…
Read MorePatti Asbridge
Patti Asbridge was a caring wife, mother, “Gaga” and friend. She passed away on Sept. 5, 2022, at the age of 61 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family. Patti was born to Kenneth and Frances Poland on Aug. 2, 1961, in Columbus, Ind. After graduating from Union City High School,…
Read MorePhil Tarver
Phillip “Phil” Nelson Tarver, 76, of Clinton, Ky., passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at Jackson-Madison Hosp-ital in Jackson. He was a member of the former Salem United Methodist Church, a member of the U.S. Army National Guard and a livestock producer. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Elaine Jackson Tarver…
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