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TO BUILD NEW HOME

TO BUILD NEW HOME — New Pathways for Children executive director Ricky Burse (from left) of Melber, Ky., visited with Billy Jack and Jeannine Cranford of Union City prior to a fundraiser for the organization held at Obion County Central High School by Exchange Street Church of Christ in Union City. Burse announced a Restore…

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AND THE WINNER IS …

AND THE WINNER IS … — Pualani Ripley-Hodge of Union City is The Messenger’s Photo of the Month contest winner for October. She took this photo of the sunrise on Oct. 11 at 6 a.m. with her iPhone 13 Pro Max looking out over the landscape from her workplace at Holiday Inn Express & Suites…

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Donna Haney

Mrs. Donna Haney, 60, of Hickman, Ky., passed away 9:58 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto in Southaven, Miss. Funeral services were to be conducted 1 p.m. today at Pentecostal Tabernacle in Water Valley, Ky. Pastor Markus McClure was to officiate. Burial was to follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation was…

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Nick Rice

Mr. Nick Rice, 40, a life-long resident of South Fulton, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville from injuries sustained in an accident in Obion County. Nick was born on Feb. 24, 1981, in Fulton to Glynn Bert Rice “G.B” Jr. and Kathy Jo Whitlock Rice of South Fulton. A…

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Bernice Hudson

Bernice Hudson, 94, of Union City died Nov. 4, 2021, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital-Jackson. Arrangements will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home. Published 11.4.21

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Mary Perkins

Mary Perkins, 74, of Dyersburg died Nov. 2, 2021, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home in Newbern. Published 11.4.21

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Kim Murray

Mrs. Kimberly Whitlock Murray, age 58, of South Fulton passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in South Fulton. She was born on Feb. 24, 1963, in Fulton County, Ky., to the late Gardner and Jackie Clark Whitlock. Kim was a member of First United Methodist Church in Fulton and worked for Paula Vassar Clinic in…

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Charles Inniss

Mr. Charles D. Inniss Sr., 74, of Union City passed away 10:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at First Pentecostal Church in Union City. Brother Billy Uzzle will officiate. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 5-7…

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HERO’S WELCOME

HERO’S WELCOME — Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 913th Engineer Co., based in Union City, were greeted by loved ones as they stepped off a bus and arrived home about 4 p.m. Wednesday at the armory on East Reelfoot Avenue. They returned after spending more than a year away from home supporting contingency operations…

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BeJaye Ezell

Brenda Joyce “BeJaye” Owens, 62, of Martin passed away Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Murray-Calloway County General Hosdpital. A private memorial service was held Wednesday in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. She was born June 23, 1959, in Union City to the late Farris Hurtle Owens and Doris Dale Ellegood Brown. She is survived by…

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