Frances McBride
Frances McAnulty McBride, age 83, of Rives passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at White-Ranson Funeral Home at noon on Wednesday, Oct, 6, 2021, with the Rev. Jimmy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rives. Visitation will…
Read MoreFrank Stanton
Paris Franklin “Frank” Stanton, 76, of Newbern died Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at his residence. Born Monday, Feb. 26, 1945, in Crummies Creek (Harlan County), Ky., he was the son of the late Jess Stanton and the late Rebecca Sargent Stanton. He was a retired sheet metal mechanic for Stanley Jones Company. Mr. Stanton proudly…
Read MoreMarsha Kellermeyer
Marsha Kellermeyer of South Fulton died Oct. 2, 2021, at Diversicare of Martin. No services will be held. Hornbeak Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published 10.5.21
Read MoreStan Johnson
Stanley “Stan” Warren Johnson, 71, of Martin died Sept. 29, 2021, at West Tennessee Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Martin Church of Christ. Burial followed in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Visitation was held Sunday at the church from 11:30 a.m. until the funeral hour. Murphy Funeral…
Read MoreRaymond Sims
Raymond M. Sims, age 76, of Gadsden, Ala., passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Riverview Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was held at noon, Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery. The Rev. Wayne White officiated the service. Pallbearers were Marc Sims, Jamison Sims, Ethan Fussell,…
Read MoreWilma Wilbanks
Mrs. Wilma Jean Wilbanks, age 91, of the McConnell community passed away Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at her residence. She was born on Dec. 9, 1929, in Paris, to the late William Barney and Ocie Pauline Tompkins Speight. Wilma was a long-time active member of McConnell Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher…
Read MoreMildred Sherrill
Mildred Sherrill, 80, of Union City passed away Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, with visitation to be held from 1 p.m. until the hour of services Sunday at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Brother Alex Fisher and Brother Charles Southerland will officiate. Burial will follow in…
Read MoreJean Hoffman
Jean “Grandma Jean” Hoffman, 88, of the Shawtown community passed away 7:05 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services were to be conducted at 3 p.m. today at New Hope Bible Church near Union City. Brother Darrell Hoffman was to officiate. Burial was to follow in Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak.…
Read MoreCORNFEST BEGINS
CORNFEST BEGINS — Obion County CornFest has begun for 2021. Pageants were held over the weekend and the Coke medallion hunt will get under way Tuesday when the first clue is printed in The Messenger and posted on Coke’s and CornFest’s Facebook pages. T-shirts, displayed by board members Linda Simrell (left) and Penny Chesteen are…
Read MoreMildred Sherrill
Mildred Sherrill, 80, of Union City died Sept. 24, 2021, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home. Published 9.28.21
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