Maxie Peal
Maxie Peal, 100, of Ash Flat, Ark., formerly of Union City died June 20, 2025. She was born Sept. 26, 1924, to Charlie and Mai Ferrell of Hickman, Ky. She married J.S. Peal Oct. 4, 1942. He died in 2003. She is survived by three children, Floyd Peal (Doris) of Obion, Wanda Maddox (Orbie) of…
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Mrs. Mary “Jo” Rhenberg, 75, a resident of Union City, died Sept. 18, 2025, at her home. Services will be held at noon Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Rev. Roger Shock will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the service time on Tuesday at the funeral home.…
Read MoreGilbert Edgar
Mr. Gilbert Edgar, 66, a resident of Union City, died Sept. 16, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of cremation services. Mr. Edgar was born on Oct. 12, 1958, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Harold Jaxon Edgar and Priscilla (Voisey) Edgar. He worked in a Steel Plant…
Read MoreToney Murphy
Senior Master Sergeant Toney A. Murphy, age 83, of Union City passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at Laurelwood Health Care Center in Jackson. Services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Steve Carr officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until…
Read MoreWilliam Barkley
Mr. William Dee Barkley, age 96, of Union City passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at AHC in Union City. Funeral services were 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Roger Shock officiating. Burial followed in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation was Saturday at 11 a.m. and ran until the…
Read MoreMilli Stolpe
Mildred Burnice “Milli” Stolpe, age 98, of Union City passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at Van Ayer Manor Nursing Home in Martin. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of cremation services. Born on April 18, 1927, in Viola, Kan., Milli grew up on a farm as the only girl among four older…
Read MoreTwin Cities Chamber of Commerce golf tournament scheduled
The Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce annual golf tournament is scheduled for Sept. 26 at Fulton Country Club. Check-in and lunch will be at 11:30 a.m., and the tournament will tee off at 12:30 p.m. Team entry fee is $300, and individual player entry fee is $75. Those fees include two mulligans and one shot…
Read MoreHOME DESTROYED
HOME DESTROYED — Firefighters Clint Hopper and Jesse Calhoun, both of the Troy Fire Department, helped battle a blaze early Saturday at a home on Wolverine Road between Troy and Obion. The Troy FD was paged out at 5:18 a.m. and, upon arrival, received conflicting reports of possible entrapment. Troy Fire Chief Brandon Baldwin said…
Read MoreBANANA BLAST
BANANA BLAST — Rylee Simmons, 3-year-old daughter of Chloe and Joey Simmons of Fulton, sprayed a blast of water from a fire hose with the help of Triston Mannery, a member of the Fulton Fire Department’s Junior Firefighter Program, during the Banana Festival’s Touch-a-Truck and Kids Day activities last Saturday at Pontotoc Park in downtown…
Read MoreCharles Hooper
Charles “Charlie Brown” David Hooper, 67, of the Shawtown community has passed away on Sept. 15, 2025. He was born on April 20, 1958, Charlie spent his life devoted to his family. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Danny Cook will officiate. Burial will follow in Cobbs…
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