Elijah Warchol
Elijah Liam Warchol, 5 months, of Union City passed way Saturday, May 30, 2020, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Friday at the funeral home. Elijah was born Dec. 30, 2019,…
Read MoreTommie Lee Brewer
Tommie Lee Brewer, 76, of Union City died May 30, 2020, at The Waters of Union City. A viewing will be held from noon until 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Rawls Funeral Home in Union City. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Published 6.4.20
Read MoreAND THE WINNER IS …
AND THE WINNER IS … — Jessica Cooley of Fulton is May’s Messenger Photo of the Month contest winner. She took this Americana-inspired image at the Wes Collier farm in Fulton with her iPhone 11. Entries for the contest are accepted each month and must have been taken within the last year. Photos should be…
Read MoreMPD officer body camera footage released
By Sabrina Bates News Producer On Sunday, The Press reviewed the body camera footage of an officer who was engaged in a verbal exchange Saturday in downtown Martin while he was conducting a traffic stop of an individual who had reportedly made an illegal turn amidst the construction along S. Lindell Street. Throughout Saturday afternoon,…
Read MoreCRAFT TIME
CRAFT TIME — Obion County Public Library children’s librarian Ashley Bishop conducted a Zoom session of knight training this morning as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program, where she instructed children how to make a knight’s shield. This year’s program is being held on Facebook, during Zoom meetings and with small in-person sessions due…
Read MoreGeraldine Rhoades
Mrs. Geraldine Rhoades, 89, of Union City died May 31, 2020, at Union City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Carl Kizer officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Greg Correa, Gabe Correa, Steven Rhoades, Mike Rhoades,…
Read MoreDoris Dean Lane
October 01, 1926 – June 01, 2020 Doris Dean Lane, age 93, formerly of Gleason, TN passed away at her home in La Vergne, TN on June 1, 2020. She will have a funeral service Wednesday June 3, 2020 at 12pm at Williams Funeral Home of Gleason. Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation will…
Read MoreLynne Puckett
July 22, 1953 – June 01, 2020 Mrs. Lynne Marie Puckett, age 66, died Monday, June 1, 2020, at Diversicare Health Care and Rehab Center in Martin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Mrs. Puckett is survived by her husband, Carl E. Puckett, Jr. of Martin; her son, Chris Switzer of Waldorf, Maryland; two…
Read MoreRonny Ray
Ronald “Ronny” Dale Ray, 65, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Medina. He was born on June 15, 1954, in Mayfield, Ky., to Joyce Canter and the late Phillip Ray. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Ray; and his stepfather, Joe Canter. He is survived…
Read MoreHal B. Hainley
Hal B. Hainley, 85, of Paducah, Ky., died Thurs-day, May 28, 2020, at Mercy Health Hospice in Paducah. Graveside services were to be held 11 a.m. today in Obion County Memorial Gardens, with Stephen Sutton officiating. His family was to serve as pallbearers. There was to be no public visitation. He was born July 13,…
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