John Duscoe
John Olin Duscoe was called to his Heavenly Home on March 4, 2025, at the age of 80. The second of three children, John was born on Dec. 12, 1944, the son of William Thomas and Clarice Griffin Duscoe. He grew up in Union City, graduated from Union City High School and earned a business…
Read MoreAnna Bolding
Anna Ruth (Crocker) Bolding of Knoxville, formerly of Obion County, died March 2, 2025, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Services will be held March 29 at First Methodist Church in Union City, with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. and service at 1 p.m. Rose Funeral and Cremation in Knoxville is in…
Read MoreRonald Bloebaum
Mr. Ronald Omar Bloebaum, 84, a resident of Union City, died March 6, 2025 at The Etheridge House. Services will be 3 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. The Rev. Roger Shock will officiate. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo., at a later date. The family will…
Read MoreSkyhawks open OVC tourney; Racers to tip off MVC event
Both UT Martiin teams will open the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament today, while the Murray State men will help tip off the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday. The Skyhawk men are seeded eighth and tip off tonight at 6 against No. 5 seed Tennessee Tech. UTM’s women are seeded sixth and play No. 7…
Read MorePLAY TIME
PLAY TIME — Nine-month-old Miles Barnes and his siblings, (not pictured) 4-year-old Mary Katherine and 2-year-old Max, recently took time to enjoy the sunshine and new playground at Kiwanis Park in Union City. They ventured out on Feb. 25 when Union City saw a high of 68 degrees following temperatures that had only reached into…
Read MoreWET WALK
WET WALK — A fire that broke out about 1:35 a.m. Saturday at Obion County Central High School on Highway 51 in Troy was contained to an English classroom, where a small appliance apparently overheated. During overhaul operations in the aftermath, firefighters from the Troy, Hornbeak and Obion fire departments pulled large positive pressure ventilation…
Read MoreCharles Mitchell
Charles Edward Mitchell, age 86, died March 1, 2025, among friends and family at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. He was a 1959 graduate of Union City High School, where he was a star football player. He was a beloved member of Trace Creek Baptist Church in Mayfield and attended every time the…
Read MoreSuzanne Parker
Suzanne Parker, 75, formerly of Union City, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Spring Creek Nursing Home in Murray, Ky. Born June 13, 1949, in Murray, she was the daughter of Joe and Sue (Rickman) Morton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Tony Bybee, on July 16,…
Read MoreA.L. Yates
Mr. A.L. Yates, 87, of Union City passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Truitt Cockrell will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home…
Read MoreRay Wilson Jr.
Mr. Ray Curtis “Mutton” Wilson Jr., age 78, of Clinton, Ky., passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, at his daughter’s residence in Bardwell, Ky. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Union City and attended Oakton Baptist Church. Ray was a United States Army veteran and served during the Vietnam era. He served…
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