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Infomercials change lives Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:00 pm By: by Lisa Smartt The Messenger 06.12.13 If you watch infomercials, you’ll get a rich cultural education. For example, there’s a problem in America that I would have never been aware of had a helpful commercial not enlightened me. Cats are bored. I know. You…

Odis Carmichael Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm Odis Carmichael, 91, of Martin, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at his residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bible Union Baptist Church, Martin with Rev. Terry Griffin and Rev. Dwayne Erwin officiating with Murphy Funeral Home of Martin in charge of the…

Larry Daniel Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm Larry E. Daniel, 68, of Gleason, died June 11, 2013. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Apostolic Church in Dresden with Williams Funeral Home of Gleason in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.…

Ann Nelson Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm Mrs. Ann Moore Nelson, 72, of Martin, died Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Golden Living Center in Union City. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamblen Memory Gardens in Morristown with Rev. Michael O’Bannon officiating with Murphy Funeral Home of Martin in…

Andrew “Butch” Byars Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm Andrew Lee “Butch” Byars, 65, of Palmersville died Monday, June 10, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He was a former resident of Union City. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home in Union City…

Rebecca Halford Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm The Messenger, June 12, 2013Rebecca Nichols Halford, 87, of Union City died 5:50 a.m. June 12, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home.

Myrtle Duncan Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm The Messenger, June 12, 2013Myrtle Duncan, 94, of Union City died June 11, 2013, at Golden Living Center.Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home.

Butch Byars Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm The Messenger, June 12, 2013Completed arrangements are being announced for Andrew Lee “Butch” Byars, 65, of Palmersville, who died 5:15 p.m. June 10, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He was a former resident of Union City.Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral…

Water report due Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm The Messenger, June 12, 2013The water quality report for Reelfoot Water Association will be published Monday in The Messenger. There will be no mail-outs of the report, a spokesman said.

ARC helping Oklahoma Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 5:00 pm The Messenger, June 12, 2013Up-to-date information from the Northwest Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross shows the national agency has mobilized its resources to Oklahoma, where powerful storms and tornadoes have caused widespread damage dating back to May 19.Chapter executive Lynn Fritchey of Dyersburg…