Area Obituaries
LaMar Bartlett
LaMar Randolph Bartlett, 64, of Murfreesboro died Aug. 6, 2026, at Saint Thomas Rutherford. Services will be Saturday at Truth In Love Kingdom Fellowship in Dyersburg. A visitation will begin at noon, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 2 p.m. Interment will be 11 a.m. Monday at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in…
Read MoreRuth Farris
Ruth Farris, 92, of Sharon died Aug. 7, 2026, at her home. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant View Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreDavid Polk
David Eddie Polk, 78, of Fulton died Aug. 7, 2026, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Brooks Chapel Kingdom Harvest Church. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton is in charge of arrangements. The…
Read MoreWilma Lee Morris
Mrs. Wilma Lee Morris, 95, of Union City passed away 2:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at her home. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at Obion County Memorial Gardens. Brother Terry Presson will officiate. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Pallbearers will…
Read MoreThomas Nelms
Mr. Thomas Ray Nelms, 80, of South Fulton passed away peacefully at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Ky., on Aug. 8, 2026. He was born in Rives on July 2, 1946, to Daniel Caldwell Nelms and Mary Frances Briggs Nelms. Thomas shared more that 32 years of marriage with his…
Read MoreBill Trimble
William Ray “Bill” Trimble, 53, of Union City died Aug. 5, 2026, at his home. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreRobert Nall
Robert Lewis Nall, 75, of Fulton died July 29, 2026, at Fulton Nursing and Rehab. Services will be noon Friday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. The Messenger
Read MoreMajor Martin Sr.
Major Martin Sr., 93, of South Fulton died July 31, 2026, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. The Messenger
Read MoreEllarine Moses
Ellarine Moses, 83, of Union City died Aug. 1, 2026, at her home. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreRonald Downing
Mr. Ronald Downing, 57, of Union City passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. Funeral services will be conducted noon Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Lonnie Truelove and Brother David Hagan will officiate with burial to follow in East…
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