Area Obituaries
Peggy Clanton
Mrs. Peggy Clanton, 97, of Obion passed away Friday, February 20, 2026, at Magnolia Place in Union City, where she happily spent the last two years of her life. Services were held 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, at the White-Mahon Funeral Chapel in Troy, with Rick Knoll officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The…
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Mary Star Edwards, age 77, of Hornbeak passed away Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the home of her daughter, Vickie Basham. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2026, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Austin Norton will officiate. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak. Visitation will…
Read MoreSandra Marlar
Mrs. Sandra Kaye Marlar, 78, of Union City passed away 3:45 a.m. Friday, February 20, 2026, at Diversicare of Martin. Funeral services will be conducted 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Eddie Mallonee will officiate. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston…
Read MoreDelia Potter
Delia Faye “Dede” Potter, 64, of Dresden passed away 8:43 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, at Hillview Community Living Center in Dresden. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger Online/2.23.26
Read MoreJames Baker
Mr. James Robert Baker, 69, of Union City passed away 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Craig Inman will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the…
Read MoreLinnie Burns
Linda Gail “Linnie” Rives Burns, 79, passed away peacefully on Feb. 18, 2026, at The Arbors in Union City. She was born Dec. 16, 1946, in Union City to Clifford Hale and Martha Davidson Rives. Linnie married Joseph B. Burns June 21, 1970. He survives. She earned a degree in Psychology from Memphis State University…
Read MoreBill Stricklin
Written and submitted by Suzanne Stricklin Walther February 4, 2026, William Joseph (Bill) Stricklin passed away in his sleep at the Etheridge House in Union City, Tennessee. Years of heart disease were not his demise, just bumps along the way. He was 93 years old and plumb tuckered out. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in…
Read MoreSharon Gail Whitmore
Sharon Gail Whitmore, age 62, passed away at her home in Hornbeak on February 18, 2026. Services will be held 3 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2026, at White & Mahon Funeral Home. The Rev. Archie Larry will officiate. Burial will follow in Graves Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the…
Read MoreCharles Scheland
Charles Thomas Scheland, 73, a resident of Paris, died February 18, 2026, at Patriot Health Care Nursing and Rehab Center in Paris. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation services. Mr. Scheland was born on October 30, 1952, in Detroit, Mich., to the late Charles Henry and Clara Patricia (Luker) Scheland. He worked for…
Read MoreDorothy Bingham
Dorothy “Sugar Babe” Sue Bingham, age 82, of Tiptonville passed away Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, at West Tennessee Health Care in Dyersburg. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Tiptonville Pentacostal Church, with Bro. Jerry Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Graves Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 20,…
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