Area Obituaries
Paul McElrath, 61, of Union City died Feb. 1, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. The Messenger
Read MoreMary “Lassie” Pool, 91, of Hickman, Ky., died Febr. 1, 2026, at Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge…
Read MoreShavaunne Guy, age 66, of Union City passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Union City Health and Rehab. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at White-Mahon Funeral Home, with David Long officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday beginning at 11 a.m. and run…
Read MoreDonna Jean Dodd, 65, of Rives passed away 4:08 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Memorial services will be conducted noon Friday at Union City First Assembly of God. Pastor Tommy Hall will officiate. Visitation will be held at Union City First Assembly of God from 11 a.m. until the hour…
Read MoreGene Austin “Butch” Massengill Jr., 73, of the Terrell community died Jan. 31, 2026, at his home. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreNellie B. Pope, 68, of Union City died Jan. 26, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at House of Grace in Fulton. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home-Union City is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreWilliam Joseph “Joe” Byrd Jr., 53, a legendary ATV motocross rider, champion and beloved member of the riding community, passed away on 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Union City surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral…
Read MoreDottie Kay Downing, age 78, of Tiptonville passed away peacefully at her residence on Jan. 31, 2026. Born on July 10, 1947, in Samburg, she was the beloved daughter of the late John Thomas Haynes and Lucille Kirby Haynes. Dottie was the proud owner and operator of Lakeview Restaurant since 1993, where she dedicated her…
Read MoreRoy Jackson “Jack” Allen, age 89, of Kenton passed away from this life on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Jack was born March 31, 1936, in Obion. He was the son of the late Eunice Leon Allen and Ruby Phillips Allen. He was a member of Union Grove United Methodist Church and a United States Army…
Read MoreBobbye Jean Roberts, 91, of Hickman, Ky., died Jan. 29, 2026, at Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab in Knoxville. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hickman City Cemetery. There will be no visitation at the funeral home and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at service time Tuesday. Edmaiston Mosley…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Jo Smith, 68, of the Sidonia community passed away 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Archie Larry will officiate. Burial will follow in Graves Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home…
Read MoreMrs. LeAnn Shaw Sudbury, 55, a resident of Union City, died Jan. 25, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of cremation services. Mrs. Sudbury was born on Aug. 4, 1970, in Union City to the late Klyce and Linda (Ashley) Shaw. She worked as a Paralegal for 14 years.…
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