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Area Obituaries

Fred Kemp Jr.

January 5, 2026

Mr. Fred Richard Kemp Jr., age 77, of Union City passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in Union City. He was born on April 29, 1948, in Hazel Park, Mich., to the late Fred Richard Kemp Sr. and Jean Marie Verbiest Kemp. Mr. Kemp was a proud…

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Ann Williams

January 4, 2026

Mrs. Annie Lou “Ann” Williams, 90, of Union City passed away 6:46 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at VanAyer Senior Living & Rehab in Martin. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak. Brother Eddie Mallonee will officiate. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home…

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Jim Darnall

January 4, 2026

James Walter “Jim” Darnall, 88, of Eads died Dec. 31, 2025, at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Germantown. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cobbs Chapel Cemetery. There is no visitation and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at the service time. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.…

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Sue Little

January 4, 2026

Mrs. Sue Little, 91, of Martin passed away 7:42 a.m. Jan. 1, 2026, at Henry County Health and Rehabilitation in Paris. Graveside services were conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Obion County Memorial Gardens. Brother Raymond Eaten officiated. Visitation was held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from noon until 1:45 p.m. Sunday. Pallbearers were Jason Riley,…

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Aden Choate

January 4, 2026

Aden Drake Choate, 16, of Union City passed away Monday morning, Dec. 29, 2025, as the result of an automobile accident in Obion County. Funeral services were conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at Greater Vision Church in Troy. Pastor Robin Rotgers officiated. Burial followed in Fremont Cemetery. Visitation was held at Greater Vision…

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David Nielsen Sr.

December 30, 2025

David Lee Nielsen Sr., 66, a resident of Fulton, died Dec. 28, 2025, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at East View Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Shane Bruce, Justin Damons, Cullen Howard, Nick Turnbow, Chandler Turnbow, Cory Williams and Landon Turnbow.  The family will receive…

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Lucy Reed

December 30, 2025

Lucy Mae Brooks Reed, 77, of Union City died Dec. 14, 2025. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. The Messenger

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Richard Stover

December 28, 2025

Mr. Richard Carlton Stover, age 68, of Hornbeak died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 3, 2026, at Minnick Bible Church. Family and friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the church. Rev Austin Norton will officiate, with burial to follow…

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Dennis Walker

December 28, 2025

Dennis Wayne Walker, 71, of Kenton passed away 6:10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, at his home. Funeral services were conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Brandon Norton officiated. Burial followed in East View Cemetery. Visitation was held at the funeral home from noon until the hour of…

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Monya Sanders

December 28, 2025

Mrs. Monya Sanders, 97, of Troy passed away on Dec. 25, 2025, at The Arbors in Union City. Services will be noon Monday, Dec. 29, at Troy Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Terrace Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 11 a.m. until the hour of service Monday. Pallbearers will…

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Bear Charlton

December 28, 2025

Bear (Carol Wayne) Charlton, 86, a resident of Obion, died Dec. 24, 2025, at his home. Services were 3 pm, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, at White-Mahon Funeral Home. Erik Leto, David Charlton and Pastor John Carroll officiated. Burial followed in Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Luke Charlton, Jack Charlton, Davis Pinckney, Brandon Ward, Nathan Dickson…

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Mark Carlton

December 28, 2025

Mr. Mark Alan Carlton, age 71, of Hickman, Ky., passed away on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at his residence. He was born on March 5, 1954, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Guy Morris Carlton and Betty Jean Ethridge Hill of Hickman, Ky. Mark was a United States Navy veteran and a member of…

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