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Area Obituaries

Jackie Ray Roberson

October 21, 2025

Jackie Ray “Jack” “Big Hoss” Roberson, 69, of Union City, Tenn., died on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Born Friday, July 20, 1956, in Lake County, Tenn., he was the son of the late Yvone Roberson and the late Gertrude Sellers Roberson. Mr. Roberson was a retired employee…

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Helen Yvonne Eggleston

October 21, 2025

Helen Yvonne Eggleston, 65, a resident of Martin, died October 18, 2025, at her sister’s home. Services will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 1 p.m. at White-Ranson Funeral Home. The Rev. Archie Larry will be officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Bramlett, Travis McCullough, Justin McCullough,…

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Lavada Rudd

October 20, 2025

Lavada Sue Rudd, 84, of the Shawtown community passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025, at her home. She was born July 9, 1941, in Hickman, Kentucky, daughter of the late Otis and Imogene (Killebrew) Price. Lavada had been employed as a certified nursing assistant in area nursing homes. She was the widow of Eddie Rudd,…

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Tamara Cody

October 19, 2025

Tamara Ranae Cody, 42, of Union City passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 16, 2025, at her home. Memorial services will be held at Union City First United Pentecostal Church. Time and date will be announced. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger Online/10.19.25

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Margie Wilson

October 17, 2025

Mrs. Mattie Marjorie “Margie” Wilson, age 96, of Bartlett passed away from this life on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenton First Baptist Church, with Brandon Norton officiating. Interment will…

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Catherine Hardy

October 17, 2025

Catherine Hardy, 83, of Fulton died Oct. 16, 2025, at Clinton-Hickman County I.C.F. in Clinton, Ky. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the hour of service Oct.. 26. The Messenger 10.17.25

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Elbert Vaughn

October 16, 2025

Elbert Jack Vaughn, 82, of South Fulton died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be held at noon Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home-South Fulton is in…

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Jacky Waggener

October 15, 2025

Mr. Jerry Jackson “Jacky” Waggener, 66, of the Gardner community passed away 12:25 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday at Gardner Church of Christ near Martin. Larry Powers and Sidney White will officiate. Burial will follow in Gardner Cemetery near…

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Bob Haskell

October 14, 2025

Mr. Robert Leon “Bob” Haskell, 69, of Troy passed away 7:22 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at his home. Graveside services will be conducted 3 p.m. Thursday at East View Cemetery. Jackson Doss will officiate. There will be no visitation and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at service time. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral…

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Paul Clark

October 13, 2025

Paul Clark, 46, of Union City passed away Sunday, Oct, 5, 2025, at his home where he resided in Maynard Ark. A celebration of life is being held Oct. 25, at Community Bible Church in Union City from 1-5 p.m.  Paul was born Jan. 28, 1979, in Union City, son of late Greg Clark and…

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Becky Hoffman

October 13, 2025

Mrs. Rebecca Faye “Becky” Hoffman, 78, of the Fremont community passed away 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted noon on Thursday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Darrel Hoffman and Ken Hogg will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery near Union City. Visitation will be…

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Sondra Shupp

October 10, 2025

Mrs. Sondra Wheatley Shupp, 84, of Troy passed away peacefully at her home on Oct. 8, 2025, at 5:58 p.m. Born in Dyer County on April 10, 1941, Sondra and her family moved to Arizona in 1951, where she built a beautiful life filled with family, faith and hard work. She lived there until the…

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