Area Obituaries
Aaron Dewayne Ray, 87, of Union City went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at The Waters in Union City. He was born Feb. 12, 1938, in Moulton, Ala., to the late Archie and Letha Ray from Town Creek, Ala. After graduating high school, Aaron joined the armed forces and was…
Read MoreMr. Kenneth Mathis, age 84, of Hickman County, Ky., passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at his residence. Mr. Mathis was born on April 14, 1941, in Phillippy in Lake County to the late Bruce Mathis and Marrean Henderson Mathis. Mr. Mathis was a Christian and attended the Water Valley Baptist Church. He lived…
Read MoreMrs. Betty Lou Blakely, 69, a resident of Hornbeak, died July 22, 2025, at TriStar Centennial Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 26, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Rev. Vann Kissell will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs.…
Read MoreDestry Blaine Haynes, 36, of Rives passed away Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted noon Friday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stanley’s Chapel Cemetery. Brother Charles Southerland and Brother Gary Haynes will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m.…
Read MoreHelen Virginia Strange Francis, 88, of Union City passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at her home. Visitation will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, from 10 a.m.-noon at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. J.P. Prather, Ethan Rogers, Jacob Prather, Kyle Meek, and Tommy Rogers will serve as pallbearers. Mrs.…
Read MoreJimi Wilson – Rocking On Eternally Jimi Wade Wilson, 58, passed away July 15, 2025, at his residence in Dyersburg. Born in San Pedro, Calif., he was the son of the late Jimmy Earl Wilson and Peggy Luana Smith. Jimi spent most of his life in Tennessee, where he built a community of family, friends…
Read MoreCress Edward Harris, 83, of Union City passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025, at Woodland Mills First Baptist Church, with Bro. Rick Burton and Bro. Shawn White officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be…
Read MoreMrs. Anne L. Peterson, age 92, formerly of Fulton, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. Anne Latta Peterson was born on May 27, 1933, to Gilson Davis Latta and Clemmie Edwards Latta in Graves County, Ky., and lived her early childhood in Water Valley, Ky. Her mother passed away when Anne was…
Read MoreMrs. Jo Ann Brown, 84, of Portland, formerly of Hornbeak and Union City, passed away 4:10 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin. Funeral services will be conducted noon today at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak. Brother Russell Zik will officiate. Visitation will…
Read MoreMr. Gary Ray Doughten, 72, of Rives passed away at 11:55 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Born on March 21, 1953, in Obion County, he was the son of the late Malcolm Clinton Doughten and Emma Marguerite (Daughtery) Doughten Brewer. Gary was a devoted pastor, having served at Calvary…
Read MoreRodger Dean Soppe, 79, of Hornbeak passed away Friday, July 18, 2025, at his home. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Tennessee State Veteran’s Cemetery in Parkers Crossroads, with Bro. Wilson Walley officiating. Visitation will be Thursday beginning at 9:30 a.m. and run until 11:30 a.m. at White-Ranson Funeral…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Glynn Wiley, age 74, a resident of Union City passed away on July 13, 2025, at The Waters of Union City. Bobby was born in Fulton on Nov. 17, 1950, to the late Morris Wiley and Opal King Wiley. Mr. Wiley is of the Baptist faith. He lived all his life in this…
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