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Area Obituaries

Carl Prather

July 15, 2025

Carl Thomas Prather, 73, of Hickman, Ky., passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Memorial visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Friday. Carl was born Aug. 7, 1951, in Union City, son of the late Thomas Richard “Jack” Prather and the late Kathleen (Hampton) Prather…

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Wanda McQueen

July 15, 2025

Wanda Lee McQueen, 82, of the Walnut Log community passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Charles Southerland will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Manuel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home…

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Ila May Shelton

July 14, 2025

Ila May Shelton, 78, of South Fulton passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at her home. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 16, 2025, from noon-1 p.m. at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow in Haynes Memorial Garden in Tiptonville, with Bro. Tony Keeton officiating. Friends and family will serve as pallbearers. Ila was born…

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Joy Stephens

July 14, 2025

Lera Joy (Boone) Dortch Stephens passed away on July 11, 2025, at The Waters of Union City. She was 92 years old. Services were held at White-Ranson Funeral Home on July 14, 2025. Visitation was from 11 a.m.-noon with a private graveside service in East View Cemetery following. Pallbearers were family and friends. Joy was…

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Martha Norris

July 13, 2025

Martha Marie Norris, 87, of the Clayton community passed away 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Obion County Nursing Home. Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Friday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak, with Brother Tom Elam officiating. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 1 p.m.…

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Terry Overall

July 13, 2025

Terry Davis Overall, 75, of Union City passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Milan General Hospital. Born on May 9, 1950, in Dyer, he was the son of the late George Davis Overall and Peggy (Boucher) Overall. Terry was a beloved husband, father and grandfather, survived by his wife of 25 years, Jennie…

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Butch Grisham

July 9, 2025

Charles Roland “Butch” Grisham, 82, of Olive Branch, Miss., died July 8, 2025, at his home. Visitation will be held Saturday at Coleman Funeral Home in Olive Branch from 10 a.m.-noon, follow by graveside services at Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Troy at approximately 2:30-3 p.m. The Messenger/7.9.25

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Joe Moore

July 8, 2025

Joseph Ancil “Joe” Moore, 62, of Union City died July 3, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. There will be no services. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. The Messenger/7.8.25

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Martha Norris

July 8, 2025

Martha Marie (Lancaster) Norris, 87, of the Clayton community died July 8, 2025, at Obion County Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. The Messenger/7.8.25

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Mary Finch

July 8, 2025

Mary E. Finch, 72, of Union City passed away Friday, July 4, 2025, at her home. There will be no services. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mary was born Dec. 4, 1952, in Memphis, daughter of the late William P. Vanderberg and the late Mary Lou (Boley) Wilkerson. She was a…

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John Goff

July 8, 2025

John Wesley Goff, 69, of Halls opened his eyes to the face of Jesus 2:33 p.m. Monday, July 7, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was a former resident of Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother…

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John Guy

July 8, 2025

John Douglas Guy, 71 of Union City passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at Hillview Community Living Center in Dresden. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025, at White-Mahon Funeral Home, with Bro. Truitt Cockrell officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.…

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