Area Obituaries
Mrs. Valrie Johnson, 89, of Union City passed away 3:14 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at The Waters of Union City. Funeral services will be conducted noon Monday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Shane Long will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10…
Read MorePeggy Lorraine Morrison, 77, of Union City died Sept. 18, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted noon Sunday at First United Pentecostal Church in Union City. Burial followed in Fremont Cemetery. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Messenger 9.22.25
Read MoreBrenda Mai Sawyer Moore, 82, of Brentwood passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Brenda was a devoted homemaker and a faithful member of several congregations across Tennessee. She had a gift for creativity, sharing her handmade crafts at many local shows and bringing joy to family, friends and community. Visitation will be held…
Read MoreMaxie Peal, 100, of Ash Flat, Ark., formerly of Union City died June 20, 2025. She was born Sept. 26, 1924, to Charlie and Mai Ferrell of Hickman, Ky. She married J.S. Peal Oct. 4, 1942. He died in 2003. She is survived by three children, Floyd Peal (Doris) of Obion, Wanda Maddox (Orbie) of…
Read MoreMrs. Mary “Jo” Rhenberg, 75, a resident of Union City, died Sept. 18, 2025, at her home. Services will be held at noon Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Rev. Roger Shock will be officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the service time on Tuesday at the funeral home.…
Read MoreMr. Gilbert Edgar, 66, a resident of Union City, died Sept. 16, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of cremation services. Mr. Edgar was born on Oct. 12, 1958, in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Harold Jaxon Edgar and Priscilla (Voisey) Edgar. He worked in a Steel Plant…
Read MoreSenior Master Sergeant Toney A. Murphy, age 83, of Union City passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at Laurelwood Health Care Center in Jackson. Services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Steve Carr officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until…
Read MoreMildred Burnice “Milli” Stolpe, age 98, of Union City passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at Van Ayer Manor Nursing Home in Martin. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of cremation services. Born on April 18, 1927, in Viola, Kan., Milli grew up on a farm as the only girl among four older…
Read MoreCharles “Charlie Brown” David Hooper, 67, of the Shawtown community has passed away on Sept. 15, 2025. He was born on April 20, 1958, Charlie spent his life devoted to his family. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Danny Cook will officiate. Burial will follow in Cobbs…
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin “Frank” Norris Jr., 70, of the Shawtown community passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at his home. Memorial services will be conducted 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Robin Rotgers will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3 p.m. until…
Read MoreRobert Earl Hogg, 59, of Samburg died on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Vanderbilt Wilson University Hospital in Lebanon. Born Friday, Dec. 31, 1965, in Charlotte, N.C., he was the son of the late Albert Paul Hogg and the late Mary Lou Davis Hogg. Robert worked for many years as a construction worker, but his…
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