Area Obituaries
Glenda Faye Cochrum, age 85, of Hickman, Ky., passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, June 2, 2025. She was born Dec. 14, 1939, in Fulton to the late Edward B. Wiley and Lillie Mae Pearson Wiley. A Hickman native, Glenda graduated from the former Hickman High School in 1957 and then the former…
Read MoreGianna Kailany Maldonado Vazquez, 2, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025, at her home. Funeral services were conducted 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Carl Gregorich officiated. Burial followed in East View Cemetery. Visitation was held at the church from 8 p.m. Tuesday until 9:30 a.m. today. Kailany was born Sept. 2,…
Read MoreSylvesta Cole, 72, of Hickman, Ky., died June 1, 2025, at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. The Messenger 6.3.25
Read MoreMrs. Elizabeth Dianne Miller, 80, a resident of Martin, died May 29, 2025, at Van Ayer Healthcare & Rehab. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller was born on May 15, 1945, in Union City to the late Wade Matheny and Juanita (Tidwell) Rhoades.…
Read MoreHarold Wayne Haynes, 75, of Union City died May 27, 2025, at his home. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Brown Chapel AME Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home and at the church on Friday from noon until time of…
Read MoreSamuel Odell “Sam” Hunter, 64, of Union City passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, in Water Valley, Ky. Born on Feb. 3, 1961, in East St. Louis, Ill., he was the son of the late James A. and Sarah (Schembra) Hunter. He had been employed by the Obion County School System and the former Goodyear…
Read MoreMr. Bobby Dial, 92, a resident of Troy, died May 30, 2025, at Obion County Nursing Home. Services were held Sunday, June 1, 2025, at 2 p.m. at White & Mahon Funeral Home. Bro. Frank Dalton officiated. Burial followed in Ebenezer Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nick Dial, Bobby Griffin, Anthony Willams, Colton Beeler, Rob Muse and…
Read MoreGary Donald Wilingham, 55, of Union City passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born on May 21, 1970, in Tuscumbia, Ala., he was the beloved son of Joyce (Baggett) Willingham and the late Carl Gary Willingham. Donald was a 1988 graduate of Obion County Central High School. He had…
Read MoreVicky Michelle Henry, 52, of Union City died May 25, 2025, at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford. Visitation only will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City. The Messenger 5.30.25
Read MoreGannon Milton Garrigus, 53, of Morganfield, Ky., formerly of Hickman, Ky., died May 25, 2025, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburg, Ind. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 9-10:30 a.m. Friday. The Messenger 5.27.25
Read MoreMartha Jane Kirk, age 85, of Troy passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Obion County Nursing Home. Born on July 29, 1939, in Obion County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Othel (Faulk) Edmaiston. Martha was married to James Glenn Kirk on Jan. 31, 1961, until his passing on…
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