Area Obituaries
Mrs. Marjorie Campbell, 97, of Union City passed away from this life on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at The Waters of Union City. Graveside services were conducted 2 p.m. Saturday in Rutherford Cemetery, with Brother Truitt Cockrell officiating. Karnes and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. She was born Sept. 3, 1922, in…
Read MoreLaura Evans, 60, of Union City died Aug. 30, 2020, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in Union City. Published 9.1.20
Read MoreAnnie Arista House, 87, of South Fulton died Aug. 30, 2020, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton. Published 9.1.20
Read MoreDorothy Nale Johnson, 92, of Dyersburg died Aug. 26, 2020, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home. Interment followed in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at the funeral home. Published 9.1.20
Read MoreMr. Richard Arnold, 80, of Union City went home to be with the Lord Monday morning, Aug. 31, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at Second Baptist Church in Union City. The Rev. Will Arnold, pastor Sam Coleman and pastor Justin Hiens will officiate. Burial will follow…
Read MoreJames Turney Jones, 72, of Obion died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born June 13, 1948, in Union City, the son of Mildred (Palmer) Jones and the late Oliver Jones. He was a retired correctional officer at the Northwest Tennessee Correctional Center in Tiptonville, former mayor of the town…
Read MoreLeroy Gentry, 65, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of Union City, died Aug. 26, 2020. Graveside services were held 11 a.m. Monday in Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia. Leevy’s Funeral Home in Columbia was in charge of arrangements. Published 9.1.20
Read MoreLeroy Byrd, 71, died Aug. 29, 2020, at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton. Published 9.1.20
Read MoreMr. Jesse Adkison, 80, of Mayfield, Ky., passed away at 3:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Jackson-Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield. He was a member of Northside Church of Christ, a 22-year U.S. Navy veteran and retired teacher at IET in Paducah, Ky. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Veith Adkison;…
Read MoreCharles Laymon Emrich, 93, of Kenton died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, at Elmcroft Senior Living in Jackson. Born on Dec. 5, 1926, in Tyronza, Ark., he was the son of the late William (Willie) H. Emrich and the late Ruth Orrell Emrich, who died when he was 3 years old. His stepmother, the late Beatrice…
Read MoreApril 08, 1921 – August 31, 2020 Ms. Leola Copeland, age 99, died Monday, August 31, 2020, at Diversicare in Martin. Murphy Funeral Home is in charge of the cremation arrangements. She is survived by her daughter, Shirley Parker of Martin; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Ms. Copeland was a homemaker. Murphy Funeral Home in…
Read MoreMs. Mary Helen Weeks, age 73, of Bradford and Martin, passed away Friday Aug. 28, 2020, at Centennial Hospital in Nashville. Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. today (Tuesday) at Hunt Funeral Home Chapel in Bradford, with Dr. Mike Sams officiating. Burial followed at Shiloh Cemetery. Mary Helen was born on Oct. 8, 1946…
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