Area Obituaries
Mary Emma Montgomery Eason, age 88, of Springville, formerly of Union City, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2025 at New Hope Bible Church, with Rev. Darrell Hoffman officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch-Hornbeak Cemetery. Visitation will begin Friday at 11 a.m. and run until…
Read MoreJoan Calhoun, age 92, of Union City passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at her residence. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, 2025, in Obion County Memorial Gardens, with Bro. Truitt Cockrell officiating. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Calhoun…
Read MoreBobby Joseph “Bob” Lancaster, age 74, of Mayfield, Ky., passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Melvin Poe officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. There will be no…
Read MoreRay Lynn Dodson, age 82, of Troy passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 26, 2025, at White-Mahon Funeral Home in Troy, with Chad Foley officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at the funeral home…
Read MoreVinson Farrell Thompson Sr. of Obion passed to his heavenly home on May 21, 2025. He was surrounded by his family at his long-time home on Hurt Road. Vinson was born in Obion on Feb. 11, 1936, to Marion Cecil and Mary Ruth Barnes Thompson. He graduated from Obion High School in 1954 and from…
Read MoreSandra “Kay” Atwill, 82, of Union City died May 21, 2025, at her home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at East View Cemetery. There will be no visitation and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at service time. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger 5.22.25
Read MoreJames Ronnie “Shorty” Moore, 77, a resident of Union City, died May 20, 2025 at his residence. Services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Pastor Seth Wilkerson will be officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Willtrout, Dean Butler, Caleb Scott, Kyle McDaniel,…
Read MorePhyllis Jean Choate Simmons, age 80, a lifetime resident of Hickman, Ky., passed away Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Clinton Place in Clinton, Ky. Phyllis was born in Hickman on Aug. 7, 1944, to the late Phillip and Bethel Edwards Choate. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hickman and graduated from…
Read MoreJames E. “Jamie” Bowling, 87, of Union City passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at The Arbors of Union City. Born on May 23, 1937, in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Lincoln and Mildred (Hardin) Bowling. Jamie was a respected riverboat captain, having worked with Crounce Transportation and retired from…
Read MoreJason Williams Readenour, age 53, of Troy passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at his home. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Friday, May 23, 2025, at Sassafras Ridge Baptist Church in Hickman, Ky., with the Rev. Billy Crowell officiating. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jason was born in Modesto, Calif.,…
Read MoreLara B. Mounday, 76, of Dyersburg died May 14, 2025, at The Waters of Union City. Services will be noon Friday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union City. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral chapel. The Messenger 5.19.25
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