Area Obituaries
Patricia Ann Killion, age 90, of Troy passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Obion County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at White-Mahon Funeral Home, with Bro. Austin Norton officiating. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m. and run…
Read MoreMr. Norman Edwin Williams, 83, of Union City, beloved son of the late Elihue and Estelle Williams of Dyer, joined Jesus in heaven on Sunday, April 27, 2025, following a brief illness. Services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Union City. Brother Ben Lownsdale will officiate with interment following at…
Read MoreWilliam David Tate, 67, of Hornbeak passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Born on March 20, 1958, in Union City, he was the son of the late Bill and Jane (Daniels) Tate. On Feb. 14, 2003, he married Velma (Roberson) Tate, with whom he shared 22 wonderful years. David dedicated…
Read MoreTalmadge Brown, 80, of Hornbeak passed away peacefully at his home at 2:37 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. He will be deeply missed by his family and the many friends whose lives he touched. Born Nov. 16, 1944, in Dyersburg, Talmadge was the son of the late T.H. and Ruth (Gurley) Brown. He married…
Read MoreMr. Jimmy Pat James of South Fulton, age 85, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. He was born Sept. 22, 1939, in Wingo, Ky., to the late Jessie and Vivian Bradley James. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a Maintenance Mechanic…
Read MorePatricia Phipps, age 69, of Union City passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at AHC in Union City. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Patricia was born in Hayti, Mo., on Oct. 7, 1955, to the late Gerald Huel Crabtree and the late Patsy Ruth Adams Crabtree. She worked as…
Read MoreJudy Caroline Smith Sandlin died suddenly on March 17, 2025. She is survived by her heartbroken family; her husband of almost 50 years, Carl Walker; daughter, Rachel Lillian Sandlin; granddaughter, Lillian Caroline Bromberg; and newborn grandson, Sterling Wayne Walker Stojan. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents,…
Read MoreMr. Rodney Dean Thompson, 70, of Mayfield, Ky., passed away Monday, April 14, 2025, after an illness. He was born July 19, 1954, to the late Esther Lee Thompson and Oscar Curry in Rives, where he grew up with his twin sister, Jean (Eugene) Carden of Union City, alongside wonderful grandparents and a great-grandmother. His…
Read MoreMichael Wayne “Mike” Thompson, 67, of Troy died April 16, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services were 11 a.m. today at Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Obion. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Messenger/4.18.25
Read MoreMr. Ronnie Owens, 64, of Union City passed away 11:10 p.m. Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until noon Thursday, April 17, 2025. Ronnie was born July 5, 1960, in Ann Arbor, Mich., son of the late Eugene and Margie Marie…
Read MoreMr. Paul Blaylock, age 102, passed away on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, under a full moon at his residence in South Fulton. Paul was born in Gibson County to the late James and Ruth Longworth Blaylock on Oct. 31, 1922. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Fulton, where he had…
Read MoreMr. William “Bill” Glenn Jackson, age 71, of Martin, formerly of Troy, passed away from this life on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Jackson were conducted on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. at Gardner Church of Christ in Martin, with Jason Roberts and Sidney White officiating. Interment followed…
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