Area Obituaries
Virgie Mae Shields, 91, of Union City died March 13, 2025, at The Waters of Union City. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Obion County Memorial Gardens. Entombment will follow. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger/3.13.25
Read MoreMr. Monty Byars, 60, passed away on March 11, 2025. Monty was born on Jan. 20, 1965, in McKenzie to Guy and Barbara Byars. He married Mary McEwen Smith of Feb. 20, 1988. He was a self-employed painter, who took pride in his work. Other than work, he loved hunting and raising his dogs. Most…
Read MoreClyde Wesley Pleasant, 60, of Union City died Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Born July 30, 1964, in St. Louis, Mo., he was the son of the late Clyde Junior Pleasant and Maie Katherine Pleasant. Wesley worked at Northwest Correctional Complex over 10 years out of Tiptonville. He leaves…
Read MoreMr. Kenneth Ardell Burcham, age 84, of South Fulton passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at his residence. Kenneth was born on June 20, 1940, in Obion County to the late Ardell Burcham and Kathryn (Collins) Burcham. He was a member of Riceville Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee. On Aug. 27, 1960,…
Read MoreMary Kathryn White, 80, of Hickman, Ky., died March 10, 2025, at Countryside Rehab & Nursing in Bardwell, Ky. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. The Messenger/3.11.25
Read MoreJohn Olin Duscoe was called to his Heavenly Home on March 4, 2025, at the age of 80. The second of three children, John was born on Dec. 12, 1944, the son of William Thomas and Clarice Griffin Duscoe. He grew up in Union City, graduated from Union City High School and earned a business…
Read MoreAnna Ruth (Crocker) Bolding of Knoxville, formerly of Obion County, died March 2, 2025, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Services will be held March 29 at First Methodist Church in Union City, with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. and service at 1 p.m. Rose Funeral and Cremation in Knoxville is in…
Read MoreMr. Ronald Omar Bloebaum, 84, a resident of Union City, died March 6, 2025 at The Etheridge House. Services will be 3 p.m., Sunday, March 9, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. The Rev. Roger Shock will officiate. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo., at a later date. The family will…
Read MoreCharles Edward Mitchell, age 86, died March 1, 2025, among friends and family at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. He was a 1959 graduate of Union City High School, where he was a star football player. He was a beloved member of Trace Creek Baptist Church in Mayfield and attended every time the…
Read MoreSuzanne Parker, 75, formerly of Union City, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Spring Creek Nursing Home in Murray, Ky. Born June 13, 1949, in Murray, she was the daughter of Joe and Sue (Rickman) Morton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Tony Bybee, on July 16,…
Read MoreMr. A.L. Yates, 87, of Union City passed away Sunday, March 2, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Truitt Cockrell will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home…
Read MoreMr. Ray Curtis “Mutton” Wilson Jr., age 78, of Clinton, Ky., passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, at his daughter’s residence in Bardwell, Ky. He was a member of Second Baptist Church in Union City and attended Oakton Baptist Church. Ray was a United States Army veteran and served during the Vietnam era. He served…
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