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Area Obituaries

Devonda Orsborne

February 8, 2019

Devonda Pittman Orsborne, 51, of Union City passed away Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Rick Roberts will officiate. Visitation will be from noon until the hour of services Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to…

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Woody Emery

February 8, 2019

Woodrow “Woody” Emery Jr., 74, of Union City passed away 6:05 a.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Union City. Dr. Melvin Poe will officiate. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday and…

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Peggy Smith

February 6, 2019
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Ruby Lee Bell

February 6, 2019

Mrs. Ruby Lee Bell, age 96, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at Van Ayer Nursing and Rehab Center in Martin. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin with Rev. David Brown and Rev. Kerry Shopher officiating. Burial will follow in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Visitation will be…

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Theresa Warmath

February 6, 2019

Mrs. Theresa Pewett Warmath, age 95, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Bailey Nursing and Rehab Center in Humboldt. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at press time. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.

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Clarice Goodlow

February 6, 2019
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Ray Roney

February 5, 2019

Ray Roney, 91, of Union City went to be home with the Lord with wife Edna of 70 years and family by his side, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at Union City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Private family services will be held on…

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Terry Roberson

February 5, 2019

Terry D. Roberson, 56, of Mayfield, Ky., passed away 3:16 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Ky. He was a former resident of Troy. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mayfield Memory Gardens. His family members will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today…

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Melvin Finney

February 5, 2019

Melvin Douglas Finney, age 74, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at West Tennessee Volunteer Hospital  Martin. Funeral service was held at noon Tuesday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin. Online tributes may be left at murphyfuneralhome.net.

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George McWherter

February 5, 2019

George Harvey McWherter, age 82, of Palmersville, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Bethany Cemetery in Cottage Grove with Bowlin Funeral Home in Dresden in charge of the arrangements. Online tributes may be left at www.bowlinfuneralhome.com.

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Jackie Baggett

February 4, 2019

Jackie Baggett, 30, of Dyersburg died Jan. 31, 2019, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were to be held 2 p.m. today at Cryer Funeral Home. Published 2.4.19

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Sarah Olds

February 4, 2019

Sarah Olds, 73, of South Fulton died Feb. 1, 2019, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton. Published 2.4.19

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