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Area Obituaries

Freida Vanhoy

April 10, 2017

Freida Vanhoy, 83, of Hornbeak died April 9, 2017, at Reelfoot Manor Health and Rehab in Tiptonville. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Antioch Cemetery near Hornbeak. There is no public visitation. Cryer Funeral Home in Obion is in charge of arrangements. She was born Oct. 15, 1933, in Hornbeak, daughter of…

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Philip McConnell

April 10, 2017

Philip Ray McConnell, infant son of Holden and Kari Jo Kelly McConnell of South Fulton, died Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Graveside services were held Saturday, April 8, at 11 a.m. in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Friends were asked to meet at the cemetery at the hour of service. In…

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Charlette Thomas

April 10, 2017

Charlette Jean Adkins Thomas, 66, of Union City died April 8, 2017, at her home. Funeral services were to be held at 11 a.m. today at the House of Worship in Lynnville, Ky., with interment at Lynnville Pentecostal Cemetery. Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton was in charge of arrangements.

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Ruby McDaniel

April 10, 2017

Ruby May Killingsworth McDaniel, 89, of Union City died April 9, 2017, at Obion County Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at Obion County Memorial Gardens. Entombment will follow. The family will receive visitors 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at White-Ranson Funeral Home prior to the service.

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Marjorie Spears

April 7, 2017

Marjorie Spears, 68, of Hickman, Ky., died Friday, April 7, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in Union City.

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Adell Donlow

April 7, 2017

Adell Donlow, 83, of Fulton died Friday, April 7, 2017, at Clinton-Hickman County ICF Nursing Facility in Kentucky. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton.

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Allene Edwards

April 7, 2017

Mrs. Ruby Allene Ed-wards, 89, of Union City passed away 11:03 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017, at the Obion County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Eddie Mallonee will officiate. Burial will follow in Memphis Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Danny Ams, Daniel…

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Bobby Glidewell

April 7, 2017

Bobby D. Glidewell, 70, of Tiptonville passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was born Jan. 16, 1947, in Lake County to the late John D. Glidewell and Betty Kate (Howerton) Glidewell. Bobby was a retired teacher at Northwest Correctional Facility. He was a member of First Baptist Church…

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William Brandon

April 6, 2017

Completed arrangements are being announced for William Brandon, 99, of Obion, who died April 3, 2017. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Ebenezer Cemetery in Obion County, with Dr. Bobby Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Eddie Wallace, Steve Jones,…

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Luke Gibson

April 4, 2017

Mr. Elmer Wilford “Luke” Gibson, 72, of Union City passed away 1:01 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017, at his residence. There will be no services at this time. Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Luke was born Oct. 3, 1944, in Charleston, Mo., son of the late James Luther and Opal Mae…

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Mary Ruth Poynor

April 4, 2017

Mrs. Mary Ruth Poynor, 88, of Hickman, Ky., died at Baptist Memoral Hospital-Union City April 2, 2017. She was born in Fulton County, Ky., Aug. 5, 1928, to the late Wilbert A. White and late Jean (Gallimore) White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles H. “Catfish” Poynor…

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Rodney Duncan

April 4, 2017

Mr. Rodney Lee Duncan, 63, of South Fulton passed away 2:14 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2017, at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Ky. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Edmaiston-Mosley Fun-eral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Mr. Duncan was born April 18, 1953, in…

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