Area Obituaries
Frank Southerland, 83, of Union City died March 28, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be noon Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the hour of services Wednesday. The Messenger/3.31.25
Read MoreMrs. Brenda Corrinn Middlebrook, 82, of Union City and formerly of Wynne, Ark., and Conover, N.C., passed away 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Obion County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in Wynne, Ark. Burial will follow at Woodman Cemetery in…
Read MoreMs. Mickie Jewel Harris, age 72, of Hickman, Ky., passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025, at her residence. She was born in Union City on April 19, 1952, to the late Leon and Dorothy Harris. She was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church. She graduated from Murray State University, where she received her…
Read MoreKathryn “Snookie” Capps, a resident of Fulton Nursing and Rehab, formerly of Union City, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025. She was born Aug. 11, 1937, in Union City and was the daughter of Merye Kathryn Perry, R. B. Perry and Raymond Edward Pewitt. She was a 1956 graduate of Union City High School. She…
Read MoreDonald Wayne Long, age 56, of Union City passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025. Funeral service were 1 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with David Long officiating. Burial followed in Mt. Olive Church Cemetery. Visitation was Saturday from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Pallbearers were…
Read MoreMartha Faye Chappell, age 85, of Union City passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025, at AHC in Union City. Graveside services were 11 a.m. today, March 31, 2025, in Obion County Memorial Gardens, with Bro. Phillip Pinion officiating. White-Ranson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Chappell was born in Obion County on May…
Read MoreMary Ann Avery, 55, of Jackson, formerly of Union City, died March 21, 2025, at West Tennessee Healthcare North. Services were 1 p.m. Sunday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in Union CIty. Interment followed in East View Cemetery. Visitation was at noon on Sunday at the funeral home. The Messenger/3.31.25
Read MoreDoris Ann Pettigrew, 82, of Union City died March 21, 2025, at her home. Services were noon on Saturday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home. Interment followed in East View Cemetery. Visitation was 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The Messenger/3.31.25
Read MoreDietrich Mays, 50, of Union City died March 25, 2025, at his home. Services were held 11 a.m. Monday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Interment followed in East View Cemetery. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City was in charge of arrangements. The Messenger/3.31.25
Read MoreAs the world awakens to the beauty of spring, we mourn the passing of Joyce Elizabeth Baker Taylor. Joyce Taylor, age 81, of Union City passed away at her home on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 8 in Idlewild, the beloved daughter of James and…
Read MoreJoy (Houser) Forrester, 89, of Troy passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Rives. Brother Truitt Cockrell will officiate. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 11 a.m. until the hour…
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