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Area Obituaries

Harold Hooten

February 17, 2025

Harold Lloyd Hooten, 96, of Union City passed away 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Graveside services were conducted 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, at Cobbs Chapel Cemetery. Brother Shawn White officiated. Pallbearers were Todd Isbell, Steve Ladd, Brady Ladd, Cody Spaulding, Nick Adams and Cody Quinn. Visitation was…

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Billy Albright

February 17, 2025

Billy Joe Albright (formerly of Obion), age 77, of Midlothian, Ill., died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, as a result of a long battle with dementia.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning at 11 a.m. until…

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Carleen Roberts

February 17, 2025

Mrs. Carleen Sue Roberts, age 73, of Sharon passed away from this life on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Roberts will be conducted on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, at 11 a.m. in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 14, 1951, in Kenton,…

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Sherry Norton

February 17, 2025

Sherry (Cook) Norton, 67, of Union City went home to be with the Lord 12:07 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Tommy Hall will officiate. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial…

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Marvin Ellison

February 17, 2025

Marvin Ellison, 85, of Kenton died Feb. 14, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Alamo Cemetery near Rives. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the hour of services Tuesday. The Messenger/2.17.25

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Sherry Virgin

February 14, 2025

Sherry Earlene Virgin, 79, of Union City passed away 5:47 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Memorial services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at South Fulton Baptist Church. Dr. Ron Cox will officiate. Visitation will be held at South Fulton Baptist Church from 10 a.m. until the…

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Ruthie Nell Morris

February 13, 2025

Ruthie Nell Morris, 93, of South Fulton died Feb. 11, 2025, at Diversicare of Martin. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bells Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in South Fulton is in charge of…

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Kenneth Williams

February 13, 2025

Mr. Kenneth Williams, 67, of the Clayton community passed away 6:32 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at the home of his daughter. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Terry Southerland will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from…

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Gracin Davidson

February 13, 2025

Gracin Elizabeth Davidson, 19, of Union City died Feb. 11, 2025. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from noon until the hour of services Saturday. The Messenger/2.13.25

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Barbara Hollingsworth

February 13, 2025

Barbara Ann Hollingsworth, resident of Martin, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at the Obion County Nursing Home near Union City. She was born in Fulton County, Ky., on Oct. 2, 1939, to the late Joe Thomas Johnson and Will Ella Kemp Johnson. Barbara was a lifelong resident of this area and was the food…

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Santa Cardeña

February 11, 2025

Santa Engallo Cardeña, age 69, passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at her home in Dresden. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at White-Ranson Funeral Home and run until time of service at 3 p.m. with Brother Elwood Doss officiating. Mrs. Cardeña was born in Mexico City on Nov. 1, 1955,…

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Leslie McCarter

February 10, 2025

Mrs. Leslie Ann McCarter, 45, of Union City died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at her home. Family and friends will gather on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, from noon until 4 p.m. at Casey-Johnson Community Center, 1020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Union City. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of…

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