Area Obituaries

Sandra Neeley King, 61, of Dickson, formerly of Martin, died  Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at her residence. A memorial service and Celebration of her life will be held at noon Jan. 28 at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin.

Wilbert Graves, age 66,  of Martin died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at St. Frances Hospital in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at press time.

Wanda Mae Bomar, 79, of Dresden died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 at the Weakley County Nursing & Rehab Center in Dresden. No services were held.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at East View Cemetery, with the Rev. Nancy Johnson Varden officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. There will be no public visitation. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Union City First Baptist Church. She was born Aug. 27, 1922,…

She was the mother of Joanne Escarcega of Union City. Rita was a lifelong resident of Barberton, Ohio. She was born on June 2, 1924, to George and Mary (Tressel) Shields. She attended St. Augustine Elementary School and graduated from Barberton High School in 1943. She married her childhood sweetheart and paperboy, Bob, in 1946.…

William Thomas Ward, 74, of Gleason died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 at his residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home of Gleason.

Judy Faye Ward, 65, of Gleason died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holly Leaf House of Prayer in Atwood.

Graveside services for Mr. Wyrick were Friday at 1 p.m. at Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton, with Bro. Michael Julian officiating. Karnes & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He was born June 9, 1946, in Obion County, the son of the late Bill and Lula Elizabeth (Prescott) Wyrick. He was self-employed as a…

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Fun-eral Home. Brother James A. Tacker will officiate. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Humboldt. Pallbearers will be Matt Spencer, Steve Manns, Charlie Riffe, David Riffe, Lee Manns and Dylan Nichols. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from…

Glenda (Stephens) Doss, 73, of Union City passed away 1:07 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Obion County Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Dr. Melvin Poe will officiate. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Johnny Smith, Kevin Ferguson, Robert Taylor, Rabon Weatherly, Kyle Ross and Pat Hogan. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. today.…