Area Obituaries
Scotty Davis Bell, age 74, of Martin, TN, died Friday, 11/08/2024, at his home. Mr. Bell was a graduate of Martin High School; he was an accomplished musician and singer; he was retired from Tate Family Foods in Greenfield, TN as a butcher. Mr. Bell was preceded in death by a brother, Danny Joe Bell,…
Read MoreVicki Potts, 67, of Fulton died Nov. 3, 2024, at her residence. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the hour of service. Published in The Messenger on 11.6.24
Read MorePearl Elizabeth Westbrook, 84, of Hopkinsville, Ky., formerly of Hickman, Ky., died Oct. 31, 2024. Services will be noon Saturday at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Hickman. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City is in charge of…
Read MoreRobert Henry Jordan, 78, of Union City died Nov. 3, 2024, at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Graveside services were noon Tuesday in East View Cemetery. Interment followed. There was no visitation and friends were asked to meet at the cemetery. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger on…
Read MoreJames Charles “Jimmy” Yates, 80, of Union City passed away 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at his home. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Jimmy was born Sept. 17, 1944, in Union City, son of the late Buford William…
Read MoreLinda Lee Moultrie, 81, of Memphis died Nov. 1, 2024, at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville. Graveside services were conducted 1 p.m. Sunday at Cobbs Chapel Cemetery. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger on 11.6.24
Read MoreTanya Knox, 43, of Union City died Oct. 27, 2024, at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Miss. Services were noon Saturday at West Hickman (Ky.) Baptist Church. Interment followed in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation began at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church. McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home in Union City was in charge of arrangements. Published…
Read MoreAustin Cox, age 33, of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Susan Carrigan officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gary, Ray, Shea and Zach Gomes, Dakota Lewis and Tony Slaughter.…
Read MoreJames Elvyn “Jimmy” Ferguson, 81, of Gleason passed away 7:42 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at AHC Van Ayer in Martin. Graveside services were conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fremont Cemetery near Union City. Brother Jeff Moody officiated. Pallbearers were Raymond Walker, Taylor Brundige, Will Davis, Josh Damesworth, Steve Sedberry and Bob Reavis. There was…
Read MoreJerry Wayne Davis, 76, of Union City passed away 7:02 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.). Funeral services were conducted 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Cody Pritchard and Chris Gooch officiated. Burial followed in New Haven Cemetery near Ridgely. Visitation was held at Edmaiston…
Read MoreLawrence Coleman Holly Jr., 75, of Troy passed away 5:42 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Mon-day in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Jim Hamblin officiated. Burial followed in New Ebenezer Cemetery. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m.…
Read MoreMary R. Townsley, 91, of Union City passed away 2:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Magnolia Place, where she happily spent the last year of her life. Funeral services were conducted 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. The Rev. Phillip Pinion officiated. Burial followed in East View Cemetery. Pallbearers…
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