Area Obituaries

Norris Nelson Newton, 87, of Martin died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 at Martin Health Care. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin

Elizabeth Ann Welch, 78, of Franklin died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015 at Williamson Medical Center. Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Williams Funeral Home of Sharon.

Mrs. Dorothy Brundige, age 93, of the Ruthville Community died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015 at the Weakley County Nursing Home in Dresden. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, Ky. 

Charles Dewey “Sonny” Whitlow, 76, formerly of Martin, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 in South Carolina. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at press time.

Charles Leon Brown, 84, of Troy died Aug. 27, 2015, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Published in The Messenger 8.27.15

Guy Hugh Gray, 88, of Union City died Aug. 26, 2015, at his residence. Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Jeff Bell and Daniel Hamm officiating. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Robert…

Hugh Gregory Scudder Jr., 63, died Aug. 27, 2015, at Crestview Care & Rehabilitaion Center in Shelbyville, Ky. He was a former resident of Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Published in The Messenger 8.28.15

Dorothy Brundige, 93, of the Ruthville community died Aug. 26, 2015, at the Weakley County Nursing Home in Dresden. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton, with burial to follow in Eastside Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today. Published in…

Daulton Storm Holly, 22, of Troy passed away Sunday morning, August 23, 2015, in West Des Moines, Iowa, as the result of injuries received in a accident. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Mac McCullough, Bro. Dale True, Bro. Cody Pritchard and Bro. Mitch Bolton will officiate.…

Barbara Ann Bates, 74, of Union City died Aug. 24, 2015, at Martin Health Care Center. Graveside services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Raleigh, Miss. Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Published in The Messenger 8.25.15

John W. Barker Jr., 78, of Dyersburg, formerly of Union City, died Aug. 23, 2015, at VanAyer Health and Rehabilitation Center in Martin. Born Wednesday, July 28, 1937, in Obion County, he was the son of the late John Wright Barker Sr. and the late Ella Jane Burch Barker. Mr. Barker was a retired employee…

Miss Myra Jane Boyd, 77, of Martin, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015 at VanAyer Healthcare & Rehab. A memorial service and Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Murphy Funeral Home Chapel in Martin.