Area Obituaries

Jones Gamblin, 94, of South Fulton died June 20, 2015, at the Life Care Center in Bruceton. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton. Burial will follow in the Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. today. He was a U.S. Army veteran,…

Roy Burton Reavis, 60, of Union City, died June 21, 2015, at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Services were to be held today at 2 p.m. at White-Ranson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Eddie Hutchins officiating. Burial was to follow in West Hill Cemetery near Rives. He was born Nov. 8, 1954, in…

Ms. Jeannie Raye Poynor, 71, of Union City passed away 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2015, at Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, Ky. Funeral services for Mrs. Poynor were to be conducted 11 a.m. today at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Ronnie Stinson Jr. was to officiate. Burial was to follow in New Salem Cemetery…

Mrs. Ella Aleene Lofton, 96, of Union City passed away 6:20 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services for Mrs. Lofton will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Jerry Leggett will officiate. Burial will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery near Troy. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston-Mosley…

Janice R. Byrd, 81, of Sharon, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Sharon.

Bonnie Reeble Brockwell Darnell, 90, of Dresden, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Martin. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden.

Clare R. Kelly, 76, of Greenfield, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. Services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield.

Michael Ray Summers, 32, of Bruceton, formerly of Dresden, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Memphis. Services were held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden.

Dale Jr. “Cookie” Brown, 51, of Fulton died June 15, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services were set for 1 p.m. today at Hornbeak Funeral Home in Fulton, with burial to follow in Hickman (Ky.) City Cemetery. Visitation was to be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of service today.…

The Messenger has received word of the death of Thomas Russell “Tom” Rankin, 86, of Vestavia Hills, Ala., who died May 29, 2015. Services were held June 6 at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., with burial at Southern Heritage Cemetery. He was born in Union City to the late Russell Erle and Nelle…

Betty Fay (Curtis) Adams, 78, went to be with the Lord June 15, 2015, at 6 a.m. at Volunteer Community Hospital in Martin. She was born Oct. 24, 1936, in Dyersburg to the late Maurice Curtis and Evelyn (Anderson) Curtis. She was a very kind lady who had many talents, but was a career seamstress.…

Joyht M. Legons, 74, of Greenfield, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Greenfield.