Area Obituaries
Lacy Franklin Clayton, 82, of Union City died April 6, 2026, at his home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Wednesday. The Messenger
Read MoreWilliam Earl “Bill” Rickman, 78, of Union City died April 4, 2026, at his home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreMs. Olga Leon Camarena, 69, a resident of Union City, died April 1, 2026, at her home surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday April 25, 2026, at White-Ranson Funeral Home. Bro. Garrett Quinn will be officiating. The visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on that Saturday at…
Read MoreJacqueline Johnson Russell, 76, of Union City passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at St. Francis Medical Center in Memphis. Services will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Troy First Baptist Church. Bro. Rick Roberts will be officiating. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday,…
Read MoreRobert Lee “Bobby” Hailey, 86, longtime resident of Fulton, died on April 1, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Bobby was born Sept. 27, 1939, on the family farm in Obion County to the late Mary Adelle Hailey and E.C. Hailey. He was raised and educated in South Fulton and graduated from South Fulton High…
Read MoreWillie Thomas McCord, 53, of Union City died April 2, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Terrace Hill Cemetery. The Messenger
Read MoreBetty Jane Nelson, 77, of the Pleasant Hill community passed away 5 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2026, at her home. There will be no services held. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of cremation arrangements. Betty was born April 13, 1948, in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Thomas and Louise (Mobbs) Lewis. She…
Read MoreJoAnn Morris Hopper (more affectionately known as Memaw) of Hornbeak passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in her home surrounded by loved ones. Feb. 28, 1937, in a small community known as Push, JoAnn was born to the late Joseph Franklin Morris and Bobbie Ethelene Mills Morris. One…
Read MoreJan Osteen, 80, of Union City died March 31, 2026, at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Graveside services will be Friday, April 10, 2026, at 5 p.m. at Berkley Cemetery. Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Messenger
Read MoreMrs. Cera Sue Sawyer, age 85, of South Fulton passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky. She was born on Oct. 18, 1940, in Seymour, Ind., to the late Chester “Chet” Helmbrecht and Dorothy Ceasar Helmbrecht. Mrs. Sawyer was a devoted member of Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church in South…
Read MoreDeborah Lynn Lairy was born July 30, 1959, in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Billy and Frances Irvine. She departed this life on March 28, 2026. Deborah was married to Walter Lairy Jr. for nearly twenty years. Although their marriage eventually came to an end, they continued to share a strong and meaningful bond, remaining close friends…
Read MoreMrs. Shirley M. Miller, 85, of Troy passed away 5:08 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2026, at Okeena Health and Rehabilitation Center in Dyersburg. Funeral services were conducted 4 p.m. Sunday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Pastor Franco Martinez officiated. Burial followed in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. Pallbearers were Jim Miller, Jacob Cochran, Pete Hand,…
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