Area Obituaries

Mardgrie Lafay Puckett, 83, of Greenfield, died Aug. 17, 2013 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel of Greenfield.

Homer Cruce, 92, of South Fulton died Aug. 22, 2013, at Van Ayer Manor Nursing Center in Martin. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home.

Ronald “Ronnie” King, 62, of Union City died Aug. 16, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Rawls Funeral Home in Union City.

James Cannon “Jim” Moore, 73, of Leesville, La., formerly of Union City, died Aug. 14, 2013, at his residence. Memorial graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at East View Cemetery. The Revs. John and Claudia Polsgrove will officiate. Visitation will be held at White-Ranson Funeral Home on Saturday from noon until time to depart…

Willis Litton Ragan, 79, of Union City died Aug. 19, 2013, at Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in Germantown. Services will be held 1 p.m. Friday at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bobby Stewart and Dan Huggins officiating. He will be buried at Obion County Memorial Gardens with full military honors. Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m.…

The name of one survivor was inadvertently omitted and another was incorrectly listed in the obituary for Mary Katherine “Kat” Lee, 86, of Obion in Tuesday’s edition of The Messenger. Among her survivors are a son and daughter-in-law, Tom “Tommy” and Sandra M. Lee of Union City; and a brother and sister-in-law, Ben and Barbara…

Willis Litton Ragan, 79, of Union City died Aug. 19, 2013, at Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in Germantown. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home.

Ronnie Johnson, 70, of Tiptonville died Aug. 19, 2013, at his brother’s home in Tiptonville. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Manuel Cemetery near the Walnut Log community, with Terry Gooch and Gary Haynes officiating. Visitation will be held noon until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be…

Mary Frances Sledge, 96, of Hot Springs, Ark., and a former resident of Tiptonville, died Aug. 18, 2013, at her residence. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tiptonville City Cemetery, with Max Whitfield officiating. Visitation will be held at Tiptonville First United Methodist Church from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. White-Ranson Funeral…

Sharon (Meador) Burress, 67, of Jonesboro, Ark., and of Dresden died Aug. 18, 2013. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at West Hill Cemetery near Rives. Visitation will be held at White-Ranson Funeral Home 5-8 p.m. Wednesday. She was born May 6, 1946, in Black Oak, Ark., daughter of the late Elbert and…

Mary Katherine “Kat” Lee, 86, of Obion died Aug. 19, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Union City. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Obion, with the Revs. Terry English and John Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in the Elbridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kevin Thomason, Dewey…

Edward Alexander Youngblood, 87, of Union City died Aug. 16, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Services will be held at White-Ranson Funeral Home Tuesday at 1 p.m., with Dr. Cecil Sewell officiating. Burial will follow in Beech Cemetery. Visitation will be held noon until the funeral hour on Tuesday. He was born Nov. 19,…