Area Obituaries

Charles L. “Donnie” Noles, 63, of Union City went home to be with the Lord at 8:15 a.m. Aug. 15, 2013, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Ben Lownsdale and Brother Rick Burton will officiate. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial…

John Edward McCluskey, 83, of Martin, died Friday, August 16, 21013, at Weakley County Nursing and Rehab Center in Dresden. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Murphy Funeral Home of Martin.

Willis D. “Jack” Mitchell, 97, of Palmersville, died Aug 16, 2013. Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden.

Rozelle L. Gatewood, 90, of Sharon, died Aug. 18, 2013 at her residence. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Victory Baptist Church, Sharon.

Ronald “Ronnie” King, 62, of Union City died Aug. 16, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Rawls Funeral Home in Union City.

Margie Sue Stroud, 75, of Jackson, died Aug. 15, 2013. Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bowlin Funeral Home Chapel in Dresden.

Donnie Noles, 63, of Union City died 8:15 a.m. Aug. 15, 2013, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home.

Russell Bowden Clemons, 40, of Woodland Mills died Aug. 10, 2013, as the result of an automobile accident on Armstrong Road. Graveside services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at East View Cemetery. Brother Ron Gray will officiate. The family will receive friends at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Friday. Russell was born Dec.…

Teresa Fay Phelps, 56, of Union  City died Aug. 10, 2013, at Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson. She was a clerk at Big Lots in Union City and a member of New Hope Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Phelps was preceded in death by her father, Demus Winters Sr.; her brother, Ricky Winters; and her…

Edith Stricklin, 73, of Union City, died Aug. 11, 2013, at Union City Manor. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at New Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Rawls Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.

James Edward Hill Jr., 63, a resident of Union City, died at his home Aug. 12, 2013. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Obion County Memorial Gardens. The services will be presided over by the Rev. Chip Davis, who will be assisted by the Rev. Greg Whaley. Visitation will be from…

Gary L. “Skinny” Braswell, 66, of Woodland Mills died 6 a.m. Aug. 9, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Family and friends are invited to the Braswell home located at 259 South Thompson St. in Woodland Mills at 3 p.m. Saturday to share memories and stories about Skinny. Braswell was born July 21, 1947, in…