Area Obituaries

Maudie Gouger, 93, of Hickman, Ky., died on July 14, 2013, at Haws Memorial Nursing Home in Fulton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Strong Funeral Home in Hickman, with the Rev. Jason Sipes officiating. Burial will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6-8 p.m. today at…

Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Union City, with the Rev. Melvin Poe officiating. Friends and family may call 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at the church on Wednesday. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Honorary pallbearers will be Dustin Crowell, Corey Crowell, Joe…

The Revs. Jim Barnhouse and Kevin Keeling will officiate at the funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton. Interment will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Dukedom.   Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Tuesday until the funeral hour. Memorials may…

Joyce Hopper, 70, of Hornbeak died 8:20 p.m. July 11, 2013, at The Bridge at Ridgely. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. The Rev. Kenny Lee officiated. Burial followed in Terrace Hill Cemetery near Troy. Pallbearers were Phil Renfrow, Donald Johnson, Chris Eaves, Johnny Eaves, David Neel and…

Ernestine (Stephenson) Bradley, 95, departed this life to join the heavenly choir July 11, 2013, at Jonesboro, Ark. Services to celebrate Mrs. Bradley’s life were set for 11 a.m. today at Karnes Funeral Home in Kenton. Dr. Jimmy Adcox of Jonesboro will deliver her eulogy. Burial will follow in Kenton’s Sunnyside Cemetery, next to her…

Jean Barnett, 84, of Union City died 3:10 a.m. July 12, 2013, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Funeral services were 4 p.m. Sunday at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Dr. Melvin Poe officiated. Burial followed in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bobby Doughten, David Younger, Stevie Moore, Stratton Moore, Bobby Baker and Michael Fletcher. Mrs. Barnett…

The Messenger, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Rose (Tarkington) Kemp, 78, of Hickman, Ky., died July 8, 2013, at Parkway Regional Hospital in Fulton.A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Church of God in Hickman, with burial following in Hickman City Cemetery. Strong Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Messenger, Wednesday, July 10, 2013 Annette Barron-Mays, 50, of Clarksville passed from this life after a lengthy illness July 3, 2013, at her mother’s home in Rutherford. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Laneview Baptist Church near Kenton. Ms. Barron-Mays was born Dec. 6, 1962, in Gibson County, daughter…

Completed arrangements are being announced for David Roberts, 48, of Cottondale, Ala., who died 4 p.m. June 30, 2013, at his home. He was a former resident of Obion County. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Union Grove Cemetery near Kenton. The Rev. James Kinsey will officiate. The family will receive friends at…

Completed arrangements have been announced for Kelly Gene Lipsey, 74, of Union City, who died July 10, 2013, at Dyersburg Regional Hospital. Graveside services were set for today at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Rives, with David Kendall officiating. Pallbearers were to be Richard Ragsdale, J.T. Ragsdale, Bruce Ragsdale, Jason Duff, Ryan Duff…

Dr. Robert “Bob” Cameron, 72, of Union City died July 11, 2013, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by White-Ranson Funeral Home.

Shelia Stutts, 53, of Union City died July 10, 2013, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Strong Funeral Home in Hickman, Ky. Burial will follow in the Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until the funeral hour on Saturday…