Bobby Brown
Bobby O. Brown, 81, of Troy died Aug. 19, 2026, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. The Messenger
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Sharon Connell
Mrs. Sharon Connell, 76, of Union City, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Paul Adams will officiate. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Keith Connell, Kurtis…
ON DISPLAY
ON DISPLAY — Angela Chesteen Stough (standing) of Union City waited for Carolina Conner of Rives to place a screw in the wall at the Obion County faigrounds Saturday so she could hang adult artwork which had been entered. The extra space was needed, according to adult art superintendent Penny Chesteen (not pictured), who said…
PUCKETT HONORED
PUCKETT HONORED — Longtime Obion County commissioner Ralph Puckett (center) of South Fulton, who served 60 years on the county legislative body and 30 of those as chairman, was honored at his final Obion County Commission meeting Monday morning when his peers unanimously voted to name the meeting room in his honor. He was joined…
Charlotte Gray
Mrs. Charlotte Ann Gray, 78, of Union City passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at her home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Ron Gray and Pastor Robin Rotgers will officiate. Burial will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Gaven Hollandsworth,…
Dianne Foster
Mrs. Dianne Foster, 78, of Obion passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Magnolia Ridge Care & Rehabilitation in Union City. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Melvin Poe will officiate. Burial will follow in North Union Cemetery near Kenton. Visitation will be held…
Merlin Lyell
Mr. Merlin Lyell, 87, of the Clayton community passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Charles Southerland will officiate. Burial will follow in Stanley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Billy Lyell,…
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Wayne Johnson, a wildlife biologist who was among the first to propose the restoration of West Tennessee rivers and who worked to prolong the life of Reelfoot Lake, died July 30. He documented the struggles to improve waterways, wetlands and wildlife habitat in his books, “Rivers Under Siege: The Troubled Saga of West Tennessee’s…
Bobby Glisson
Mr. Bobby Gene Glisson, age 93, of South Fulton passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at The Arbors at Etheridge House in Union City. He was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Graves County, Ky., to the late Elton Lloyd “Red” Glisson and Lorene Batts Glisson. Bobby was a faithful and longtime member of McConnell Baptist…
Cathy Williams
Ms. Cathy Ann Williams, 70, of Union City passed away at 7:32 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at AHC–Union City. Funeral services will be conducted at noon Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from…