OBITUARIES

Aug 22, 2023

Mr. Stephen Fitzgerald, 38, of Paris died Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at his home.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, in McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home -...

Aug 21, 2023

Mrs. Myrtle Williams, 93, of Martin died Monday, August 21, 2023.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

On May 25, 1930, in Water Valley,...

Aug 20, 2023

Mr. Willie Norman, 55, of Union City died Sunday, August 20, 2023, at his home.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

A visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Baskerville...

Aug 13, 2023

Mr. Tyrone McCarter, 50, of Fulton died Sunday, August 13, 2023, at his home.

Services will be held at noon on Monday, August 21, 2023, at The United Church of The Living God in Fulton. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the church.

Tyrone...

Aug 10, 2023

Mrs. Shirley Jones, 80, of Martin died Thursday, August 10, 2023, at her home.

Services will be held at noon on Friday, August 25, 2023, at McCabe United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the church.

Shirley Katherine Davis-Jones was born March...

Aug 10, 2023

Mr. Bobby Joe Phelps, 64, of Martin died Thursday, August 10, 2023, at his home.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Miles Chapel Church.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the church.

Bobby Joe Phelps was born on December 25, 1958, to the...

Aug 7, 2023

Mrs. Sarah Denise White, 57, of Milwaukee formerly of Paris died Monday, August 7, 2023.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Church In Paris (CIP). Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church.

Sarah was born on...

Aug 4, 2023

Mr. Marquis Latrell Barnett, 30, of Evanston, IL died Friday, August 4, 2023.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church.

He was born in Evanston...

Aug 4, 2023

Mr. Ronald Louis Atkins, 59, of Martin died Friday, August 4, 2023, at his home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at McCabe United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the church.

Ronald Louis Atkins was born...

Aug 4, 2023

Mr. Johnny Ray Washum, 66, of Paris died Friday, August 4, 2023, at Henry County Healthcare. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Johnny Ray Washum, age 66, was born January 5, 1957, to the late Johnny B. Washum and Willie Ethel Tharpe Washum in Mansfield, Tennessee. He...

Jul 31, 2023

Mrs. Maxine Marie Reaves, 75, of Union City died Monday, July 31, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Greater Victory Freewill Baptist Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church.

...

Jul 30, 2023

Mr. Felix Paul Pirtle, 73, of Memphis formerly of Union City died Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday and from...

Jul 30, 2023

Mr. William "Burnie" Latham, 69, of Martin died Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at McCabe United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the church on Sunday.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral...

Jul 30, 2023

Mr. Shanthony Mays, 30, of Union City died Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2023, in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. on Saturday in McPhearson- Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

Shanthony Tywon Mays was born on December...

Jul 26, 2023

Mrs. Lovie Dean Reed, 82, of Martin died Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at Diversicare of Martin.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

Lovie Dean Reed...

Jul 21, 2023

Mrs. Mary Ruby Mullins, 93, of Clarksville formerly of Paris died Friday, July 21, 2023.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2023, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Mary Ruby Mullins was...

Jul 14, 2023

Mr. Bobby Joe Vinson, 65, of Woodland Mills died Friday, July 14, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2023, at Greater Victory Freewill Baptist Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the church.

Jul 10, 2023

Mr. Hafford Upchurch, Jr., of Jackson formerly of Paris died Monday, July 10, 2023, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023, in McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home. He was born on January 14,...

Jul 6, 2023

Mrs. Wanda Faye Fields, 70, of Martin died Thursday, July 6, 2023, at her home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023, at McCabe United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the church. The...

Jul 5, 2023

Ms. Vivian Puckett, 77, of Paris died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Vivian R. Puckett was born...