OBITUARIES

David Michael Jones

David Michael Jones

May 23, 2026

Mr. David Michael Jones, 57, of Dresden died Saturday, May 23, 2026, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Fuller St. Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Sunrise Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon Thursday at the church.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home - Union City 731-885-8110

Marcus Tremayne Reid

Marcus Tremayne Reid

May 18, 2026

Mr. Marcus Tremayne Reid, 49, of Union City, died Monday, May 18, 2026, at West Tennessee Healthcare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m.  on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Refuge Mission UC.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home - Union City 731-885-8110

Barbara Jo Tharpe

Barbara Jo Tharpe

May 8, 2026

Mrs. Barbara Jo Busby Tharpe, 77, of Mansfield died Friday, May 8, 2026, at Life Care Center of Bruceton.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the funeral home.

Barbara Jo Busby was born on August 10, 1948, in...

Juanita Rickman

Juanita Rickman

May 4, 2026

Juanita Rickman, 77, of Union City, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, May 4, 2026, in her hometown. Born on November 29, 1948, she spent her entire life rooted in the community she loved.

Juanita was educated in the Union City School System and graduated with the Miles High School Class of 1967. She later attended Business School...

Chester Curtis Wilson

Chester Curtis Wilson

May 3, 2026

Mr. Chester Curtis Wilson, 67, of Paris died Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis.

Homegoing Celebration will be held on at noon on May 16, 2026, at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

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

He was born on September 29, 1958, to Mary Louise Wilson...

Lawrence Cheirs

Lawrence Cheirs

Apr 24, 2026

Mr. Lawrence Cheirs, 73, of Hickman died Friday, April 24, 2026, at Fulton Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.

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

Lawrence Alvin Cheirs (known to the community as Pibb) was born...

Paulette Stray

Paulette Stray

Apr 24, 2026

Ms. Paulette Stray, 82, of Hickman died Friday, April 24, 2026, at Diversicare of Martin.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Monday at the church.

Born on a June day in 1943 to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stray...

Ann McClerkin

Ann McClerkin

Apr 23, 2026

Mrs. Ann Marie McClerkin, 76, of Atwood died Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at Reedy Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

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

She was born on November 4, 1949, in...

Reggie Latham

Reggie Latham

Apr 21, 2026

Mr. Reggie Dwayne Latham, 57, of Martin died Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital.

Celebration of Life will be held at noon on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

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

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel - Union City 731-885-8110

Reginald Copper

Reginald Copper

Apr 10, 2026

Mr. Reginald "Reggie" Copper, 81, of South Fulton died Friday, April 10, 2026, West Tennessee Healthcare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Highway 45 Church of Christ in South Fulton, TN. Interment will follow in Pleasant View Memorial Gardens in Fulton, KY.

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

Willie D. Huff

Willie D. Huff

Apr 7, 2026

Mr. Willie D. Huff, 84, of Woodland Mills died Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at his home.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Anointed Church of The Living God. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Sunday at the church.

Willie D Huff (Big Daddy) was born December 10, 1941, in...

Dewayne Tharpe

Dewayne Tharpe

Apr 4, 2026

Mr. Dewayne Tharpe, 56, of Paris died Saturday, April 4, 2026, at West Tennessee Healthcare Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home - Paris 731-642-1515 

Louella Johnson

Louella Johnson

Mar 29, 2026

Mrs. Louella Johnson, 66, of Fulton died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at The Waters of Union City.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Great Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery.

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

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home - South Fulton 731-479-2181

Deana Williams

Deana Williams

Mar 28, 2026

Mrs. Deana Williams, 56, of Paris died Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Henry County Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church.

Deana Faye Williams, daughter to the late Charles Williams and Carolyn...

Ada Misher

Ada Misher

Mar 21, 2026

Mrs. Ada Misher, 89, of South Fulton died Saturday, March 21, 2026, at her home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026, at Brooks Chapel Kingdom Harvest Church. Interment will follow in Pleasant View Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will begin at noon on Monday at the church.

Ada Mae Misher was born on October 21, 1936, in Fulton, Kentucky...

Willie Cross

Willie Cross

Mar 19, 2026

Mr. Willie Cross, 73, of Hickman, KY died Thursday, March 19, 2026, at The Waters of Union City.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.

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

Willie Cross, age 73, of Hickman, Kentucky, was born on...

Francill Howard

Francill Howard

Mar 18, 2026

Mrs. Francill Kendall Howard, 71, formerly of Paris died Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in New Orleans.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Sparks Street Church of Christ. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

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

Francill Venee Howard was born on May 16, 1954, in Paris, Tennessee, to...

Linda Davis

Linda Davis

Mar 16, 2026

Ms. Linda Davis, 79, of Martin died Monday, March 16, 2026, at her home.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at McCabe United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Parham Cemetery.

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

Linda Sue was born on May 19, 1946, to Katherine and Hurley Davis in Martin, TN....

Steven Eugene Flanigan

Steven Eugene Flanigan

Mar 8, 2026

Steven Eugene Flanigan was born in Memphis, TN on Monday, September 28, 1959, to Thomas Ison Flanigan, Jr. and Wanda Jean Flanigan, the second of four children. He fell asleep in death at home in Union City, TN on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

He was married to his loving wife Stephanie for 30 years. He is uncle to nearly 30 nephews...

Louis Brack

Louis Brack

Mar 5, 2026

Louis Brack was born on July 14, 1936, in Obion, TN to the late Mildred N. Jackson and Louis Brack, Sr. He transitioned from this life on March 5, 2026.

Louis attended schools in Obion and Union City, graduating from the former Miles High School in Union City.

Louis accepted the Lord at an early age and was a lifelong member of...

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