OBITUARIES

Aug 18, 2020

Mr. Robert Swift, Jr., 86, of Union City died Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at AHC Union City.

Services will be held at noon on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Citizens Cemetery in Tiptonville.

Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. until time of service on Thursday at...

Aug 17, 2020

Mrs. Mary Virginia Tharpe Milliken, 74, of Paris died Monday, August 17, 2020, at Henry County Healthcare Center.

A viewing will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

She was born on May 13, 1946, to the late James and Paralee Porter Tharpe in...

Aug 17, 2020

Varner Lamar Rencher Sr., 87, of Clarksdale, Mississippi, died in Union City, Tennessee. Mr. Rencher was surrounded by his beloved wife of 61 years, Vernice Smith Rencher, immediate family and dedicated health professionals.

Varner Lamar Rencher, Sr. was born May 11, 1933, in Scooba, Mississippi to the Reverend Ollie L. and Mrs. Lizzie L. Rencher. As the...

Aug 11, 2020

Mr. Johnny B. "Gray, 71, of Paris died Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

A viewing will be held at 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

Johnny B. Gray birth April 8, 1949, LaCrosse, FL, death August 11, 2020, Nashville, TN. The son...

Aug 8, 2020

Ms. Brenda Kay Cheirs, 66, of Hickman died Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Regional One Health in Memphis.

A viewing will be held from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will be in Hickman City Cemetery.

Brenda Kay Cheirs was born to the union...

Aug 5, 2020

Mrs. Aurelia Latham Kincer, 43, of Goldsboro, NC formerly of Martin died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Wayne UNC Healthcare in Goldsboro.

A viewing will be held from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held in Parham Cemetery.

Aurelia Danielle Latham affectionately known...

Aug 5, 2020

Ms. Yetta Ruth Terry, 61, of Martin died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at Jackson Madison-County General Hospital.

Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

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Aug 2, 2020

Mrs. Joan Moffatt, 84, of Union City died Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Obion County Nursing Home.

Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

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Jul 30, 2020

Mrs. Cara Kinney, 64, of Hickman died Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2020, from noon until 1 p.m. at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.

Cara was born on November 4, 1955 in Hickman...

Jul 30, 2020

Ms. Tammy Noonan, 48, of Fulton died Thursday, July 30, 2020, Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.

A viewing will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Brooks Chapel Kingdom Harvest Church.

She was born on June 21, 1972 in South Fulton, TN to her mother and father, Sue Noonan and...

Jul 25, 2020

Mr. Leslie Lee Shields, 41, of Jackson died Saturday, July 25, 2020, Milan General Hospital.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Kingdom Harvest Church. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery.

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

Leslie “Bud” Shields was born...

Jul 19, 2020

Mr. Charles Curtis Blakemore, 91, of Cottage Grove died Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his residence.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel from 11 a.m. until noon. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery.

Charles Curtis Blakemore, known more by the name Curtis, started his journey January...

Jul 12, 2020

Mrs. Bobbie Nelle Reddick Tharpe, 67, of Paris died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at her residence.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

She was born to her loving late parents John Wesley and Lizzie Mae...

Jul 8, 2020

Mr. Dennis Dones, 63, of Hickman died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

Services will be held at noon on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Christ Temple Apostolic Church in Paducah.

Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the church.

The holy matrimony and union of...

Jul 7, 2020

Mr. James C. Thomas, 79, of Puryear died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at AHC Paris.

Visitation will be held at 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

Mr. James Cravens Thomas, affectionately known as Jim, was born March 14, 1941 to his loving late parents, Clarence...

Jul 4, 2020

Mrs. Edna Ruth Guthrie, 63, of Paris died Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. on  Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon until time of service on Saturday at the Rawls Funeral...

Jul 2, 2020

Ms. Alberta Thomas Hall, 93, of Union City died Thursday, July 2, 2020, AHC Union City.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel.

Alberta Thomas Hall was born on...

Jun 27, 2020

Mr. Grady "Big Boy" Jones, 75, of Atwood died Saturday, June 27, 2020.

Services will be held at noon on Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Trezevant. Interment will be held on Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. until...

Jun 27, 2020

Mrs. Helen Fay Wilson, 70, of Union City died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at her residence.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in East View Cemetery. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

There will be no visitation. Friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.

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Jun 24, 2020

Ms. Christina Moody Jones, 41, Murray formerly of Fulton died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray.

Services will be held at noon on Friday, July 3, 2020, at New Life Church in Murray. Interment will follow in Murray Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum.

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m....