OBITUARIES

Sep 18, 2024

Mr. James "Gerald" Kinney, 59, of Union City died Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Baptist Health Paducah. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Hickman. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church. James Fitzgerald Kinney was born to...

Sep 12, 2024

Mr. James "Cootie" Fuller, 91, of Union City died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at his home.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 27, 2024, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

James...

Sep 11, 2024

Ms. Shirley Temple Hudson, 88, of Paris died Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at AHC Paris.

Graveside services will be held at noon on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Maplewood Cemetery. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

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

She was born on...

Aug 31, 2024

Mr. Bruce Wiggins, 61, of Union City died Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Obion County Nursing Home.

Services will be held at noon on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Brown Chapel AME Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

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

He was...

Aug 31, 2024

Mr. Dwayne McElrath, 54, of Union City died Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens.

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

Aug 29, 2024

Mr. L.J. Kinney, 85, of Hickman, KY died Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Obion County Nursing Home.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at West Hickman Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.

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

L.J....

Aug 26, 2024

Mr. Wallace Ray Sowell, 69, of Dresden died Monday, August 26, 2024, at his home.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 2, 2024, at Mt. Zion Worship Center in Bradford, TN. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday,...

Aug 22, 2024

Mr. James Lavelle Jones, 56, of Gallatin, TN formerly of Paris died Thursday, August 22, 2024, in Gallatin.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

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Aug 20, 2024

Mr. Curtis Lewis Brown, 76, of Union City died Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at AHC Union City.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Visions Community Baptist Church. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

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

Curtis...

Aug 20, 2024

Mrs. Thelma Price 75, of Fulton, KY died Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at her home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery.

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

She was born...

Aug 18, 2024

Mr. Lawrence Tharpe, 75, of Paris died Sunday, August 18, 2024, at Henry County Health and Rehabilitation.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Lawrence...

Aug 13, 2024

Mrs. Hattie Elroy Reynolds Smith, 76, of Paris died Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at her home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Church of The Living God - CWFF Temple #344. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Saturday at the church.

Aug 11, 2024

Mr. Ben Phillip Ray, 64, of Paris died Sunday, August 11, 2024, at his home. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Tennessee Valley Community Church (TVCC). Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at the church. He was born on February 27, 1960, to Marshall Tharpe and...

Aug 5, 2024

Mrs. Martha Sue Hutch, 54, of Hickman died Monday, August 5, 2024, at her mother's home.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Hickman City Cemetery.

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

Martha...

Jul 20, 2024

El señor Diego Sanchez Escobar, de 29 años de edad de Union City, falleció el sábado, 20 de julio de 2024, en hospital de Baptist Memorial de Union City.

El servicio funerario será conducido a las 11 de la mañana el sábado 27 de julio, en la Iglesia Católica de la Inmaculada Concepción en Union City.  El...

Jul 19, 2024

Ms. Sharletta Parchman Fitzgerald, 45, formerly of Union City died Friday, July 19, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Arrangements are incomplete.

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

Jul 13, 2024

Earl Etheridge Adkisson, 85, of Atwood died Saturday, July 13, 2024, at his home. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2024, at Wingo Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Bryant Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday at the church. He was born on August 29, 1938, to the late Ethridge Henry...

Jul 11, 2024

Ms. Frances Tate, 70, of Union City died Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Diversicare of Martin.

Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday at the Funeral Home.

She was...

Jul 2, 2024

Mrs. Irene Phillips, 84, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services will be held at noon Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church in Trezevant, TN. Interment will follow in Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

Jul 1, 2024

Mr. David Martin, 65, of South Fulton died Monday, July 1, 2024, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

Services will be held at noon on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home Chapel in South Fulton. Interment will follow in Greenlea Cemetery.

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