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Owen James “Jim” Cullivan Jr.

Owen James "Jim" Cullivan Jr., age 103, of Paris, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Henry Co. Medical Center. His funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21st, at McEvoy Funeral Home, with Gary Collier and Rev.…

Thomas Reed

Mr. Thomas Reed was born on December 25, 1962. He departed this life on September 4, 2024. A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at Parkway Memorial Gardens. For more information, please contact…

Tony Lewis Watford

Funeral service for Tony Lewis Watford, age 61, will be Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Watford died Friday, September 6, 2024 at…

Jerry W. Johnson

Funeral service for Jerry W. Johnson, age 70, will be Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at…

Nezzie B. Ellison

Funeral service for Nezzie B. Ellison, age 104, will be Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Ellison died Sunday, September 15, 2024 at…

Doris Vestal Evans Lovell

The family of Doris Vestal Evans Lovell is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved mother on Saturday, September 14, just one week after her husband, Terry Lovell, was laid to rest following a tragic car accident. Doris…

Lorine Arnold

Funeral service for Lorine Arnold, age 86, will be Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oak Grove Church of Christ in Henderson, TN.  Burial will follow in Frys Point Cemetery in Henderson, TN. Mrs. Arnold died Friday, September…

Steven Lee Wilson, Jr.

Funeral service for Steven Lee Wilson, Jr., age 25, will be Friday, September 20, 2024 at 12:00 Noon at St. Paul C.M.E. Church.  Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mr. Wilson died Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Jackson-Madison County…

Demetrious Deon Bowers

Funeral service for Demetrious Deon Bowers, age 7, will be Friday, September 20, 2024 at 12:00 Noon in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mr. Bowers died Saturday, September 7, 2024 at…

Mary Frances Wiggins

Mary Frances Wiggins age 87 of Newbern, TN. died Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Oakwood Community Living Center in Dyersburg, TN. Arrangements are entrusted to McCreight Funeral Home. You may share your memories and condolences with the family at www.mccreightfuneralhome.com. Funeral…

UT Martin students claim pageant titles

Kayla Mick and Maggie McClendon, both UT Martin students, claimed the Miss UT Martin and Miss Weakley County Volunteer titles respectively during the 66th Miss University of Tennessee at Martin Pageant, Sept. 15, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.

Horace E. Whitehead Jr.

Horace E. Whitehead Jr., 93, departed from this life to live in his eternal home on Tuesday, September 17. Whitehead, a lifelong resident of Henry County was born on November 25, 1930, into the loving care of parents, the late…

Donnie Bradford, Sr.

Services for Mr. Donnie Bradford, Sr., age 77 of Humboldt, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024, 12 Noon, at the Morning Star Baptist Church. The military honors and interment will be on Monday, 10:30 A.M., at the…

Lanny Maurice Estes

Lanny Maurice Estes was born on March 31, 1940, to Mary Ann Gibbons and Maurice Newton Estes in Jackson, Tennessee. At an early age, he was diagnosed with polio and spent time in the hospital in Memphis. He was told…

Percy James “Jim” Henry

Percy James “Jim” Henry 1942 – 2024 Percy James “Jim” Henry, 82, was called home to be with the Lord on September 11, 2024. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, September 26th at 2:30 p.m. at First…

Joanna Hay Jones

Mrs. Joanna Hay Jones, 89, died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at her residence in Brownsville. Services will be Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 12:00 Noon at Good Hope Baptist Church in Stanton.  Interment will be in Good Hope Baptist Church…

Ruby Captola Collins Johnson

Funeral Services for Ruby Captola Collins Johnson, age 91, will be held at 1pm on Thursday September 19, 2024, at the South Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons with Rev. Mark Wade officiating. Captola was born in Madison County,…

Helen Marie Davis

Helen Marie Davis passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at her home in Springville, TN, at the age of 88. She was born December 19, 1935 in Humboldt, TN, the daughter of the late Joe L. Reeves and the…

Sarah Elizabeth Russell

Sarah Elizabeth Russell, 88, of Inlet Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully while sleeping in her home on Thursday, September 12, 2024.  She battled Alzheimer’s far too long and with little to no quality of life for a year. Sarah was…

Elgin Weddle

Elgin Weddle  (Denmark, TN) Visitation for the late Elgin Weddle will be Friday September 20, 2024 from 11am to 6 pm. Family hour will be held from 5 pm- 6 pm at Affordable Funerals and Cremation Services Chapel located at…

Steven Robinson

Steven Robinson (Jackson,  TN) People would easily describe Steven as kind, thoughtful and caring. A giant of a man with a gentle soul. The legacy he leaves behind is both the impact of the youth ministry he co-founded and how…

Hattie Jelks

Mrs. Hattie Jelks age 90 of Maury City, TN. died Thursday, September 05, 2024, at her residence. Arrangements are entrusted to McCreight Funeral Home. You may share your memories and condolences with the family at www.mccreightfuneralhome.com. Visitations will be held 12:30…

Camilla Jean “Connie” Riley

Ms. Camilla Jean “Connie” Riley, 70, of Union City passed away 6:15 a.m. Saturday, September 14, 2024, at Clinton Place in Clinton, Kentucky.

Roland Kenneth Burns

Mr. Roland Kenneth Burns, 76, died Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Forest Cove Nursing Home in Jackson.

David Satterfield, Sr.

Mr. David Satterfield, Sr., 72, of Union City passed away 7:05 a.m. Friday, September 13, 2024, at Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky.

Hall to deliver Union’s Constitution Day lectures

Mark David Hall, professor in the Robertson School of Government at Regent University, will speak at Union University’s annual Constitution Day lectures Sept. 17 in the Carl Grant Events Center.

Lyde Dancy Miller

Lyde Dancy Miller, age 91, a resident of Atoka, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024, surrounded by her family, friends and her beloved pet, Cricket.

Carol Woelflin Douglass

Graveside services for Carol Woelflin Douglass, who passed away on September 10, 2024, in Memphis, TN, will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, September 18 at the Highland Memorial Gardens in Jackson TN with Dr. Barry Scott officiating. The family…

Mary Barker

Mary Barker 1943 – 2024 Mary Alice Parkinson Barker, age 81, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and wife of the late Leslie Gage “Les” Barker, Sr., departed this life Thursday morning, September 12, 2024 at her home. Mary was born May…

What The Tech: Prepare for iOS 18

If you’re not planning to get the new iPhone 16 or even take advantage of deals to upgrade to another model, you can make your phone look completely different with the release of the…