Obituaries

Graveside funeral service for Mary Osgood Beck, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Mary was born on December 17, 1940, in Sarasota, FL to the late Henry...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. John Clyde George, age 64, of Fayetteville, TN. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Prospect Cemetery with Bro. Randy Nichols officiating. Visitation with the family will be...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Melson Gray Chapman, age 64, of Fayetteville, TN.  Melson was born on December 8, 1956 in Fayetteville, TN and passed away on October 19, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3 PM on Saturday, October 23, 2021...

Graveside service for Teresa Jean Willingham age 60 of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1:30 pm on Sunday, October 24, at Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 11 pm until 1 pm on Sunday at Higgins Funeral Home. Teresa was born on...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Anne Mary Callahan, age 95, of Fayetteville, TN. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Anne was born on September 17, 1926, in Meadville, PA to the late James Peter and Veronica Agnes Hamilton Mizner. She...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of James Ray “Red” Sims, age 84 of Fayetteville, TN. Private services will be conducted at a later date. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of James Ray Sims.

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Jennifer Justice Hastings, age 51, of Fayetteville, TN. There will be a private graveside service at Storey Cemetery. Jenni was born on February 20, 1970, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She worked for many years as a cook,...

Graveside service for Michael Cole Sumners, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Saturday, October 23, at 12:30 pm at Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Reverend Philip Bunch officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 10 am until 12 pm on Saturday at...

Bobby Edwin Ferguson, 87 of Athens, AL (formerly of Fayetteville, TN), passed away on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021, at his daughter’s residence. Mr. Ferguson was born on April 8th, 1934, to Carroll Ed and Ellan Jones Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson is survived by his children...

Funeral service for Jeffry Wayne Smith, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at 6 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman, Keith Kilpatrick, and Tommy Hampton officiating. Burial will be on Monday, October 11, 2021, at 10 am...

Funeral service for Reverend James Kirkland Smith, known as Kirk, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 3 PM on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Tubb and Lawrence Stevenson officiating. Burial will follow in the Kelso...

Funeral service for Mr. Louie Vern Bright, age 60, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted on October 10, 2021, at 1 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Reverend Kathy Bryson, Deacon George Bright, and Deacon Robert Bright officiating. Visitation with the family will be at...

Funeral service for Mrs. Sharlie Sue St John Rein, age 86 of Fayetteville, TN will be October 11, 2021, at 1 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Bailey officiating. Visitation with the family will be on October 11, 2021, from 11 am to 1 pm at Higgins Funeral...

Graveside service for Sarah Carol Hardin, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on October 3, 2021, at 4 pm at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Carol was born on July 12, 1941, in Lincoln County, TN. She worked as a bookkeeper for Elk...

A funeral service for Mrs. Jewell Dean Wilson Painter, age 86 of Flintville, TN will be held on September 26, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home at 3pm with Joe Young and Raleigh East officiating. Burial will follow at Flintville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Funeral service for Mr. Friedrich Otto Prante, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Cleo Moon officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery, beside his first wife, Nellie...

A funeral service for Mrs. Betty Jean Dunivan, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 3 pm on September 20, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Gerald Todd and Janice Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be September...

Eleanor Edith Cantrell Helton, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, September 14 at Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville.  She was born to Ernest Aubrey (Jack) and Gladys Cross Cantrell in Knoxville in 1934.  She grew up in Knoxville where she met and married...

Funeral service for Mr. Harold David Bradford, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith and Jeff Stovall officiating.  Burial will follow in Stewart Cemetery.  Visitation...

A funeral service for Mrs. Patricia Gaye Schumacher, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1 pm on September 20, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ley Jean and Trent Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with...

A funeral service for Donna Marie Howell age 66 of Fayetteville, TN will be held on September 18, 2021, at 2 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mitchell Gardener officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Donna was born March 13, 1955, in Lincoln County,...

William Lewis Robinson was born on March 27, 1996, in Huntsville, Alabama, to Randy and Melanie Robinson. He grew up with a love for the outdoors on the family property in Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he enjoyed hunting, hiking, and exploring the land with his...

A memorial service for Mr. Carl Kinkle, Jr. age 76 of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 7 PM on Friday, September 17, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Vann and Ray Fraley officiating.  Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM until 7 PM on Friday at...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Rhonda Jean Hodge Lowman, age 68 of Fayetteville, TN. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at 1 pm at Washington Street Church of Christ with Bro. Jim Black and Valerie Medley...

A graveside funeral service for Keith Samuel Jones, age 72, will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, 40 Pleasant Grove Road, Fayetteville, with Bro. Paul Clayton and Bro. Adam Ragland officiating.  Family and close...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Barbara Jean Norris Rowland, age 82, of Huntsville, AL, will be held at 10 AM on Monday, September 6, 2021, at Campbell Cemetery, with Bro. James Strope officiating.  There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service....

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Ruth Lombard, age 80, of Cohutta, GA, formerly of Alabaster, AL, will be held at 12 PM on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the Rock Family Worship Center in Fayetteville, TN.  Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until the...

Funeral service for Ms. Genie Fae Wade, age 47, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at 2 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jon Hathcock officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Genie was born on February 24, 1974, in...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. John Lanier Gill, Jr. age 83 of Fayetteville, TN. A private graveside service will be held on the family farm. John was born on May 7, 1938, in Lincoln County, TN to the late John and Laura Mai Thomas Gill, Sr. He was a...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Barry W. West, age 65 of Fayetteville, TN. A graveside service will be held at 3 pm on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Lebanon Cemetery. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Barry was born on June 12, 1956,...

Graveside Funeral Service for Mr. Curtis Harold Womack age 82 of Fayetteville will be conducted on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 2:30 pm at Shiloh Cemetery with Bro. John Sanders officiating. Harold was born on April 8, 1939, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Edgar...

It is regret we announce the passing of Joe Loyd Swing age 84 of Fayetteville, TN. Graveside services were conducted at Wright’s Cemetery. Joe was born September 26, 1936 in Lincoln County, TN to the late Robert Elijah and Susie Askins Swing. He was a member of the...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Clayton Thomas, age 98 of Fayetteville, TN. Graveside services were conducted at Booneville Cemetery. Clayton was born on December 5, 1922 in Lincoln County, TN to the late William and Dora Warren Thomas. He was a...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Margie Davis Whorley Crane, age 97, of Petersburg, TN, will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Old Orchard Cemetery.  There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Margie was born on July 12, 1924...

A funeral service for Mrs. Carla Louise Wood, age 44 of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 11 am at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Nichols and Bro. Danny Bell officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Carla was born on...

Funeral service for George Timothy “Tim” Morrison, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Barnes Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be George Morrison, David Boggs, Ben...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. William Thomas “Bill” Hensley, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 4:30 PM on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Wayne Hollingsworth officiating. Bill was born on April 28, 1948 in Lincoln...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Kailin Aurielle Bledsoe of Fayetteville, TN. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, August 21st at Higgins Funeral Home with Doug Allen officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until the time...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Sgt. First Class (Ret.) Jacob Dennis Jones, US Army, age 80 of Hazel Green, AL. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, August 20 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bishop Eric Cowan, Gilford Thompson, Debbie Hansen,...