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Sara Elizabeth Gaines Ashby

Sara Elizabeth Gaines Ashby

Sara Elizabeth Gaines Ashby passed away on May 4, 2026, following an overwhelming severe complication of her valiant heroic fight against cancer of the pancreas. Her death leaves a deep hole in the hearts of her family, her children and especially her loving partner...

Richard Cory Bedwell

Richard Cory Bedwell

Richard Cory Bedwell (whom his family often referred to as Richie), age 49, of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away April 30, 2026, after a courageous, long-term battle with cancer. A graveside service will be held at 10 AM on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Talley Cemetery....

Frances Jeanette Taylor Hillis

Frances Jeanette Taylor Hillis

Frances Jeanette Taylor Hillis, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Somerville, AL, on May 1, 2026. Born in Lincoln County, TN, to the late Edward B. Taylor and Maudie Mae Mearse Taylor, Jeanette was one of twelve children....

Shirley (Lincoln) Walker Smith

Shirley (Lincoln) Walker Smith

Shirley (Lincoln) Walker Smith passed peacefully on the morning of April 28, 2026. Shirley was born on September 7, 1938, in Nashville, TN. She was married to Paul W. Walker in 1958. Following Paul’s passing in 1969, she married Raymond C. Smith in 1970. Shirley is...

Charles Roscoe Wright

Charles Roscoe Wright

Charles Roscoe Wright known to family as C.R., and friends as Chuck at the age of 79 peacefully passed through the veil of mortality to eternity in the home of his daughter in Palmetto, Florida on April 24, 2026. He was born September 28, 1946, in Fayetteville,...

Bobby Hamilton Carter

Bobby Hamilton Carter

Bobby Hamilton Carter, age 78 of Lincoln County, TN, passed away on April 26, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN. Born on January 20, 1948, he was the son of the late Hamilton “Hap” Carter and Irene Templeton Carter. A 1966 graduate of Central High...

Joann Carpenter Williams

Joann Carpenter Williams

Joann Carpenter Williams, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on April 24, 2026, at HH Lincoln Health. Born on May 4, 1947, in Etowah County, AL, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Hooper and Ruth Keener Hooper. A dedicated member of the McBurg First Baptist...

Orval Joseph “OJ” Smith

Orval Joseph “OJ” Smith

Orval Joseph "OJ" Smith, a master electrician and devoted family man who spent a lifetime building the industrial backbone of America, passed away at the age of 89 in Tampa, Florida. Born in December 10, 1936, near Montgomery, West Virginia, OJ was the son of Orval...

Janet Anne McChesney Jetton

Janet Anne McChesney Jetton

Janet Anne McChesney Jetton (April 7, 1943 - March 13, 2026) A strong and beautiful spirit has left us with the passing of Janet Anne McChesney Jetton, age 82, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. A devoted wife and mother, Janet went to her eternal home on March 13, 2026,...

John David Harper III

John David Harper III

A memorial service for John David Harper, III, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bruce McVey officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning one hour...

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