Obituaries

Funeral service for Joyce Powers Daly, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Prospect Baptist Church, with Dr. Ronnie Gay and Bro. Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Funeral services for Marie Mitchell Ferguson, age 95, of Petersburg, Tennessee, will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Milton Nesbitt officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery. The family will receive friends on...

We regret to announce the passing of Matthew Paul Watts, age 63, of Fayetteville, TN. He was born December 13, 1961, in Chicago, IL and passed away May 1, 2025. Private services are planned. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Matthew Paul Watts.

Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Wesley “Kenny” Ivey, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Kevin Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Funeral service for Doris Elaine Hicklen McAlister, age 88, of Gallatin, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jason Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Margaret Ivalynn McBride, age 85, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 18, 2025, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Private interment will take...

Norma Lee Trickey Rose, mother, grandmother, homemaker, friend, pet and nature lover, passed into her heavenly abode April 9, 2025, at her home in Fayetteville, Tennessee with her pets and loved ones at her side. Norma was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on September...

A Celebration of Life honoring Ronald Lee Warren, age 63, of Huntsville, Alabama, will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Dave White officiating. Inurnment will follow at Lincoln Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Funeral services for Daniel Todd “Danny” Sisk, age 59, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, will be held at 12 PM on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Howell Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with Bro. Todd Gaskill officiating. Burial will follow in Unity Cemetery. The family will...

Graveside funeral service for Nelma Dean Johnson, age 96, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Born on March...

Stanley Jay Mitchell, age 65, of Frankewing, Tennessee, passed away on April 6, 2025, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Bunker Hill Church of God, with Pastor Tommy Frady...

James “Wade” Williams of Petersburg passed away April 6, 2025, in Howell, TN on his farm surrounded by his loving family. Wade was a member of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was an avid farmer and enjoyed horses, cattle and being outdoors. After a...

A Funeral Mass for Arnold Tony Montemayor, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, April 11, 2025, at St. Athony’s Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. George Panthananickal officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the funeral mass. A life...

Cynthia Ann Whorley, a sweet and loving soul, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2025, at St. Thomas West in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by her family. Cindy, as she was affectionately known, was born on August 11, 1954, in Lincoln County, TN, to JoAnn O’Neal...

It is with sorrow we announce the passing of Doris Gentry Smith, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN, who went to be with the Lord on March 24, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born on April 3, 1943, in Gordonsville, TN, to the late Hayden Evans...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Sherri Diane Nimmo, age 53, of Fayetteville, TN. Sherri was born on February 28, 1972, in Buckhannon, WV, and passed away on March 2, 2025, at HH Lincoln Health in Fayetteville, TN. Sherri had a heart of gold and was known...

A private graveside service for Katherine Jeanell Flynn Cato, age 80, of Baileyton, AL, formerly of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, March 14, 2025, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with Doug McKelvy officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the...

A funeral service for George Robert "Bob" Farmer, Sr., 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 12 pm on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Doug Farris and Rev. Tommy Vann officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation from 11...

Frances Julene Brown Sullenger, lovingly known as Julene, went to be with her Lord on March 6, 2025, at Donalson Care Center. A devoted Christian and a dedicated servant to others, Julene spent her life working hard in various jobs, from factory positions to...

On March 9, 2025, Elizabeth Jane Warden Grishom, age 93, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, where she is now reunited with her beloved parents. Elizabeth was born on July 12, 1931, in Moore County, Tennessee, to the late Robert...

James Robert Mooney, age 82, of Huntsville, AL, formerly of Huntland, TN, passed away on March 10, 2025. A devoted educator and coach, James—affectionately known as "Coach" or "Buster"—dedicated his life to shaping young minds and making a lasting impact on those...

Jason Golden, a beloved member of the Lincoln County, Tennessee community, passed away on March 7, 2025. A man of immense warmth, humor, and generosity, Jason touched the lives of countless people through his professional career, passion for the outdoors, and...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Jimmy Van Brown Sr., age 88, of Fayetteville, TN. Jim was born November 25, 1936, in Lincoln County to the late Fred and Evelyn (Haney) Brown. He passed away March 6, 2025, at Huntsville Hospital. MSGT Brown served 23 years...

A funeral service for Linda Buckner, age 78, of Taft, TN, will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Lon Ostrzycki officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 12:00...

Funeral service honoring the life and legacy of Christopher Dale Lyell, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Bobby Bates, and Bro. Ronnie Thomas officiating. Interment with military honors...

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Delores “Miss Dee” Fern Heller Schoenrock, age 95, of Fayetteville, TN. Delores (“Miss Dee”) Fern Heller Schoenrock, passed away on March 1, 2025. She was born on April 11, 1929, in Stanton County, Nebraska. Delores was the...

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Edward Autrey Perdue, known as "Ed," at the age of 89. A longtime resident of Fayetteville, TN, Ed was born on August 5, 1935, in Danville, VA, to the late Samuel Perdue and Bessie Sutliffe Perdue. He passed away...

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Tony “Hoochie” Crabtree, age 67, of Fayetteville, TN. Born on March 12, 1957, in Lincoln County, TN, he was the son of the late Joel Dawson Crabtree and Mary Ann Smith Crabtree. Tony passed away on February 28, 2025. Tony...

Roy Lynn Scott, 73, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on February 28, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 30, 1951, in Fayetteville, Lynn was the son of the late Roy Leon Scott and Nannie Louise Scott. A 1970 graduate of Central High...

It is with regret we announce the passing of LTC Eddie Ray Sims, US Army (Retired), age 84, of Dellrose, TN. LTC Sims was born December 3, 1940, in Alexandria, TN to the late Johnie Loyd Sims and Maurine Henley Sims. He passed away February 26, 2025, at HH Lincoln...

Micky Duran Lawson, a dedicated community servant and business leader, has passed away at the age of 70. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with interment to follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation...

Clifford Alan Smith, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after a short battle with cancer. Clifford, the middle of three children, was born on December 29, 1958, in Selma, AL to...

A graveside funeral service for James Carlos Jones, affectionately known as J.C., age 91, of Orlando, FL, will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Lincoln Cemetery, with Rev. Bruce McVey officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside...

The family of Keith Kilpatrick, age 64, of Fayetteville, TN, announces his passing on February 25, 2025, at HH Lincoln Health. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Washington Street Church of Christ, with Bro. Charles Abernathy...

Funeral services for Ronald Wayne Mitchell, age 77, of Frankewing, TN will be held at 2pm on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at McBurg First Baptist Church with Bro. Timmy Scott and Bro. Derrick Moose officiating. Burial will follow in Wright’s Cemetery. Visitation with...

A graveside service for Phillip Glenn Spurlock, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Eric Lones officiating. There will be no visitation with the family prior to the service. Mr. Spurlock...

We regret to announce the passing of Mary Louise Lange Danner, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN. She was born on September 1, 1938, in Los Angeles, CA, to the late Robert William Lange, Sr., and Bernadine Ferguson Lange. MaryLou passed away peacefully on February 18, 2025,...

Connie Louise Hudson Hill passed away at her home on February 19, 2025. Connie was born and raised in Fayetteville and attended Robert E. Lee School and Central High School. She lived with her parents and siblings in the Fulton Addition neighborhood where she was at...

The funeral service for Connie Faye Smith, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Chad Campbell officiating. Interment will follow at Medium Cemetery. The family will receive friends from...

Graveside service for Charles Reedus Koonce, age 81, of Elora, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Elora Cemetery with Stoney Luna and Nicholas Helums officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM until 8 PM on Sunday, February 16,...