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Jerry Lavon Cashion
A visitation for Mr. Jerry Lavon Cashion, age 89, of Petersburg, Tennessee, will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. A private interment will follow at Old Orchard Cemetery, at a later date. Jerry was born at home in...

Ron Mitts
Funeral services for Ron Mitts, age 51, of Taft, TN, will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Billy Moore officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation beginning at 2:00 PM until the time of service. Burial...

Randall Lee Crabtree
Randall Lee Crabtree, age 82, of Petersburg, TN, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 3 PM on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Jason Pagel officiating. Visitation with the...

Larry Meeks
A funeral service for Larry Eugene Meeks, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 4 PM on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Cleo Moon and Bro. Milton Martin officiating. Visitation will be from 2 PM until 4 PM on Sunday at Higgins Funeral...

Sawyer Gene Smith
Sawyer Gene Smith, beloved son, brother, grandson, great-grandson, and nephew, passed away on May 18, 2025. Born on July 30, 2023, in Columbia, TN, he was the treasured child of Baleigh Whitson Smith and the late Lane Garrett Smith. From the moment he entered the...

Lane Garrett Smith
Lane Garrett Smith, age 23, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on May 11, 2025. Born on July 24, 2001, in Huntsville, AL, Lane was the son of Kris Smith and Kelly Johnson Smith. A 2020 graduate of Lincoln County High School, he worked as a machine operator with Lincoln...

Mary Lillian Burton
Mary Lillian Burton, age 80, of Petersburg, TN, passed away on May 19, 2025. She was born in Lynchburg, TN on June 17, 1944, to loving parents, the late Lester and Cleo Jones Burton. Mary spent her early years in Fayetteville attending Robert E Lee School and Central...

Michael Anthony Wolfe
A funeral service for Michael Anthony Wolfe, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Mike Keel officiating. Burial will follow at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family...

Evelyn Askins Brown
Evelyn Askins Brown, born Sunday September 22, 1940 (age 84+), daughter of Owen Little and Christine Ashby Askins passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. She was the example of a Proverbs 31 woman with her faith in God being the most important part of her life...

Nancy Larkins Neale
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Nancy Larkins Neale, age 93, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. Visitation with the family will be from 4 PM to 8 PM on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at Cerulean...

Charles Reece Howell, III
A funeral service for Charles Reece Howell, III, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4 PM...

Joyce Powers Daly
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...

Marie Mitchell Ferguson
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...

Matthew Paul Watts
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.

Kenny Ivey
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...

Doris Elaine Hicklen McAlister
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
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
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...

Ronald Lee Warren
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...

Danny Sisk
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...

Nelma Dean Johnson
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
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
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...

Arnold Tony Montemayor
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
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...

Doris Gentry Smith
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...

Sherri Diane Nimmo
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...

Katherine Jeanell Flynn Cato
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...

George Robert “Bob” Farmer, Sr.
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
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...

Elizabeth Jane Warden Grishom
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
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
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...

Jimmy Van Brown, Sr.
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...

Linda Buckner
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...

Christopher Dale Lyell
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...

Delores Heller Schoenrock
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...

Edward Perdue
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...

Tony Crabtree
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
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...