Obituaries

It is with regret we announce the passing of Betty Jean Collins Shelton, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN. Mrs. Shelton was born on April 10, 1936, in Lincoln County, TN to the late James Odie Collins and Clara Mae Smith Collins. She attended Boonshill School and was a...

Funeral service for Paul Ray Mann, age 80, of Flintville, TN, will be held at 1 PM Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Jeremy Ogle and Bro. Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Debbie Dempsey, a bright light in the community, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, with her loving family by her side. She was born on July 10, 1954, in Monticello, Illinois, to Pauline Stubblefield and Thomas Bishop. Debbie grew up in Fayetteville,...

A Celebration to Honor the life of Mary Amanda Endsley, age 37, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at the Fayetteville-Lincoln County Arts Center. There will be a time of visitation from 2 PM until 3 PM. At 3 PM a Celebration of life...

Ron Kerbo, left this world peacefully on August 18, 2025, surrounded by his loving family (and favorite nurse Becca) at Senior Advantage in Winchester. Ron was born on November 20, 1964, in Fayetteville, Tennessee to Glennis Koonce (Robert) and Lawrence Kerbo. He grew...

Janet Sue Bailey Miller, 59, of Flintville, Tennessee, passed away at her residence on August 13, 2025. Born on November 8, 1965, in El Cajon Valley, California, to Sallie Kathryn Cox Chandler and the late George Troy Bailey, Janet lived a life full of purpose and...

Grady Wayne Brown, age 72, of Mulberry, TN passed away on August 10, 2025. He was born on December 22, 1952, to the late Grady and Mildred Campbell Brown. A lifelong resident of Lincoln County, Grady devoted much of his life to farming alongside his family in their...

Alan E. Reiter, 91, of Fayetteville, Tennessee passed away suddenly on Monday, August 4, 2025, at HH Lincoln Health. Alan was born on April 11, 1934, in Sykesville, Pennsylvania to the late C. Reed and Lulu (Weaver) Reiter and was predeceased by his beloved son Mark...

Jack Towry, a dedicated community leader, beloved family man, and proud U.S. Navy veteran, passed away at the age of 93. Jack’s life was defined by a spirit of service, beginning with his time in the military and continuing throughout his decades-long commitment to...

A memorial service for Marvin Marshall Daniel, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 8, 2025, at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, with Pastor Doug Farris and Bro. Billy Fowler sharing remarks. The family will receive friends from 1...

Funeral services for Jerry O’Neal Groce, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Hudson and Bro. David England officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Funeral services for Rachel Oneida "Nita" Moffett Honey, age 100, will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, with Pastor Doug Farris officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Charles "Charlie" Anthony Dorning, 64, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 10, 1961, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to Jerry and Karen Mason Dorning. Charlie was a dedicated professional, holding...

Agnes Marie Campbell Barnes, a devoted servant of God, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 29, 2025, at her residence in the Howell Community, surrounded by her loving family. Born on June 22, 1936, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, Agnes was the daughter of...

A memorial service for Nancy Kay Lane Askins, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 6 PM on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Vann and Rev. Wyatt Stevens officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4 PM until 6 PM on...

David Arthur Edwards, beloved husband, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Fayetteville, TN, on July 21, 2025, at the age of 72. He was born on March 16, 1953, at Narsarssuak Air Base in Greenland. David made Tennessee his home in the late 1980s...

Graveside funeral service for Geraldine Faulkner Creson, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 3 PM on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Booneville Cemetery. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Geraldine was born on June 6, 1936, in Lincoln County, TN,...

Dorothy Sue Parks Lamb, 78, of Petersburg, Tenn., died in Nashville on July 15, 2025.  She faced a lengthy cancer treatment with resilience before finding peace during a brief hospice stay, attended by loved ones. Dorothy was born in Fayetteville in 1946 to the...

A funeral service for Shirley Roberson Yell, age 88, of Petersburg, TN, will be held at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Raines officiating. Burial will follow in Yell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM...

Ms. Barbara Arlene Smith Lewellen, age 91, entered this life on May 23, 1934, in Fulton, NY. She passed away June 28, 2025, of heart disease at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, TN. After her marriage to the late Leroy Lewellen in March 1954, they began traveling...

Patsy Alice Turner Campbell, a beloved wife, devoted mother, treasured grandmother, and faithful friend, passed away on July 4, 2025, at Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, AL. She was born on July 1, 1953, in Lincoln County, TN, to the late Clifton Alfred Turner...

Funeral services for Kelley Marie Tomlinson, age 25, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tony Hardiman officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation with the family will take place...

Funeral services for Nancy Scott Robinson, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Friday, July 11, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with burial to follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation with the family will take place from 11 AM until 2 PM on Friday at...

Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Alton Meeks, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Johnson and Bro. Gary Solberg officiating. Burial will follow at Concord Cemetery in New Market, AL. The...

A funeral service for Marshall Alan Jolley, age 83, of Shelbyville, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor James Bender, Bro. Rodney Guinn, and Bro. Buddy Hambrick officiating. Burial will follow at McClure Cemetery....

Funeral service for William Glenn Currin, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Doug Farris officiating. Burial will follow in Gatlin Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 PM until...

Bobbie McKinney Pitts Whitaker, age 91, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, passed peacefully on June 27, 2025, at Elk River Health and Nursing Center. Born on December 11, 1933, in Fayetteville, Bobbie was the daughter of the late H.K. McKinney and Mary Short McKinney. She...

Graveside funeral service for Rose Marie Gross Bryan, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Rev. Fr. George Panthananickal officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00...

Funeral service for Peggy Jean Goolsby, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastors Derrick and Sandra Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Bevills Chapel Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Funeral services for Betty Tallent Manley, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 7 PM on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Eddie Lones officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4 PM until 7 PM on Thursday at Higgins. Betty...

A Celebration of Life honoring Thomas Reeves “Tommy” Robinson will be held at 12 PM on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Hope Church with Pastor Kenny McNatt officiating. There will be a reception following the service at the church. Tommy, a devoted husband, loving father,...

We regret to announce the passing of John Thomas (Johnny) Vaughn, Sr. age 64, of Fayetteville, TN. Johnny was born in Lincoln County on September 17, 1960, to the late Thomas Earl Vaughn and Sara Mills Cook. He passed away on June 17, 2025. He is survived by his son...

A funeral service for Tracy Denise Rutledge, age 48, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11...

Benny Wilson Groce was born September 11, 1934, to Mr. Will and Mrs. Gladys Groce. He was raised by them in Belleville with his siblings, Evelyn, Billy, Betty Jo, and Jerry. He met his wife Rebecca “Becky” Jackson, and they became high school sweethearts, went on to...

A Celebration of Life for Valerie McCarty Bradley, age 76, of Elora, TN, will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 13, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will take place from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM on Friday at Higgins. Valerie was born on July 28,...

On the evening of June 6, 2025, Corbin Lynn Smith gracefully received her heavenly wings. With joy in her step and light in her soul, she walked through the gates of Heaven, twirled with delight, and leapt into the loving embrace of her father, reuniting with him in...

We regret to announce the passing of Wilma Kerbo Lynn, age 76, of Tullahoma, TN. She was born February 6, 1949, to the late Carson and Pauline Jones Kerbo. Private services are planned. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Wilma Kerbo Lynn.

Elizabeth “Betty” Johnson died June 3, 2025, at age 85. She was the daughter of the late Sterling and Ruth Fowler of Taneytown, MD. Betty attended the University of Maryland where she met and married her late husband of 50 years Paul T. Johnson. She was one of the...

Theodore James Napierala, age 85, of Kelso, TN passed from this life on June 2, 2025, at Life Care Center of Tullahoma, TN. He was born July 25, 1939, in LaPorte County, IN to the late Frank Joseph and Anna Marie Satkoski Napierala. After retiring from Bethlehem Steel...

Funeral services for Sandra Faye Watson Ivey, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2 PM on Friday, June 6, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...