Obituaries

Funeral service for Carol Ann Wolaver Shelton, age 79, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 3pm on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Ryan Tate officiating. Burial will follow at Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1pm until 3pm...

Mary Jane (Clark) Connelly, age 90 of Fayetteville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 19, 2023.  A native of Cornersville, TN, Mrs. Connelly was the daughter of the late J.P. and Lois Wilkes Clark, was a retired bank branch manager and a member...

Christopher Lane Vessell went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the age of 72 as a result of cancer. He was a resident of Flintville, Tennessee where he was raised and lived most of his adult life.  Chris was born to the late L.B. and...

Funeral service for Barbara Jean Holman Monks, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

A celebration of life for Treva Loraine Colbert, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Wiser officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1 PM on Wednesday at Higgins....

We regret to announce the passing of Donald Bailey Eakin, age 82, of Petersburg, TN. A private burial was held at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Donald was born November 25, 1940, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Joseph D. Eakin, Sr. and Marjorie Bailey Eakin of...

Graveside service for George McLellan Bush, age 68, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 11am on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Colbert Memorial Gardens with Rev. William R. Talley officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4pm to 8pm on Friday at Higgins....

Jeannine Hopkins Warren, 82, of Huntsville, AL, passed away on March 12, 2023. Jeannine was predeceased by her parents, Jack and Flavia, her brother Billy Gayle Hopkins, her sisters, Jackie Hopkins Schrimsher and Sandra Hopkins Bell. She is survived by her husband,...

We regret to announce the passing of Dr. Fredric Hallie Clark, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN. A funeral service will be held at 3pm on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Ronnie Brewer and Bro. Todd Gaskill officiating. A private family burial...

Funeral service for Iva Sue Smith, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 12 PM on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Tony Gaskin officiating. Burial will follow in the Flintville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 10...

Graveside service for Ricky Lynn Brooks, age 59, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1:30pm on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Unity Cemetery with Pastor Bobby Bates officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 11am to 1pm on Saturday at Higgins. Ricky was...

Funeral service for William Joyce Spray, age 96, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1:15 PM on Wednesday, March 1st at Higgins Funeral Home, with Dr. Jon Hathcock and Bro. Ray Gardner officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 12 PM until 1:15 PM on...

Sarah Newman Shouse died peacefully in the presence of family on November 21, 2022, at the age of 90. Sarah dedicated her life to the pursuit of knowledge and the education of others. During her years as a teacher, Sarah’s work and passion touched the lives of many....

Lora Lois Vinson was born April 22, 1936. She passed away peacefully on February 11 of 2023 in her home in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Lora was a grandmother to Jamie Cooper, Tracy Cross, Joseph Bostick, and Jessie Vinson and had multiple great-grandchildren. Lora is the...

Betty Lou Maddox Dunivan, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. She was truly one of a kind. Betty Lou was born in Lincoln County in November of 1947, and thus began her journey on this earth to make her mark on...

Graveside service for Mrs. Brenda Kay Steelman Barnes, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11am on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Unity Cemetery with Jerry Mansfield officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Brenda was born on July...

Funeral service for Max Raby, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman and Rev. Philip Bunch officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the...

Funeral service for Jacqueline Martha Langenberg, age 85, of Taft, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ronnie Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Claude Alvin Mize, Jr., age 88, of Fayetteville, TN. Claude was born on November 6, 1934, in Matthews, MO to the late Claude Alvin Mize, Sr.  and Clara Marie Deane. He was a member of the Fayetteville First United...

Funeral service for Lucy Carol Locker, age 58, of Petersburg, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. Burial will follow in the Campbell Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM...

A life celebration for Cindy Marlene Stamper, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Pierson officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Cindy was born on September 9,...

Graveside service for Eric Wade Neal, age 65, of Smyrna, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Tuesday, February, 14, 2023, at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Don Russell officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Eric was born on October 31,...

Dorothy “Dot” West, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on February 8, 2023, at her daughter’s residence surrounded by loved ones. She was the widow of Henry “Heck” West. They shared 57 years of marriage and adored one another greatly. Dot was preceded in death...

Memorial service for Richard Lee “Ricky” Cruz, age 40, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 12pm on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Higgins Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from 11am to 12pm on Saturday at Higgins. Ricky was born June 4, 1982, in Apache...