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Kelley Marie Tomlinson
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...

Nancy Scott Robinson
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...

Kenneth Alton Meeks
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...

Marshall Alan Jolley
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....

William Glenn Currin
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
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...

Rose Marie Gross Bryan
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...

Peggy Jean Goolsby
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...

Betty Tallent Manley
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...

Tommy Robinson
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,...

John Thomas (Johnny) Vaughn, Sr.
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...

Tracy Denise Rutledge
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
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...

Valerie McCarty Bradley
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,...

Corbin Lynn Smith
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...

Wilma Kerbo Lynn
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
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
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...

Sandra Faye Watson Ivey
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...

Joe Douglas Gray
Graveside service for Joe Douglas Gray, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with Bro. Richard McWilliams officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 10 AM until 11 AM on Wednesday at...

Robert Bradley Haynie
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Robert Bradley Haynie, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN. Family and friends are invited to gather and celebrate his life on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 2 PM to 4 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Born on February 10, 1953,...

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...