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Sara Ann Stone Helton
Graveside service for Sara Ann Stone Helton, age 88, of Petersburg, TN will be held at 2:30 pmon Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Medium Cemetery with Bro. Jim Mickells officiating. Mrs.Helton passed away January 18, 2023, at the home of her daughter in Fayetteville,...

Evelyn Gill
Funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Marie Sanders Gill, age 74, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Graham and Doug Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens....

Teresa Wright Sumners
Graveside service for Teresa Jean Wright Sumners, age 58, of Taft, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Blanche Cemetery, with Bro. Michael Cothren officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM until 8 PM on Monday, January 16, 2023,...

Carolyn Cunningham Slayton
Funeral service for Carolyn Cunningham Slayton, age 80, of the Hot Rock Community in Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce McVey officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation...

Buford Ray Moffett
Funeral service for Mr. Buford Ray Moffett, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 12pm on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Philip Bunch and Thomas Frierson officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Mary Anne Bright
We regret to announce the passing of Mary Anne Bright, age 70, of Fayetteville, TN. Mary was born April 18, 1952, in Miami, FL to the late John William and Anne Mary Mizner Callahan. She passed away January 11, 2023, at Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville. Mary was a...

SMSgt Retired, Willis Lee Mason, Sr., US Air Force
Funeral service for SMSgt Retired, Willis Lee Mason, Sr., US Air Force, age 86 of Dellrose, TN will be held at 11am on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Bruce Underhill and Elder Aaron Hasty officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery....

Jason Patrick Mullins
It is with regret we announce the passing of Jason Patrick Mullins, age 44, of Lewisburg, TN. The family will hold a Celebration of Life from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the Fayetteville Elks Lodge. Jason was born May 5, 1978, in New Albany, IN to...

Joe “Tommy” Stevenson
Funeral service for Joe T. “Tommy” Stevenson, age 98, of Taft, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1 PM on Thursday at...

Houston Floyd Caldwell, Jr.
Funeral service for Mr. Houston Floyd Caldwell, Jr., age 94, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11am to 1pm on Tuesday at...

Helen O’Neal Mitchell
Helen O’Neal Mitchell, age 94, of McBurg, TN passed away peacefully on Monday, December 20, 2022, at her home. Mrs. Mitchell was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter of E.R. O’Neal and Mary Gunter O’Neal. She was a member of Beech Grove Methodist Church. As a...

Peggy Joyce Hall
Funeral service for Peggy Joyce Hall, age 88, of Dellrose, TN will be held at 12pm on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. John Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 10am until...

CWO3 Retired, George Albert Erath, US Army
Funeral service for CWO3 Retired, George Albert Erath, US Army, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Friday, December 23, 2022, Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Vann officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Ronald Wayne Scott
Funeral service for Ronald Wayne Scott, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 11am on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be...

SGM Ret. Eugene Francis Emanuel, US Army
A funeral mass for SGM Ret. Eugene Francis Emanuel, US Army, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm at St Anthony Catholic Church on Thursday, December 22, 2022, with Rev. Fr. George Panthananickal, C.M.I. Pastor presiding. Inurnment will take place at the St...

Nancy V. Holman
Funeral service for Nancy V. Holman, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Langford and Matthew Holman officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Betty Jo O’Barr
Funeral service for Betty Jo O’Barr, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, formerly of Jefferson County, AL will be held at 1pm on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman and Rev. Philip Bunch officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills...

Joyce T. Weir
Funeral service for Joyce T. Weir, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Joyce was born on November 6, 1944, in...

Donald Scott Timberman
Funeral service for Donald Scott Timberman, age 61, of Mulberry, TN will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jack Jean officiating. Burial will follow in Mulberry Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11am to...

Buddy Dale Stout
Funeral service for Buddy Dale Stout, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Edward Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens, in the Garden of Honor....

Aubrey Sisk
It is with regret we announce the passing of Aubrey Sisk, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Sisk was born June 11, 1941, in Lincoln County, TN and he passed away December 2, 2022, at his residence. Survivors include his son, James Sisk (Lisa Smith) of Fayetteville;...

Jimmy Wayne Watts
It is with regret we announce the passing of Jimmy Wayne Watts, age 63, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Fayetteville, TN. Jimmy was born on December 30, 1958, in Fayetteville, TN to the late L.B. and Norma Jean Mason Watts. Mr. Watts was also preceded in death by his...

Emma Frances Monks Gibson
Funeral service for Emma Frances Monks Gibson, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Dorothy Faye Timberman
Funeral service for Dorothy Faye Faulkner Timberman, age 82, of Mulberry, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Mulberry Cemetery. Faye was born on March 14, 1940, in Lincoln County, TN at Tuckers...

Debra Sue Freeman
It is with regret we announce the passing of Debra Sue Freeman, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN. Debra was born on August 13, 1957, in Tokyo, Japan and passed away on November 25, 2022, at Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville. Debra previously worked with the Fayetteville...

Earl Raby Shelton
It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Earl Raby Shelton, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Shelton was born November 15, 1932, to the late John R. and Burlie Steelman Shelton. He was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in Fayetteville and a 20-year member...

Marjorie Moyers
Graveside service for Mrs. Marjorie Moyers, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 10am on Monday, November 28, 2022, at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Brother Don Russell officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Marjorie was born May 20,...

Ruth Key
Graveside service for Mrs. Ruth Key, age 96, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Prospect Cemetery with Dr. Ronnie Gay and Bro. Glenn Hester officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Ruth was born March 9,...

Henry Bruce Grant
Graveside funeral service for Henry Bruce Grant, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 4 PM on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Rose Hill Cemetery with Bro. Ricky Pierce officiating. Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 3 PM until 3:45 PM at Higgins...

Savannah Leigh Hancock
Ms. Savannah (Vannah) Leigh Hancock of Huntsville AL, 37 years of age, passed away on November 15, 2022. She was born on June 5, 1985 to Sandra (Sandy) Leigh and Dan Lee Hancock in St. Petersburg, FL. After graduating Lincoln County High School, she went on to study...

Ernest Edward Brooks, Sr.
Ernest Edward Brooks, Sr. was born November 18, 1932 in Madison County, Alabama, to ErnestOdell and Nancy Lou Smith Brooks. He passed away peacefully at his home in Fayetteville,Tennessee on November 16, 2022; two days shy of his 90 th birthday, surrounded by his...

Joe Parsley Buntley
Graveside service for Joe Parsley Buntley, age 98, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Rose Hill Cemetery with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 12:00pm to 1:30pm on Tuesday at Higgins. Joe was...

Wanda Ree Storey Mitchell
Funeral service for Wanda Ree Storey Mitchell, age 85, of Frankewing, TN will be held at 10 am on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Bunker Hill Church of God (3231 Bunker Hill Road, Pulaski, TN 38478) with Pastor Tommy Frady officiating. Burial will follow in Storey...

Billy Gene Gray
Funeral service for Billy Gene Gray, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Rice and Bro. Greg Wiser officiating. Burial will follow in the Stewart Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Sylvia Joan Hagan
Funeral service for Sylvia Joan Hagan, age 87, of Huntsville, AL, will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville, TN, with Minister Charles Abernathy officiating. Burial will be held at 2 PM on Saturday at Sequatchie...

William Terry “Bill” Steelman
On November 6, 2022, William Terry “Bill” Steelman, beloved father and grandfather, passed away at age 94 at Lifecare Center of Red Bank in Chattanooga, TN. Bill was born December 17, 1927, in Fayetteville, TN to the late Terry Johnston and James Boone Steelman. He...

Catherine Sanders Edwards
Catherine Sanders Edwards, age 88, of Kelso, TN was born August 7, 1934, to the late Doc Emmett and Ruby Mae Jones Sanders in Salty Bottom, AL. Mrs. Edwards passed away November 4, 2022, at her home. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Edwards was preceded in death by...

Donald Lee Lineberger
A life celebration for Donald Lee Lineberger, age 44, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Lamont Carter, Dez Fletcher, and Darron Jones officiating. Visitation with the family will be on Sunday from 1 PM...

Marion Carol Hosmer
Graveside service for Marion Carol Hosmer, age 84, of Petersburg, TN will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (8230 Pleasant Grove Road, Albertville, AL 35950) with Bro. Harold Foster officiating. There will be no visitation prior...

Daryl Lynn Mills
Funeral service for Daryl Lynn Mills, age 62, of Petersburg, TN, will be held at 11 AM On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Graham and Bro. David Mills officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery. Daryl was born on April...