Obituaries

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Travis Stringer, of Naples, FL. Travis was born on January 29, 1970 in Miami, Florida to Pauline and Robert Stringer . He passed away on June 15, 2021. Mr. Stringer was a music enthusiast and could name any artist and...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Ms. Melanie Goodin, age 56, of Fayetteville, TN. Melanie was born on December 1, 1964 in Huntsville, AL to the late Glen Earl and Edna Gay Jennings Goodin. She passed away on June 11, 2021 in Tullahoma, TN. Melanie was a...

Funeral service for Mr. Jack Davis Highfill, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Lincoln Cemetery. Jack was born on July 14, 1935 in Martin, TN to the late Dalton and...

Funeral service for Ms. Edith Worden, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 4 PM on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bishop Ryan Kuster officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Edith was born on February...

A memorial mass for Steven Odell Edging will be held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 10:30 AM at St. Anthony Catholic Church. A reception will follow in the Life Center. Mr. Edging was born on May 25, 1944 in Springfield, TN to the late Turney Odell and Margaret Callis...

Funeral service for Jewel Jones, age 94 of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM, Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home. Jewel was born March 24, 1927 to the late Lundy and Josie Thrasher Plunkett. Mrs. Jones enjoyed being a homemaker to her family and was...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Myles Atchley, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 1 PM at the Paint Rock Missionary Baptist Church, Life Center at 302 Church Street, Paint Rock, AL 35764. Myles...

Funeral service for Ms. Virginia Fowler Green, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Hathcock and Roger Bates officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband, Mr. William (Bill) Green...

Marie Honey Caldwell, a community volunteer, the trip taker, a local gal everyone in town knew and loved, entered eternal life on Friday May 21, 2021. Marie was born September 18, 1946 in Fayetteville, TN to Louise and Lonnie Honey. The first of five children, she was...

Funeral service for Mathew Lee Sanders, age 23, will be conducted at 6 PM, Monday, May 24, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Don Pierson officiating. Mathew was born on August 22, 1997 in Winchester, TN to Barry Paul Sanders and Jamie Lynn McCreary Brown. Mathew...

Funeral service for Mr. Charles Randolph Stewart, age 82 of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM, Friday, May 21, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Don Pierson officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Charles was born on June 30, 1938 in...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Ms. Billie Jo Fite, age 71 of Fayetteville, TN. Ms. Fite was born June 18, 1949, in Springfield, MO and passed away May 13, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Billie worked as a seamstress at Serbin and later cared...

Funeral service for Mr. John Calvin Hobbs, Jr., age 90, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM, Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Cyrston Church of Christ with Brother Greg Wiser and Brother Danny Gentry officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hobbs...

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, Fayetteville lost a culinary legend as Judie May Tucker Altmeyer went home to be with Jesus and the love of her life Ed Altmeyer. Judie was formerly co-owner of the Old Lamplighter and Altmeyer Grocery Store. She was a loving wife to her...

Graveside service for Mr. William (Bill) Cooper West, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted Friday, May 14, 2021 at 1:30 PM with Brother Stanley Stevenson and Brother Andy Erwin officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery beside his wife Mary...

Funeral service for Ms. Peggy Armstrong Durham will be conducted at 11am, Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Peggy was born on January 8, 1934 in McBurg, TN to the late Allen and...

A memorial service for Wayne Michael Ebenreiter, age 52 of Hazel Green, will be conducted at 1PM on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Lon Ostrzycki officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens, Garden of Honor. Visitation...

Betty Jane Gilliam Ward age 86, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on April 29, 2021 at her home in Murfreesboro. She was born in Lincoln County, TN on January 5, 1935 to the late Joe Nix and Mary Wade Hamilton Gilliam. Betty and Bob were married 63 years. She worked...

Funeral service for Mr. Joel Lee Massey, age 57 of Taft, TN will be conducted Thursday April 29, 2021 at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Brock Neubauer officiating. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 12 PM until 2 PM at...

Funeral service for Mr. Billy Joe Cannon, age 74, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4 PM until 7 PM on Tuesday, April...

Funeral service for Mr. Eddie Morris Hayes, age 84 of Fayetteville will be conducted at 2PM on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. James Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from...

On April 17th, Geneva Myrick was welcomed into Glory by her Lord Jesus. While in the presence of her Lord, she witnessed her son Stephen walk and talk for the very first time. What a reunion they must have had! Geneva was born on September 2, 1929 to the late Jim and...

Graveside Service for Ms. Martha Sue Burton Wiggins, age 99 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 2PM at Lynchburg Cemetery with Bro. David Miller officiating. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM at...

Funeral service for Mr. James Marlon Delap, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at Vann Town Baptist Church Tuesday April 20, 2021 at 10 AM with Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Graveside Service for Mrs. Dianne McKin Hunt, age 73 of Kelso, will be conducted Sunday April 18, 2021 at 2 PM at Lincoln Cemetery with Rev. James Holt and Rev. Carol Holt officiating. Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 12 PM until 1:30 PM at Higgins...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Janice Burton Capley, age 79 of Fayetteville, TN. A private family service is planned for a later date. Janice was born on April 20, 1941 in Fayetteville, TN to the late Edison Earl and Mildred Abbott Burton. She...

Lilah Raznick, a loyal and faithful keystone of the family, passed away Saturday April 10, 2021. She spent 90 years living a transatlantic life as a devoted daughter, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister, coworker, and friend. Lilah was born in...

It is with regret that we announce the death of John Stephen “Steve” Mathis, age 70, of Fayetteville, TN. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Steve was born on September 4, 1950 in Lincoln County, TN to the late James S. Mathis and Frances Vann...

Funeral service for Ms. Imogene “Jean” Tanner, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Philip Bunch officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

A funeral mass for Mr. Scott Price Summers, age 49 of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Father George Panthananickal officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Anthony Catholic Church...

Funeral service for Mr. Richard Thomas Johnson, Sr., known as Tommy, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Medium Cemetery. Visitation with...

Funeral service for Mrs. Vera Monks Stewart, age 97, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Darrel Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Ms. Alexis Lucille Walters, age 76 of Flintville, TN. Private family services will be held at a later date. Alexis was born on March 21, 1945 in Mobile, AL to the late William Pledger and Rebecca Jewel Byerly Forester. She...

Ann Cogswell Caldwell passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on to greener pastures after 79 years of a full, joyful and wonderful life. Ann was born on July 17, 1941 to Dr. and Mrs. Wilton Cogswell Jr. and grew up with her five siblings: Joan, Buster, Dave,...

A celebration of life for Mrs. Rhonda McDaniel Norris Bevels, age 61 of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Fayetteville Lincoln County Museum. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until time of service at the Fayetteville...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Charles Lee Fitch, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN. Private family services were held with burial in Campbell Cemetery. Charles was born on September 8, 1940 in Fayetteville, TN to the late Roy Gilliam and Cora Mae Andrews...

Funeral service for Mr. Marvin Marshall Steelman, age 79 of Fayetteville will be conducted at 3 PM on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Graveside service for Ms. Shirley Ann Thorpe, age 85 of Fayetteville will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Lincoln Cemetery with Rev. Daniel Meaker officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 12 PM until 2 PM Sunday at Higgins Funeral...

Graveside funeral service for Ms. Lindi Diana Baluh Wadlington, age 72, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Gum Springs Cemetery with Bro. Ennis Hyman officiating. Lindi was born on March 24, 1948 in Hammond, IN to the late...

Funeral service for Mrs. Annie Ruth Arnold, age 80 of Kelso, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Bro. John Ben Neal and Bro. Kenneth Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Visitation with the...