Obituaries

Joan Vann, beloved aunt and sister, life-long member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and resident of Vann Town, TN, passed away peacefully at home on October 10th, 2019 at the age of 78. She was surrounded by loved ones. Joan was born in Lincoln County, TN to the late...

Funeral service for Mr. Alton Able McCue, age 76, of Dellrose, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Shiloh Community Center with Bro. Danny Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held at...

Memorial service for Mr. Norris Keith Ferguson, Jr., age 62, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted at 7 PM on Thursday, October 10, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Milton Nesbitt officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 5 PM until time of service...

We announce with profound sadness the passing of Patricia Kennedy Bivens, age 78 of Fayetteville, TN. Patricia was born to the late Jack Sanford and Marjorie Brown Kennedy in her grandparent’s home on April 17, 1941, in the small community of Sandy Hook, located in...

A life celebration for Tate Denham Tuten, age 17, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church (in the Gym) with Bro. Tony Billions and Bro. Bruce McVey officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Funeral service for Mr. Joe Lawton Smartt, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home. Bro. Eric Reynolds, Madison Quick, and Kathleen Marr will officiate. Burial will follow in the Prosperity Cemetery,...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Joyce D. Monks Dupin, age 83, of Taft, TN. Mom was born on September 3, 1936 in Lincoln Co., TN to the late James Clendon and Cora Dean Washburn Monks. Our Mom passed away on September 27, 2019, surrounded by her loving...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Elbert “Bert” Wayne Watkins, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Bert was born on July 16, 1931 in Glenns Ferry, ID to the late Roy Elwood and...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. Ralph Shane Skelton, age 46, of Hazel Green, AL. Shane was born on March 31, 1973 in Marion County, AL to Linda Fay May Skelton and the late James Ralph Skelton. He worked as a computer specialist for Boeing...

A life celebration for Byron O'Neal Parrish “Pops”, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 3 PM on Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. A visitation with the family will be from 1 PM until the time of service at 3 PM at Higgins on Sunday....

On Thursday, August 15, 2019, Janchai (Narkpoklang) Layne, loving wife, mother, and friend passed away. Janchai was born on October 3, 1944, in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand. She graduated from the Suranaree Wittaya School. Janchai married Clarence David Layne...

David C. Moyers, age 101, passed away on September 18, 2019. He was born June 6, 1918 to Earl and Janie Caldwell Moyers. He was employed by Kraft Foods and a lifelong farmer. He was married for 63 years to Adelaide Whitaker Moyers who passed away in 2002. He was a...

JoAnn Warren, age 67, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at her home in Flintville. JoAnn was born June 17, 1952 to the late Edgar L. Quick and Nellie Ruth Roberson Quick Crabtree. She is also preceded in death by her stepfather, Virgil H Crabtree; her brother,...

Randy Lee Taylor, age 52, of Petersburg TN, passed away September 14, 2019 at his residence. Randy was born May 11, 1967 in Marshall County, TN to Hazel Taylor Rainey and the late Don Taylor. Mr. Taylor was the owner and operator of Taylor Made Cabinet Shop for 30...

Mary “Wren” Macon Doubler of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on September 12, 2019. She was 92. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN, in 1927 to the late Archie J. and Melissa W. Macon. Mrs. Doubler was preceded in death by her husband of nearly sixty years, Alvin F....

Funeral service for Mr. Richard Ray Steelman, Jr. age 47, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 4 PM on Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ley Jean officiating. Burial will follow in Stewart Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Funeral service for Mr. Larry Wayne Carter, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Cleo Moon officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held at...

Mr. Dessel Taylor Wright, age 92, died Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Southern Manor Assisted Living in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Funeral service will be Sunday, September 15, 2019, 2:00 P.M. at the Martin Church of Christ with Bro. Ricky Phillips officiating. ...

Funeral service for Mr. Wendell Ward Pigg, age 62, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ellis Coats and Bro. Randall Crabtree officiating. Burial will follow in Center Point Cemetery....

Funeral service for Mrs. Elaine Woods Powell, age 96, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 3 PM on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Hathcock officiating. Burial will take place at a later date next to her husband, William Royall...

Funeral service for Mr. Billy Wayne Winsett, age 70, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted Tuesday September 10, 2019 at 2 PM at Fayetteville First Baptist Church With Dr. Jon Hathcock and Rev. Jim Mike Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Talley Cemetery....

Charles Michael “Mike” Farrar, DVM, age 74, passed away August 31, 2019 at his home in Fayetteville, TN. Mike was born June 22, 1945, the third son of William Parker “Dick” and Robbie Pool Farrar, who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death was a brother,...

Funeral service for Mr. David Clifford “Cliff” Harrison, age 87, of Tullahoma, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at Lynchburg First United Methodist Church with Dr. Bob Jared and Rev. David Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview...

Funeral service for Mr. George Henry Holt, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Tony Hardiman speaking. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery next to his wife, Frances LaVergne Holt....

Funeral service for Mrs. Virginia E. Arnold, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at Hope Assembly Church with Pastor Ben Johnson and Pastor Raleigh East officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens...

Annie Lee Mansfield October 23, 1925-August 16,2019 "Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help." —Christina Feist-Heilmeier, RN Annie Mansfield grew up in Lincoln County, the daughter of a sharecropper  she worked in the...

Funeral service for Mrs. Estelle Marie Monks Lacy, age 91, of Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, August 19, 2019, at Higgins funeral Home with Bro. Jim Rolen officiating. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery next to her husband, Charles Ralph...

Memorial service for Mrs. Sandra Kay Rudolph, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Wright officiating. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday beginning at 1 PM until...

Our beloved Marie Copeland Steelman, age 88, passed away August 10, 2019 at Bailey Manor, in Fayetteville, TN. She was the daughter of the late Jessie Mac Evans and Jesse Frank Copeland. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister Jan (H.M.)...

Christine Wilkes Pitts of Fayetteville passed away on August 9, 2019 at the age of 87. She was born on January 18, 1932 in Merrimack Cotton Mill Village in Huntsville, AL to the late Elvia and Defna Challen Clayton Wilkes. She married the late Malcolm Pitts at a young...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Nancy Cleve McGee Jackson, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN. Visitation with the family will be held at 5 PM until 7 PM on Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. There will be no public service. Nancy was...

Funeral service for Mrs. Dorsie “Dot” Dean Watkins, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Sain officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with...

Funeral service for Mr. Robert “Bud” Louis Dorning, age 26, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 2, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Pearson and Alan Shedd officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial...

Memorial service for Wayne Leon Asta, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at West End Baptist Church with Bro. Mike Johnson and Bro. Danny Green officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens:...

Funeral service for Chief Master Sergeant (Ret.) Larry Wilson Marshall, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. George Turke officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Larry...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Ms. Cindy Mae Jarrett, age 56, of Fayetteville, TN. Cindy was born on November 13, 1962 in Lincoln County, TN to the late Richard Coleman and Ethel Pauline Mullins Bevers. She loved gardening, painting, animals and...

Graveside funeral service for Richard Franklin Moyers, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Macedonia Cemetery. Bro. Mark Posey will officiate. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Richard was...

It is with regret we announce the passing of CMSgt Larry Wilson Marshall, TN ANG, Ret., age 78, of Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Marshall passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Higgins Funeral Home.

Betty Jane Henry Brooks was born June 27, 1930 in Water Valley, Mississippi. She passed away peacefully at her home in Fayetteville, Tennessee on July 24, 2019, surrounded by her family. She grew up in Water Valley, Mississippi and moved to Memphis, Tennessee after...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Ms. Sue Helen Campbell Williams, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN. No services are planned at this time. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Ms. Williams. Sue was born on October 30, 1945 in Harvey,...