Obituaries

Funeral service for Mrs. Carrie M. Hollis Honea, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery, beside her husband, Lawrence...

Funeral service for Mr. Royce Wayne Myers, Sr., age 79, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Chad Clanton officiating. Burial will follow in Campbell Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Summer LaCarol Walden Arnold, age 40. Summer was born on November 22, 1978 in Lincoln County, TN and passed away on July 12, 2019 in Madison County, Alabama. Survivors include her mother, Sonya (Leo) Walden; father, Martin...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Mabel Elizabeth Abbott Tucker, of Fayetteville, TN. Mabel was born on January 8, 1925 in Winchester, TN to the late Robert Lee and Lillian McNatt Abbott. She worked as a CRNA from 1949 until retirement in 1975 and...

Funeral service for Mrs. Sara Lanelle Counts, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 4 PM on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home. Bro. James West and Bro. Chris Jones will officiate. Visitation with the family will be from 2 PM until 4 PM on Sunday...

Funeral service for Steve Valerie Brooks, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Kirk Smith and Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in the Lincoln Cemetery. Steve was born on July 9,...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. Daniel Mitchell Swinford, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN. A graveside service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Blanche Cemetery. Daniel was born on July 31, 1953 in Lincoln County, TN to the late...

Carl Perry, a lifelong resident of Fayetteville, passed peacefully in his sleep Saturday morning at Signature Assisted Living in Jefferson City, TN. Carl was attended by family and friends up to his passing. Carl is proceeded in death by his wife, Lea, his mother and...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Paul Melvin Henderson, age 67, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Paul was born on...

Funeral service for Mr. Thomas “Tom” Jefferson Decker, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Rice officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Tom was born on May 13, 1934 in...

Funeral service for Mr. Arden T. Miller, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, July 1, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Reverend Father George Panthananickal officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens....

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Lt. Col. (Ret.) Thomas Walter Glazener, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home. Tom was born on January 14, 1944 in Transylvania...

Funeral service for Mr. Timothy Allen Lackey, age 55, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery in Tullahoma. Visitation...

Funeral service for Mr. John Edward Harwell, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Friday, June 28, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. David R. McCauley and Ley Jean officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Della June Gatlin, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN on June 25, 2019. She was born on June 13, 1929 in Lincoln County, TN to the late Allen and Mildred Lane Groce and was a member of the Mimosa Church of Christ....

Funeral service for Mrs. Martha Mae Roland Marshall, age 84, of Petersburg, TN will be conducted at 10 AM on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery next to her husband, William...

William C. Ashby, age 93, passed away on June 20, 2019 in Lee County, FL. He was born on September 16, 1925 in Moore County, TN to the late John Wiley Ashby and Lona Young. William was a faithful husband to his wife, Christine Deal Ashby, who passed away in 2009....

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Charles E. Phelps, age 87, of Lynchburg, TN, will be conducted at 12 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at Mulberry Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held at 10 AM until 11:30 AM on Saturday at Higgins Funeral Home. Charles was...

Funeral service for Mr. Donald Ray Pamplin, age 79, of Flintville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Rice and Bro. Roy Markham officiating. Burial will follow in the Lincoln Cemetery. Donald was born on...

Funeral service for Mr. Cecil Dwayne Stubblefield, Sr., age 85, of Frankewing, TN, will be conducted at 10 AM on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery next to his wife, Eunice Louise Stubblefield. Bro. Don Hudson...

Robert McClain Wright passed away in Brentwood, Tennessee on June 10, 2019, after an extended illness. Robert was born on May 21, 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky to parents Marion Alexander and Carrie Ozella (Evans) Wright. He was raised on a farm near Fayetteville,...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Dr. James Michael Slater, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN. Jim was born on January 18, 1947 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Fred Lyman and Vera Viola VanHouten Slater. He earned his Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine degree from...

Funeral service for Mary Sue Mitchell Welch, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Sue was born on April 16, 1937 in Fayetteville, TN. She was a graduate...

Melissa Clark Gill died in peace at her home in Murfreesboro on June 6, 2019, at the age of 67. Lissa was an artist and educator who instilled a passion for culture in her children and her students. She was an avid reader of everything from literary classics to spy...

Funeral service for Mr. Millard Hugh Kimbrough, age 89, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Milton Martin and Bro. Arnold Moon officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery next to his...

Memorial service for Mr. Carl Randolph Groce, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 4 PM on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Milton Martin officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 2 PM until time of service at 4 PM on...

Funeral service for Mrs. Vicky Gail Mitchell, age 67, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted at 10 AM on Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Shields officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery next to her husband, William Thomas...

Funeral service for Shirley Marion Counts, age 69, of Gretna, Louisiana, formerly of Elora, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. Bro. Shane Reyer will officiate. Burial will follow in the Morgan Cemetery beside her husband,...

Funeral service for Ms. Betty Ann Fears Honey Wren, age 88, of Hazel Green, AL will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, June 3, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Shields officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Higgins Funeral Home is...

Funeral service for Mrs. Opal Sue Mills, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 4 PM on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Mills officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens next to her husband, Willie Joe Mills,...

Funeral service for Mrs. Janice Moore Delap, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Friday, May 31, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. Bro. Steve Kirby will officiate. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Janice was born on September 21, 1936 in...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Geneva Ann Rhodes, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Lebanon Cemetery with Bro. Randy Davis and Bro. Colin Leighton officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 11 AM until...

Funeral service for Mrs. Kathy Darlene Watson Smith, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 12 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Taft Ayers officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Memorial Gardens. Kathy was born on...

Funeral service for Jerry Wayne Schmidt, age 69 of Kelso, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens: Garden of Honor. Jerry was born on July 9, 1949 in Imboden,...

Funeral service for Maxine Gowan Thornton, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Monday, May 20, 2019 at Fayetteville First Baptist Church with Dr. Jon Hathcock and Bro. Ray VanNeste officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens....

Funeral service for Mr. James “Jim” Harold Brown, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 6 PM on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be held at 3 PM until time of service at 6 PM on Thursday at Higgins. A...

Richard J. Johnson, 68, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, passed away on May 10, 2019. He was born on June 16, 1950 in Lawrence, Kansas to Rolly Johnson and Vivian McVey Johnson. Richard grew up in El Paso, Texas and Ava, Missouri. Richard later built a home in Carlsbad, New...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Tommy Sisk, age 69, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Bro. Tim Rice officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 10 AM until 12 PM on...

Reba Jo Stevenson Seals was born on November 8, 1948 to Carl and Irene Price Stevenson in Fayetteville, TN. She joined her parents when she moved to her heavenly home on May 13, 2019. She was reared in the Lincoln Community and graduated from Central High School in...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Arliss Dean Helton, II, age 57, of Fayetteville, TN. Arliss was born on June 18, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Arliss Dean and Charlsie Etta Allen Helton. He served in the US Army and worked as a counter top...