Obituaries

Graveside funeral service for Ms. Glendale Mullins, age 93, of Dellrose, TN, will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Shiloh Cemetery with Rev. Whitney Mitchell officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 11 AM until 1 PM on Friday at...

Funeral service for Mrs. Violet Joyce McKin, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Lincoln Cemetery, beside her husband, Ernie Lee McKin. Violet was born on April 1, 1935 in...

Funeral service for Jimmy Thurston English, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Irwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel Cemetery. Jimmy was born on October 28, 1938 at...

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life...

Joe Faison, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather and uncle, passed away peacefully on Friday (April 26, 2019) at his residence, with his family. Joe was born on July 29, 1931 in Lincoln County to the late Elizabeth Carter and Joseph Johnson Faison, Sr. He served...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Faye Gatlin Blackburn, age 72, of Harvest, AL, will be conducted at 3:30 PM on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Wright's Cemetery with Bro. Steve Hale officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 1 PM until 3 PM on Sunday at...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Dora Winkler Jordan, age 102, Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 4:30 PM on Friday, April 26, 2019, at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be held at 1 PM until 4 PM on Friday at Higgins Funeral...

Funeral service for Mrs. Deloris Hargrove Hammel, age 81, of Ardmore, TN, will be conducted at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, TN with Rev. Jason Terhune officiating. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery....

Funeral service for Ms. Teresa Faye Luttrell, age 51, of Murfreesboro, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Smith Family Cemetery on Mooneyham Road. Teresa was born...

Funeral service for Mrs. Louise Branch Stewart, age 68, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McPeters and Danny Strain officiating. Burial will follow in Lynchburg Cemetery. Louise was born...

Funeral service for Justin Alexander Taylor, age 13, of Kelso, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Garlen and Bro. Roger Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. Justin was born...

Funeral service for Mr. Leonard Wayne Hill, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Dourgity and Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens....

Alice Patricia Moyers (Pat), our dear mother, died April 19, 2019 surrounded by her family at the age of 77 years old. Pat was born in Williamsburg, VA on November 11, 1941. She was the first child of Nathaniel and Inez Barnes. After several moves in Pat’s early life,...

Funeral service for Scott Robert Beck, age 64, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Hathcock officiating. Burial will follow in the Stewart’s Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. James “Jim” Carroll Smith, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN. Visitation with the family will be held at 5 PM until 8 PM on Monday, April 22, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. No service will follow the visitation. Mr....

Mary Kathryn Hoffert Horsman, age 81, of Fayetteville, Tennessee passed from this life to her home in heaven on April 19, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Mary K was born on March 24, 1938 in Pekin, IL to Fern M. and G. Elmer Hoffert, both of...

Funeral service for Mrs. Elizabeth “Betty” Ferebee Capshaw, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Wells Hill Church of Christ with Bro. Richard McWilliams and J.B. Cox officiating. Burial will follow in Johnson Hollow...

Graveside funeral service for GYSGT (Ret.) Thomas E. Harris, “The General”, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 10 AM on Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens: Garden of Honor. Thomas was born on January 1, 1942 in the District...

Funeral service for LTC (Ret.) G. Paul Moffett, age 55, of Murfreesboro, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Friday, April 19, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Paul was born on June 25, 1963 in Lincoln County, TN to Ray and...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Ms. Myra Lucile Askins, age 79, of Fayetteville, TN. A visitation with the family will be held at 10 AM until 1 PM on Monday, April 15, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. The family will have a private burial in Rose Hill...

Funeral service for Mrs. Nancy Ruth Clemmer Wakefield, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Whitney Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens next to...

Funeral service for Ms. Linda Lou Brewer Douglas, age 52, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 3:30 PM on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Stewart Cemetery. Linda was born on November 8, 1966 in...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Ida Rachel Fann, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN. Funeral service for Mrs. Fann will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in...

Nancy McDonald, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN died on April 2, 2019 in her home after an extended illness; she was surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on August 22, 1932 in Fayetteville, TN and loved by her parents Nellie and Sam Overton.She worked for...

Funeral service for Julian Richard Waggoner, Jr., age 86, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, April, 6, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Russell and Bro. Don Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynchburg Cemetery. Richard...

Funeral service for Mrs. Thelma Seals, age 91, will be conducted at 2 PM on Friday, April 5, 2019, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Reverends Benny Berry and Ray Gardner officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery next to her husband Wilson Seals....

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Sarah Katherine McElyea Koonce, age 75, of Elora, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Elora Cemetery with Rev. Malcolm Gardner and Bro. Ricky McElyea officiating. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Charles Edward Berzett, age 79, of Fayetteville, TN. Charlie was born on January 9, 1940 in Decatur, AL. Mr. Berzett worked as a heavy equipment contractor & salesman. He passed away on March 29, 2019 at his...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Marianna Rey Murray Sumners, age 66, of Taft, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Blanche Cemetery with Rev. George Turk officiating. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Sumners....

It is with regret we announce the passing of Ruby Wallace, age 69, of Nashville, TN, formerly of Fayetteville, TN. Ruby was born on September 19, 1949 in Lincoln County, TN to the late Robert McKinney Wallace, Jr. and Louise Gray Wallace. She worked as a pole climbing...

A memorial service for Ms. Beverly Ann Downing Towry, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Fayetteville United Methodist Church with Rev. Kathy Iburg officiating. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday at 1...

Funeral service for Mr. Jeffery Wayne Eakes, age 59, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Matthew Sullenger officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Jeff was born on...

Funeral service for Mr. Brett “Buck” Buchanan, age 49, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Todd Gaskill officiating. Burial will follow in Talley Cemetery. Brett was born on March 28, 1969 in...

Funeral service for Mrs. Zella B. McBay, age 79, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 4 PM on Friday, March 22, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Clyde Thompson officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband, George McBay, in Campbell Cemetery. Mrs....

Funeral service for James Clifford Reed, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Lyon, Bro. James Strope and J.B. Cox officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Memorial Gardens....

Ruth Tabb Daves (93 years old) of Plantation, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019. Ruth was born in Petersburg, TN to the late Cowan and Leon Phillips on September 10, 1925. She was married to her first husband Roy Raymond Tabb on February 20, 1947 in...

Graveside funeral service for TSgt. (Ret.) Paul Edward Towery, age 84, of Hermitage, TN, will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Prospect Cemetery. Dr. Ronnie Gay will officiate. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1 PM on Tuesday at...

Funeral service for SFC (Ret.) Mancil T. Cato, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mylon Metcalf officiating. Visitation with the family will be held on Saturday at 12 PM until time of...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Bonnie Laura Minor McFerrin of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Blanche Cemetery with Elder Joe Parks and Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will be beside her husband, Mike McFerrin....

Funeral service for Mrs. Peggy Joyce Bates, age 70, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Nichols and Rev. Dickey Sebastian officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, Billy Paul...