Obituaries

Marcie Ainsworth, resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away at her home on January 4, 2019 at the age of 86. She was a member of Shepherd's Chapel. She was born Martha Olive Halverson to her parents, Perry V. and Agnes Kristine (Mork) Halverson on October 28, 1932 in...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Richard Don Bouldin, age 81, of Smyrna, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Friday, January 18, 2019, at Stewarts Creek Cemetery. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Bouldin. Todd Bouldin, his son, will...

Alline Deal Groce, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN passed away January 11, 2019, after a brief illness. She was a native of Moore County and the daughter of the late Oscar Andrew & Suzie Fanning Deal. She was a faithful wife to her husband, J.T. Groce, who passed away...

Funeral service for Mr. William Maury Grissom, age 85, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Monday, January 14, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Forsythe and Bro. Billy Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery. Mr. Grissom...

Mrs. Lois Black Faison, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, died peacefully surrounded by family on January 8, 2019 in Nashville, TN at the age of 82. Known affectionately as Hankie, Mrs. Faison’s vivacity and charm made an impression on everyone she...

Funeral mass for Mrs. Hilda Frances Troy, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Friday, January 11, 2019 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Reverend Father Stephen Klasek officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, John P. Troy, V, in...

Funeral service for Mr. Leslie James Alkenburg, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mr. Alkenburg was born on February 25, 1936 in...

Funeral service for Mr. Paul Anthony Caldwell, age 49, of Flintville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Josh Moran officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

A celebration of life for Theresa Ann Tharp, age 50, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Fayetteville Elks Lodge. Theresa was born on April 30, 1968 in Cleveland Ohio to the late Harold and Marge Lehman. Ms. Tharp passed...

Funeral service for Mr. Garry Francis Howell, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Hathcock and Bishop Leonard Howell officiating. Burial will follow in the Lincoln Cemetery. Garry was...

Jimmie Norman Spear, age 86, passed peacefully from this life on December 20, 2018 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Born June 10, 1932, in New Caney, Texas, he was the son of the late Jesse Lloyd and Iva Mae Gassett Spear. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 44...

Graveside memorial service for Mrs. Marie Collins Eakin, age 91, of the Howell Community, will be conducted at 2 pm on January 3, 2019 at Unity Cemetery. Bro. Ennis Hyman and Bro. Don Hackney will officiate. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service....

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Anna Ruth McAlister Marshall, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 10 AM on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with Dr. Jon Hathcock officiating. Anna was born on December 25, 1925 in Lincoln County,...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Wanda Marie Bryant Pearce, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Riverview Memorial Gardens, with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Wanda was born on April 13, 1936 in Lincoln County,...

Graveside funeral service for Edith Eudeara Hill Ivey, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Macedonia Cemetery, with burial by her first husband, John Clifford Summers. Bro. James Strope will officiate. There will...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Thomas “Bubba” Wyndell Mullins, age 90, of Dellrose, TN will be conducted at 3 PM on Wednesday, December 18, 2018, at Shiloh Cemetery with Rev. Whitney Mitchell officiating. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday at 1 PM until...

Funeral service for Mr. Wiley Andrew Bolander, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Erwin officiating. Burial will follow in the Blanche Cemetery. Wiley was born on May 13, 1936...

Funeral service for Mr. David Leamon Mitchell, age 56, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday, December 17, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow beside his wife Barbara Ann Mitchell in Shiloh Cemetery. Mr....

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Billy W. “Bill” May, age 83, of Taft, TN, will be conducted at 3 PM on Sunday December 16, 2018 at Blanche Cemetery with Pastor Debbie Eubanks officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Higgins Funeral...

Funeral service for Mr. Melvin H. Simmons, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will be beside his wife Katherine Kirkland Simmons in Kelso Cemetery. Mr....

Funeral service for Ms. Elna Jean Henderson, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Monday, December 17, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Stewart Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday at 11 AM...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. Ricky “Rico” Lee Howell, age 60, of Taft, TN. Mr. Howell was born on May 5, 1958 in the Lincoln County, TN to the late Homer Richard and Viola Newton Howell. He worked as a cattle farmer and was a member of the...

Graveside service for Mrs. Jessie Rose Emma Hale Gulley, age 86, of Kelso, TN will be conducted at 12 PM on Monday, December 10, 2018 at Shady Grove Cemetery, with Bro. Paul Clayton officiating. Mrs. Gulley was born on October 6, 1932 in Madison County, Alabama to the...

Funeral service for Mr. Robert Albert Strope, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at Fayetteville First Baptist Church with Dr. Jon Hathcock officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens....

Funeral service for Dr. Paul McLin Wakefield, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 12 PM on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Whitney Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Dr. Wakefield...

A life celebration for Ms. Mitizi Omelia Wright, age 49, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Theodore Brown officiating. Visitation with the family will be on Tuesday from 12 PM until the...

Funeral service for Cecil Tate Scott, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Old Orchard Cemetery. Cecil was born on September 8, 1947 in Marshall County, TN to the late...

Funeral service for Mr. Larry “Pops” Mewbourn, age 70, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery next to his wife, JoAnn Roland Mewbourn. Mr. Mewbourn was born on April...

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Addie Beams McCoy, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, John C. McCoy, in Higgins Cedar Hills...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Darlene Warren Grammer, age 65, of Petersburg, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Melson Cemetery with Rev. Tony Billions officiating. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs....

Funeral service for Mr. Terry Dale Locker, age 60, of Murfreesboro, TN will be conducted at 12 PM on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Ennis Hyman officiating. Burial will follow in Stewart Cemetery. Mr. Locker was born on January 3, 1958...

Funeral service for Mary Smith, age 66, of La Follete, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tony Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Medium Cemetery. Mary was born on April 16, 1952 in Lincoln...

Funeral service for Mr. Glenis Benson Smith a WWII veteran, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow next to his wife of 70 years, Billie LouElla Gray Smith, in Riverview Memorial...

On November 20th, Stephen Orr, age 64, of Fayetteville, TN, took his first steps as he ran to the open arms of Jesus! Born with cerebral palsy, Stephen was unable to walk or talk during his earthly life. His body, though small and frail, was the home of a huge heart....

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Ms. Cheryl Ann Tyler Palmer, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN. Ms. Palmer was born on July 6, 1947 in Chattooga County, GA to the late Joseph Hall and Ruby Logan Tyler. She worked as a legal secretary for David Smith in...

Funeral service for Ronnie Hastings, age 49, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Todd Coutta officiating. Burial will follow in the Storey Cemetery. Ronnie was born on August 2, 1969 in...

Funeral service for Mrs. Ethelyne Beddingfield Monks, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband, John Thomas Monks, in Higgins...

Funeral service for Steven Floyd Land, age 47, of Lewisburg, TN, will be conducted at 10 AM on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Clayton officiating. Burial will follow in the Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Steven was born on...

Funeral service for Linda Jane Sharp Neely, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Todd Coutta officiating. A private family burial will take place at a later date in Stewart Cemetery....

Graveside funeral service for Jerry Wayne Lamb, age 66, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Bro. Chester Slayton officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 10 AM until...