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Dolly Sue Dempsey
Funeral service for Mrs. Dolly Sue Dempsey, age 58, of Lynchburg, TN, will be conducted at 12 PM on Friday, November 9, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Sonny Moore and Bro. Randy Nichols officiating. Burial will follow in New Grove Cemetery. Visitation with...

Patty “Dolly” Louise Hall Smith
Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Patty “Dolly” Louise Hall Smith, age 93, of Laceys Spring, AL, will be conducted at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Wright's Cemetery. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Smith. Survivors...

Sybil Haynes Smith
A memorial service for Mrs. Sybil Haynes Smith, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Howell officiating. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday at 11 AM until time of...

Kathy JoAnn Moore
Funeral service for Mrs. Kathy JoAnn Moore, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor, Don Hackney officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband, Mr. Joe Allen Moore in Prospect...

Granvil “Timer” Lee Newgent
Funeral service for Mr. Granvil “Timer” Lee Newgent, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. James Bender officiating. Burial will follow next to his first wife, Tilda McKin Newgent, in...

Hayden Case Hammons
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Hayden Case Hammons, age 16, of Fayetteville, TN. A celebration of life will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at Fayetteville First Baptist Church. Hayden was born on November 19, 2001 in Lincoln County,...

Michael “Mike” Lee Reynolds
Funeral service for Michael “Mike” Lee Reynolds, age 54, of Athens, AL, will be conducted at 1 PM on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff May officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Reynolds was born on September 22,...

Kathy Louise Lewter
Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Kathy Louise Lewter, age 68, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, October 25, 2018, at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Joshua Welch officiating. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs....

Mary Virginia Lamb
Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Mary Virginia Lamb, age 85, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted at 11:30 AM on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Bro. Chester Slayton officiating. Visitation with the family will be held at 10 AM...

Nevin Waidner Niedentohl
Funeral service for Mr. Nevin Waidner Niedentohl, age 102, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home. Rev. Whitney Mitchell will officiate. There will be no burial after the service. Nevin was born on May 30,...

Clara Ralston Wolfhard
Clara Ralston Wolfhard died peacefully in Fayetteville on Sunday October 7, 2018 at the age of 101. Clara Belle Robertson was born May 1,1917 in Winston Salem NC to James Herbert and Lilla Belle Young Robertson. Much has happened in the past 101 years and Clara tried...

Jack Richardson
Funeral service for Jack Richardson, age 74, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ley Jean and Bro. Wayne Porter officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Jack was born on August...

Martha “Grann” Wrenn Henry
Funeral service for Mrs. Martha “Grann” Wrenn Henry, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, October, 17, 2018 at the Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Rev. Philip Bunch and Bro. Ennis Hyman will officiate. Burial will...

David Lincoln Sells
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. David Lincoln Sells, age 44, of Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Sells was born on September 12, 1974 to Richard “Ricky” and Diane Eakes Sells. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked as a network engineer for...

Nellie O. “Wayne” Steadman Lineberger
Nellie Owena “Wayne” Steadman Lineberger of the Delina Community in Marshall County, TN passed from this life on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the age of eighty-eight. She was born on February 16, 1930 in Lincoln County, TN to the late Loyd and Drucilla Walker Steadman...

Michael Aron Key
Funeral service for Mr. Michael Aron Key, age 38, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Monday, October 8, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Wayne McGee officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Memorial Gardens. Aron was born on July 4,...

Edith May Wallace
Funeral service for Mrs. Edith May Wallace, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Rice officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wallace passed...

Brimage “Bud” Lee Smith
Funeral service for Mr. Brimage “Bud” Lee Smith, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 5, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Sain officiating. Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday evening 5 PM until 8 PM...

James “Jim” Spray Kidd
Mr. James (Jim) Spray Kidd, 89, passed away at his home on September 28, 2018. Visitation is scheduled for September 29, 4:00-7:00 PM at the Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be at the Fayetteville Associate Reformed...

Mary Elaine Ford Dixon
Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Elaine Ford Dixon, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN. will be conducted on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 11 AM at Higgins Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be held on Sunday at 3 PM until 6 PM. Mary Elaine Ford Dixon, age 71, was born...

Marilyn Yvonne Pearson Foust
Funeral service for Mrs. Marilyn Yvonne Pearson Foust, age 83, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Holman officiating. Burial will be next to her son, Darrell Foust, in Miller Cemetery...

Margarete Lane
Funeral service for Mrs. Margarete Lane, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 3 PM on Sunday, September 16, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Ricky Pierce and Bill Davis officiating. Burial will follow in Mulberry Cemetery. Mrs. Lane was born on March 19,...

Elizabeth Anne Murray
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Murray, age 79, of Adamsville, TN. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Murray. Mrs. Murray was born on April 9, 1939 in Rogers Springs, TN to the late Allen Hyman and...

Willa Dean Lauruhn (Dean)
Willa Dean Lauruhn (Dean) passed away September 10, 2018 at Lincoln-Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville, TN, four hours before her 81st birthday. Born September 11, 1937 to the late George Higgins and Mattie Lou Stewart in Fayetteville, Tennessee. She is survived by...

Cathleen “Cathy” Rae Taylor
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Cathleen “Cathy” Rae Taylor, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN. Mrs. Taylor passed away on September 7, 2018 at her residence. Survivors include her sons, Mike (Missy) Taylor of Philadelphia, PA, Justin Taylor of...

Sybil Rives Sumners
Funeral service for Mrs. Sybil Rives Sumners, age 96, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Hathcock officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery next to her second husband, Robert...

Harold James Means
Funeral service for Mr. Harold James Means, age 80, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, September 3, 2018, at Prospect Baptist Church with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Means was born on January 24,...

Bobby Wayne Pearson
Graveside funeral service for Mr. Bobby Wayne Pearson, age 68, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Stewart Cemetery. Mr. Pearson was born on November 1, 1949 in Lincoln County, TN to the late Billy Pearson and Earlene...

John Ewin “J.E.” Towry, Jr.
Funeral service for Mr. John Ewin “J.E.” Towry, Jr., age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 10 AM on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Renegar and Bro. Richard McWilliams officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove...

Miguel Angel Mena
Miguel Angel Mena, born August 27, 2002, died August 25, 2018. Miguel was the son of Antonio (Tara) Rico of Los Angeles, CA and Sheila Locke Rico of Fayetteville, TN. In addition to his parents, he is survived by sisters, Alicia, Isabel, and Elizabeth, and preceded in...

Peggy Keith Sanders
Graveside funeral service for Ms. Peggy Keith Sanders, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 12:30 PM on Monday, August 27, 2018 at Kelso Cemetery with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Ms. Sanders was born on April 7, 1936 in Lincoln County, TN to the late...

Ina Mae Sullivan
Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Ina Mae Sullivan, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Stewart's Cemetery with Bro. Paul Clayton officiating. Mrs. Sullivan passed away on August 18, 2018 at her residence. Mrs....

Lorene Caldwell Pirtle
Funeral service for Ms. Lorene Caldwell Pirtle, age 81 of Dellrose, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Ed Keith Officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Pirtle was born on June...

William “Bill” “Yank” James Rennie
William James Rennie was born on January 23, 1942 in New York City, NY. His father William Rennie, mother Cecilia Elizabeth (Ramelli) Campbell and step father Joseph J. Campbell preceded him in death. He attended and graduated from NYC grammar and high schools. After...

Jerry Thomas Delap
Funeral service for Mr. Jerry Thomas Delap, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Delap was born on July 28, 1937 in...

Larry Lane Groce
Funeral service for Mr. Larry Lane Groce, age 75, of Franklin, TN will be conducted at 11 AM on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Mimosa Church of Christ with Bro. James West and Bro. Brian Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Kelso Cemetery. Larry was a...

Nickey Frenando McGuire
Funeral service for Nickey Frenando McGuire, age 74, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1 PM on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Hathcock officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mr. McGuire was born...

Jack H. Phillips
Funeral service for Mr. Jack Horace Phillips, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Monday, August 6, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Lon Ostrzycki officiating. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. Mr. Phillips was born on January...

Marbrey Louise Price Honea
Funeral service for Mrs. Marbrey Louise Price Honea, age 79, of Flintville, TN will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Terrell Bain officiating. Burial will follow in the Taylor Cemetery in New Market, AL. Mrs. Honea was a...

Norma Alice Dubuisson Booth
Norma Alice Dubuisson Booth of Fayetteville, TN passed away on August 1, 2018 at the age of 87. She is survived by her children, Beverly (Dwight) Lowdermilk of Fayetteville, TN, Angela (Cliff) Huffman of Sewanee, TN, and Allen Booth of Fayetteville, TN; grandchildren,...