Obituaries

Funeral service for Mrs. Joyce Smith Mitchell, age 89 of Nashville, will be conducted Sunday February 25, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow beside her husband William Herbert Mitchell in Wright's Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell passed away February...

Funeral service for Mrs. Joyce Faye McCown Mahal, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 28, 2019, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Richard McWilliams officiating. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Mrs. Mahal, a...

Funeral service for Mrs. Wilma May Towry, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, Willie C. Towry, in Lincoln Cemetery....

Memorial service for Mrs. Barbara Albright Gregory, age 73, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held Sunday, February 25, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tony Billions officiating Mrs. Gregory was born on June 12, 1944 in Shelby County, TN to the late...

John Theodore Schmidt, “Ted,” passed away on February 17, 2018 at the age of sixty-three with his wife and children in his home in Harper Woods, Michigan. Ted was born on October 4, 1954 in Long Island, New York to Henrietta and Theodore John Schmidt. He grew up as...

Funeral service for Mrs. Jewell Chrystene Jolley Hayes, age 87, of Elora, will be conducted at 1 PM on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Elora Cemetery. Jewell was born on June 3, 1930 in...

Funeral service for Ms. Virginia Gleghorn Evers, of Nashville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Whitney Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery. Virginia was born on October 9, 1927 in...

Funeral service for Mrs. Lois Caldwell O'Neal, age 86, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 2 PM on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Bro. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs....

Graveside funeral service for Roberta “BeBe” Hines Mansfield, age 87 of Nolensville, formerly of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 11 AM on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Nick Flower officiating. Bebe was born on February 4, 1931...

Funeral service for John Stephan Bowden, known to many as “Lil John”, will be conducted at 10 AM on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Young officiating. Burial will follow in the Stewart Cemetery. Mr. Bowden was born on December 18,...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mrs. Roberta Matlock Dunivan. She was born on February 24, 1923 to the late Benjamin and Nina Hatchett Matlock in Capshaw, AL. She was known as an outstanding seamstress and clothing designer while working at Serbin...

Funeral service for Mrs. Wilma Evelyn Foster, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Barnes officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, James Davis Foster, in Shady...

Funeral service for Mrs. Era Nadine Johnson Quick, age 76, of Hazel Green, AL, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 9, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in State Line Cemetery. Survivors include her...

Funeral service for Mr. David Everett Moore, age 74, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Josh Moran and Bro. Billy Langford officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Mr. Moore...

Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Pauline Hunter Philpot, age 95, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Kirkland Cemetery. Mrs. Philpot was a native of Lincoln County and born on September 1, 1922 to the late Ben Franklin and...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Harper Ann Gentry and Hanlee Jade Gentry of Shelbyville, TN. Harper passed away on February 1, 2018 at 13 days old. Hanlee passed away on February 3, 2018 at 15 days old. A funeral service for Harper and Hanlee will be...

A graveside funeral service for Mrs. Robbie Ruth Mullins Hall, age 82, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 11 A.M. on Monday, February 5, 2018 at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins and Bro. Billy Langford will officiating. Mrs. Hall was a...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Harper Ann Gentry and Hanlee Jade Gentry of Shelbyville, TN. Harper passed away on February 1, 2018 at 13 days old. Hanlee passed away on February 3, 2018 at 15 days old. A funeral service for Harper and Hanlee will be...

Funeral service for Anthony “Tony” Joe Bradley, age 70, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Langford officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Mr. Bradley was born on...

Phillip Sugg, (Daddy, Pop, Big Phil) 78, passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida after a brief illness on January 26, 2018. He was a resident of Signal Mountain, TN for over 30 years but his childhood home was Fayetteville, TN which will be his final...

Funeral service for Mrs. Joan Stacy Adams, age 85, of Franklin, TN, will be conducted Saturday, January 27, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, Douglas Adams, in New Hope Cemetery in...

Graveside service for Mrs. Virginia Haney Bigham, age 92, of Scottsboro, AL, will be conducted Saturday, January 27, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Stewart's Creek Cemetery with Bro. Tim Smith officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her first husband, William Virgil...

JOHNNY DAVID HILL, SR. August 24, 1944 – January 23, 2018 Johnny David Hill, Sr. passed away on January 23, 2018, in his adopted home of Mobile, Alabama. David was born and raised in Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he lived most of his life. He attended school at...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mrs. Lillian Hortense Corbin Lemmons, age 91, of Fayetteville. Mrs. Lemmons was born on January 16, 1927 in the Blanche Community to the late Everette and Lola Mae Owen Corbin. She loved to quilt and spend time with her...

Maizie Lee Marr Cobb, age 98, formerly of Petersburg, TN, was born to the late Robert Lee and Mattie Hudson Marr on August 1, 1919, in the Charity Community of Moore County. After the untimely death of her mother, related to the flu, Maizie's paternal Aunt Sarah Marr...

Graveside memorial service for Mary “Jan” Simms Eldridge, age 62, of Fayetteville, Georgia, will be conducted at 10 AM on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens (23 Memory Lane, Fayetteville, TN 37334). Mrs. Eldridge joined the saints of her...

Funeral service for Mr. Calvin Lloyd Eads, age 82, will be conducted Saturday January 20, 2018 at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home, with Eric Reynolds officiating and Jeff Mathis providing memorial. Burial will follow In Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial...

Marilyn Floyd went to be with our Lord and Savior for eternity after a long illness on Wednesday morning, January 17, 2018 as witnessed by loved ones and caretakers at Life Care Center in Tullahoma. Marilyn was born to Dr. Clarence Floyd and Edith Smith Floyd 85 years...

Graveside service for Mr. William “Bill” Thomas Moffett, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Kirkland Cemetery with Bro. Tommy Graham and Bro. Jeremy Hudgins officiating. Mr. Moffett was born on November 4, 1931 in...

Mr. Guy Forrest Wade of the Howell Community passed away, at age 83, on January 14, 2018 at his farm surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be on Friday, January 19, 2018 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be conducted on...

A celebration of life for Robert “Bo” Inman White, age 21, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 12 PM on Monday, January 15, 2018 at the Prospect Baptist Church with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. A visitation with the family will follow the service at Prospect Baptist...

Funeral service for Darrel Edward Pettit, age 71, of Flintville, will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Flintville Cemetery. Mr. Pettit was born on April 25, 1946 in...

Funeral service for Mrs. Rebecca Moore Smith, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, Alfred E. “Pete” Smith, Sr., in...

Funeral service for Mrs. Annie Will Anderson, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, January 14, 2018, at 12:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow next to her husband, Roy Anderson, in Mulberry Cemetery. Survivors include her daughters,...

Funeral service for Mr. Jim Esten Young, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Wood officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Mr. Young passed away on January 8, 2018 at...

Funeral service for Anthony “Tony” Wayne Riner, age 50, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 3:30 PM on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Lon Ostrzycki officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Mr. Riner was born on December 10,...

Karnes, James G. died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday, January 5th, 2018. Jim was born April 16, 1946, in McMinnville, Tennessee, to Harry Cecil & Gladys Freeman Karnes. In 1948, his family moved to Loudon where he graduated from Loudon High...

Funeral service for Mrs. Mable Idella Smith, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 1:00 PM at Higgins Funeral home with Dr. Jon Hathcock. Burial will follow next to her first husband, Charlie Johnson, in Rose Hill Cemetery....

Infant, Gunner Matthew Ray Schrimsher, beloved son of Chris Schrimsher and Lindsey Neely, passed away January 2, 2018 at Huntsville Hospital. Gunner was born October 5, 2017 in Huntsville, Alabama. He is survived by his parents, sister Aleah Neely of Fayetteville,...

Memorial service for Mr. Frederick D. Lowe, Jr., age 73, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted Sunday, January 14, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Miller and Bro. Robert Doud officiating. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery. Mr....