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Daisy Mae Boyd Welch
Funeral service for Mrs. Daisy Mae Boyd Welch, age 74, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted Sunday, January 7, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow next to her husband, Bobby C. Welch, in Welch Cemetery. Mrs. Welch passed away on January 3,...

Billy David Warren
Funeral service for Billy David Warren, age 59, of Fayetteville will be conducted at 2 PM on Wednesday, January 3, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Britton officiating. Burial will follow in Gum Springs Cemetery. David was born on January 28, 1958, at home...

Dr. Christopher K. Smith
It is with regret we announce the passing of Dr. Christopher K. Smith, age 79, of Fayetteville. Dr. Smith was born on June 30, 1938 in Oahu, HI to the late Major General Sory Smith and Sally B. Fuqua Warwick. He served in the National Guard, earned a Mechanical...

Sara Askins Barnes
Funeral service for Mrs. Sara Askins Barnes, age 95, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, December 31, 2017, at 2:30 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Alan Shedd and Bro. Thomas Smith officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, John D. Barnes, in...

W.S. “Billy Scott” Robinson
Funeral service for W.S. “Billy Scott” Robinson, age 88, of Hot Rock, TN, will be conducted Saturday, December 30, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Brother Howard Colin Leighton officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Robinson passed away...

Iris Wayne Brown
Funeral service Iris Wayne Brown, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 11 AM on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Brown was born on April 17, 1930, in Lincoln...

Pauline Jones Kerbo
Funeral services for Pauline J. Kerbo, age 98, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 12 PM Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Bryan Bult officiating. Burial will follow in Hester Cemetery. Mrs. Kerbo was born on January 11, 1919, in...

Charles Cannon Ingle
Funeral service for Mr. Charles Cannon Ingle, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Charles Cannon Ingle was born April...

Kathryn Marie Gray Pinkstaff Hope
Kathryn Marie Gray Pinkstaff Hope, age 89 of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Kelso, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family early Tuesday morning, December 19, 2017. Kathryn was a loving mother and devoted homemaker....

Bobby Joe Hall
Funeral service for Mr. Bobby Joe Hall, age 62, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Thursday, December 21, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith and Dalton Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Hall was born on...

Sara “Jane” Collins Smith
Funeral service for Mrs. Sara “Jane” Collins Smith, age 89, of Kelso, TN, will be conducted Saturday, December 16, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tony Gaskin officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, John C. Smith, in Kelso Cemetery....

Patsy Elizabeth Quick Adkins
Funeral service for Mrs. Patsy Elizabeth Quick Adkins, age 74, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 11 AM on Monday, December 11, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Ministers Alan Smith and David Mills officiating. Burial will follow in Stateline Cemetery. Patsy was...

Wade Mitchell
R. Wade Mitchell, 66, of McBurg TN. Funeral service, 2 PM, Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Allan Shedd officiating. Burial in Wright’s Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell passed away from an accident on the farm on December 5, 2017. Mr. Mitchell was a...

Candace King Meeks
Funeral service for Mrs. Candace King Meeks, age 49, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Friday, December 8, 2017, at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastors Paul Johnson and Gary Solberg officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Mrs. Meeks was born on...

Faye Stone Sparkman
A celebration of life for Faye Stone Sparkman, age 80, of Flintville, TN will be conducted on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 5 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Mrs. Sparkman was born on November 28, 1937 in Huntland, TN to the late Felix and Hassie Hayes Stone. She earned...

Robert “Pooch” Marshall Smith
Funeral service for Mr. Robert “Pooch” Marshall Smith, age 92, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Chuck Brown and Bro. Mike Shaneyfelt officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Mr....

Edward Merle Miller
Funeral services for Mr. Edward Merle Miller, age 68, of Taft, will be conducted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at 11 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David England officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery with Military Honors. Ed Miller was called...

Verna Lee Sawyers
Funeral service for Mrs. Verna Lee Sawyers, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Massey officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, Roy Duverne Sawyers, in Riverview Memorial...

Donald Herman Butler
It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. Donald Herman Butler, age 66, of Kelso, TN. Mr. Butler passed away on November 21, 2017 at his residence. He worked as a school bus driver in Lincoln County. Survivors include his children, Donald L. Butler of...

William “Doug” Rodes
Funeral service for Mr. William Douglas “Doug” Rodes, age 93, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 10 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Buddy and Dee Edwards and Aubrey and Raina Generose officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard...

Bobby “Bob” Dwight Bankston
Funeral service for Mr. Bobby “Bob” Dwight Bankston, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, November 18, 2017, at 1 PM at Parks City Baptist Church with Bro. Don Russell. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Mr. Bankston passed away on November...

Glendon Thomas Monks
Mrs. Glendon Thomas Monks was promoted to glory on November 13, 2017. Funeral service for Mrs. Monks, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, November 19, 2017, at 2 PM at Parks City Baptist Church with Rev. Don Russel and Bro. Charles Hammons...

Estelle (Ruby) Vann Towry
Mrs. Estelle (Ruby) Vann Towry age 90 passed away November 7th, 2017 at her home in Texas. She was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee on May 24th, 1927. She was married to William (Bill) P. Towry. They were married for 65 years and he preceded her in death on February...

Helen Carolyn Collier Gill
Funeral service for Mrs. Helen Carolyn Collier Gill of Petersburg, TN will be conducted Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 10 AM at Petersburg First United Methodist Church with Reverends Beulah Edmondson and Denny Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard...

Joseph Elroy Winsett
Funeral service for Mr. Joseph Elroy Winsett, age 87, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 11 AM on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins and Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge No. 68 officiating. The committal service will be at 2 PM...

Susie Mae Taylor
On Monday, November 6, 2017 Susie Mae Taylor received her wings and transitioned from this life to be with her lord and savior. She was born January 3, 1938 in Lincoln County TN to the late Eldis and Emma Grace Ervin Ray. She was also nurtured by a loving aunt and...

Robert Paul Vaughan
Funeral service for Robert Paul Vaughan, age 79, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 1 PM on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay and Bro. Dickey Crutcher officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Vaughan was born...

Malcolm Don Templeton
Funeral service for Malcolm Don Templeton, age 80, of Taft, Tennessee will be conducted at 5 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bryan Bult officiating. A private graveside service will be held on Monday,...

Thomas William Towry
Funeral service for Mr. Thomas William Towry, age 93, of Fayetteville, TN will be held Sunday, November 5, 2017, at 2:30 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Thomas was born on April 30, 1924 in Lincoln...

Nancy J. Faulkner
Funeral service for Mrs. Nancy J. Faulkner, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Thursday, November 2, 2017, at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Jimmy Buchanan and Bill Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Faulkner was born on...

Joyce Lynn Hobbs Buchanan
Funeral service for Mrs. Joyce Lynn Hobbs Buchanan, age 60, of Flintville, will be conducted at 2 PM Monday, October 30, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Mrs. Buchanan was a native of Madison...

B’Lisa Harmening King
B'Lisa Harmening King, age 60, passed away at her home on Friday, October 27, 2017 after a short illness. She was born to Charles and June Harmening on September 8, 1957. She was a graduate of Central High School and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She was...

Chester W. Martin
June 27, 1937 – October 26, 2017 Chester W. Martin passed away on October 26, 2017 at his residence after a long illness. He was the son of the late R. C. and Madie Martin of Fayetteville. He was a graduate of Lincoln County High School and attended Middle Tennessee...

Sara Barnes Goode
Funeral service for Mrs. Sara Barnes Goode, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, October 29, 2017, at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow next to her husband, Jerry Wayne Goode, in Higgins Cedar Hills...

Lisa Gibson Wilson
Funeral service for Mrs. Lisa Gibson Wilson, age 51, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted on Friday, October 27, 2017, at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson was born on February 20, 1966 in...

Ruby Ellen Winsett Tipps
Ruby Ellen Winsett Tipps, of Lynchburg, formerly of Fayetteville Tennessee, died Sunday, October 22, 2017 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. A native of Lincoln County, Mrs. Ruby was the daughter of the late Ferris Jackson and Della Marie Winsett. She was a retired Biologist...

Joe David Wagster
Funeral service for Mr. Joe David Wagster, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted on Friday, October 20, 2017, at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Whitney Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Wagster passed away on Tuesday,...

Jewell Dean Bain
Jewell Evans Bain, Age 85, of the Molino Community, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Donalson Care Center, Fayetteville, TN. She was born Jewell Dean Evans on August 4, 1932 in Lincoln County, TN to Curtis and Wilma Pamplin Evans. She married William...

Jo Anne Davis Bradford
A memorial service for Jo Anne Davis Bradford, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1 PM Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Ross officiating. Mrs. Bradford was born on June 20, 1945, in Marshall County, TN, to the late Alvin...

Carolyn Marie Harbin Gault
Funeral service for Carolyn Marie Harbin Gault, age 74, of Fayetteville, will be conducted at 1 PM Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Milton Martin and Bro. Larry Meeks officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery. Mrs. Gault was a...