Obituaries

Funeral service for Mr. W. G. Thomas, age 91, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday April 3, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Oak Hill Baptist Church, with Bro. Tony Billions and Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery beside his wife Margaret Sue...

Funeral services for Jennifer McQuiston Rutkowski, age 45, of Petersburg, will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Ms. Rutkowski was a native of Madison County, Alabama and...

Funeral services for Mr. Charles Clifton Burton, age 76, of Petersburg, will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Spencer Thompson and Lynn Grimes officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with...

Funeral services for Ms. LoraLee “Freddie” Sheppard, age 78, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Wiser and Daniel Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Freddie was a native...

Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Lou Fladd Stroud, age 74, of Flintville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. John Neal officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband Paul Richard Stroud in Pleasant...

Funeral service for Mr. Lyndal Mitchell, age 85, of Frankewing, TN will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Dwight Smith, Rev. John Sanders and Rev. Tommy Fraley officiating. Burial will follow in Storey Cemetery. Mr....

A celebration of life for Mr. Christopher Lee Motl, age 27, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 7 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Pierson officiating. Mr. Motl was a native of Berwyn, Illinois and son of Ronald Paul Motl of Cornell, IL...

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Anna May Langdon Murray, age 85, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. Mrs. Murray was a native of Mt. View, Missouri and daughter of the...

Edward Mitchell, 89, of McBurg, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at his home. Mr. Mitchell was a native of Lincoln County and was the son of the the late Walter S. Mitchell and Ima J. Storey Mitchell.  He was a member of Beech Grove United...

A funeral mass for Mr. Charles Walter Gannon, age 85, of Petersburg, Tennessee will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2017 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Rev. Fr. George Panthananickal officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Mr. Gannon was...

Funeral services for Mr. Jeffrey Adam Eakes, age 29, of Petersburg, will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Wayne McGee and Matthew Sullenger officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Adam...

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Maybelle Reese Harry, age 85, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Will Wells and Rev. Ann Hatcher officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar...

Funeral services for Mr. Dean Carlisle, age 61, of Meridianville, Alabama, will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Russell and Bro. Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Carlisle was a...

Funeral service for Mr. Willie C. Towry, age 83, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Towry passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 in...

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ruth Burns Mitchell, age 85, of Frankewing, will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Bee Springs Cemetery beside her husband James Marion Mitchell,...

Funeral services for Mr. William Thomas Welch, age 79, of Petersburg, will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Benny Burns officiating. Burial will follow in Welch Cemetery. Mr. Welch was a native of Lincoln County, Tennessee...

A memorial service for Mrs. Mildred Judia “Judy” Bryant, age 102, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church with Father Jason Terhune and Rev. Will Wells officiating. Internment will be at Lebanon...

Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Campbell Holder, age 95, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 pm Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Thomas Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Barnes Hollow Cemetery beside her husband, Robert Lee Holder,...

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Carole Jean Wear Walters McGrath, age 72, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Lincoln Cemetery with Pastor Darrell Fannin Officiating. Mrs. McGrath was a native of Arkansas and daughter of the late...

Funeral services for Mrs. Truvella Whisenant Laten Tarpley, age 86, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, February 27, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. William “Bill” Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens next to her...

Ann Love Whittemore passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, February 19, 2017, from stroke complications, surrounded by her family who loved her dearly. She was a devoted mother, friend of many, and a beloved school teacher in Fayetteville, Tennessee for many...

Graveside funeral services for Miss. Dorvalyn Jean, age 88, of Birmingham, Alabama, will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Miss. Jean was a native of Lincoln County, Tennessee and daughter of the late Dorval and Carline...

Funeral services for Mrs. Janice Gail Sharp, age 72, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Mrs. Sharp was a native of Lincoln County,...

Funeral services for Mr. Gordon Edward Brannon, age 79, of Kelso, will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Alabama. Mr. Brannon was a native of...

Graveside services for Mrs. Lucy Mae Tucker Snoddy, age 81, of Auburn, Alabama, will be conducted 3 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017 at Stewart's Cemetery with Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. Mrs. Snoddy passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in the Bethany House in...

Funeral services for Mr. Christopher “Brad” Sisk, age 41, of Ardmore, Alabama will be conducted 3 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Funeral services for Mr. Michael Gordon “Big Stu” Stuart, age 75, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home. Ed Keith will officiate. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Mr. Stuart passed away peacefully at his...

Funeral services for Gregory Austin Harris, age 22, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home. Bro. Eddie Graves will officiate. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Austin was a native of Fayetteville and son...

A celebration of life for Mr. Patrick J. Soreng, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, TN. Mr. Soreng was a native of Chicago, Illinois and son of...

Funeral service for Mrs. Jean Sisk Brooks, age 74, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Greg Wiser officiating. Burial will be beside her husband James Clayton “Buddy” Brooks in Stewart's Cemetery....

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mrs. Janis Lynn Morin, age 68, of Ardmore, TN. Mrs. Morin passed on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family and special friends. She was a native of the country of Panama and daughter of the...

Altie Edmiston age 106 of Albion, MI went to be with her Lord on Monday, February 6, 2017 at her home under the loving care of her family and Hospice. She was born July 18, 1910 in Huntsville, Alabama the daughter of John and Mary Cathey. Altie enjoyed working on the...

Graveside service for Mr. George Black, age 93, of Palm Harbor, FL, will be conducted Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Black passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 in Palm Harbor, FL. Mr. Black was a native of Savannah, GA, the son of...

Mrs Gammon, affectionately known as "Big E" by those close to her, passed away on Friday, January 27th at her daughter's home. She was born on August 26, 1919 in Lincoln County Tennessee to the late Ervie and Fannie Mullins. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Funeral service for Martha Ruth Hastings, age 84, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery. Mrs. Hastings passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at the Tennova Health...

It is with regret we announce the death of Mr. Oscar Milton McWithey, age 88, of Flintville, formerly of Poultney, Vermont. Mr. McWithey passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Donaldson Care Center. He was a native of Poultney, VT and the son of the late Oscar...

Graveside services for Mr. Joe Douglas Askins, age 59, of Fayetteville will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Lebanon Cemetery, with Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. He was a native of Lincoln County and son of the late Kenneth Howard and Alice Ruth...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Russell Dickey Parks, age 63, of Fayetteville. Mr. Parks passed away January 21, 2017 in Huntsville Hospital. He was a native of Lincoln County, and son of the late Billy and Sue Dickey Parks. He worked for Ivy's...

Celebration of life for Jessica Beasley Colbert, age 29, of Fayetteville, TN, was conducted Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 12 noon at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church with Dr. Jon Hathcock and Rev. Jay Strother officiating with music provided by Jeremy and Mary...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Robert Lee Johnson, age 57, of Ardmore, TN. Mr. Johnson passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was a native of Yokosuka, Japan and the son of Kikuyo Margaret Sakai O'Neal and...