Obituaries

Funeral services for Linda Kay Adcox will be held at 2pm on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Abernathy officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 12pm until 2pm on Sunday...

Maurice Monks, 98, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on September 1, 2024, at Donalson Care Center. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Tommy Graham and Bro. Billy Langford officiating. Burial will...

Funeral service for Shirley Mae Curlee, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Steven Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12pm until 3pm on Sunday at...

Betty June Jennings Riddle, age 93, of Huntland, TN, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024, at the Hospice Care Center of Huntsville, Alabama. She was born on November 13, 1930, in Kress, Texas to the late Bert Lee Jennings Jr. and Sally Junia Franklin Jennings. In...

A celebration of life for Alfred Herman Hecht, age 96, of Lincoln County, TN, will take place at 11 AM on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Medium Cemetery. There will be no visitation before the graveside service. Born on November 6, 1927, in Smith Creek, NC, Alfred...

A graveside funeral service for Wilma Price Howell Golden, age 93, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at Riverview Memorial Gardens, with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside...

Rickey Lee May, Sr., age 73, of Jacksonville, FL, passed away on August 2, 2024. Born on September 2, 1950, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, Rickey served in the US Army and was a dedicated member of the Baptist faith. Rickey was the proud owner and operator of Les...

Josephine Donaldson, age 88, of Kelso, TN, passed away on August 7, 2024, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Born on September 23, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY, Josephine was a beloved figure known for her extraordinary warmth and culinary talent. Her home was...

Funeral services for Thomas Wayne Lyles, age 84, of Petersburg, TN will be held at 2pm on Monday, August 5, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Hunter and Jeff Pack officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Cornersville, TN. Visitation with the...

Mr. Paul J. Bates, age 93, of Taft, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024. He was a member of Taft Church of Christ. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Shelby & Lila Bates; His wife of 63 years, Thelma Bates; Sisters, Evelyn Rozell, and Lillian...

John Walker Taylor, 81, of Fayetteville, departed this earthly life to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, July 27, at Centennial Hospital. He was the beloved son of Mac and Evelyn Gray Taylor, both of whom preceded him in death. John was a devoted and...

Graveside service for Patsy Ann Brewer, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Lebanon Cemetery with Bro. Don Russell officiating. Visitation will be from 9 AM until 9:30 AM on Wednesday at Higgins Funeral Home. Patsy was...

Funeral service for Dean Wayne Martin, age 80, of Flintville, TN will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Milton Martin and Bro. Jeremy Ogle officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation with...

Graveside service for Mrs. Rosa Lee Koonce Frame, age 96, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Friday, July 26, 2024, at Stewart Cemetery. There will be no visitation with the family prior to the service. Mrs. Frame was born April 18, 1928, in Lincoln County, TN...

Graveside service for William Wesley McMeen, age 63, of Kelso, TN, will be held at 3 PM on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Lincoln Cemetery. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Mr. McMeen was born on November 18, 1960, in Philadelphia, PA. He was...

Funeral service for Frank David Pitts, age 66, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with his good friend, Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...

Graveside service for Dennis Lanier Gray, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Prospect Cemetery with Dr. Ronnie Gay and Jerry Brown officiating. There will be no visitation with the family prior to the service. Mr. Gray was...

Funeral services for William Mitchell Jeans, age 86, of Kelso, TN will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Benny Berry and Bro. Jason Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with...

Funeral service for Archie Lee Cashion, age 89, of Kelso, TN will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Stoney Luna officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11am to 1pm on Tuesday...

Mitchell Lee Brunner, loving father, grandfather, and son, passed away at his residence in Fayetteville, TN on July 7, 2024. He was born April 17, 1974, in Tullahoma, TN to the late Carolyn Renee Conn and William Brunner who survives. A memorial service will be held...

Joyce Caroline (Carol) Schaeffer Lee passed away July 2, 2024. Carol was born on May 12, 1938, to Flora B. Kasmeier Schaeffer and Louis G. Schaeffer in St. Louis, MO, one of six children.  Carol followed in her mother’s footsteps becoming a registered nurse (RN). She...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Patricia Morrison Wietzel, age 74, of Ardmore, TN. Patty was born November 17, 1949, in Alton, IL to the late Lawrence and Marjorie Harmon Morrison. She was a veteran of the US Army and a member of Dellrose Church of...

Funeral service for Shelley Anne Sly, age 64, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1 PM on Friday, July 5, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman officiating. Burial will follow in the Stewart Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1...

Lena Kathryn Davis Butler passed away on June 27, 2024, in hospice care. She had been a resident of Donalson Care Center the past three years. Kathryn was born on August 30, 1930, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Russell Glenn Davis and Cornelia Thomison Davis. She...

Funeral services for Joe Donald Brown, age 84, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Wiser officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 11am...

Funeral services for Betty Anne Sanders, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Hovis and Bro. Jerry Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Funeral services for Inez H. Daniel, age 103, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 11am on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Browning officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5pm...

Funeral service for Dorothy Reynolds Groce, age 101, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Friday, June 14, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Wayne McGee officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...

Funeral service for Mattie McPherson, age 95, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 3 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Abernathy officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM until 8 PM on Wednesday at Higgins Funeral...

Funeral service for Mary Ellen Tipper, age 93, of Petersburg, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Unity Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until1 PM on Thursday...

A memorial visitation to celebrate the life of James Morgan Toon will be held from 4 PM until 7 PM on Friday, June 14, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home. Private interment will take place at a later date. James Morgan Toon “Toonie” passed away at his home on June 8, 2024,...

Graveside services for Magaline Towry Simmons, age 94, of Taft, TN will be held at 1:30 pm on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at Kirkland Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Paul Williams officiating. Visitation with her family will be from 11 am until 1 pm on Thursday at Higgins....

Graveside services for Ronnie Johnson Humphrey, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted on Sunday, June 9, at 3:00 PM at Stateline Cemetery with Higgins Funeral Home in charge. The Reverend Tim Smith of Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church is the...

Graveside service for Judy Dyer Ellis, age 77, of Petersburg, TN will be held at 1:30 PM on Monday, June 3, 2024, at Old Orchard Cemetery with Bro. Doug Watt officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1 PM on Monday at Higgins Funeral Home. Judy...

Funeral service for Deborah Charleen Thomas, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at West End Baptist Church with Bro. Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in the Booneville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Graveside funeral service for Brenda Sue Massey, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Friday, May 24, 2024, at Wright’s Cemetery with Bro. Chad Hancock officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Brenda was born on April...

Funeral services for Ariena Noblitt Brady, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Rich officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, May...

Funeral service for Joel Thomas Garrett, Jr., age 63, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Van Massey officiating. Burial will follow in Talley Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1pm until...