Obituaries

Charles Ray Smith, 91, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, passed away Oct. 24, 2024. He was born to Robert Austin Smith and Pauline (Vanzant) Smith May 15, 1933, in Fayetteville, Tennessee.  He grew up in Fayetteville and graduated from Central High School. He received...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Delma Mollie Somers Sumja, age 75, of Fayetteville, TN. Del was born July 20, 1949, in Winnipeg, Canada. She was a legal assistant at Harris Cadell and Shanks in Decatur, AL and a member of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal...

Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Mae Thomas Self, age 97, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1pm on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Jeff Boyles and Joseph Boyles officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Funeral services for Arthur Glenn “Popa” Ross, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11am on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Prospect Baptist Church with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...

A life celebration for Cynthia Ann Bates, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Washington Street Church of Christ with Bro. Charles Abernathy and Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow in the Stewart Cemetery....

Graveside funeral service for Imogene Stewart Highfill, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Lincoln Cemetery with Bro. Scott Travis officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Imogene was born...

Graveside services for Ben Hill “Bo” Rutledge, Jr. will be held at 2:30pm on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with Bro. Paul Clayton officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 12pm until 2pm on Sunday at Higgins Funeral Home. Bo was born...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of David Tate Andrews, age 31, of Fayetteville, TN on October 22, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Pierson officiating. Burial will...

William “Bill” Roy Askins, Jr., age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, passed away on October 19, 2024, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Tommy Vann and...

Graveside service for Mrs. Melba Collins Pruitt Hill, age 96, of Gallatin, formerly of Delina and Lakeland, TN, will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Wright’s Cemetery, with Bro. Tim Strickland officiating. Melba was born on July 25, 1928, in...

Graveside services for William Roger VerPlank, age 57, of Flintville, TN will be held at 12pm on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Stewart Cemetery with Bro. Kevin Davis officiating. There will be no visitation with the family prior to the service. Will was born April 9,...

Carolyn Spears Askew died peacefully surrounded by family on October 13, 2024, her 91st birthday. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Caldwell Askew, parents, Tolliver Douglas Spears and Catherine Wiggs Spears, and her brother William Douglas Spears....

Mary Elizabeth “Cookie” Patton Lamon, age 94, passed away October 11, 2024. Cookie was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Eugene Patton and Sarah Katherine Brady Patton, and brother Eugene C. Patton. After graduating from Whitehaven High School in 1948 and...

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Bettye Ruth Finley Abernathy, age 90, of Fayetteville, TN. Bettye was born on May 20, 1934, in a log cabin on Well Hill Road and departed this life on October 4, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Rachel Lauren Gatewood-Griffin, age 22, of Shelbyville, TN, on September 29, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Pastor Joel Capizzi, Pastor...

Funeral services for Mark David Sullenger, age 46, of Moore County, TN will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Everheart officiating. Burial will follow in Lynchburg Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from...

Funeral service for Ray Bostick Woods, Sr. age 90, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 6 PM on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Danny Green officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 4 PM to 6 PM on Sunday at Higgins Funeral...

Joey Mark Locker, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by those that loved him at the age of 66.  He was a devoted member of the Howell Cumberland Presbyterian Church and cherished his family above all. Joey was born in...

A celebration of life for Patricia Nell Moyers, 84, of Fayetteville, TN, will take place on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 3 PM at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Randy Nichols officiating. Family and friends are invited to visit from 2 PM to 3 PM on Sunday at the...

A life celebration for Rilla Lee Sadler, age 82, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 7 PM on Monday, September 30, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from 5 PM until the time of service at 7 PM on Monday. Interment will take place at a...

A funeral service for Ann Alexander Qualls, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home. The service will be officiated by Bro. Charles Abernathy, Bro. John King, and Mark Clark. The family will welcome...

Larry Dwight Claborn passed peacefully and went to be with his heavenly Father on September 18, 2024.  He was surrounded by loved ones as he was welcomed into the arms of Jesus. Larry lived a life of selfless service to others and a life full of purpose.  He will...

James Ronald Stanly, Jr. beloved son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend departed this life on September 19, 2024, at the age of 53. Services to honor his life will be held at 10 am on Monday, September 23, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie Graves...

Juanita Carol Napierala, age 84, of Kelso, TN passed from this life on September 17, 2024, at HH Lincoln Health in Fayetteville, TN. She was born May 13, 1940, in Madison County, AL. After retiring from Bethlehem Steel in Burns Harbor, IN she moved with her husband,...

A graveside service for Bonnie Louise Phillips Bryant, age 94, of Petersburg, TN will be held at 2:30 pm on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Unity Cemetery with Rev. Todd Gaskill and Bro. James Shelton officiating. The family will visit with friends from 12 pm until 2...

Harold Edwin (Hootie) Balch, Jr., age 75, of Flintville, TN, passed away peacefully at his residence on September 15, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 10, 1948, in Limestone County, AL, Edwin was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and GG....

Richard (Dick) Alan Barnard, 84, of Franklin, NC, passed away on September 12, 2024, in Southern Tennessee Regional Health System in Winchester, TN. Dick was born on August 1, 1940, in Lyons, New York to Lois and Harry Barnard. He graduated from Fort Lauderdale High...

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Gene Jennings Templeton, age 84, of Taft, TN will be held at 3pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Seth Philbrick officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Funeral services for Bobby Ray Pepper, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 2pm on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12pm until 2pm on Thursday at Higgins....

A graveside service for Evelyn Joyce Monks, age 93, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Stewart Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to gather for visitation from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesday at Higgins Funeral...

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...