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Christopher Bradley Sisk
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...

Michael Gordon Stuart
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...

Gregory Austin Harris
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...

Patrick J. Soreng
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...

Jean Sisk Brooks
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....

Janis Lynn Morin
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
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...

George Black
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...

Erdice Gammon
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,...

Martha Ruth Hastings
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...

Oscar Milton McWithey
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...

Joe Douglas Askins
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...

Russell Dickey Parks
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...

Jessica Beasley Colbert
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...

Robert Lee Johnson
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...

Robert L. “Bob” Whitsett
Funeral services for Robert Laud “Bob” Whitsett, age 84, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James West and Bro. Ronnie Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens with Military...

Helen Henry Patrick Matthews
Funeral service for Mrs. Helen Henry Patrick Matthews, age 93, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at the Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Carol Tate officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs....

Jane Ayers Shelton
Graveside service for Mrs. Jane Ayers Shelton, age 76, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 2 p.m. in Lincoln Cemetery with Rev. Tony Billions officiating. Mrs. Shelton passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Lincoln Care Center. Mrs....

Betty Bagwell Roberts
Memorial service for Mrs. Betty Bagwell Roberts, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Roberts passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Lincoln Care Center. Mrs. Roberts was...

Joe Frank Askew
Funeral service for Mr. Joe Frank Askew, age 77, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ann Hatcher, Rev. Will Wells, and Rev. Tommy Ward officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill...

Billie Jack Netherland, Sr.
Funeral service for Mr. Billie Jack Netherland, Sr., age 81, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Washington Street Church of Christ, with Bro. Greg Wiser, Bro. Howard Elliott and Charles Gleghorn officiating. Burial will follow in...

Marvin Leon Hughes
Funeral service for Mr. Marvin Leon Hughes, age 95, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday January 3, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Hammons officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mr Hughes passed away December...

Lisa Lynn Jennings
It is regret we announce the passing of Lisa Lynn Jennings, age 53, of Denham Springs, LA. Ms. Jennings was the daughter of James (the late Marilyn) Jennings and the late Janice Daniels (the late Phillip) Hopkins. She was a graduate of Lincoln County High School,...

Lossie Mai Kelley
Graveside service for Lossie Mai Kelley, age 78, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Friday, January 6, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in Pleasant View Cemetery with Pastor Wells officiating. Visitation with the family will be Friday, January 6, 2017 from 12 until 1 p.m. at the...

Moyoko Thorpe
Graveside service for Mrs. Moyoko Thorpe, age 83, of Madison, AL, will be conducted Friday, December 30, 2016 at 11 a.m. in Wright's Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Graham officiating. Mrs. Thorpe passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Thorpe was a...

June Mitchell Sisco
Funeral service for Mrs. June Mitchell Sisco, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Leo Bechard officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Sisco passed away...

Eddie “Cheese” Eugene Smith
Funeral services for Eddie “Cheese” Eugene Smith, age 60, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman officiating. Burial will follow in Carter Hills Cemetery. Mr. Smith was the son of the late Raymond Eugene Smith...

Leslie Rhiannon Oliver Lowry
It is with regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Leslie Rhiannon Oliver Lowry, age 33, of Manchester, TN. Mrs. Lowry passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 in Manchester, TN. Mrs. Lowry was a native of Bakersfield, CA, the daughter of Gregory Travis and Lisa Jones...

Jane Ellen Spray
Graveside service for Mrs. Jane Ellen Spray, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN, formerly of Nashville, TN, will be conducted Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, TN. Mrs. Spray passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Huntsville...

Nora Bell Cartwright
Funeral service for Mrs. Nora Bell Cartwright, age 77, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday December 18, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow beside her husband Joe Perry Cartwright in the Booneville Cemetery. Mrs. Cartwright passed away...

James C. Esslinger
It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. James C. Esslinger, who passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at the Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Esslinger was a native of Gurley, AL, son of the late James Campbell and Maude Haden Haislip Esslinger. He was a...

Billie LouElla Gray Smith
Funeral service for Mrs. Billie LouElla Gray Smith, age 88, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Erwin and Bro. David Sain officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. She was the...

Robert Douglas Tyler
Funeral services for Robert Douglas Tyler, age 79, of Fayetteville,TN will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Russell, Ryan Tyler and Mackenzie Maddox officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery. Mr. Tyler...

Nancy Ann Stubblefield
Funeral service for Mrs. Nancy Ann Stubblefield, age 69, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Carter Hills Cemetery. Mrs. Stubblefield passed away...

John Kenneth “Kenny” Counts
Funeral service for Mr. John Kenneth “Kenny” Counts age 67, of Elora, will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Kip Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Morgan Cemetery. Mr. Counts passed away December 11, 2016 at his residence. A...

Barbara Jean Kearns
Funeral service for Mrs. Barbara Jean Kearns, age 69, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Hudgins and Bro. Billy Langford officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Cemetery. Mrs....

Carolyn Lincoln Alkenburg
Memorial service for Mrs. Carolyn Lincoln Alkenburg, age 80, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Ann Hatcher officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mrs Alkenburg...

Lewis E. Forrester
Funeral service for Mr. Lewis E. Forrester, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Friday, December 9, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Fayetteville First Baptist Church with Dr. Jon Hathcock and Rev. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial...

Martha LaVerne McCaleb West
Funeral service for Mrs. Martha LaVerne McCaleb West, age 82, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday December 7, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband Joe W. West in Higgins Cedar Hills...

Frances Areneva Smith Pigg
It is with regret we announce the death of Frances Areneva Smith Pigg, who passed away at the Lincoln Care Center on December 2, 2016, at the age of 97. Areneva was born on July 27, 1919, in Lincoln County, TN. A loving wife and mother, she was a homemaker and...