Obituaries

Funeral services for Dorothy JoAnn Barnes Jacobs, age 79, of Fayetteville will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Barnes and Bro. Cleo Moon officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Jacobs went...

Funeral Services for Faye Newgent, age 74, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 10 a.m Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Sonny Moore officating. Burial will follow in Moore Cemetery. Mrs. Newgent passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Donalson...

Funeral service for Mr. Billy H. Bennett, age 79, of Flintville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 4 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Kimery officiating. Burial will follow in Gum Springs Cemetery. Mr. Bennett passed away Thursday, June 9,...

Graveside service for Mr. Walter Kenneth Ivey, Sr., age 81, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens at 23 Memory Ln., Fayetteville, TN 37334 with Bro. Emerson Lyle officiating. A Celebration of...

Funeral service for Mr. Joe Wayne Roper age 65, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday June 7, 2016 at 11 a.m. Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Mr. Roper passed away June 4, 2016 at Maury Regional...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Gregory Taylor, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Taylor passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Huntsville Hospital. Mr. Taylor was a native of Huddersfield, England, the son of Harry Taylor and the late Joy...

Funeral service for Mr. William H. Torman, age 82, of Petersburg, TN, will be conducted Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Unity Cemetery. Mr. Torman passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at the...

Funeral service for Mrs. Doris Ruth Egan Laney, age 87, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, June 4, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tony Billions officiating. Burial will follow in Buntley Cemetery. Mrs. Laney passed away Thursday, June 2,...

Funeral service for Mrs. Amanda Porter Smith, age 28, of Toney, AL, will be conducted Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Hale officiating. Mrs. Smith passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Huntsville Hospital. Mrs. Smith was a...

Funeral service for Mr. Ralph Wilson Smith age 77, of Delrose, will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Kirt Smith officiating. Burial will follow beside his wife Robbie Jane Mullins Smith in Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Smith passed...

Funeral service for Ryland Mark Mitchell, infant son of Dylan and Kenzie Thorn Mitchell, will be conducted Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 4 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Charles Mayo officiating. Survivors include parents Dylan and Kenzie Thorn Mitchell of...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. John Swift, age 62, of Petersburg, TN. Mr. Swift passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Swift was a native of Grafton, Massachusettes, the son of the late James and Edith Swift. He was...

S.J. King, a life long resident of Lincoln County and former mayor of the City of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully at his home on May 20, 2016. He was age 89. He was preceded in death by his parents Sidney Johnston and Neice' Blaylock King, grandson Jonathan King,...

Funeral service for Carlos Wade “Bo” Mitchell, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell passed away Thursday, May...

Funeral services for Jessie “Jay” Self, age 92, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Nichols and Bro. Don Schultz officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Mr. Self passed away...

Funeral service for Mrs. Norma Jean Mason Colbert age 78, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday May 19, 2016 at 11a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. James Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Cemetery. Mrs. Colbert passed away May 17, 2016 at...

Funeral service for Mrs. Peggy Jean Patterson, age 73, of the Coldwater Community, will be conducted Wednesday May 18, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Moede officiating. Burial will follow at Carter Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Patterson passed away...

Memorial service for Mr. Robert Allen Rogers, age 74, of Tullahoma, TN, will be conducted Monday, May 16, 2016 at 7 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Mr. Rogers passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Huntsville Hospital. Mr. Rogers was a native of Madison County, AL, the...

Funeral service for Andrew Storer age 31, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Ann Hatcher officiating. Mr. Storer passed away May, 13, 2016 in Huntsville Hospital surrounded by his loving family. A...

Graveside service for La'Naejha Marie Seay, infant daughter of Marcus and Tonesha Henderson Seay, will be conducted Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Antioch Cemetery. Miss Seay passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Lincoln Medical Center. La'Naejha Marie Seay...

Funeral service for Elizabeth P. Jones, age 90, of Fayetteville will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the McBurg United Methodist Church. Dr. Mark Brown will officiate. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. Mrs. Jones passed away Monday, May 9, 2016...

Funeral service for Mrs. Patricia Ann Surrett Crabtree, age 69, of Bethel Springs, TN, formerly of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar...

Funeral service for Mrs. Lena R. Parker, age 86, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. David Taft officiating. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery. Mrs. Parker passed away Sunday, May 8, 2016 in...

Graveside service for Mr. Steve Wayne Craig, Sr., age 54, will be conducted Monday, May 9, 2016 at 10 a.m. in Booneville Cemetery with Rev. Wayne Hollingsworth officiating. Mr. Craig passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Craig was a native...

It is with regret we announce the death of Robert Keith McCarthy, age 85, of Fayetteville. Mr. McCarthy was the son of the late Eugene Kavnagh and Anna Virginia Dumler McCarthy. He passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 at his residence. Mr. McCarthy is survived by his wife...

Funeral service for Mrs. Peggy Ann Lewter, age 82, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Lewter passed away Wednesday, May 4,...

Funeral service for Mr. Robert Ted Wright age 84, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday May 7, 2016 at 1 pm at Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Bryan Bult officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Mr. Wright passed...

Funeral service for Mr. Daniel Garrett Eakes, age 45, of Unionville, TN, will be conducted Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Mr. Eakes passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Huntsville Hospital. Mr....

Funeral service for Mr. Marvin Lawrence Bailey age 75, of Shelbyville formely of Fayetteville, will be conducted Friday, April 29, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Bates, Bill Sloan and Mark Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Stewarts...

Funeral service for Mrs. Marine R. Smith, age 90, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Mrs. Smith passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at...

Funeral service for Mrs. Jewel Cowley Wilkerson, age 97, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday, April 23, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wilkerson passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016....

Funeral service for Mr. Kevin Mitts age 43, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Will Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mr. Mitts passed away April 18 2016. Mr....

Funeral service for Mrs. Annie Sue “Nana Sue” Rogers Gaines age 89, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Hunter and Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband Solon Howard...

Graveside service for Mrs. Sandra Carol Smith Simms age 65, of New Markert, Al; will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2016 at Rose Hill Cemetery, with Bro. Don Schultz and Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. Mrs. Simms passed away April 15, 2016 in Huntsville...

Funeral service for Mrs. Becky Alexander, age 91, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 3 p.m. at the Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Will Wells, Rev. Ann Hatcher, and Mrs. Alexander's family officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery....

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Charles “Charlie” Brown, age 71 of Ardmore. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday April 12, 2016 at his residence. A native of Oak Ridge, TN, he was raised in Lawrence County. Mr. Brown was the son of the late Beatrice and...

Funeral services for Terry Lee Gleghorn, age 54, of Petersburg will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 at McBurg First Baptist Church. Bro. Tommy Graham will officiate. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery. He passed away April 11, 2016 at Huntsville Hospital. Mr....

Funeral service for Mr. Frank Eslick age 82, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday April 9, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Edgar and Bro. Dana Crowell officiating. Burial will follow in Carter Hill Cemetery. Mr. Eslick passed away...

Doris Marie Stone was born to the late John Davis and Esther Eugene Bone on October 5, 1946, in Fayetteville, Tennessee. She confessed Christ at an early age, joining St. Paul A.M.E. Church as a child and remaining faithful until her death. On Tuesday evening, April...

Funeral service for Mrs. Dolores Woods age 81, of Fayetteville will be conducted Saturday April 9, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Willard Medley officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Woods passed away Monday April 4, 2016...