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Corrine Thrasher
Funeral service for Corrine Thrasher, age 71, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Ms. Thrasher passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at Donalson Skill Care Center. Ms....

Mable Katherine Woodard
Funeral service for Mrs. Mable Katherine Woodard, age 88, of Chelsea, AL, will be conducted Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. James Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Woodard passed away...
Gwen Noland
Graveside service for Mrs. Gwen Noland, age 90, of Athens, AL, formerly of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 1 p.m. in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Noland passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at the Huntsville Hospital. Mrs. Noland...

Cari Lynne Bennett
It is with regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Cari Lynne Bennett, age 54, of Petersburg, TN. Mrs. Bennett passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at her residence. A memorial service is being planned at a later time in Michigan. Higgins Funeral Home is assisting...

Ermalyn Sowell Bedwell
Mrs. Ermalyn Sowell Bedwell, age 67, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at her home in Hazel Green, AL surrounded by her family. They were members of Plainview Church of Christ. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Higgins...

Darrell Lee Horn
Funeral service for Mr. Darrell Lee Horn, age 78, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Friday, January 22, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Fairview Fellowship Church with Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Miller Cemetery. Mr. Horn passed away Wednesday, January...

Altie Avaleen McKin
Graveside service for Mrs. Altie Avaleen McKin, age 83, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Lincoln Cemetery. Mrs. McKin passed away Friday, January 15, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. McKin was a native of Lincoln County, the...

Peggy McFerrin
Funeral service for Mrs. Peggy McFerrin, age 89, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday, January 18, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. McFerrin passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Donalson Care Center....

Ralph E. Parkes
Funeral service for Mr. Ralph E. Parkes, age 95, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Ralston officiating. Burial will follow in Gatlin Cemetery. Mr. Parkes passed away Wednesday, January 13,...

Benito “Ben” V. Leal
Funeral service for Mr. Benito “Ben” V. Leal, age 94, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jack V. Carney officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery with Military Honors. Mr. Leal passed...

Lindey Jane Gifford
Memorial services for Lindey Jane Gifford, age 18 of Taft will be conducted Saturday January 2, 2016 at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Will Harris officiating. Miss Gifford passed away Tuesday December 29, 2015. She was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter...

Bobbie Lou Hill
Funeral services for Bobbie Lou Hill, age 76 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday December 31, 2015 at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Hill passed away Monday December 28,...

Vida Jennings Yates
Funeral services for Vida Jennings Yates, age 88 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday December 31, 2015 at 11 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Edgar and Rev. Dana Crowell officiating. Burial will follow in Lebanon Cemetery. Mrs. Yates passed away...

Sue Jo Branson
Visitation for Mrs. Sue Jo Branson, age 88, of Fayetteville, will be 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Higgins Funeral Home. No services will be held. Mrs. Branson passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at her daughter's residence. Mrs....

Sarah Virginia Rogers Cowley
Mrs. Sarah Virginia Rogers Cowley, age 89, of Fayetteville died Thursday December 24, 2015 following a long illness. A native of Moore County, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Johnnie “John” Luther Rogers and Elizabeth “Betty” Sullenger Rogers. Mrs. Cowley,...

Charles William Brown
Funeral service for Mr. Charles William Brown, age 91, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday, December 28, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tony Billions and Bro. Don Gatlin officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Brown...

Ruth Ables Douglas
Graveside service for Mrs. Ruth Ables Douglas, age 84, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Kelso Cemetery with Bro. Joe Wayne McGee officiating. Mrs. Douglas passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Vanderbilt University...

Ruth Key
Graveside services for Ruth Key, age 79 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday December 27, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Lincoln Cemetery with Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Mrs. Key passed away Tuesday December 22, 2015 at Lincoln Care Center. Mrs. Key was a native of...

Roy French “Harp” Harper
Funeral services for Roy French “Harp” Harper, age 81 of Petersburg, will be conducted Wednesday December 23, 2015 at 1 PM at Medium United Methodist Church with Bro. Tony Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Short Cemetery. Mr. Harper passed away Sunday...

Ruth Rogers Joynes
Graveside services for Ruth Rogers Joynes, age 95 of Springfield formerly of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday December 26, 2015 at Stateline Cemetery at 11:30 AM with Bro. James Strope officiating. Mrs. Joynes passed away December 21, 2015 Northcrest Care...

Cecil Royce Duniven
Funeral services for Cecil Royce Duniven, age 75 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday December 21, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Sonny Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Kirkland Cemetery. Mrs. Duniven passed away Wednesday December 16,...

Aubrey E. Steger
Funeral services for Aubrey E. Steger, age 74 of Vanntown, will be conducted Saturday December 19, 2015 at 1PM at the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Milton Martin and Bro. Willard Medley officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr....
Melvin Hopkins
Funeral services for Melvin Hopkins, age 86 of Taft, will be conducted Friday December 18, 2015 at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Harwell officiating. Burial will follow in the Neeley Cemetery. Mr. Hopkins passed away Tuesday December 15, 2015 at St....

Nargie Jean Duniven Mitchell
Funeral service for Mrs. Nargie Jean Duniven Mitchell, age 69, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Johnson and Pastor Raleigh East officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Mrs....

Billie Dean Scott
Funeral service for Mrs. Billie Dean Scott, age 71, of the Yukon Community, will be conducted Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie Graves officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery. Mrs. Scott passed away Friday,...

Ernest Levoy “Butch” Fitch
Funeral services for Ernest Levoy “Butch” Fitch, age 71 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday December 12, 2015 at 11 AM at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Prospect Cemetery. Mr. Fitch passed away Wednesday December 9, 2015 in Huntsville...

Jerry Lane Mitchell
Funeral services for Jerry Lane Mitchell, age 72 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday December 12, 2015 at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will follow in Wrights Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell passed away Wednesday...

Robert Lee Brewer
Funeral services for Robert Lee Brewer, age 83 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday December 10, 2015 at 11 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ed Johnson and Bro. Ian Bloxham officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside his son Robert...

Martha Jane Dollar Bogle
Funeral services for Martha Jane Dollar Bogle, age 77 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday December 5, 2015 at 12 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery beside her husband William Howard Bogle who...
Jesse David Moyers
Graveside services for Jesse David Moyers, age 90 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Friday afternoon December 4, 2015 at 2 PM at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Bro. Don Russell officiating. Mr. Moyers passed away Tuesday December 1, 2015 at Lincoln Care Center. He...

Mamie Sue Smith
Funeral service for Mrs. Mamie Sue Smith age 82, of Flintville, will be conducted Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Winfred Stayton officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Smith passed away November 29, 2015...

Russell Edward West
Funeral service for Mr. Russell Edward West, age 88, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday November 30, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Bro. Greg Wiser officiating. Burial will follow beside his wife Janie Shelton West in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens....

William Wesley Lindsey
Graveside services for William Wesley Lindsey, age 74 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday November 29, 2015 at 11 AM at Carter Hills Cemetery with Bro. Pete Conley officiating. Mr. Lindsey passed away Thursday November 26, 2015 at his residence. A native of...

Mary Randolph
Funeral services for Mary M. Randolph, age 69 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday November 29, 2015 at 2 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Wrights Cemetery. Mrs. Randolph passed away Wednesday November 25, 2015...

Magdalene V. Maddox Milstead Thomas
Funeral services for Magdalene V. Maddox Milstead Thomas, age 96 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday morning November 28, 2015 at 11 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Gibson and Bro. Steve Reeves officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial...

Wilma Selvidge
Funeral service for Mrs. Wilma Selvidge, age 80, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home, with Sherry Jobe officiating. Burial will follow in Rice Cemetery in New Market, AL. Mrs. Selvidge passed away Saturday...

James Doyle Hardiman
Graveside services for James Doyle Hardiman, age 53 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday, November 22, 2015 at 1:30PM at Kirkland Cemetery followed by a celebration of life at 2PM at the Kirkland Baptist Church with Bro. Tony Hardiman officiating. Doyle passed...

Emmett Thomas Fowler, Jr.
Funeral services for Emmett Thomas Fowler, Jr, age 81 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday November 22, 2015 at 2:30PM at the Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bryan Bult and Dr. Leslie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins...

Thomas Owen Shelton
Funeral services for Thomas Owen Shelton, age 96 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday November 19, 2015 at 1 PM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Van Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside his wife Gracie Ennis Shelton who...

Patricia Ann “Patsy” Troupe
Funeral service for Patricia Ann “Patsy” Troupe, age 71, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville, TN. Ms. Troupe passed away Saturday, November 14,...