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Charles Bradford “Brad” Wright
Funeral service for Mr. Charles Bradford “Brad” Wright, age 35, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Tom Norman officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Mr. Wright passed away Friday...

Marilyn Irene Faulkner
Funeral service for Marilyn Irene Faulkner, age 80 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Waggoner officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery beside her husband Bobby Joe Faulkner. Mrs. Faulkner passed...

Jessie Buckbee-Dixon
It is with regret we announce the death of Mrs. Jessie Taylor Messick Buckbee Dixon, age 96 of Huntsville, AL. Mrs. Dixon passed away Thursday morning in Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville, TN. She was a native of Springfield, WV and spend most of her adult life in...

Joel O. Davis
Funeral service for Joel O. Davis, age 94 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Kirk Smith and Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside his wife Ruth Rowell Davis. Mr. Davis...

Jennings Douglas Stovall, Jr.
Memorial services for Jennings Douglas “Jen Doug” Stovall, Jr., age 49 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith and Rev. Jeff Stovall officiating. Mr. Stovall passed away Wednesday. A native of Lincoln County, Mr....

April Wynette Grogan
Graveside service for April Wynette Grogan, age 44, of Taft, TN, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery with Bro. James Warren officiating. Miss Grogan was a native of Lincoln County, the daughter of Jim Grogan and Kathy Howell Grogan, who...

Martha Ellen Barnes
Funeral service for Martha Ellen Barnes, age 77 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Alan Shedd and Bro. Edwin Moore officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Barnes passed away Monday night at...

Mark Edwin McDaniel
Mark Edwin McDaniel, age 51 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday January 5, 2015. A native of Fayetteville, TN. He was preceded in death by his father, Billy George McDaniel. Mark is survived by his wife, Lisa Stockton McDaniel; son, Stockton McDaniel; daughter,...

Leroy Spurlock
It is with regret we announce the death of Leroy Spurlock, age 61 of Fayetteville. Mr. Spurlock passed away Sunday in Golden Living Mountain View Nursing Home in Winchester. He was a native of Lincoln County and the son of the late Edward “Ed” and Evalena Reavis...

Pauline Stubblefield
Funeral service for Mrs. Pauline Stubblefield, age 91, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Nichols officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery. Mrs. Stubblefield passed away Friday at Donalson Care Center....

Dorothy Ann Steelman Richardson
Funeral service for Dorothy Ann Steelman Richardson, age 86, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Billions officiating. Burial will follow in Melson Cemetery beside her late husband Billy Edwin Richardson. Mrs....

Kathleen Lackey Bailey
Funeral service for Mrs. Kathleen Lackey Bailey, age 65, of Flintville, will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Bates officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Bailey passed away Wednesday at Harton Regional...

Annie Beth Copeland Pickett
Funeral service for Annie Beth Copeland Pickett, age 96 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Kimmery officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cemetery beside her husband Lawrence F. Pickett. Mrs....

Ruby Doris Wallace Beech
Funeral service for Ruby Doris Wallace Beech, age 87 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Paul Clayton officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery beside her husband Robert Claude Beech. Mrs. Beech passed...

Christabel Logan
Funeral service for Christabel Logan, age 88 of Lynchburg, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Buddy Norman and Bro. Richard Logan officiating. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery beside her husband Fred D. Logan. Mrs. Logan passed...

Nannie Lou Crabtree
Graveside service for Mrs. Nannie Lou Crabtree, age 87, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Barnes Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Graham officiating. Mrs. Crabtree passed away Saturday evening at Donalson Care Center. Mrs. Crabtree was a native of...

Roberta Hix Hayes
Funeral service for Mrs. Roberta Hix Hayes, age 98, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Parks City Baptist Church with Rev. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow beside her husband Jack Hayes in Riverview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hayes passed...

Kenneth Dale “Kel” Kelley
Kenneth Dale (Kel) Kelley of Fayetteville passed away on January 2, 2015 after a short battle with brain cancer. He was a strong and courageous Christian and met his illness with a positive attitude. Funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Higgins...

Jerry Smith
Funeral service for Mr. Jerry Smith, age 73, of Petersburg, will be conducted at Higgins Funeral Home Monday at 2 p.m. with Bro Don Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in Stewart's Cemetery. Mr. Smith passed away Friday morning in Lincoln Medical Center. A native...

Shirley A. Flynt Gray
Funeral service for Shirley A. Flynt Gray, age 79 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro Richard McWilliams officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Gray passed away Tuesday in Huntsville...

Eloise L. Crafton
Graveside service for Eloise L. Crafton, age 97 of Paducah, KY, will be conducted Sunday at 1 PM at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, 6965 Old US Hwy 45, Paducah, KY beside her husband Elvis Crafton. Memorial services will follow at 2 P.M. at the 1st Presbyterian Church 200...

Kathryn Anita (Towry) Cowley
Funeral services for Kathryn Anita (Towry) Cowley, age 93, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Sain officiating. Burial will follow in Kelso Cemetery beside her husband John Ben Cowley. Mrs. Cowley passed...

Emma Clark Bell
Funeral service for Emma Clark Bell, age 92 of Tullahoma, formerly of Fayetteville will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Allan Black and Rev. Will Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside her husband...

Michael Gene Tate
Memorial service for Michael Gene Tate, age 53 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Shields officiating. Burial will follow in the Tate Family Cemetery. Mr. Tate passed away Monday at his residence. He was a native...

Michael David “Ink” Mitchell
Memorial service for Michael David “Ink” Mitchell, age 35, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Mr. Mitchell passed away Sunday at Lincoln Medical Center. Mr. Mitchell was native of Lincoln County, the son of Anita and Dwayne...

Mable Louise Gault Owen
Funeral service for Mrs. Mable Louise Gault Owen, age 88, of Frankewing, will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Higgins Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Wrights Cemetery beside her husband Richard Maurice Owen who passed away in...

Nannie Lee Bell Chase
It is with regret we announce the death of Nannie Lee Bell Chase, age 93, of Fayetteville, TN, formerly of Sullivan County TN. Mrs. Chase passed away Tuesday December 16, 2014 in Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville. She was a native of Sullivan County, TN and the...

Annie Pauline Perry Wright Kanda
It is with regret we announce the death of Annie Pauline Perry Wright Kanda, age 94, of the Belleville Community. Mrs. Kanda passed away Wednesday morning in Donalson Care Center. She was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter of the late William Rush and Gladys...

William Alton Cain
It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. William Alton Cain, age 71, of Fayetteville, TN. Mr. Cain passed away Saturday evening at his residence. A native of Madison County, AL, he was the son of the late Alton and Martha Vincent Cain. Mr. Cain was a member...

Edna Louise Thorpe
Funeral service for Edna Louise Thorpe, age 98 of Frankewing, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Wright's Cemetery beside her husband Harold Burr Thorpe who passed away in 1967. Mrs. Thorpe passed away Thursday morning...

Annie Sue Dickey Parks
Funeral services for Annie Sue Dickey Parks, age 96 of Mulberry, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. David Arrington officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside her husband William Russell (Billy) Parks. Mrs....

Richard K. Ferguson
Funeral service for Richard K. Ferguson, age 70 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kirkland Baptist Church with Pastor Tommy Graham officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery. Mr. Ferguson passed away Tuesday morning in Huntsville...

Frances H. McWilliams Cowan
Visitation for Mrs. Frances H. McWilliams Cowan, age 66, of Huntsville, AL, will be Saturday, December 20, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at West End Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Carter Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Cowan passed away Monday in Crestwood Medical...

Kathy Renee Presti
It is with regret we announce the death of Kathy Renee Presti, age 61 of Fayetteville. Ms. Presti passed away Sunday at her residence. She was a native of Kentucky and the daughter of the late Murphy and Marjorie Jones and was a real estate agent for Farm & Home...

Charles Ralph Lacy
Funeral service for Charles Ralph Lacy, age 86, of Manchester, TN, will be conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Adams and Bro. Jim Rolen officiating. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery. Mr. Lacy was born June 4, 1928 in Taft,...

Ted R. Kimbrough
Funeral service for Ted R. Kimbrough, age 61, of Fayetteville will be conducted Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Benny Berry and Ray Gardner officiating. Burial will follow in Blanche Cemetery. Mr. Kimbrough passed away at his residence on Friday. A...

Sandra McDaniel
Graveside services for Sandra McDaniel age 70 of Jacksonville, FL will be conducted Saturday, December 6 at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville, TN. Ms. McDaniel passed away November 23, 2014 after a long illness. Ms. McDaniel was born in Huntsville, AL to...

Dr. William McKinney Young, Sr.
Funeral service for Dr. William McKinney Young Sr, age 78, of Fayetteville will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Washington Street church of Christ with Bro. Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery. Dr. Young passed away...

Olivene Pigg
Funeral service for Miss Olivene Pigg, age 89, of Fayetteville, will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Higgins Funeral Home in Fayetteville, TN, with Bro Jim Black officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery. Miss Pigg passed away Monday at her...

Helen Louise Dye
Funeral service for Helen Louise Dye, age 86, of Fayetteville will be conducted Saturday at 12 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery beside her husband James Wesley Dye. Mrs. Dye passed away Sunday at Lincoln Medical Center. A...