Obituaries

Funeral service for Rosa Lee Ruppe Eads, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, August 26, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with grandsons Seth McDonald officiating and Kyle McDonald providing memorial. Burial will follow at Higgins Cedar Hills...

Funeral service for Mrs. Thelma Ruth Moffett Hampton, age, 89 of Fayetteville, TN; will be conducted Tuesday August 23, 2022, at 10 AM at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Todd Gaskill officiating. Burial will follow in Unity Cemetery. Mrs. Hampton passed away August 20,...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Thomas Henry Brinkmeyer, age 70, of Kelso, TN. Visitation will be at 10 am on Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Memorial Hall at St Anthony Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 am and a short service will follow at...

Funeral service for Dot Walker Monks, age 91, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 4 PM on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ed Johnson and Bro. Jeremy Hudgins officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with...

A life celebration for Faye Flynt, age 77, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Tommy Howell officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12 PM...

Graveside service for Mr. Gordon Lester (Lex) Henderson, age 97, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Stewart Cemetery, with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1 PM on...

A funeral service for Mr. Tyrone Charles “Ty” Putman, age 62, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 12 PM on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. A birthday celebration will follow the service from 12:30 PM until 2 PM on Tuesday at Higgins. Private burial...

Funeral service for Joe Dixon Faulkner, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1 PM on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Booneville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until the time of service at 1 PM at...

Graveside funeral service for Darlene Georgena Graves Edwards, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, August 12, 2022, at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 10 AM until 11 AM on Friday at Higgins...

Funeral service for Mrs. Charlotte Cunningham Whitaker, age 100, of Petersburg will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, August 7, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1 pm to 2 pm on Sunday at...

Funeral service for Kathaleen Joyce Pitts, age 97, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 2 PM on Friday, August 5, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home, with Steven Pitts officiating. Burial will follow in the Kelso Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12 PM...

Funeral service for Betty Pierce Young, age 91, of Petersburg, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith and Bro. Thomas Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Boonshill Cemetery, beside her husband,...

Funeral service for Rickie Lee Bell, age 62, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 10 AM on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Dr. Jim Colbert officiating. Burial will follow in the Kirkland Cemetery. Rickie was born on September 29, 1959, in...

Graveside service for Mrs. Wynona Gatlin West Shannon, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted 10 AM Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Kirkland Cemetery with Bro. Tommy Graham officiating. Mrs. Shannon passed away July 27, 2022, at Lynchburg Nursing Home. Wynona was...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Amanda Belle Hone, age 46, of Fayetteville, TN. Amanda was born August 8, 1975, in Lincoln County, TN to Wally Don Koonce and Mary Rollins Shelton. She passed away July 26, 2022, at Huntsville Hospital. There are no...

Funeral service for Mrs. Marjorie Logan Shelton, age 94, of Huntsville, AL, originally of Lincoln County, TN will be held at 12 pm on Friday, July 29, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Sue Driscoll, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN. No services are planned at this time. Sue was born on March 10, 1934, in Norwalk, CT, to the late Francis Bennett and Mary Marushak Bennett. She owned and operated Giftique and was...

Destineé Cheyanne Rhea, known to many as Desi, Dez, or Dezzi, will be remembered for her contagious smile, her infectious personality, and for being larger than life. Desi was born on July 4, 2003, to Derrick Duran Rhea and Misty Nicole Stubblefield. She passed away...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Larry Jerome Hone, age 74, of Fayetteville, TN. Larry was born on May 6, 1948, in Lincoln Co., TN to the late Newman Clark and Mildred Annie Sue Hale Hone. Mr. Hone worked for the Coca Cola Plant in Fayetteville, TN as...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Armando Trejo Rivera, age 35, of Flintville, TN, originally of La Victoria Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Visitation with family and friends will be from 7 pm to 8 pm on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home....

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mrs. Juanita Hall Stem, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN. Mrs. Stem was born on July 28, 1932, in Rockvale, TN to the late Robert and Modena Ralston Hall. She passed away on July 18, 2022, at Bailey Manor in Fayetteville....

Graveside service for Peggy Gay Sharp, age 81, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Elora Cemetery with Bro. Tim Rice officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 1 PM on Wednesday at Higgins Funeral Home. Peggy...

Graveside funeral service for Flossie Emogene Hopkins, age 91, of Taft, TN, will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday at Kirkland Cemetery. Bro. Don Russell will officiate. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Emogene was born on November 23, 1930, at...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. Robert Lee Rudd, II, age 85, of Petersburg, TN. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the Bethel United Methodist Church (4884 Lynchburg Rd, Winchester, TN 37398), Rev. Ken Ervin and...

It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr. John Thomas Hardin, Jr. age 83 of Fayetteville, TN. Memorial service will be at 2 pm on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Smith, Rev. Tom Smith, and Marine Smith conducting the service....

Robert Farrell Harwell, age 83, passed away peacefully at his home in the Belleview Community on July 7, 2022. He was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County, TN. Mr. Harwell was born January 8, 1939, in the McBurg Community to the late Berry Brown Harwell and Frances...

Amzy Evelyn (Peanut) Spray was born sleeping July 5, 2022, to her parents, Katie Blackwood and Jeremy Spray. Visitation with her family will be from 9:00 am to 9:45 am on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Graveside service will follow at 10:00 am on...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Laurence Wellington Rose, age 80, of Taft, TN. There are no services planned at this time. Larry was born on November 11, 1941, in Springfield, MA to the late Wellington and Florence Granat Rose. He helped many...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Jean Ellis Crowder, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN. A graveside service will be held at 9 am on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Riverview Memorial Gardens. There will be no visitation with the family prior to the service. Jean was...

A memorial service for Wilson Roger Posey, age 75, of Signal Mountain, TN will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Signal Mountain, TN. Graveside service will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Bevills Chapel...

Funeral service for Mr. Larry Wayne Otinger, age 67, of Fayetteville, TN, will be conducted at 4 PM on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Park City Baptist Church with Bro. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow in the Gatlin Cemetery. Larry was born on June 20, 1954,...

Funeral service for Patty Seals, age 73, of Vanntown, TN, will be held at 4 PM on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ray Gardner and Bro. James Strope officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Patty was born on November 3,...

Graveside funeral service for Mr. Richard Daniel Schmook, Sr., age 85, of Grayson, GA, will be conducted at 4 PM on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens: Garden of Honor. There will be no visitation prior to the graveside service. Richard...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Dr. James Franklin Harwell, Jr., age 86, of Fayetteville, TN. Jim was born May 16, 1936, in Lincoln County, TN to the late James Franklin, Sr. and Betsy Cowan Harwell. He passed away June 6, 2022, at Lincoln Medical Center....

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mrs. Vivian Johnson Roland, age 73, of Kelso, TN. A funeral service will be held at 3 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Cantrell officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery....

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mr. Luther Carroll Hopkins, age 88, of Fayetteville, TN. A funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Self officiating. Burial will follow at Gatlin Cemetery beside...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Mrs. Willa Dean Brown Barnes, age 85, of Fayetteville, TN. A funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bill Hunter officiating. Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Michael DeWitt Vannatta, age 58, of Fayetteville, TN. Funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with David Mills officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Memorial...

Funeral service for Mr. Frederick Scott Horrocks, age 54, of Kelso, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ian Bloxham officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Mr. Joe Edd Graham, Jr., age 76, of Spring Hill, TN. Joe was born on May 24, 1945, in Lincoln County, TN, to the late Joe Edd Graham, Sr., and Charlotte Johnson Graham. He passed away on May 20, 2022, at Franklin...