Funeral services for Mr. John Allen Tackett, age 80, of Fayetteville will be conducted at 11am Saturday at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ronnie Hudgins, Bro. John Miller, Bro. Dalton Hall and Bro. Paul Clayton officiating. Burial will follow in Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Tackett passed away Wednesday morning December 10th at his residence.
He was a native of Itawamba County, MS and the son of the late Howard Allen and Euncie Reser Farris Tackett. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, retired real estate broker and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife Mary Ann Hall Tackett of Fayetteville, daughter Candy Carol Tackett Ames and husband Richard Ames of Mt. Juliet, TN, son John Allen Tackett, Jr and daughter-in-law Pamela Tackett of Hendersonville, TN, granddaughter Katherine Ann Tackett of Mt. Juliet, Grandson John Allen Tackett III of Murfreesboro, two sisters Sybil Tackett Ross of Okolona, MS, Linda Tackett Sales of Chattanooga, and a host of nieces and nephews.
Visitation with the family will be Friday evening 5-8PM at Higgins Funeral Home.