Linda Thorpe Spray

Funeral service for Linda Thorpe Spray, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN will be held at 1 PM on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Wright’s Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12 PM to 1 PM on Friday at Higgins.

Linda was born May 24, 1936, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Felix and Lela Cunningham Thorpe. She was a 1955 graduate of Boonshill High School and worked for Serbin Manufacturing for 32 years. In recent years, Linda attended Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and she was a longtime member of Brogan Avenue Baptist Church. Linda passed away January 25, 2026, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN.

Survivors include her daughter, Donna (Steve) Daniel of Fayetteville; step-son, Eddie (Gail) Spray of Texas; grandchildren, Drew (Anna) Daniel, Toby (Leslie) Clines, Tonya (Lyle) Taylor, Scott Meadows, Josh Spray, and Justin Spray; sister, Sherry Clifton (Mike) Presti of Fayetteville; brothers, Harry (Fannie) Thorpe of Dellrose, and Mike Thorpe of McBurg; as well as 5 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by her husband, C.L. Spray; step-daughter, Debbie Ballentine; sister, Brenda Mitchell; and brothers, Charles Ray Thorpe, James Robert Thorpe, David Thorpe, Donald Thorpe, Bill Thorpe, and Tommy Thorpe.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hands of Mercy Outreach Center, PO Box 1215, Fayetteville, TN 37334; or Junior’s House CAC, PO Box 1062, Fayetteville, TN 37334.

Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Linda Thorpe Spray.