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.
Mrs. McFerrin was a native of Seattle, WA, the daughter of the late Nyman E. and Marguerite Helland. She was the owner of Bill’s Pool Room on the Fayetteville Square, and Jiffy Mart, was a member of the Fayetteville ARP Church and an avid life master bridge player.
Survivors include her son Charles D. “Chuck” Toone of Nashville, TN, daughters Barbara (Jim) Biehler of Gallatin, TN, Lori T. (Stan) Golden of Fayetteville, step-daughter Nan Wiggins of Fayetteville, grandchildren Ryan Stanley Golden, Melissa (Bradley) Haynie, Lea (Tim) Richardson, Lyn (Mark) Cannon and 5 great grandchildren. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William M. McFerrin, daughter Bunny Toone and brother Joseph C. Helland.
Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 5 until 8 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 470, Fayetteville, TN, the Fayetteville ARP Church, 1720 Huntsville Hwy., Fayetteville, TN 37334 or the Dystonia Society at dystonia.org.