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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 Wellness and Rehab, surrounded by his loving family. Coach Joe was a 1962 graduate of Central High School in Fayetteville and was a star football player, which took him to the University of Tennessee, where he continued his outstanding playing career. He graduated with his master's degree from UT Knoxville in 1968. Mr. Graham enjoyed fox hunting and cheering on UT and the TN Titan Football teams. Coach Joe had a long coaching...

Funeral service for Michael Dwayne Gray, age 59, of Shelbyville, TN, formerly of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Andy Keffer officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Michael was born on March 27, 1963, in Lincoln County, TN to Joe D. Gray and the late Shirley A. Flynt Gray. Mr. Gray was a retired Housing inspector with the City of Huntsville and was a member of Shelbyville First Church of the Nazarene. Michael enjoyed gardening, loved being on his boat, and fishing. Mr. Gray passed away on April 15, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Survivors include his wife, Rita Gray; daughters, Heather Gray,...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Lisa Dale Litz, age 59, of Fayetteville, TN. A funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow at Lincoln Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1pm until 2pm on Tuesday at Higgins. Lisa was born August 27, 1962, in Lincoln County, TN to Lola Whitaker Gray and the late Stanley Dale Gray. She attended seminary classes at Sewanee and was known by many to be very compassionate and empathetic. Lisa had a true servant's heart, caring more for the needs of others than for those of her own. She also attended St Mary Episcopal Church and loved...

It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Steve Weber, age 72, of Fayetteville, TN. Steve was born on May 23, 1949, in Albert Lea, MN to the late Bob and Rosie Weber. He passed away on February 6, 2022, at Lincoln Medical Center in Fayetteville. Steve worked as an education specialist for the US Army, and he served in the US Marine Corps from 1967-1976. Mr. Weber was a member of the Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. Steve was well known as "the gummy bear man" at church. Steve was a great storyteller and loved to perform. He was a big hit as the MC for many Veteran Day events. He loved playing Ezekial Norris,...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of John William Murdock, age 87, of Petersburg, TN. A funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home with Chaplain Mike Dodrill officiating. Burial will follow in Talley Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12:30 pm to 2 pm at Higgins. John was born February 5, 1934, in Marshall County, TN to the late Andrew Jackson and Mary Jones Murdock. He met his high school sweetheart Mary Sue Talley at Morgan Prep School, and the two married in 1953. John worked as a supervisor in quality assurance at Heil Quaker for 20 years, and then went on to the engineering department at Amana where he worked...

It is with regret we announce the passing of LaVerne Towry Campbell, age 89 of Franklin, TN, formerly of Fayetteville. A private graveside service was held at Riverview Memorial Gardens LaVerne was born October 25, 1932, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Henry Clay and Velma Bolander Towry. She met her husband Charles Campbell while working at Genesco and the two moved to Nashville after he received a promotion. LaVerne enjoyed playing golf and bowling, and she and Charles were the ping pong champions of the General Shoe Plant. At Charles' retirement the couple moved to Franklin to be spend more time with their family. LaVerne passed away December 23, 2021, at Morning Pointe Assisted Living...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Rachel Monks Rutledge, age 89, of Fayetteville, TN. A graveside service will be held Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 3:30 pm at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Higgins. Rachel was born December 18, 1932, in Fayetteville, TN. She passed away peacefully in her home on December 21, 2021. Rachel graduated from Freed-Hardeman Christian College and was a teacher in South Carolina. She also worked as a nursing technician at Sunbridge Nursing Home. Rachel was a member of Stateline Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She is survived by...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Constance Louise Presbrey, age 81 of Flintville, TN. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at 12 pm at Stewarts Cemetery with Reverend Father George Panthananickal officiating. Connie was born January 15, 1940, in Newport, KY. She worked as a civil servant accountant with the US Air Force and an accountant and bookkeeper with Dunn Neurological. Connie was also the County Clerk for Las Vegas County, NV. She passed away December 6, 2021, at Hospice Family Care in Huntsville, AL. Survivors include her children, Donald (Carrie) VerPlank of Flintville, William VerPlank of Flintville, Sandra (Todd) Williams of Allen, TX,...

It is with regret that we announce the passing of Patricia Faye Gleghorn, age 48, of Lincoln County, TN. A funeral service will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Houston Welch and Bro. Ellis Coats officiating. Burial will follow at Old Orchard Cemetery in Petersburg. Visitation with the family will be from 4 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday, December 8 at Higgins. Patricia was born January 31, 1973, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Phillip and Rebecca Cashion Gleghorn. She started her career at Cosmo Lab, later worked at Wal Mart, and was currently employed by C&S Plastics. Patricia was a lifelong member of Friendship Church of Christ, and she...

Funeral service for Connie Ross, age 65, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021, at 1 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Doud officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 am to 1 pm at Higgins. Connie was born June 23, 1956, in Lebanon, TN to Sammy Bob and Peggy Torrance. She was a business school graduate and loan officer at Cash Express. Connie enjoyed art and animals, especially raising pure bred dogs. She loved chocolate and you could win her over with a pack of M&M's or some Hershey's Kisses. Connie previously worked as a special education teacher at Ninth Grade Academy and Lincoln County High School. She especially loved her family and...

Funeral service for Ronnie Lester Hastings, age 70, of Petersburg, TN will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Haynes officiating. Burial will follow in Old Orchard Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Higgins. Ronnie was born July 10, 1951, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Thomas Lester and Martha Ruth Winsett Hastings. He worked in farming and attended Richmond Church of Christ. Ronnie loved to mow yards and he enjoyed fishing and collecting flashlights. He passed away October 24, 2021. Ronnie is survived by his sister, Marilyn Bowman of Petersburg; brothers, David (Janice)...

Buried in Riverview Memorial Gardens, Fayetteville, TN.

Funeral service for Jeffry Wayne Smith, age 61, of Fayetteville, TN will be held on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at 6 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ennis Hyman, Keith Kilpatrick, and Tommy Hampton officiating. Burial will be on Monday, October 11, 2021, at 10 am at Wright's Cemetery. Jeff was born on January 26, 1960, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Lee Wayne and Martha Dolan Haislip Smith. He spent most of his life working in auto and tractor equipment and was the Parts Man at Badenhop, Howard Bentley, and most recently Tri Green Equipment. Jeff loved his family and loved to laugh and tell jokes. He attended Washington Street Church of Christ. Jeff passed away on October 7, 2021, at...

Funeral service for Mrs. Sharlie Sue St John Rein, age 86, of Fayetteville, TN will be October 11, 2021, at 1 pm at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Bailey officiating. Visitation with the family will be on October 11, 2021, from 11 am to 1 pm at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Morrison Cemetery, Morrison, TN. Sue was born on February 20, 1935, on a rural farm in Warren County, Tennessee to Charles and Lila Jarrell St. John. Sue spent her early childhood in McMinnville, TN. In the 1950's her family moved to Oak Ridge where she graduated from high school. Sue graduated from Middle Tennessee College in 1958 with a business degree. She passed away on October 6, 2021. Sue was...

Funeral Service for Mr. James Donald Trivett, Jr., age 87, of Fayetteville will be conducted on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 10 AM with Bro. Eddie Graves, Bro. Mike Johnson and Bro. Eddie Lones officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. James was born June 9, 1934 in Greenville, TN to the late James Donald Trivett, Sr. and Hazel Leonard Trivett Estep. He graduated from Science Hill High School and later served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. James worked for over 24 years as a troubleshooter at Chrysler and was a member of UAW Local 1413. Known as "Preacher" by many, he served on the Chaplain Committee for Chrysler and was the minister of Delina...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Billy Sanders age 81 of the Hot Rock community in Fayetteville, TN. There will be a private graveside service at Shiloh Cemetery. Mr. Sanders was born July 9, 1940 in Fayetteville, TN to the late Alton B. and Era Ozelle Arnold Sanders. Billy was a Grade A Machinist with Scovill Manufacturing and after Scovill closed he became a full-time beef cattle farmer. He passed away on August 15, 2021. Survivors include his sister, Linda (Lewis) Cope; sister-in-law, Anne Sanders; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers, AD Sanders and Dean Sanders; sister-in-law, Fannie...

It is with regret we announce the passing of Wanda Faye Ridge age 80 of Hazel Green, AL. Graveside service will be conducted at 11 AM at Riverview Memorial Gardens with Reverend Father George Panthananickal and Chaplin Randy Evers officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Mrs. Ridge was born April 12, 1941 in Philadelphia, TN to the late Bee and Marine Jewell Kiser Brookshire. Wanda was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and she loved to read and loved her dogs. She passed away on August 12, 2021. Survivors include her husband Robert Lee Ridge; daughters, Robin (Ray) Campbell of Huntsville, AL and Billie (Henry) Steedley of Athens, AL; grandsons, Jeffery Allen...

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Graveside Service for Ms. Martha Sue Burton Wiggins, age 99 of Fayetteville, will be conducted Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 2PM at Lynchburg Cemetery with Rev. David Miller officiating. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM at Higgins Funeral Home. Martha Sue was born in Moore County, TN on January 24, 1922 to the late Lon and Carrie Huskey Burton. She worked as a seamstress at Serbin until their closing and then she returned to caring for her family and home full time. Martha Sue loved to cook, work crossword puzzles, writing letters, reading, watching Jeopardy and cooking shows, and studying her Bible. She would tell you if asked that her job was...

Ann Cogswell Caldwell passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on to greener pastures after 79 years of a full, joyful and wonderful life. Ann was born on July 17, 1941 to Dr. and Mrs. Wilton Cogswell Jr. and grew up with her five siblings: Joan, Buster, Dave, Sally and Gary. She attended St. Lawrence University and Colorado College. An artist, equestrian, mother and grandmother, Ann is survived by her husband, John R. (Jack) Caldwell. Ann and Jack were married in 1962 after a chance encounter wherein they collided on the ski slopes of the Broadmoor and fell in love, then and there. Ann and Jack were married nearly 59 years and spent their lives together exploring the world. The two had...

Lindi Diane Baluh Wadlington, 72,of Palm Beach Gardens, passed away on March 16, 2021. Higgins Funeral Home, Fayetteville, TN in charge of arrangements.