Joe T. “Tommy” Stevenson, 98, of Taft, Tennessee, passed away, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at TriStar Summit Medical Center.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

Tommy was born on Nov. 3, 1924, to the late Coleman and Agnes Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson was a lifelong farmer in the Coldwater Community. He drove a Lincoln County School bus for 19 years and was a Lincoln County Commissioner for 20 years.

Survivors include his son, Larry (Cheryl) Stevenson; daughter, Ann Stevenson (Joey) Parker; daughter-in-law, Delilah Stevenson; grandchildren, Chad (Marcy) Stevenson, Alicia Stevenson (Dave) Kelley, Justin Stevenson, Leslie Stevenson (Jeff) Sims, Lauren Stevenson (Drew) Wembley, Stevenson Parker, and Will Parker; and great-great-grandchildren, Ben Kelley, Aiden Kelley, Collin Kelley, Cooper Stevenson, and Cole Sims. In addition to his parents, Tommy was preceded in death by his wife, Janie Smith Stevenson; son, Joe Billy Stevenson; and brothers, John William Stevenson, and Kenneth Stevenson.

Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Joe T. “Tommy” Stevenson.