Bobby Ray Pepper, 88, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, passed away Sept. 8, 2024, at Donalson Care Center.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial followed in Blanche Cemetery.

Bobby was born March 7, 1936, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to the late J.C. and Minnie Odell Baker Pepper and he grew up on a farm in the Taft community. He was a veteran of the US Army and a service technician with Sears for 32 years. Bobby was a member of Taft Church of Christ for many years where he served as elder and was currently a member of Camargo Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Barbara Bryant Pepper; children, Marty (Marian) Pepper and Lorrie (Gary) Woodard; son-in-law, Kenneth Yarbrough; grandchildren, Jeremy (Jessica) Yarbrough, Jonathan (Ina) Yarbrough, Ashley (Jay) Strode, Kayla (Matthew) Camp, Marlayna (Aaron) Dotson, Rachel LaCasse, Erin Woodard; great-grandchildren, Ethan, Evan, Owen Strode, Felicity, Chloe LaCasse, Alexandria, Adrian, Alex Yarbrough, Oliver Dotson, Harper Camp, and Joshua Yarbrough; brother, James Thurman Pepper; and many extended family members. In addition to his parents, Mr. Pepper was preceded in death by his daughter, Melanie Pepper Yarbrough; daughter-in-law, Donna Luna Pepper; and brother, John Clayton Pepper.

The family would like to thank the staff at Bailey Manor for the care shown to their husband and father over the last two years.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601.

Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Bobby Ray Pepper.