Obituaries

Jerry Steelman, 75, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital. He was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, on Oct. 28, 1949, son of…

Nancy Jayne Patterson of the Cyruston community, affectionately known as Mema to many, passed away peacefully from declining health at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025,…

Funeral services for Kate “Katie” Oldham Lackey, 52, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, were held on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Todd Gaskill officiating. Burial followed in…

Dorothy Jean Medley Huskey peacefully passed into the gates of Heaven at the age of 93 on Oct. 22, 2025, at Elk River Health and Nursing Center in Winchester, Tennessee,…

Marvin Leonard Coats, 44, of Kelso, Tennessee, and formerly of Perris, California, passed away on Oct.  24, 2025, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. Marvin was born on Jan. 20,…

Brenda Gail Counts, 74, of Elora, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at Donalson Care Center. She was born on Dec. 19, 1950, daughter of the late Robert…

Funeral service for Elwyn Faye Benson, 85, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, will be held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Jason Caldwell officiating.…

Michael Gavin McFerrin, 51, resident of Fayetteville, Tennessee, since 1990, passed away on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital in Tullahoma, Tennessee. Gavin — as he is known…

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, John B. Ruffing passed away on Oct. 13, 2025, at the age of 95. He was born on April 13, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.…

A memorial service for Muriel Paschal McCoy, 96, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, was held on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Higgins Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce McVey officiating. Burial will…