Graveside funeral service for Mrs. Bonnie Laura Minor McFerrin of Fayetteville, TN will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Blanche Cemetery with Elder Joe Parks and Bro. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial will be beside her husband, Mike McFerrin. Visitation with the family will be held at 11 AM until 1 PM on Thursday at Higgins Funeral Home.
Bonnie was born on December 26 in Madison County, AL to the late Sam and Annie Steadman Minor. She worked as a daycare teacher at Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church and was a member of West End Baptist Church. She loved to travel the world. She also enjoyed to play bingo at the Lincoln County Senior Center and crochet with groups at church. Mrs. McFerrin passed away on March 4, 2019 at Covenant Manor.
Survivors include her daughters, Bridget McFerrin (late Russell) Parks of Fayetteville, TN and Renee McFerrin (Manny) Lopez of Gallatin, TN; grandchildren, Amanda Williams Cavanah of Petersburg, TN and Michael Williams of Cookeville, TN; and great-grandchildren, Kara Minor, Will Minor, Jessa Cavanah and Emma Williams. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Malcolm Minor, James Minor, WC “Dub” Minor, Coleman Minor, Nellie Hall, and Bernice Moorehead.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 10 Glenlake Pkwy NE South Tower, Ste 400, Atlanta, GA 30328, or Alliance for Recreational Empowerment, c/o Maria Edlin, 7430 Sugar Camp Hollow Rd, Fairview, TN 37062 www.allianceforrecreationalempowerment.org/pages/donate.php. Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. McFerrin.
