Funeral service for Mrs. Sybil H. Higgs, age 89, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday, November 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm at Higgins Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Wright’s Cemetery beside her late husband James M. Higgs. Mrs. Higgs passed away Friday evening in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.
Mrs. Higgs was a native of Giles County, the daughter of the late Willie B. and Maude Burns Holley. She was a bank officer and a member of the Bradshaw Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son Jimmy Wade Higgs and wife Norma of Fayetteville, daughter JoAnn Thomas and husband Bobby Joe of Fayetteville, grandchildren Melissa Higgs Dorminey and husband Devin of Creedmore, NC, Alan Wade Higgs and wife Teresa, Lori Thomas Groce and husband J.J., Joey Thomas and wife Stephanie all of Fayetteville, TN, 9 great grandchildren. Along with her husband and parents, Mrs. Higgs was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 3 sisters.
Visitation with the family will be Monday from 12 until 2 pm at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bradshaw Cemetery fund or Wright’s Cemetery.
