JOHN EARL WIGGINS

Funeral for John Earl Wiggins, 44, of Jacksonville, was at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3 at Autry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Whitt and the Rev. C.L. Taylor presiding. Burial was in Earle's Chapel Cemetery.

Mr. Wiggins died Dec. 29, 2007. He was born Feb. 2, 1963, in Jacksonville to Dickey and Linda Wiggins. He was a lineman for Cherokee County Coop for 18 years and a truck driver.

Preceding him in death were his father, Dickey Wiggins; uncle, David Wiggins; grandparents, Clifford and Bess Wiggins and Roy and Laura Hammontree.

Survivors are his wife, Debbie Wiggins of Jacksonville; daughter, Holly Wiggins of College Station; son, Russell Wiggins of Jacksonville; mother, Linda Wiggins of Jacksonville; sister and brother-in-law, Lori and Paul Laney of Jacksonville and special person, Bryan; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.

Pallbearers were Russell Wiggins, Josh Laney, Paul Laney, Russ Robertson, Michael Wayne Birdwell, Chris Loftin and David Langham. Honorary pallbearers were employees of Cherokee County Electric Coop.