Kentucky Obituaries
Interior Journal (Stanford, KY) 4/30/1880
William McKinley Higginbotham (1809-1880) KY
Mr. Wm. Higginbotham, father of Sheriff Higginbotham, died Sunday evening at his residence on White Lick, in this county. He was one of the oldest and best citizens in this county; aged 72 years. He was buried at 10 o'clock Monday in the family grave yard at home.
The Daily Commonwealth, Covington, Kentucky, 08/25/1881
Martha Patsy Chaffin Higginbotham (1799-1881) VA/KY
Died suddenly at the home of her grand son-in-law, Mr. John Quinn, August 7, 11 45 a.m. of paralysis, Mrs. Martha Higginbotham, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother aged eighty-two years, six months. She was the wife of George Higginbotham deceased, of Richmond, Virginia and sister of Reverend Edwin and Stanley Chaffin of Amherst county, Virginia. This beloved old mother of Israel has been a faithful member of the Methodist Church since her eighteenth year and partook her last sacramental feast with her pastor, Reverend Mr. Watson, of Grace M. E. Church, Newport, previous to her coming to the country to spend her last days with the younger members of her family. Remains deposited in Plum Creek Cemetery till winter, when friends expect to remove them to Newport.
Kentucky Advocate (Danville, KY) 8/22/1890
Sarah Ellen Stewart Higginbotham (1859-1890) KY
Mrs. S. E. Higginbotham, the wife of Mr.. J. W. Higginbotham, died in this city Tuesday morning. The funeral was preached at the residence on Lexington street, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, and the burial took place at Richmond Wednesday. The deceased had only been a resident of this city a few months, and although a comparative invalid during that time had endeared herself to all who met her. She was a great sufferer and with heroic courage submitted herself to the surgeon's knife with the hope that possibly she might recover, but she was too weak to recuperate and she died - died as she lived, a good Christian woman and loving wife. Everything that could be done by her affectionate husband to restore her wasting life was done. Skillful physicians and able surgeons, kind and attentive nursing - each and all failed to counteract the influence of her illness. The deeply afflicted family have the undivided sympathy of the community in their irreparable loss.
1/3/1897
Lillian Higginbotham Franklin (1872-1896) KY
Mrs. Lillie Franklin, wife of Mr. Lucien Franklin, died of pneumonia, at her home in this place., Thursday evening, Dec. 31, 1896. The interment took place at Union Cemetery, Friday. Mrs. Franklin, nee Higginbotham, was a woman of gentle spirit and pure heart, and her death was a sad blow to the husband and little son, as well as a circle of warm friends.
Kentucky Advocate (Danville, KY) 2/8/1897
John T. Higginbotham (1879-1897) KY
John Higginbotham, aged about seventeen, son of George Higginbotham, formerly of Garrard county, died at Lexington Saturday night and the remains were taken to Lancaster today for burial. The deceased, who was a very fine young man, was a nephew of Mrs. F. M. Shumate, of Danville.
Kentucky Advocate (Danville, KY) 2/7/1902
John M. Higginbotham (1843-1902) KY
Mr. John Higginbotham, a prominent citizen of Lancaster, after an illness of a little over a week, died Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. On Sunday night, January 26, he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and had gradually been growing worse, with only slight change of apparent improvement. He had been president of Citizens' National Bank, of Lancaster, since its organization, in 1882. In 1878 he was elected Sheriff of Garrard county, and served two terms, being the first Democratic officer elected after a Republican rule of eighteen years. He was enlisted in Morgan's command, and served as a Confederate soldier until the surrender. He had been a leading hardware merchant of Lancaster for twenty years, and had served several terms as a member of the Board of City Council. Mr. Higginbotham had entered his sixtieth year, and left a widow, a brother, George Higginbotham, of Garrard county, and a sister, Mrs. F. M. Shumate, of Danville.
The Central Record (Lancaster, KY) 4/17/1902
T. P. Higginbotham (????-1902) KY
T. P. Higginbotham committed suicide at Monticello. He leaves a wife and eleven children.
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY) 12/31/1921
Elizabeth M. Higginbotham Shumate (1847-1921) KY
Mrs. F. M. Shumate Dead
Word was received yesterday by members of the family that Mrs. F. M. Shumate is dead, and many hearts are saddened by it. Her death came as a result of complications of diseases, and ills incident to old age. She was the daughter of Elinor and William Higginbotham, of Garrard county, and was born in 1846. She was married to F. M. Shumate, of Madison county in 1866, and they came to Danville the same year to live, where they made good life-long friends who sincerely mourn the loss of this noble good woman. whe is survived by her husband, and the following children: Mr. J. P. Whitt, of East Radford, Va., Mrs. Katherine Fipps, of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Robert McKee, of Jellico, Tenn., Mrs. J. H. Jackson, of Glendale, Cali., and one son, G. P. Shumate, of Cartersville, Ill. She leaves one brother, G. T. Higginbotham, of West Point, Miss, a sister, Mrs. Ike Arnold, of Oklahoma City, Okla. She has one greand-daughter, who is now Mrs. A. M. Feland, Jr., of this county, who before her marriage was Miss Elizabeth Jackson, and whose beautiful character was largely moulded by the influence of this devoted grand-mother. Mrs. Tom Floyd, of this city, is a niece, and Miss Elizabeth Floyd, a grand-niece. She will be buried in Glendale, Cali., where she has a son, Frank Shumate, buried.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 6/5/1922
Virginia S. Higginbotham (1856-1922) KY
Miss Virginia Higginbotham died yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of N. W. Higginbotham in the Barren River Church vicinity, this county.
Miss Higginbotham was born Dec. 24, 1857, in Warren County, Ky. She was a daughter of the late W. S. Higginbotham and Mrs. Virginia Higginbotham. She leaves two brothers, Jesse and N. W. Higginbotham, and one sister, Miss Mary K. Higginbotham. Miss Higginbotham was a member of the Hall's Chapel Methodist Church.
The funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock and the burial was in the Barren River Church graveyard.
The Central Record (Lancaster, KY) 8/24/1922
Anna Elizabeth Cochran Higginbotham (1866-1922) KY/MS)
Mrs. Elizabeth Higginbotham, wife of George T. Higginbotham, formerly of this county, died at her home in West Point, Miss., last Saturday morning, after an illness lasting almost a year.
She was a daughter of Sarah and William Walker Cochran, of this county, where she was born May 13, 1855. In 1874 she was married to George T. Higginbotham and the early years of their married life was spent in Garrard county, both families being prominently connected with the most influential families in the county. In later years they moved to Lexington, from which place they moved to West Point, Miss., about seven years ago.
Surviving her are a devoted husband and the following children: Mr. B. W. Chaappeleau, of Virginia; Mrs. J. P. Smith, of Louisville, Ky., Mr. W. W. Higginbotham, of Lexington, Ky., Mr. J. E. Higginbotham, of West Point, Miss., and Mrs. Tom Floyd, of Danville, Ky., and several grandchildren, who rise up and call her blessed.
After a short service at her home in West Point, the remains were accompanied to Danville by her son, J. E. Higginbotham, the devoted husband being ill and could not travel, and were met at Danville by a large company of friends and relatives and carried to Lancaster and laid beside the loved son, John, who was buried there many years ago.
Services were conducted by R. E. B. Bourland. Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of the Christian church and was a devout member, always attending the services when her health would permit.
she ran the journey of her life in sixty-seven years. It is a path marked with deeds of kindness and cheer. Flowers, not thorns, sunshine, not shadow, did she scatter everywhere. Truth was the inspiration of her life, and by kindness she exemplified its great worth. She leaves many friends in Garrard who will mourn her passing, all remembering her so pleasantly and all extending to the bereaved husband and children their sincere sympathy and condolence.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 3/14/1923
Lula May Higginbotham (1921-1923) KY
Cloverport, Ky., March 14 - Lena May Higginbotham, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tandy Higginbotham, died here Tuesday of pneumonia. Besides her parents, several brothers and sisters survive. The remains will be taken to Rocky Hill, Ky., for burial.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 8/9/1923
Mary E. Higginbotham (1851-1923) KY
Miss Mary E. Higginbotham died at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence of her brother, N. W. Higginbotham, near the Barren River church.
The burial took place this morning at 11 o'clock in the Barren River church cemetery.
Miss Higginbotham was born November, 1851, in Warren county, where she lived all of her life. She leave two brothers, N. W. and J. H. Higginbotham, of Warren county. She was a daughter of the late W. S. and Virginia Drake Higginbotham. A sister, Miss Virginia Higginbotham, died in the same home June 4, 1922. Miss Higginbotham was a Christian and a consistent member of the Methodist church at Hall's Chapel.
Wayne County Outlook 31 Mar 1927
Martha Evaline Beck Higginbotham (1851-1927) KY
Mrs. Martha E. Higginbotham (nee Beck), widow of J.L. Higginbotham, died at her
home on College street, Monday morning at 8 o'clock of acute indigestion, after
a two days illness. She was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom survive
her. Those living here are Joe, Jim and Wesley. Her daughter, Mrs. Armstrong
Cooper and Mr. Cooper, of Mooreland, were here for the funeral services, which
were held at the cemetery, Rev. B.H. Hillard of the Baptist Church, of which she
was a member, officiating.
The Owensboro Messenger 3/23/1928
Johnie Bob Higginbotham (1888-1928) KY
KENTUCKY STORE KEEPER IS SLAIN
Vernon Bradshaw Makes His Escape After Shooting John Higginbotham
Columbia, Ky., Mar. 22 - John B. Higginbotham, 44, proprietor of a general merchandise store, eleven miles from Columbia in Russell county, was shot and killed last night by Vernon Bradshaw, 28, according to information received by officers of Columbia and Adair county. Higginbotham, who was a brother of Thomas L. Higginbotham, Weissinger-Gaulbert building, Louisville, was a veteran of the World war.
The killing occurred at the home of Claude Cate, father-in-law of Bradshaw, at Creelsboro, in Russell county, four miles from the Higginbotham Home. Bradshaw and his wife had been separated two weeks, information received by Adair county officials said, and he had gone to home of his father-in-law in an effort to bring about a reconciliation.
While Bradshaw was conversing with his wife, Higginbotham drove up, it was said and Bradshaw opened fire. Three bullets from a 45-calbre revolver were fired into the body of Higginbotham, who died instantly, the report said. Members of the Cate family said Higginbotham was in no wise connected with the separation of Bradshaw and his wife. Bradshaw made his escape and had not been captured at an earl hour this morning, although Russell and Adair county officers are searching for him.
Interior Journal (Stanford, KY) 3/29/1929
George Thomas Higginbotham (1859-1929) KY/MS
G. T. Higginbotham, formerly of Garrard county, died at the home of his son, J. E. Higginbotham, at Columbus, Miss., and was brought to Lancaster for burial. He was a most excellent man and his death is regretted by all who knew him.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 5/11/1931
Laura Dee Sprouse Higginbotham (1896-1931) KY
MRS. HIGGINBOTHAM PASSES AT HADLEY WITH TUBERCULOSIS
Mrs. Laura Dee Higginbotham, 34, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning at her home in the Hadley neighborhood, following an illness with tuberculosis.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock today from the Highland Church with burial following in the church cemetery. The services were in charge of the Rev. Cleveland Hardcastle.
Mrs. Higginbotham is survived by her husband, Herschel H. Higginbotham and four children, Eunice, Berniece, Morris and Horace; one brother, G.E. Sprouse of Indianapolis, and one sister, Mrs. Lillie Burch, of Rockfield. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Fannie Sprouse, of Hadley.
Hamilton (OH) Daily News 07/03/1930
Garland Higginbotham (ca1911-1930) IN
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.-Word has been received here of the drowning of Garlin Higginbotham, son of Charles Higginbotham who resides in the Guy community of Warren county. The boy was drowned in White River, near Indianapolis, Ind.
Wayne County Outlook 24 Nov 1932
Charles L. Higginbotham (1860-1931) KY
Charles L. Higginbotham, age 76, died at his home in Pierce Township, Ohio,
Thursday, November 18th of cancer. He was a brother of Joe and Jim Higginbotham
and Mrs. Kruse, of Mill Springs.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Eli Correll at the Barnes Cemetery at
Fall Creek, Friday, Feb. 18.
Wayne County Outlook 8 Jun 1933
John Wessley Higginbotham (1864-1933) KY
Mr. John Higginbotham, 69 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R.O.
Silvers, in Ferguson last Wednesday afternoon, May 24th, following a third
stroke of paralysis. He had been in declining health for several months. Mr.
Higginbotham was employed as night watchman at the Ferguson shops and had many
friends who were grieved to hear of his passing.
He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Reddish Silvers of Ferguson,
Henry of Brooklyn, New York, Charles of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Wayne of California,
Luke of Muskogee, Oklahoma, Ed of Somerset and Mrs. Charles Peters of Brooklyn,
N.Y. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Honta Kruse and Mrs. Loretta
Turner of Mill Springs,and Mrs. Katherine Heath of Burnside, two brothers, Jim
and Joe Higginbotham of Mill Springs, and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Ferguson Methodist Church,
the Rev. J.R. Whealdon assisted by the Rev. T.C. Duke officiating. Interment was
in the city cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham was a kind and thoughtful father and a good citizen, and will
be greatly missed.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 7/10/1933
Bailey H. Higginbotham (1917-1933) KY
COUNTY YOUTH DIES AT HOME OF PARENTS
Bailey H. Higginbotham, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Higginbotham, died Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the family residence in Hall's Chapel neighborhood. He had been ill with typhoid for about three weeks.
Surviving him, besides his parents, are four sisters, Grace Mae, Earline, Mary and Elizabeth Higginbotham, and one brother, T. J. Higginbotham.
Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Hall's Chapel, with burial following in the cemetery there.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 7/29/1933
Jesse H. Higginbotham (1862-1933) KY
Greencastle Farmer Passes At His Home There During Night
Jess Higgenbotham, farmer of the Greencastle section of the county, died last night at 10:30 o'clock at his home. Funeral services were held today at Barren River Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham had been in poor health for sometime. He suffered a stoke of paralysis 14 months ago. Last week he suffered a second stroke and had been in poor health since that time.
He was 71 years of age yesterday. He was the son of the late Spottsville Higgenbotham.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one brother, Nat Higginbotham of Greencastle.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 10/8/1934
Edward Edwin Higginbotham (1860-1934) KY
HIGGINBOTHAM RITES ARE HELD ON SUNDAY AT HIGHLAND CHURCH
Funeral services for Edward Higginbotham, 74, who died Saturday morning at his home near Hadley, were held at three o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Highland Baptist Church with burial following iin the church cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham had been ill with paralysis for about one year. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Huff Higginbotham, and six sons, Jerome Higginbotham of Evansville, Earl and Grider Higginbotham of Indianapolis, Phillip Higginbotham of Louisville and Herschel and Robert Higginbotham of Hadley. He is also survived by one daughter, Mrs. Temple Patterson, of Indianapolis.
He was a member of the Mt. Zion Christian Church. His six sons served as pallbearers.
2/11/1935
Eliza Dudley DeBell Higginbotham (1898-1935) KY
MRS. HIGGINBOTHAM KILLED IN WRECK
Mrs. T. L. Higginbotham of Louisville, formerly Miss Eliza Dudley DeBell of this city, met death instantly at 5:30 o'clock Sunday morning in a head-on automobile collision near Louisville. She was returning to her home after spending the night with friends at Middletown and was turning into the Shelbyville road when her car collided with one driven by Dan Capito of Long Run, Ky. He and his brother, J.D. Capito, of St. Matthews, were injured, the latter probably suffering a fractured skull. The former is held on a manslaughter charge. He claims that the wreck was unavoidable, not having seen Mrs. Higginbotham's car as it turned into the highway. Indications are that the Capito car was going at a very fast rate of speed.
The body of Mrs. Higginbotham was brought here Monday and burial was made in the family lot at the Flemingsburg cemetery with services by Rev. S. P. Pryor, pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born in this county March 16, 1898, and attended school here and ay Sayre college, Lexington. She was the daughter of Clarence F. DeBell, retired farmer now residing at Louisville, and the late Mrs. Bertie Hudson DeBell, She was united in marriage with Dr. Higginbotham about ten years ago. She had a wide acquaintance in Louisville, as she had in this county, enjoying the admiration and esteem of all. Besides her husband and father, she leaves two brothers, James H. DeBell of Louisville, Robert H. DeBell of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. William Wood of Washington, Mason county. She was a niece of Mrs. W. E. Collins and Misses Mary P. and Catherine DeBell of this city and was a frequent visitor here.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 12/5/1936
William M. Higginbottom (1854-1936) KY
Jamestown, Ky., Dec. 4 - William Higginbotham, 83, died at his home at Creelsboro, Ky., this afternoon. He had been a merchant at Creelsboro for sixty-two years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Dr. T. L. Higginbotham, Louisville, and Dr. G. W. Higginbotham, Creelsboro. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon with burial in Creelsboro Cemetery.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 3/16/1937
Nancy Ellen Huff Higginbotham (1866-1937) KY/IN
BODY OF HADLEY NATIVE TO ARRIVE HERE FOR BURIAL
Mrs. Higginbotham Expires at Home of Son in Evansville
The body of Mrs. Nannie Higginbotham, former resident of the HAdley section of Warren County, is scheduled to arrive here this evening at 10 o'clock by train from Evansville, Ind.
Mrs. Higginbotham died at the home of a son, Phillip Higginbotham, at Evansville. The body is to be moved from the train to the home of another son, Herschel Higginbotham, at Hadley in preparation for funeral services tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Highland Baptist Church near Hadley. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Temple Patterson of Indianapolis; four other sons, Robert of Hadley, Grider and Jack of Indianapolis, and Dillard of Evansville; two brothers, Phillip Huff of Hadley and Sam Huff of Illinois; and two sisters, Mrs. Vassie Thomas of Muhlenberg county, and Mrs. Virginia Gill of St. Louis.
The Courier Journal (Louisville, KY) 11/5/1937
Jessie Helen Higginbotham Ott (1888-1937) KY
Ott - Thursday morning, November 4, 1937, at 4 o'clock, Mrs. J. Helen Ott (nee Higginbotham), beloved wife of Fred W. Ott, Jr., and sister of Mrs. W. R. Fraser, Mrs. Harry McDonald, Mrs. Harry F. Small; Mrs. Harry McCloskey, Edward and Byron Higginbotham. Funeral from the residence, 1864 Yale Drive, Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment in Cave Hill Cemetery.
The Courier-Journal 3/5/1938
Thomas Lafayette Higginbottom (1879-1938) KY
Retired Louisville Surgeon Dies At Jamestown
Jamestown, Ky., March 4 - Dr. T. L. Higginbotham, 58, retired physician and surgeon, formerly of Louisville, died this afternoon of apoplexy at the Hotel Lawrence here. He had been ill for several days.
Dr. Higginbotham, who practiced for many years at Louisville, retired to his boyhood home about two years ago, a Creelsboro, twelve miles south of here. His wife was killed in 1935 in an automobile accident.
In December, 1933, Dr. Higginbotham flew to Long Island, New York, to perform and emergency operation for removal of the tonsils of an infant who had a high fever. His own child had died from the same malady twenty-five years before, and he was summoned to New York because of his specialized knowledge of the ailment. The operation was credited with saving the New York child's life.
Dr. Higginbotham is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Plagge, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and his mother, Mrs. Josie Higginbotham, Creelsboro. A brother, Dr. Gordon Higginbotham, died two months ago at Creelsboro.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 9/12/1938
Wilbur Higginbotham (ca1904-1938) KY
NEGRO DIES AFTER BEING FOUND ON RAILROAD TRACK
Officers believe Victim Struck By Train
Wilbur Higginbotham, 34-year-old Negro farm hand died early today at his home at Bristow about 30 minutes after he was found on the L&N railroad track about 300 yards from his home. Both legs and both arms had been severed and his skull was fractured.
Coroner Basil Runner, who investigated the case, said the victim was found by a train crew just before daylight, apparently only a short time after he was struck by another train. He and his father, Shan Higginbotham, made their home together.
One of the victim's leg was off just below the knee, and the other near the hip, Coroner Runner said. The death was described by the investigating officer as accidental.
In addition to his father, the victim is survived by a brother and two sisters residing at Muncie, Ind., and a sister residing at Horse Cave.
Funeral services are to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Bristow with burial following in a Negro church cemetery near there. The body was brought to Kuykendall's funeral home here to be prepared for burial.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 1/26/1939
Nathaniel Spotswood Higginbotham (1860-1939) KY
Nat Higginbotham Rites Are Held
Funeral services for Nat Higginbotham, 79, who died yesterday afternoon at his home in the Hall Chapel community of Warren county following a stroke of paralysis he suffered a week ago, were conducted this afternoon at the Barren River church with burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham, a native of Warren county, had lived in Hall Chapel community most of his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Mill Higginbotham.
Wayne County Outlook 11 Jan 1940
Virginia E. Higginbotham Cooper (1867-1940) KY
Mrs. Virginia Higginbotham Cooper, wife of Mr. W. Armstrong Cooper, died at her
home in the McCormack's Church section, Thursday morning at 1:30 o'clock,
following and illness of over two years. A member of the McCormack Church, she
was a faithful attendant of all services until her health made it impossible.
Besides her husband, she is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Maude Barger,
Lookeba, Okla.; Mrs. Florence Kinnette, Jamestown; Mrs. Elizabeth Daffron,
Louisville; Mrs. Earline Dudderar, Lancaster; and Miss Fannie Cooper, Lincoln;
two sons Matt and O. Cooper, Lincoln; three sisters, Mrs. Ella Kightlinger Los
Angeles; Mrs. Kate Eads, Lexington; and Mrs. Lula Connelly, Iowa; seven
brothers, J.C. Higginbotham, Monticello and Ves Higginbotham, Tennessee; August
Higginbotham, Mill Springs; James Higginbotham, Wayne county Lep Higginbotham
Iowa; Abe Higginbotham, Missouri; and Logan Higginbotham Lincoln.
In the passing of a loving wife, mother and sister, the family has the sympathy
of the entire community. Services will be conducted at McCormack Church,
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock by Rev. E.T. Carroll. Burial will follow in
Buffalo Spring Cemetery.
4/7/1940
Josephine Pearl Higginbotham Glover (1899-1940) KY
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. PEARL GLOVER
Mrs. Pearl Glover, wife of Mr. Henry Glover, while visiting her mother, Mrs. George Higginbotham on highway 35 near Russell Springs, was taken suddenly ill and lived only two or three days; her trouble being hemorrhage of the brain. She was forty-one years of age at the time of her death, which occurred April 5.
She was a Christian woman, well liked by her neighbors and acquaintances and will be sadly missed by her husband, children, mother, sisters and brothers.
She leaves six children, three boys and three girls, and seven brothers, Rev. Broughton Higginbotham, Georgia, Omrey, Willis, Luther, James and Byron, and three living sisters, Mrs. Elbert Sullivan, Mrs. Vertie Lawless and Mrs. Zenie Helm.
Funeral services were held at Fairview church near Rippetoe Springs on April 6th, with burial in the cemetery at that place.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 5/18/1941
Sarah Jane Miller Higginbotham (1852-1941) KY
Mrs. Higginbotham Is Taken By Death
Mrs. Sallie Higginbotham, 89, died yesterday morning at 4 o'clock at her home in the Halls Chapel neighborhood.
She was the widow of Nat Higginbotham, who died about two years ago.
Funeral services were held this morning at Barren River church with burial in the church cemetery.
1/4/1944
Clementine E. Coffey Higginbotham (1865-1944) KY
Mrs. C. Higginbotham Answers Final Call
Mrs. Clemma Higginbotham, wife of the late George Higginbotham, was born January 20, 1965, and died January 2, 1944, making her 78 years, 11 months and 13 days old.
A former marriage ended in the death of her husband, Milton Helm. She later married George Higginbotham, who also preceded her in death about seven years. The the latter union five children were born, four of whom survive, Mrs. Harry Glover having passed on only a few years ago. The remaining four are, sons, Rev. B. Higginbotham, Omra Higginbotham, daughters, Mrs. Oliver Helm and Mrs. Verda Lawless. She has 13 living grandchildren, one brother, Rev. G. M. Coffey, and many other relatives and friends who are made sad at her passing.
She made her profession of faith early in life and united with a Baptist church. She was a good woman. Not so outspoken in her church activities in later years, but believed in, and practiced the life of a Christian. Her last days of testimony to those about her gave evidence to her undying and unconquerable faith in her Christ.
She lived to die - Sunday morning she died to live.
Wm. R. Bradshaw, local minister, conducted funeral services.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY)
Gilbert Higgenbotham (1856-1944) KY
Funeral services for Gilbert Higgenbotham, 90, retired farmer, who died at 11:30 Friday night at his residence on Porter Pike, following a two-weeks illness resulting from a paralytic stroke, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday from the Presbyterian church, Porter Pike. The Rev. W. K. Marshall will be in charge. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Otha Higgenbotham; a brother, Shan Higgenbotham, all residing on Porter Pike; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 8/5/1945
Elizabeth Henderson Higginbotham (1877-1945) GA/KY
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Higginbotham, 68, widow of Jess Higginbotham, who died at 9:30 o'clock last night at the home of Charlie Higginbotham, Halls Chapel community, will be conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Barren River Baptist Church by the Rev. Lewis Woodward. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham had been in poor health more than a year. She was a native of Georgia, but had resided in Warren county about 30 years.
Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Minnie Gassiwtp, Dalton, Ga.
McCreary County Record (Stearns, KY) 8/12/1947
Victoria Higginbotham Perry (1885-1947) KY
Mrs. Victoria Perry, age 62, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Wilson, at Alva, Ky., Friday, August 8, after several months of illness. Mrs. Perry was one of the most loveable mothers that you could hope to know, always had a smile and kind words for her friends. Even until the end came she bore her suffering wit a smile. Early in her childhood she accepted Christ as her Savior.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 P.M. at the chapel of the Higginbotham Cemetery, with Rev. Melton Smith and Rev. Ledford Perry officiating. Mrs. Perry is survived by her husband, Emby of Honey Bee, and five sons, Elbert Perry of Pine Knot, Oliver Perry of Beulah Heights, Alonzo Perry of Honey Bee and Hoyt Perry of Alva; two daughters, Mrs. Caleb Strunk of Honey Bee and Mrs.. Lewis Wilson of Alva; four sisters and one brother, and a host of grandchildren and friends. Burial was in the Higginbotham Cemetery.
Wayne County Outlook 10 Jul 1947
Charity Isabella Roberts Higginbotham (1865-1947)
KY
Mrs. Isabella Roberts Higginbotham died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mae
Morrow Rankin, age 82 years and twenty three days.
Burial was at Jabez on July 1st.
The Park City Daily News 1/4/1954
Emma Pearl Higginbotham McCay (1891-1954) AL/KY
Cave City, Ky., Jan. 4 - Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Cave City Methodist Church for Mrs. Pearl Higgenbotham McCay, 62, who died Saturday at Colletdale Convalescent Home, Bowling Green. The Rev. Paul Royster, pastor, officiated and burial was in Cave City Cemetery. Mrs. McCay had been ill four years. A native of Alabama, she had lived in Cave City 21 years. Surviving are her husband, Luther A. McCay, track superintendent for L&N Railroad here; a son, Walter McCay, Campbellsville; her mother, Mrs. Johnnie Ryan Higgenbotham, Villlage Springs, Ala.; two brothers, Hubert Higgenbotham, Mobile, Ala., and Frank Higgenbotham, Village Springs; Three sisters, Mrs. J. E. Busby, Cincinnati; Mrs. J. W. Dunbar, Ensley, ala., and Mrs. L. J. Wilder, Village Springs; one grandson.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 11/23/1954
Edgar Orvil Higginbotham (1886-1954) KY
Postmaster In Clinton For 20 Years Dies
Albany, Ky., Nov. 22 - Edgar O. Higginbotham, 68, postmaster at Forrest Cottage, Clinton County, for 20 years until he retired about three years ago, died last night in Clinton County Memorial Hospital.
He was a former member of the Clinton County School Board and a farmer. Early in life he served 12 years in the Army.
He was the brother of Mrs. Helen Booher, Albany, formerly of Louisville and Miss Lena Higginbotham and Harvey Higginbotham, both of Louisville.
The Cincinnati Enquirer 1/30/1955
Lida Higginbotham Prewitt (1874-1955) KY
Services for Mrs. Lida Higginbotham Prewitt, a native of Williamsburg, Ky., will be held tomorrow in Williamsburg, with burial in that city.
Mrs. Prewitt, who was 80 years old, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edith Lavely, 25 Sunset Ave., Erlanger.
She leaves, besides her daughter, her husband, James E. Prewitt; a sister, Mrs. Relda Tramell, Cincinnati; a brother, Crit Higginbotham, Williamsburg; two granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
The Taliaferro funeral home, Erlanger, is in charge of local arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 4/5/1955
Sudie M. Eads Higginbotham (1873-1955) KY
Monticello, Ky. April 4 - Mrs. Sudie M. Higginbotham, 82, Monticello, died at her home this afternoon. She had been ill about a year.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 5/25/1955
Andrew Higginbotham (1877-1955) KY
Harrodsburg, Ky., May 24. Andy Higginbotham, 77, an extensive landowner of Mercer County, died at his home on Chatham Lane near here early today. He was a native of Whitley County.
3/7/1956
Oscar Higginbotham (1884-1956) KY
Oscar Higginbotham Funeral Yesterday
Mr. Oscar Higginbotham died at the family home in the Ono section on Monday, March 5. He had been in ill health for several years. He was 71 years of age.
Mrs. Higginbotham died about six years ago. He leaves surviving him three children - Hollis Higginbotham of Russell Springs, Raymond Higginbotham of Route 3, Fonthill and Gertrude Higginbotham of Route 3, Fonthill.
Funeral services were held yesterday (Wednesday) morning at Square Oak Church, conducted by Bro. O. L. Popplewell and Bro. James Gadberry. Burial was in Square Oak Cemetery, with H. E. Pruitt Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
The bereaved family has the sympathy of all in their loss.
Wayne County Outlook 16 Mar 1956
Mark Logan Higginbotham (1889-1956) KY
Mark Logan Higginbotham was born Dec. 27, 1889, died Feb. 7, 1956, being 67
years old. His home was in South Bend, Indiana and he was here visiting friends
and relatives, and was on his way back.
He is survived by one daughter, who lives in Penn., three brothers, being, J. P.
Higginbotham of Monticello, Ky., J. E. Higginbotham of Betsey, Ky., and Aud
Higginbotham of Somerset, Ky. Three sisters, Ella Kightlinger of Los Angeles,
Calif., Kate York of Lexington, Ky., and Lula Conley of Elizabethtown, Ky.
Funeral was at Oak Grove Church by Rev. Hobart Beck. Somerset Funeral Home in
charge.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 8/5 1956
Mary Ellen Mayo Higginbotham (1860-1956) KY
Park City, Ky. - Funeral services for Mrs. Mandy Ellen Higgenbotham, 96,
resident of Rocky Hill, who died at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Howard Clinic at
Glasgow, will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Cedar Springs Baptist Church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. Gordon Campbell will be in
charge of the services. The body is at the Waldrop Funeral Home at Park City
where it will remain until time for the services. Mrs. Higgenbotham was born
Aug. 5, 1859, in Barren County. Survivors include two sons, Tandy Higgenbotham,
Cloverport, and Bryant Higgenbotham, Cedar Springs; three daughters, Mrs.
Dorthula Cole, Louisville, Mrs. Curtis Carter, Cedar Springs, and Mrs. C. W.
Greenwell, Louisville; 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and five
great-great-granchildren.
Wayne County Outlook 09/13/1956
Zuie Lee King Higginbotham (1882-1956) KY
Mrs. Zuie Lee Higginbotham died at her home at Mill Springs, Saturday, Sept. 1,
she was years 73 years of age.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Higginbotham is survived by three children, Robert C.
Higginbotham, Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Vada Russell, Indianapolis, Ind., and
Mrs. Gussie Bolander, Mill Springs. Another son, Orville Lee Higginbotham
preceded his mother in death. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. E. A.
Ward, Monticello, one brother, Luke E. King, Monticello, Rt No 1. 14
grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Mill Springs Methodist Church. The Rev.
Wendell Hurt and Rev. E. G. Pursley conducted the services. Burial was in the
Elk Spring Cemetery. Pall bearers were James E Dunagan, Everett Dunagan, E.
West, Ken Roberts, James West and Russell Lovell. Flower bearers were her
grandchildren.
Mrs. Higginbotham was in bad health a long time and suffered much. She was a
Christian and said she was ready to go to her heavenly home but her passing
saddened many friends.
2/27/1957
Linnie E. Higginbotham (1943-1957) KY
Little Linnie Higginbotham, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Higginbotham of Russell Springs, died Tuesday, February 26, at Somerset City Hospital. She had rheumatic fever since she was five years old.
In addition to the parents, she is survived by eight brothers and four sisters - Addis, Carl, Cleodis, Walden, Andrew, Jackie, Jerry, Dallas, Mrs. Luona George, Phyllis, Joyce and Alice.
Funeral services were held at Square Oak Church yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, conducted by Bro. John Willie Smith and Bro. James Gadberry. Burial was in the church cemetery, with H. E. Pruitt Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Wayne County Outlook 11/07/1957
Joseph S. Higginbotham 1876-1957) KY
Joe S. Higginbotham, age 81, died at the Somerset City Hospital Wednesday, October 30th. Mr. Higginbotham was born on June 25, 1876 in Wayne County, a son of the late Phillip and Jane Barnes Higginbotham. He had always been a farmer and lived at Mill Springs. He is survived by three children, Mrs. Sam Russell of Indianapolis, Mrs. Gussie Bolander of Mill Springs, and Robert C. Higginbotham of Indianapolis. Funeral services were held at the Mill Springs Methodist Church Saturday at 10-30 by Rev. Wendell Hurt. Interment was in the Elk Spring Cemetery, with the Richard Lee Funeral Home in charge.
11/14/1957
Lexie Dolores Stallard Higginbotham (1910-1957) KY
Mrs. Higginbotham Died in Albany
Mrs. Dolores Higginbotham, wife of Mr. Omry Higginbotham of the Union Chapel section, died Tuesday in Albany Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for about three weeks. She was 47.
In addition to her husband, she leaves two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Ethel Waldren of Cincinnati, Mrs. Dorothy McClain of Gratis, Ohio, and Ralph Stamper of Olive Hill, Ky.
Funeral services are to be held this (Thursday) afternoon at Fairview Church, conducted by Rev. R. C. Mott. Burial will be in the Hadley Cemetery, with Rippetoe Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Commonwealth (Somerset, KY) 11/5/1958
Edward Monroe Higginbotham (1905-1958) KY
Edward Monroe Higginbotham, 53, formerly of Ferguson, died Saturday aboard the S. S. Athens, en route from Almirante, Panama to New Orleans. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
A native of Ferguson, Mr. Higginbotham was born Nov. 20, 1905, the son of the late John Wesley and Elvira Scott Higginbotham. He married Anna Spann in Indianapolis in 1944 and she survives him.
Mr. Higginbotham was formerly employed as a machinist with the Southern Railway Syatem here. At the time of his death he was employed by the United Fruit Co.
Mr. Higginbotham had worked in Honduras, South America, Arabia and Panama. At the time of his death he was making his home in Panama.
Mr. Higginbotham is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Charles Peters, Sr., Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. Reddish Silvers, Ludlow; two brothers, Wayne Higginbotham, Ludlow, and Henry Higginbotham, Brooklyn, N.Y.
The body of Mr. Higginbotham arrived from New Orleans this afternoon and was taken to the Somerset Undertaking Company. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of the funeral home. The Rev. C. L. Neikirk of London will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Somerset cemetery.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 1/11/1959
Bertha May Higginbotham Bradshaw (1907-1959) KY
Mrs. Bertha May Higgenbotham Bradshaw, 51, of Chandler, Ind., died at 2:45 a.m. yesterday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Pearl Adkins, 1602 Phyllis Court, whom she was visiting.
Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Mallie Sears, Kirkmansville, Ky.; her father, Fred Higgenbotham, Evansville, Ind.; three other sisters, Mrs. Lucille Lethco and Mrs. Grayce Callicut, both of Waukegan, Ill., and Mrs. Lorene Wood, Mount Vernon, Ind., and a half sister, Mrs. Minnie Maupin, Scottsburg, Ind.
The funeral will be at Alexander Funeral Home in Evansville, Ind., tomorrow. Burial will be in Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
Wayne County Outlook (Monticello, KY) 2/2/1959
Joseph Wesley Higginbotham (1931-1959) KY
Joseph Wesley Higginbotham, age 27, passed away at the St. Joseph Infirmary in Louisville, Sunday, February 1st following a sickness of two weeks from injuries received when assisting in removing a cow from a fence. He had been here working at a service station.
Mr. Higginbotham was born February 17th, 1931, in this county, a son of James E. and Maude Kate Walters Higginbotham, of Betsey.
He is survived by his parents, his wife, Mrs. Joe Ann Higginbotham, one son, Jerry Wayne, three brothers, James of Monticello Rt. 1 and Frank of Betsey and Jack of Alaska; two half brothers, Earl and Raymond of Rt. 1 and Rt. 4; three sisters, Mrs. Theo Hurt of Rt. 1, Mrs. Kay Kelley of Touristville, Miss Barbara, of Betsey; three half-sisters, Mrs. Tucker of Font Hill, Mrs. Ledford Willens of Birmingham, Alabama, Mrs. Osbern Burton of Greenfield, Ill.
Funeral services were held at the Immanuel Baptist Church at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday by the minister Rev. Arnold Lovett and Bro. Frank Frogge. Interment at the Oak Grove cemetery with the Richard Lee Funeral Home in charge.
The Courier-Journal 2/10/1959
Thomas Henry Higginbotham (1891-1959) KY
Thomas H. Higginbotham, a retired blacksmith, died at 3:15 p.m. yesterday at his home, 1645 Mellwood. Higginbotham, 67, was a native of Greencastle, Ky.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Laura Jones Higginbotham; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Geiges, Bremerton, Wash., Mrs. Hettie Presley, Mrs. Juanita Christian, and Mrs. Joan L. Ezell; two sons, Charles E. and Raymond L. Higginbotham; two brothers, Fred Higginbotham, Evansville, Ind., and Charlie Higginbotham, Bowling Green, Ky., and 17 grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Neurath Funeral Home, 725 E. Market. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
5/2/1959
Aubrey Broughton Higginbotham (1901-1959) KY
Rev. Higginbotham Claimed by Death
Rev. Aubrey Broughton Higginbotham died Friday, May 1, in Glasgow Clinic. Ill for some time, his passing was attributed to a heart condition. He was 58 years of age.
He was united in marriage to Hattie Mae Bradshaw on December 14, 1922, and to this union three children were born, one of whom, M. O. Higginbotham, preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hattie Higginbotham, two daughters, Mrs. Thomas R. Miller and Miss Betty B. Higginbotham, a brother, Omri Higginbotham, and a sister, Mrs. Zena Helm. He also leaves two grandchildren, as well as two foster-children whom he and Mrs. Higginbotham had raised since infancy, Arvil Bradshaw and Lille Bradshaw Helm, He is also survived by several half-brothers and half-sisters.
He professed faith in Christ in 1934 and united with the Missionary Baptist Church at Mt. Vernon, later receiving his credentials at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church where he placed his membership and was pastor at the time of his death. Beside his relatives, he had many friends and acquaintances who cherished his friendship. He will be greatly missed, needless to say.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, conducted by Bro. William Cubine, assisted by Bro. Walter Compton. The pallbearers, all of whom were deacons of the Mt. Calvary Church where he was the pastor, were Otha Foley, Elmer Foley, O.D. Wilson, Robert Huff, and Colden Foley.
Burial was in the Hadley Cemetery, with H. E. Pruitt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
8/18/1959
Ashley Lillard Higginbotham (1899-1959) KY
Lil Higginbotham Dies At Age 60
One of the area's well known citizens died suddenly at his home near here Friday, August 14.
The victim of an apparent heart attack, Ashlaey Lillard Higginbotham, better known as Lil, had been in ill health for the last few years but was thought to be improving. He had been in Russell Springs only the day before his death. He was 60.
First Wife Died
He was married to Miss Affie Holder in 1919, and to this union five children were born, one having died in infancy. The survivors are Addis Higginbotham, Russell Springs, Mrs. Luona George, Font Hill, Cleadis Higginbotham, Loveland, Ohio, and Waldon Higginbotham, Greenwood, Ind.
His first wife preceded him in death and he was married to Helen Smith in 1935, and to this union 8 children, 7 of whom survive, were born. They are Andrew Higginbotham and Mrs. Phyllis Hardwick, both of Russell Springs, Joyce, Jackie, Jerry Lee, Dallas Ray and Alice Faye, all at home.
10 Grandchildren
Besides the widow and children, other immediate survivors are 10 grandchildren, 2 nephews, Hollis Higginbotham, Russell Springs, and Raymond Higginbotham, Font Hill, and one niece, Miss Gertrude Higginbotham, Font Hill.
The funeral was held at 10:00 A.M. Sunday, August 16, at Square Oak with Bro. H.C. Popplewell, conducting the services. Special music was given by Bro. Roger and Mrs. Popplewell.
Interment was in Square Oak cemetery. Arrangements were by H.E. Pruitt Funeral Home, Jamestown. The following were pallbearers: Raymond Higginbotham, Gwin Higginbotham, Dillard Hardwick, Samuel George, Bob Smith and Paul Walkup.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 9/13/1959
Charles Higginbotham ( 1887-1959) KY
Charlie Higginbotham, 72, farmer and carpenter of Greencastle community, died at 3:45 p.m. yesterday at his residence after a long illness. Funeral arrangements are being completed by Gerard-Bradley Chapel. Higginbotham was a native of Greencastle, the son of Henry and Jennie Foster Higginbotham. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Minnie Ford Higginbotham; step-mother, Mrs. Sarah Higginbotham, Bellmawr, N. J.; four daughters, Mrs. Palmer Capshaw, Mrs. Alvis Justice, Mrs. Earline Cleek and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, city; a son, Charles Thomas Higginbotham, Louisville; a brother, Fred Higginbotham, Evansville, Ind., nine grandchildren and one great grandson.
The Cincinnati Enquirer 3/6/1960
Bonnie Mae Higgenbotham Hafer (1912-1960) IN/KY
Hafer, Bonnie Mae (nee Higginbotham ), beloved wife of Charles W. Hafer, beloved mother of Charles Jr., Frederick and Ruth Hafer, beloved aunt of Mrs. Fred (Pat) Lampe and Samuel Clark, Thursday, March 3, 1960; residence, 186 Kentucky Drive, Newport, Ky. Funeral Monday, March 7 from the John J. Radel Co. Funeral Home, 822 York St., at 11 a.m. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday after 12 noon.
The Cincinnati Enquirer 7/31/1960
Wayne Cook Higginbotham (1888-1960) KY
Wayne Higginbotham, retired mechanic for the Rock Island Railroad, died Friday night at Booth Hospital. Mr. Higginbotham lived at 222 Oak St., Ludlow, Ky. He was 72 years old.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Violet Silvers, Ludlow, and Mrs. Jada Peters, Oakland, Calif.; and a brother, Henry Higginbotham, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Somerset Undertaking Co., Somerset, Ky. Burial will be in Somerset Cemetery. Friends may call today from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Bullock Funeral Home, Ludlow.
10/10/1960
Edna E. Higginbotham Tucker (1913-1960) KY
Mrs. Jacob Tucker Died Suddenly
Mrs. Edna Tucker, wife of Mr. Jacob Tucker of Route 3, Fonthill, died suddenly on October 7. Her passing was attributed to a heart attack. She was 47 years of age. In addition to her husband, she leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Higginbotham of Wayne Co., five sisters and five brothers, as follows: Mrs. Jessie Williams of Birmingham, Ala., Mrs. Dorothy Burton of Medora, Ill., Mrs. Bertha Hunt of Monticello, Mrs. Katherine Kelly of Frazer, Mrs. Barbara Black of Betsy, Earl, Raymond and James Higginbotham of Monticello, and Jackie and Frankie of Betsy, Ky. Mrs. Tucker was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. She was loved and respected by a large circle of friends, who join the family in mourning her passing. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, October 9, in Indian Hill Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Henry Popplewell. Burial was in Fountain Run Cemetery at Fonthill, with Bernard Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
3/23/1961
Dallas Ray Higginbotham (1950-1961) KY
Little Dallas Ray Higginbotham, son of Mrs. Helen Higginbotham and the late Lillard Higginbotham, died Wednesday morning, March 22, in Children's Hospital in Louisville. He was only 10 years of age. Death was attributed to leukemia. He had been ill since last October.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Addis Higginbotham and Mrs. Luona George, both of Russell Springs, Cletis Higginbotham of Loveland, Ohio, Waldon Higginbotham of Greenwood, Ind., Mrs. Phyllis Hardwick, Mrs. Joyce Smith, and Andrew, Jackie, Jerry Lee and Alice Faye Higginbotham of Russell Springs.
The funeral will be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 1:00 P.M. at the Square Oak Baptist Church at Ono, conducted by Rev. Henry C. Popplewell and Rev. Roger Popplewell. Burial will be in the Square Oak Cemetery.
H. E. Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 5/15/1961
Sandy Bryant Higginbotham (1898-1961) KY
Park City, Ky. - Bryant Higginbotham, 59, Route 2, Park City, died yesterday afternoon after a long illness. He is survived by his widow, Kate Ann Stice Higginbotham; a brother, Tandy Higginbotham, Cloverport; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Tarter, Route 2, Smiths Grove; Mrs. Peachie Cole, Fairdale, and Mrs. Sallie Belle Greenwell, Louisville; four stepdaughters, and two stepsons. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Cedar Springs Baptist Church. The body is at the residence.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 7/5/1961
Nathaniel Higginbotham (1897-1961) KY
Park City, Ky. - Funeral services for Nat Higginbotham, 64, who died Tuesday at Howard Clinic in Glasgow, were scheduled this afternoon at the Park City Baptist Church. Burial was to be in Evergreen Cemetery, Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Dovie Morrison Higginbotham; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Pointer, Carthage, Tenn.; three sons, Charles and Leslie Higginbotham, Park City, and Leon and Wilmer Higginbotham, all of Park City; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Mae Hawkins, Carrollton, and Mrs. Ruby Reynolds, Paducah, and two grandchildren.
Winona (MN) Daily News 04/26/1962
Edward Lee Higginbotham (1910-1962) KY
Neighborly Farm Visit Ends in Double Tragedy
HARRODSBURG, KY.,-Farmer Ed Higginbotham ended his visit to a neighbors farm by climbing into his truck, waving so long and driving away.
Behind him lay his host, Allen Woodard, 51, injured when the truck struck him. Woodard's brother, J.C., said the injured man, who later was hospitalized, had been sitting in front of the truck while the men talked and apparently Higginbotham didn't see him there when he left.
Nobody got a chance to tell Higginbotham, 50, of the mishap. He was killed about 20 minutes later when his truck ran off U.S. 68 and overturned Wednesday.
9/14/1964
James A. Higginbotham (1888-1964) KY
Mr. James Higginbotham, a native of Russell County but who had been making his home in Somerset for several years, died in Somerset City Hospital on Thursday, September 10. He was a retired cook on the railroad and was 76 years of age at the time of his passing.
He is survived by two half-brothers and one half-sister - George Higginbotham, Russell Springs, Omri Higginbotham, Jamestown, and Mrs. Zena Helm, Louisville. He also leaves several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
The funeral was held Saturday morning, September 12, in the chapel of Rippetoe Funeral Home, Russell Springs, and was conducted by Rev. Quentin M. Burke. The music was by Roger and Janice Popplewell.
Burial was in Russell Springs Cemetery with Rippetoe Funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 12/29/1964
Pauline Higginbotham Fortner Brown (1914-1964) KY
Mrs. Pauline Fortner Brown, 50, of 1226 Avondale Road, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital following an illness of one year.
For 12 years Mrs. Brown was an employee of the General Electric plant in Owensboro.
Born at Brownsville, Ky., April 8, 1914, she had lived in Owensboro for the last 23 years and was a member of the Hall Street Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Jean Rhodes, Brandenburg, Mrs. Judy Day, Owensboro; five grandchildren; parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Tandy Higginbotham of Cloverport; four brothers, Robert and Marvin Higginbotham, both of Louisville, Elmer Higginbotham of Cloverport, James Edward Higginbotham, Owensboro, and a sister, Mrs. Marvin Clark Sr., Owensboro.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the James H. Davis Funeral Home. the Rev. Carlton Bell, pastor of the Hall Street Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home, 3009 Frederica St.
The Advocate-Messenger 7/15/1965
Ella Gordan Higginbotham Floyd (1880-1965) KY
Mrs. Ella Higgenbotham Floyd, 84, of the Christian Women's Home, Louisville, died there at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday night after an eight-day illness.
A native of Boyle County, she was the widow of Thomas B. Floyd.
Mrs. Floyd had lived in Danville for many years an in Louisville for the past several years. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Survivors are a brother, J. E. Higgenbotham, Chattanooga, Tenn., and a granddaughter, Miss Dian Cowan Miller, Columbus, Ind.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at Stith Funeral Home Here by the Rev. Lloyd V. Channels, minister of First Christian Church. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
The body is at the funeral home.
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY) 5/3/1965
Lille Whitehead Higginbotham (1887-1965) KY
Mrs. A. Higginbotham Dies At Harrodsburg
Harrodsburg, Ky., May 3 - Mrs. Lillie Whitehead Higginbotham, 77, widow of Andy Higginbotham, died at 10:30 o'clock Saturday night at Noel's Rest Home here after a long illness.
She was a native of Whitley County and a member of Shawnee Run Baptist Church in Mercer County.
Survivors are one son, Carl Higginbotham, Mercer County; a sister, Mrs. Floe Stampter, Beattyville, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 o'clock at Tuesday afternoon at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home here by the Rev. Gilbert Shely. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Bearers will be James Campbell, Clyde Walters, Earl Smith, and Joe, Bob and Lee King.
The body is at the funeral home.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 6/27/1966
Minnie E. Ford Higginbotham (1893-1966) KY
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Ford Higginbotham, 73, Route 5, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Halls Chapel Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. She died Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Avis Justice, 422 Power St. The body is at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Louisville Road.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 7/7/1966
Sallie Bell Higginbotham Greenwell (1891-1966) KY
Greenwell, Sallie Bell
Age 76 years; Tuesday, July 5, 1966; at 4:25 a.m. at St. Anthony Hospital. Residence 7004 Beulah Church Rd., Fern Creek; Beloved wife of Crumwell W. Greenwell. Devoted mother of Mrs. Ambers B. (Myrtle) Johnson and Elmer (Iva Lee) Higginbotham, Park City, Ky. Sister of Mrs. Dorthula Cole, and Mrs. Alice Tarter, Cedar Springs, Ky., and Tandy Higginbotham, Cloverport, Ky. Also survived by 4 grandchildren. Service at the McAfee Funeral Home, 3928 Bardstown Rd. in Buechel, Thursday, July 7 at 2 p.m. by Reverend Robert Sterrett, Pastor of Pennsylvania Run Presbyterian Church. Interment in Resthaven Cemetery.
The Paducah Sun 3/12/1967
James Thomas Higginbotham (1887-1967) KY/IL
Wickliffe, Ky., March 11 - Tom Higginbotham, 79, Wickliffe, former operator of Wickliffe Motel, died Thursday morning at the Veterans Hospital in Marion, Ill.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The Rev. Francis Watson will officiate. Burial will be in the National Cemetery at Mounds City.
He was a member of Mounds City Methodist Church and a member of the Wickliffe Masonic Lodge No. 625. He was a veteran of World War I.
He was also a member of the Tri-State Barracks, an organization of World War I veterans, at Cairo.
Masonic rites will be held Sunday night at 8 o'clock. the Wickliffe lodge will officiate.
Friends may call at Crain Funeral Chapel after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Higginbotham died in 1966. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Kay Lambert of Cairo; two sons, Dick of Jacksonville, Fla., and Russell of St. Louis; a sister, Mrs. Henry Strange of Winnie, Texas; a half-sister, Mrs. Pearl Beashke of Kenosha, Wis., and a brother, Sam Higginbotham of Jackson, Calif., and three grandchildren.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 4/1/1967
Nellie Johnson Tarter Higginbotham (1893-1967) KY
Cloverport - Mrs. Nellie Higginbotham, 73, died unexpectedly about 4 p.m. Friday at her home.
Surviving are her husband, Tandy Higginbotham, three sons, Elmer, at home, James Edward of Owensboro and Marvin Higginbotham of Valley Station; one step-son, Robert Higginbotham of Louisville; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Marvin Clark of Owensboro; one grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Meddie Coffelt of Exeter, Calif.
The body is at the Harry L. Dhonau Funeral home, Cloverport.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 9/10/1968
Herschel Higginbotham (1890-1968) KY
Herschel Higginbotham, 78, of Hadley, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday at City-County Hospital. The Butler County native was a retired farmer. The body is at J. C. Kirby Funeral Chapel, where services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. B. A. Houchens officiating. Burial will be in Highlands Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Morris Higginbotham, Hadley, and Horace Higginbotham, Beech Grove, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Eunice Green, Beech Grove, and Mrs. Bernice Johnston, Indianapolis, Ind.; two brothers, Earl Higginbotham, Indianapolis, and Robert Higginbotham, Hadley; one sister, Mrs. Temple Patterson, Indianapolis; 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
2/9/1969
A. G. Higginbotham (1914-1969) KY
A. G. Higginbotham, a former resident of Russell County, died suddenly at Louisville Saturday night, Feb. 8, being pronounced dead on arrival at General Hospital. Mr. Higginbotham, who was engaged in construction work, was 54 years of age.
A son of the late Osborne and Avis Walters Higginbotham, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Velva Higginbotham, New Richmond, Ohio and by one daughter and five sons - Mrs. Mary Snow of Louisville, Capt. Osborne Higginbotham, U.S. Army, and Paul, Roger, Phillip and Ronnie Higginbotham, New Richmond, Ohio. He also leaves 9 grandchildren, also a sister, Mrs. Pearl Hardie of California and a brother, Ruie Higginbotham of Indiana.
The remains were returned here and the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, Fe. 11, in the chapel of Bernard Funeral Home. Officiating minister was Bro. Monroe Robertson, and burial was in Ohio Cemetery.
Bernard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Corbin, KY Daily Tribune 11/10/1969
Robert Lee Higginbotham (1901-1969) KY
R.L. Higginbotham, 69, Keavy, died Saturday morning at his home.
Surviving him are his wife, Flora Higginbotham; five sons,
Daniel Higginbotham, Chester Higginbotham, Joseph Higginbotham and Douglas
Higginbotham,
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
The body is at the residence at Rt.1, Keavy.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 1/13/1970
Letha Myers Higginbotham (1906-1970) KY
Burkesville - Mrs. Letha Myers Higgenbotham, 62, died here Sunday. Her husband survives. Funeral, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Norris Funeral Home.
Wayne County Outlook (Monticello, KY) 1/22/1970
James Elmer Higginbotham (1881-1969) KY
James E. Higginbotham, age 88, passed on Dec. 21, 1969 at his home at Betsey, Ky.
Survivors include his wife, Kate Higginbotham and ten children, Earl, Raymond and James, of Monticello; Jack of Fairland, Ind., Frankie of Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Jessie Williams, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Dorothy Burton, San Bernardino, Calif., Mrs. Kathryn Kelley, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Bertha Hunt and Mrs. Barbara Black of Monticello. Thirty grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were his grandsons, Ralph, Charles, Gene and Jerry Higginbotham, Bobby Hurt and Danny Kelley.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/8/1970
John B. Higginbotham (1906-1970) KY
John B. Higgenbotham, 64, formerly of Louisville, was found dead Friday at his home near Bonnieville, Ky. He was a retired Louisville policeman.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Cassady, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. CST Sunday at Hart County Funeral Home, Munfordville, Ky., with burial in Locust Grove Cemetery near Horse Cave, Ky.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/28/1970
Mariba Eugenia Higginbotham (1892-1970) KY
Albany - Mariba Higginbotham, 77, died Sunday here. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sewell Funeral Home here.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 1/31/1971
Tandy M. Higginbotham (1894-1971) KY
Hardinsburg - Tandy Higginbotham, 76, of Cloverport died Saturday in Breckenridge Memorial Hospital.
Born March 31, 1894, he had been a merchant in Cloverport for 38 years. Before that he was employed by the L & N Railroad.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Clark of Owensboro; four sons, Elmer of Cloverport, Robert and Marvin of Louisville and James E. of Owensboro; two sisters, Mrs. Dorethea Cole of Louisville and Mrs. Alice Tarter of Park City; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the Harry L. Dhonau Funeral Home.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 2/1/1971
Elmer Lee Hickenbottom (1923-1971) KY/FL
Elmer Lee Hickenbottom, 47, of Miami, Fla., died at 9:05 a.m. Sunday at the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
He was born in Daviess County July 17, 1923 and live in Owensboro until 1959.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Sue Lindsay of Owensboro; one son, Freeman Lee Hickenbottom of Waterloo, Ind.; two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Cora York of Owensboro; one brother, J. W. Hickenbottom of Boise, Idaho; and his father, L. J. Hickenbottom of Munfordville.
The body is being returned to the Delbert J. Glenn Funeral Home where arrangements are pending.
04/16/1972
Violet Higginbotham Silvers (1902-1972) KY
Violet Higginbotham Silvers, 69, Ludlow, Ky, died Thursday at Ft. Logan Hospital in Stanford after an illness of about four months. She was born in Wayne County on April 20, 1902, the daughter of John and Ella Scott Higginbotham, both deceased. She married Reddish Silvers in Oneida, Tennessee on April 23, 1919, and he survives. Other survivors include one son, Claude Edward of Danville, one daughter, Mrs. Johanna Drewry of Ferguson; one sister, Mrs. Zada Peters of Oakland, California, and one grandchild. She was a former resident of Pulaski County, a housewife and a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church at Ludlow. She was a member of the Louisville Order of the Eastern Star. Funeral services were held at the Pulaski Funeral Home Saturday with Rev. Robert Wallace and Rev. L.D. Fisher officiating. Burial was in the Somerset Cemetery.
Corbin Times-Tribune 05/21/1972
Herbert Higginbotham (1900-1972) KY
Herbert Higginbotham, 71,
He is survived by his wife, Lula Higginbotham,
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Sunday at the
Croley Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Harold Robinson. Burial will be Monday in
the
Friends may call at the funeral home.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 6/13/1972
Evon S. Bush Higginbotham (1928-1972) KY
Mrs. Evon S. Higginbotham, 43, Rt. 5, died at her residence at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at J. C. Kirby Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Morris Higginbotham; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Bush, Rt. 1, Rockfield; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Hartz, Owensboro; Mrs. Harold Libby, Rt. 1, Rockfield; Mrs. Donald Higginbotham, Rt. 1, Rockfield, and Mrs. Verna Posen, Chicago; three brothers, William Bush, Newport News, Va.; Vernon Bush, Clarksville, Ind., and Robert Bush, Rt. 1, Rockfield.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 6/29/1972
Dennis Lee Higginbotham (1949-1972) KY
Allen Man Killed In One-Car Crash
Scottsville, Ky. - Allen County highways, death-free for the first five months this year, Wednesday night claimed their fourth victim this month.
Dennis L. Higginbotham, 23, of Scottsville, died at Allen County Memorial Hospital about one hour after the car he was driving apparently went out of control on the rain-slick highway and struck a utility pole.
The accident occurred about 10:30 p.m. about three miles north of here on U.S. 31-W.
State Trooper Richard Barton investigated.
Higginbotham's death, the second fatality in Allen County in the past two days, brings the Bowling Green State Police District toll to 45 compared to 29 through this date a year ago.
Funeral services for Higginbotham will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Allen County Funeral Home with burial in Lakeland, Fla.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Winona Smith; one sister, Miss Naomi Higginbotham; one half-brother, Anthony Ray Baldwin, and one half-sister, Mrs. Theresa Louise Baldwin, all of Scottsville.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 7/5/1972
James Luther Higginbotham (1889-1972) KY
Burkesville - James L. Higginbotham, 82, died here Monday. His wife survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday, Norris Funeral Home here.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/6/1972
Frederick Ferdinand Higginbotham (1896-1972) KY/CA
Albany - Frederick F. Higginbotham, 76, of Los Angeles, Calif., died there Friday. He was a native of Clinton County. The body will be brought to the Sewell Funeral Home here.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 11/18/1972
Laura Ethel Jones Higginbotham (1895-1972) KY
Mrs. Laura Jones Higginbotham, 77, of 8406 Blue Lick Road, died at 5 a.m. Friday at Jewish Hospital.
She was a Bowling Green, Ky. native and was a member of Louisville's Clifton Heights Christian Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jonell Cleveland, of Ventura, Calif., Mrs. Jack Boyd, Mrs. Eugene Christian and Mrs. Leo Paalz; two sons, Charles E. and Raymond L. Higginbotham, 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Monday at Arch L. Heady Okolono Funeral Home, 8519 Preston highway, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. The body will be at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Saturday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 4/7/1973
Hobart Gilmore Higginbotham (1896-1973) KY
Albany - Dr. Hobart G. Higginbotham, 76, died Wednesday at Cincinnati. An Albany native, he was a physician here for many years. His wife, Mrs. Mona Higginbotham, survives. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sewell Funeral Home here.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 7/13/1973
Nellie Bessie Oldham Higgenbottom (1912-1973) KY
Mrs. Nellie Bessie Higgenbottom, 60, of 225 Center St., died Wednesday at City-County Hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mt. Hebrew Presbyterian Church at Bristow with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be moved to the church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday from the Burnam & Son Mortuary.
She is survived by her husband, Dillard Higgenbottom; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Frances Ray and Mrs. Geraldine Howard, both of Bowling Green; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Davidson and Mrs. Bertha Lewis, both of Bowling Green; five brothers, Ed, Paul, Billy, Pal and Alston Oldham, and 13 grandchildren.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/31/1973
Robert Irwin Higginbotham (1928-1973) KY
Higginbotham, Mr. Robert Irwin Passed away Wd., Aug. 29, 1973, in his 46th year at Norton Infirmary. Family residence, 3536 Woodruff Ave. Beloved husband of Louise (Barbour) Higginbotham. Loving son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Higginbotham; devoted brother of Mrs. Marie Harrington, Mrs. Orena Surratt, Mrs. Ida Austin, and brother, Mr. Thomas Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham is resting at the Southern Home of Arch L. Heady and Son, 3601 Taylor Blvd., where services will be conducted Sat. at 2 p.m. Interment Louisville Memorial Gardens West.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/6/1973
Robert R. Higginbotham (1915-1973) KY
Robert Higginbotham, 57, a retired employee of Kengas Company, sies at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday at Jewish Hospital. He lived at 3907 Mamaroneck Road.
He was a member of Louisville Elks Lodge No. 8.
Survivors include his wife, the former Margaret Maupin; two daughters, Lisa and Cindy Higginbotham, and two sons, Michael and Robert A. Higginbotham.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Martha Catholic Church, 2825 Klondike Lane, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. The body is at McAfee Beuchel Funeral Home, 3928 Bardstown Road.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 1973
Ida Mae Ard Higginbotham (1888-1973) KY
Somerset - Mrs. Ida Mae Higginbotham, 84, died here Sunday. Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Pulaski Funeral Homer here.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 1/12/1974
Lillian Lewis Higginbotham (1902-1974) KY
Mrs. Harvey Higginbotham, 72, of 3538 Woodruff Ave., died at 7:25 p.m. Thursday at her home.
She was the former Lillian Lewis and a member of the Sale Avenue Wesleyan Church.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Marie Harrington, Mrs. Orena Surratt and Mrs. Ida Austin; a son, Thomas Higginbotham; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Arch L. Heady Southern Funeral Home, 3601 Taylor Blvd., with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens West. The body will be at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 5/31/1974
Leslie William Higginbotham (1911-1974) KY
Leslie W. Higginbotham, 63, of Rt. 4, Smiths Grove, died Thursday in Caverna Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was a building contractor, a member of Fairview General Baptist Church and a native of Jefferson County.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairview General Baptist Church with burial in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Hardy and Son Smith Grove Chapel.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Margoline Lyons Higginbotham; three daughters, Mrs. Paul Craine and Mrs. Arlie Pedigo of Cave City and Mrs. Sherrie Johnson of Brownsville; four sons, Phillip, Jimmy, Douglas and David Higginbotham of Rt. 4, Smiths Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Arlene Crump of Cave City and Mrs. Lile Ray of Park City; and 13 grandchildren.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/30/1974
Mary C. Higginbotham (1879-1974) KY
Mrs. Mammie Higginbotham, 93, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Little Sisters of the Poor home.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Virginia Higginson.
The funeral will be at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Little Sisters home, 622 S. 10th St., with burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body will be at the Little Sisters home after 3 p.m. Friday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 3/16/1975
Lula Maude Higginbotham Parker (1920-1975) KY
She was a native of Edmonson County and was the former Lula Maude Higginbotham.
Survivors include her husband, and her mother, Mrs. Ethel Logsdon.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the McDaniel Funeral Home, 4339 Park Blvd., with burial in Lambert Cemetery, Edmonson County.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 8/2/1975
Louis Jefferson Hickenbottom (1886-1975) KY
Louis Jefferson Hickenbottom, 87, of 704 Daviess St., Owensboro, died yesterday at Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital. Born in Hart County, Ky., he was retired, a World War I veteran and a member of the Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, J. W. Hickenbottom, Boise, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Cora York, Owensboro; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Delbert J. Glenn Funeral Home. Burial in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation after 5 p.m. today.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 11/5/1975
Edward Higginbotham (1902-1975) KY
Park City, Ky. - Edward Higginbotham, 73, of Rt. 2, Smiths Grove, died today in Bowling Green-Warren County Hospital.
The funeral is set for 2 p.m. Friday at Cedar Springs Baptist Church with burial in Lambert Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldrop Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the Higginbotham residence.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mae Higginbotham; one son, Bert Higginbotham, Louisville; a daughter, Carol Hatler, Rt. 8, Glasgow; three brothers, Claude, Elmer and Willie Higginbotham, all of Park City; two sisters, Annie Mae Hawkins, Carrollton, and Mrs. Ruby Soucy, Ava, Mo., and three grandchildren.
Messenger-Inquirer 11/15/1975
James Edward Higginbotham (1925-1975) KY
James Edward Higginbotham, 50, of 424 Wesleyan Place died Friday at Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Cloverport and was employed by Clark Restaurant Service and a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine A. Higginbotham; a son, James Edward Higginbotham Jr. of Louisville; two brothers, Marvin Higginbotham of Louisville and Elmer Higginbotham of Cloverport, and a sister, Mrs. Marvin Clark Sr., or Owensboro.
Visitation after noon Sunday at James H. Davis Funeral Home where arrangements are incomplete.
The Commonwealth-Journal (Somerset, KY) 10/6/1976
Lula E. Higginbotham Hines (1905-1976) KY
Lula Hines, 70, 101 Elm St., died suddenly Monday, Oct. 4, at
Lake Cumberland Medical Center.
Born July 5, 1906, in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Augusta and Emma
Simpson Higganbotham, both of whom preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Mitchell Hines, whom she married Oct. 24, 1924,
in Ohio; two daughters, Myrtle Allen, Somerset, and Elizabeth Ann Weaver,
Bronston; a sister, Hardy Lee Todd, Cincinnati, Ohio; several half-brothers and
half-sisters; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was a retired employee of Somerset City Hospital and a member of First
Christian Church.
She was president of the Stone Bible Class and active in the Quilting Group at
First Christian Church.
Funeral services were held at 3:30 pm. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Somerset
Undertaking Company, Inc., with Rev. L.D. Fisher and Rev. Robert W. Gates
officiating.
Burial was in Vaught Cemetery.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 10/17/1976
Elmer L. Higginbotham (1906-1976) KY
Park City, Ky. - Elmer Higginbotham, 70, of Park City, died at 7 a.m. Friday at his home.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Park City Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldrop Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Iva Higginbotham of Park City; one daughter, Mrs. Jane Sappenfield of Louisville; two sons, Charles Higginbotham of Woodbridge, Va. and Haskel Higginbotham of Gainesville, Fla.; severn grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Middlesboro Daily News 03/18/1977
Mrs. Verdie Frazier Higginbotham (1905-1977) KY
Mrs. Verdie Higginbotham, age 71, of
She is survived by one daughter, Essie Jackson, of
She was preceded in death by her husband and one daughter.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 17,
1977, at the
Pallbearers were R.D. Dixon, Ralph Dixon, Thomas F. Dixon, Herman Maiden, Walter Frazier, and Freddie Frazier.
Cawood Funeral Home was in charge.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 4/27/1977
Charlie Thomas Higginbotham (1927-1977) KY
T. C. Higginbotham, 49, of Louisville, died at 5 p.m. Monday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Louisville.
Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at Dolhen and Miller Funeral Home in Louisville with burial in a Louisville cemetery.
He is survived by two sons, Dwight and Charles Higginbotham, both of Louisville; one daughter, Miss Sandy Mae Higginbotham of Indianapolis; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Justus and Mrs. Earline Coley, both of Bowling Green and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of Louisville; and two grandchildren.
Ohio County Times-News 05/05/1977
Willie James Higginbotham (1907-1977) KY
Willie Higginbotham, 69, of
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Loy Higginbotham; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Martin of Park City; two sons, James H. Higginbotham of Rt. 1, Hartford, and Harvey Higginbotham of Park City; one brother, Claude Higginbotham of Park City; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Saucy of Ava, Missouri and Mrs. Anna Hawkins of Carrollton, Kentucky; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were Sunday, April 30, at the Waldrop
Funeral Home,
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 5/8/1977
Charles E. Higginbotham (1924-1977) KY
Charles E. Higginbotham Sr., 53, of 8406 Blue Lick Road, died Friday at Jewish Hospital.
He was a mechanic at Mack Trucks, Inc.
Survivors include his wife, the former Esther W. Lutner, six daughters, Mrs. Joyce Lindsey, Mrs. Janet Patterson, Mrs. Laura May, Mrs. Sue Robinson, Mrs. Wanda Bader and Miss Charlene Higginbotham; a son, Chares Higginbotham Jr.., and 12 grandchildren.
The funeral will be at noon Tuesday at Arch L. Heady Okolona Funeral Home, 8519 Preston Highway, with burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
The body will be at the funeral home after 11 a.m. Sunday.
Corbin Times-Tribune 05/26/1977
Wesley Palestine Higginbotham (ca1900-1977) KY
Wesley Palestine Higginbotham, 77, Rt. 4 Corbin, died at 3:52
p.m. Tuesday at the
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flora Higginbotham; two
daughters, Evelyn Bockhorst,
Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the
Vankirk Funeral Home chapel by the Rev. Roger Miller. Burial was in the
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 5/31/1977
Claud Higginbotham (1899-1977) KY
Park City, Ky. - Claude Higginbotham, 77, of Park City, died Monday afternoon at Carrollton Hospital in Carrollton.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Waldrop Funeral Home in Park City with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Anna Hawkins of Carrollton and Mrs. Ruby Soucy of Ava, Mo.
The Park City Daily News 5/12/1978
Susan Mary Garrett Souther Higginbotham (1889-1978) KY
Park City, Ky. - Mrs. Mary Garrett Higginbotham, 89, of Park City died at 6 p.m. Thursday at Caverna Hospital in Horse Cave after a lengthy illness.
She was a Park City native.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Waldrop Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home begins at 7 p.m. today.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Betty Souther of Park City; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews.
The Paducah Sun 10/5/1978
Leroy Hickenbottom (1899-1978) KY
Leroy Hickenbottom, 79, Blackburn Court, died Friday at 9:20 p.m. at National Health Enterprise nursing home.
A retired employee of Tick Brothers, Inc., and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Hickenbottom; three sons, Eddie Hickenbottom, Joel Hickenbottom and Mark Hickenbottom, all of Chicago, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Williams, Paducah, and Miss Lottie Hickenbottom, Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, Earnest Hickenbottom, Lambert, Miss., and Willie James Hickenbottom, Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Martha Byrd and Mrs. Lucille Casey, both of Chicago, and Miss Gertrude Hickenbottom; 22 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The Rev. James W. Trimble will officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Wilbur Martin, Billy Eanes, Wardell Ross, Jerry Hollowell, Ocie Thorpe and Odell Roberson.
Friends may call at Mt. Zion Baptist Church from 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday.
11/3/1978
Raymond Higginbotham (1914-1978) KY
Mr. Raymond Higginbotham, age 64, of Russell Springs, died November 1, 1978 at his home. He was the son of the late Oscar and Zalla Coffey Higginbotham.
Survivors include his wife, the former Ertress Flanagan, two children, Mrs. Judy Massey, Somerset, Rudy Higginbotham, Henderson, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were November 3, 198 at Square Oak Separate Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m., with Bro. Roger Popplewell and Bro. Jack Davidson officiating. Music service was by Bro. Roger and Janice Popplewell and Barbara Wilson.
Interment was in Square Oak Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bobby Flanagan, Clifford Wilson, Gerald Bault, Merkel Zimmerman, Freddy McGowan and Lonzo Lee Smith.
Rippetoe Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
10/10/1979
Zena Jane Higginbotham Helm (1903-1979) KY
Zena Jane Helm, age 76, of Louisville, died October 8, 1979, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville.
Mrs. Helm was a native of Russell County, a daughter of the late George and Clemmie Coffey Higginbotham.
Survivors include a son, Lyle Helm, Louisville, a daughter, Lela Lawless, Jamestown; two brothers, Omry Higginbotham, Jamestown, George Higginbotham, Russell Springs, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were October 10, 1979 at 3:00 PM from H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapels, with Bro John Stacy and Bro Roger Popplewell conducting the services.
Burial was in Russell Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Larry Helm, Clellie Robinson, Mitchell Lawless, John Bell, Marvin Helm and Doyle Lawless.
The Messenger (Madisonville, KY) 1/3/1980
Kathleen Higginbotham Utley (1916-1979) KY/GA
Kathleen Utley, formerly of Madisonville, now of Augusta, Ga., died Dec. 28 in Augusta after a long illness.
Her husband, Thomas E. Utley preceded her in death March 11, 1976. He played football for Madisonville and was known by his nickname, "Tough Tom".
She is survived by four sons, Thomas E. Utley Jr., Michael Utley, Daniel Utley and Pat Utley; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Town and Mrs. Sheila Russ Joyner; her mother, Mrs. Georgia Mason, Russellville; and several grandchildren.
Burial was in Beaufort National Cemetery, in South Carolina.
The Paducah Sun 3/24/1980
Winfield F. Higginbotham (1892-1980) KY
Lowes, Ky. - Winfield F. Higginbotham, 87-year-old resident of Lowes, died late Suday at Medco Center of Paducah.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Vera Higginbotham; a son, Udell Higginbotham, Paducah; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Roy M. Lowe Funeral Home here by the Rev. Topper Council, with burial to follow in Spring Bayou Cemetery in McCracken County.
Pallbearers will be Leo, Wallace and Royce Smith, James Kendall and John Tucker.
6/25/1980
Lester James Higginbotham (1926-1980) KY
Mr. Lester Higginbotham, age 55, of Russell Springs, died June 23, 1980 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Mr. Higginbotham was an employee of Cudahy Co.
Other survivors include his wife, Edna Higginbotham; three sons, James H. Higginbotham, Pontiac, Illinois; Don Ray and David Allen, both of Russell Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Warringer, Jamestown; two grandchildren; a brother, Rester Lee Higginbotham, Jamestown; eight sisters, Mrs. Ruby Hill, Mrs. Elsie Loy, Mrs. Vida Bunch, Mrs. Arvella Garner, all of Jamestown; Mrs. Polly Hawkins, South Carolina; Mrs. Willie Ruth Frech, Richmond, Ind.; Mrs. Lida Myrtle Jaworski, Russell Springs, Russell Springs; and Mrs. Helen Hadley, Tampa, Florida.
Funeral services will be Thursday (today) June 26, 1980, a 2:00 PM from Bernard Funeral Home, Bro. Dewey Cooper officiating.
2/14/1981
Clarence Edward Higginbotham (1925-1981) KY/IN
Clarence E. Higginbotham, 55, Kokomo, Ind., died suddenly February 12 at his home. Funerals services were conducted February 16 at 1 p.m. at Eagle Baptist Church with Rev. France Jones and Rev. Ledford Perry officiating. Burial was in Marler Cemetery.
Born March 2, 1925 ar Bee Rock, Ky., to the late Ancil and Mary Vanover Higginbotham, he was an employee of Montgomery Ward, retired with 22 years in the military and was a member of the Eagle Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ina Perry Higginbotham, Kokomo, Ind.; four children, Linia Perry, Morrow, Ohio, Janice Rollins, Tiffin, Ohio, Wanda Higginbotham and Debbie Higginbotham, Kokomo, Ind.; three grandchildren; a brother, Herbert Higginbotham, Carlisle, Ky.; a step-brother, Like Perry, Fredericksburg, Va.; five half-brothers and four half-sisters. Two sisters preceded him in death.
McCreary County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY) 3/19/1981
Carl Higginbotham (1913-1981) KY
Harrodsburg - Services for Carl Higginbotham, 68, of Harrodsburg Route 4, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Alexander and Royalty Funeral Home by the Rev. Gilbert Shely. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Lonnie Jenkins, Hubert Yocum Sr., L. D. Nickles, Donald Cocanougher, George Neal and Carl Hungate Jr.
Higginbotham died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at his residence.
He was a retired farmer, a member of Shawnee Run Baptist Church and served in World War II. Born Jan. 19, 1913, in Williamsburg, he was the son of the late Andrew and Lillie Whitehead Higginbotham.
Survivors include two sons, Carl Jerry and Michael Wayne Higginbotham, both of Harrodsburg; four grandchildren and two nieces.
The Paducah Sun 9/13/1981
Lottie Hickenbottom (1933-1981) KY
Services for Lottie Hickenbottom, 48, will be at 1 p.m. today at Hamock Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Hodge officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Formerly a resident of 1378 9th Street, Miss Hickenbottom died Thursday at Western Baptist Hospital.
Survivors include two sons, William Henderson, Los Angeles, Calif., and Kenneth Henderson, Paducah; one daughter, Miss Dorothy Henderson, Paducah; her mother, Mrs. Bettie Hickenbottom, Paducah; one sister, Mrs. Louise Williams, Paducah; three brothers, Eddie Lee Hickenbottom, Crenshaw, Miss., Joe Hickenbottom and M. C. Hickenbottom, both of Chicago; three grandchildren.
Friends may call at Hamock Funeral Home.
The Paducah Sun 2/12/1982
Cyrus Willmore Higginbotham (1925-1982) KY/MO
Services for Cyrus Willmore Higginbotham, 56, Paducah, were at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kirkwood United Methodist Church in St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Higginbotham, a former St. Louis chemical company executive, died Saturday in Paducah.
The owner and president of the old St. Louis based American Riverside, Inc., Mr. Higginbotham moved to Paducah in 1977 where he was employed as production manager of Laidlaw's Chemical Division.
He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War and received degrees from Washington University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
He is survived by his wife, Donna Elliott Higginbotham; two daughters, Mrs. Anne Griffith, Denver, Colo., and Lee Elliott Higginbotham, St. Louis; three brothers, John W. Higginbotham Jr., Lake Wales, Fla., F. Cameron Higginbotham and Bruce S. Higginbotham, both of St. Louis.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/21/1982
Daniel Lee Higginbotham (1924-1982) KY
Corbin - Daniel Higginbotham, 58, died Friday at his home. Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, Vankirk Funeral Home here. Visitation at the funeral home will be after 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/9/1983
Beula Ethel Higginbotham France (1896-1983) KY
Beula E. France, 86, The Meadows South, died there Tuesday.
She was the former Beula Higginbotham, a native of Edmonson County and a former employee of J. W. Dant Distillers.
Survivors include four sons, Paul France of Oldham County, Bernard France of Dallas, Texas, Kenneth and Bernice France; a sister, Mrs. J. H. Cade; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Arch L. Heady Okolona Funeral Home, 8519 Preston Highway, with burial in Louisville Memorial Gardens West.
Visitation will be after noon Wednesday at the funeral home.
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY) 2/17/1983
Jennie Mae Higginbotham Morrow (1906-1983) KY
Lancaster - Mae Higginbotham Morrow, 76, of Lancaster Route 4 died at 1:05 a.m. today at Fort Logan Hospital in Stanford.
Born Sept. 14, 1906 in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Belle Roberts Higginbotham. She was a Baptist. A daughter, Myrtle Parmley, died before her.
Survivors include a son, Robert Morrow of Muncie, Ind.; three daughters, Ada Padgett of Austin, Texas, Bernice Marshall of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Ruth Anders of Manor, Texas; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ramsey Funeral Home.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 3/2/1983
J. W. Hickenbottom (1925-1983) KY/ID
J. W. Hickenbottom, 57, of Boise, Idaho, died there Monday, Feb. 28, 1983. He was born in Owensboro and was retired from the U. S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Vickie Hickenbottom; a son, Donnie Hickenbottom; a daughter, Joan Hickenbottom, all of Boise; a sister, Mrs. Cora York, of Owensboro; a niece; and a nephew.
Services are today at Cloverdale Funeral Home, Boise. Burial will be in Boise.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 4/19/1983
Marvin Rea Higginbotham (1921-1983) KY
Marvin R. Higginbotham, 61. Funeral, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Arch L. Heady Hikes Point Funeral Home, 4109 Taylorsville Road.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/28/1984
Elizabeth J. Bradley Higginbotham (1931-1984) KY
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Bradley Higginbotham, 52, of Shepherdsville, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital.
She was a native of Lexington, a member of Southside Seventh Day Adventist Church and a former Girl Scout leader.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Higginbotham; two sons, Mike Higginbotham of Evansville, and David Higginbotham of Lexington; her mother, Mrs. Glessie Bradley of Bardstown; four brothers, Pat Bradley of Cicero, Ind., Jack, Paul and William Bradley, all of Bardstown; five sisters, Mrs. Merle Simpson of Fairfield, Mrs. Mackie Stidham of Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. JoAnn McCauley of Shepherdsville, Mrs. Bonnie Myer and Mrs. Charlotte Huddleston; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Arch L. Heady Southern Funeral Home, 3601 Taylor Blvd., with burial in Highland Memory Gardens in Mount Washington.
Visitation at the funeral home will be after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/29/1984
Mona I. Duvall Higginbotham (1899-1984) KY/OH
Albany - Mona I. Higginbotham, 85, formerly of Albany, died Sunday in Cincinnati. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Sewell Funeral Home here. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
2/6/1985
Mary Margaret Hatfield Higginbotham (1921-1985) KY
Mary H. Higginbotham, age 64, of Jamestown, died Tuesday, February 5, 1985, at the Summit Manor Nursing Home.
Survivors include her husband, Omry Higginbotham; two foster children, Clellie Robinson of Jamestown and Gail Chapman of Greenwood, South Carolina; two brothers and two sisters.
The funeral was Wednesday, February 6, 1985, 2:00 p.m. at the H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapels, with Bro. Jesse Wooldridge officiating.
Pallbearers were Neal Dalton, Mark Melson, Leon Wooldridge, Jeff Loy, Pat Sullivan, and Kevin Miller.
Interment was in the Hadley Cemetery.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 7/24/1985
Grace Mae Higginbotham Justice (1913-1985) KY
Mrs. Grace Justice, 65, of 1385 Barren River Road died at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday at her residence after a lengthy illness.
The warren County native was a member of Old Hall Chapel Methodist Church.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Hardy and Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today.
Survivors include her husband, Alvis D. Justice; three daughters, Mrs. Shirley Ann Justice Ramsey of Creeve Cour, Ill., Mrs. Mary Lou Justice Massey of Bowling Green and Mrs. Georgia Justice Lane of Portland, Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Earline Coley of Bowling Green and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of Louisville; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and one step-great-grandchild.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/20/1985
Larry Ellis Higginbotham (1919-1985) AL/KY
Larry E. Higginbotham, 66, of 3539 Lisbon Lane, died Sunday at Humana Hospital Suburban.
He was a native of Gadsden, Ala., and was a retired restaurant employee. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 5.
Survivors include his wife, the former Maxine Morrison; two sons, Larry L. Higginbotham of Springfield and Gary D. Higginbotham; two daughters, Sandra Sacksteder and Laura Durham; a brother, Harold Higginbotham of Alabama; four sisters, Clara Higginbotham, Jeanette Cranford and Lucy Adams, all of Alabama, and Dorothy Cornett of South Carolina; and nine grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park.
Visitation at the funeral home will be from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/4/1986
Freeda Lucille Baxter Higginbotham Horton (1926-1986) WV/KY
Freeda L. Horton, 60, of Valley Station, died Sunday at her home.
She was a retired bookkeeper for Fort Knox Post Exchange.
Survivors include her husband, Oliver T. Horton; two daughters, Gerry S. Higginbotham of Euclid, Ohio, and Jeanette Neidigh of Hershey, Pa.; a son, L. Edward Higginbotham of Houston; a brother, Robert Baxter of Midwest City, Okla.; and six grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at W. G. Hardy Valley Funeral Home, 10907 Dixie Highway, with burial in Bethany Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
The Park City Daily News 11/14/1986
Earline R. Higginbotham Murphy Coley (1921-1986) KY
Mrs. Earline Coley, 65, of 840 Westbrook Road died at 2:20 a.m. today at the Medical Center after a brief illness.
The Warren County native was a housewife and a member of Hall's Chapel Methodist Church.
Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hardy and Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel with burial in Hall's Chapel Cemetery. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Coley; one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of Louisville, and several nieces and nephews.
The Paducah Sun 2/13/1987
Eddie Lee Hickenbottom (1930-1987) KY
Services for Eddie Lee Hickenbottom, 57, of Blackburn Court, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamock Funeral Home. The Rev. Carl Alexander will officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Hickenbottom died at 12:15 p.m. Sunday at Lourdes Hospital. He was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church in Lambert, Miss.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Sammie Hickenbottom of Chicago; his mother, Mrs. Bettye Hickenbottom of Paducah; a daughter, Willie Ann McGee of Markham, Ill.; a step-daughter, Linda Dunlap of Chicago; a sister, Louise Williams of Paducah; two brothers, Mack Clyde Hickenbottom of Chicago and Joel Hickenbottom of San Antonio, Texas; four grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral, where special visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today.
3/7/1987
Addis C. Higginbotham (1920-1987) KY
Addis C. Higginbotham, age 67, of Route 1, Russell Springs, died March 5, 1987 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Born in Russell County on February 22, 1920, he was a son of the late Lillard and Affie Holder Higginbotham. He was a farmer and a member of the Clear Springs Missionary Baptist Church. He was married to Gustava Bennett Higginbotham, who survives.
Other survivors besides his wife are one son, Jarvis Higginbotham, Russell Springs; two daughters, Agnes Flanagan and Brenda Wilson, both of Russell Springs; two brothers, Cleatus Higginbotham, Loveland, Ohio, and Walden Higginbotham, Greenwood, Indiana; three half-brothers, Jackie Higginbotham, Russell Springs, Andrew Higginbotham, Louisville, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. Luonia George, Russell Springs; three half-sisters, Joyce Smith, Indiana, Phyllis Hardwick and Alice Higginbotham, both of Louisville, Kt.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The funeral was Saturday, March 7, 1987 at 1:00 p.m. in the Clear Springs Missionary Baptist Church, with Bro. Cleveland Johnson and Bro. O. D. Cooper officiating. Special music was provided by Doyle Rexroat and family.
Pallbearers were Glen McQueary, Larry Bennett, Darris Bennett, Jimmy Whitis, Dean Mann and Mike Foley. Burial was in the Russell Springs City Cemetery.
Bernard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Paducah Sun 4/24/1987
Betty L. Hickenbottom (1909-1987) KY
Services for Betty L. Hickenbottom, 78, of Blackburn Court, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member.
The Rev. Carl Alexander will officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Hickenbottom died April 17 at Lourdes Hospital.
She was a retired employee of Union Carbide and was the widow of Leroy Hickenbottom.
She leaves a daughter, Louise Williams of Paducah; two sons, Joel Alexander of Paducah and Mack C. Hickenbottom of Chicago; 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 10 nieces and nephews.
A daughter and son preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Hamock Funeral Home for special visitation from 7 to 8 tonight. The body will be taken to the church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 11/25/1987
Elizabeth Jane Higginbotham Davis (1930-1987) IN/KY
Elizabeth Jane Davis, 57, of 223 Spring St., died Monday at Humana Hospital-University.
She was the former Elizabeth Jane Higginbotham, a native of indianapolis. She was a technician for Armstrong Dental Laboratory and a member of Halls Chapel Methodist Church in Bowling Green.
Survivors: her husband, Robert L. Davis; a son, Martin Logan; and two grandchildren.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hardy & Son Funeral Home in Bowling Green, with burial in Halls Chapel Cemetery there.
The Paducah Sun 12/8/1987
Vera Gordon Higginbotham (1897-1987) KY
Lowes, Ky. - Vera Higginbotham, 90, of Lowes, died at 9:34 p.m. Monday at Life Care Center in Paducah.
Her husband, W. F. Higginbotham, her parents, three brothers, two sisters and one grandson preceded her in death.
Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of the Methodist church.
She is survived by a son, W. U. Higginbotham of Paducah; a brother, Otis J. Gordon of Marshall, Mich.; two sisters, Lois Smith of Lowes, and Dallas Cooper of Paducah; a granddaughter and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lindsey Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold Council will officiate and burial will be in Spring Bayou Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 5/25/1988
Loweldine Higginbotham Grant (1929-1988) KY/UT
Columbia - Loweldine Grant, 58, formerly of Adair County, died Sunday in Ogden, Utah. Grissom Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Paducah Sun 6/10/1988
Evelyn V. Eicholtz Ingle Higginbotham Chinchak (1920-1988) KY
Evelyn Chinchak, 67, of 1608 Bloom Ave., died at 7:58 p.m. Thursday at Medco Center of Paducah.
Mrs. Chinchak was a member of the Church of God.
She leaves a son, Donald Lee Ingle of Clarkston, Mich.; a brother, Earl Eicholtz of Paducah; a sister, Edith Medley of Paducah; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Her husband, her parents, a son, David Wesley Higginbotham, and a sister, Edna Dudley, preceded her in death.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lindsey Funeral Home. The Rev. C.H. Payne Jr. will officiate and burial will be in Provine Cemetery in Briensburg.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 11/18/1988
Conrad R. Higginbotham (1924-1988) KY
Conrad R. Higginbotham, 64, of Kurtz Avenue, died Wednesday at SS. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital.
He was a native of Burkesville and a construction worker.
Survivors: his wife, the former Zelma Davis; a daughter, Ronda Norris, four brothers, Norman Higginbotham of North Carolina, Bewell Higginbotham of Maryville, Ind., Don Higginbotham of Palmyra, Ind., and Ward Higginbotham; two sisters, Gloria Sullivan of Palmyra and Ravenal Booher; and two grandchildren.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday, Norris & Newell Funeral Home in Burkesville, wit burial in Smiths Grove Cemetery.
2/16/1989
Wesley Udell Higginbotham
(1917-1989) KY
Graveside services for W.U. Higginbotham, 71, of 618 California Court, were at 1
p.m. today at Maplelawn Cemetery.
The Rev. Harold Council officiated.
Mr. Higginbotham died at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday at Western Baptist Hospital.
He was a member of Southland Baptist Temple.
Surviving are his wife, Wynona Higginbotham; a daughter, Nancy Tucker of
Paducah; a stepdaughter, Beverly Clark of Paducah; six grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
His parents were W.F. and Vera Higginbotham.
A son Wesley David Higginbotham preceded him in death.
Lindsey Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 2/28/1989
Dillard Higgenbottom (1909-1989) KY
Dillard Higginbotham, 80, of 403 Girkin Road died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday at his home after a brief illness.
The Warren County native was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and a retired farmer.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Burham and Son Mortuary with burial in Mount Hebrew Church Cemetery. Visitation begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Francis Ray and Geraldine Highward, both of Bowling Green; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
3/3/1989
Lida Myrtle
Higginbotham Jaworski (1936-1989) KY/AL
Myrtle Jaworski, age 52, of Huntsville, Alabama, died Wednesday,
March 1, 1989, at Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary
Yates.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Jaworski; her father, George Higginbotham
of Russell Springs; two sons, George Streeval of Greenwood, Indiana, and Marvin
Streeval of Jackson, Mississippi; one daughter, Mary Jane Turner of Jamestown;
seven sisters, Willie Ruth Freck, Elsie Lloyd, and Arvella Garner, all of
Russell Springs, Ruby Hill and Viola Bunch of Jamestown, Helen Hadley of
Clearwater, Florida, and Polly Hawkins of Greenwood, South Carolina; one
brother, Rester Lee Higginbotham of Russell Springs; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were Monday, February 28, 1989, 10:00 a.m. at the Rippetoe
Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Bissell officiating.
Pallbearers were nephews.
Interment was in Mill Springs National Cemetery.
Wayne County Outlook 15 Nov 1989
Maude Kate Walters Higginbotham
(1902-1989) KY
Kate Higginbotham, age 86, passed away on November 4, 1989 at her home at 818
Homestead Heights.
She was born on November 26, 1902 as the daughter of Bernette Tompkins and Green
Walters who precede her in death. Also proceeding her in death is her husband,
James E. Higginbotham.
Survivors include her children; Bertha Hurt, James Higginbotham, Barbara Black,
Frankie Higginbotham, Earl Higginbotham, Raymond Higginbotham all of Monticello,
Kathryn Kelley of Dayton, Ohio, Jack Higginbotham of Fairland, Indiana, Jessie
W. Higginbotham of Birmingham, Alabama, Dorothy Burton of San Bernardino,
California; one sister, Carrie Gaskins of Russell Springs, Kentucky, 31
grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were November 8, 1989 at 2:00 p.m. at the Oak Grove Baptist
Church with Brothers Charles E Dick and Harlan Avera. Burial was in the Oak
Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home in charge of those arrangements.
11/26/1989
Eugene Carol Higginbotham (1936-1989) IN/KY
Gene Higginbotham, 53, of Campbellsville, son of the late Sam G. Higginbotham and Jennie Gray Higginbotham, born in Marion, Ind., Sept. 12, 1936, died at 8:12 a.m., Friday, Nov. 24, 1989 at Humana Hospital University in Louisville after a sudden illness. He attended the Campbellsville Baptist Church. He was maintenance superintendent for Batesville Casket Company in Campbellsville. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the United States Army. He was awarded two purple hearts, a bronze star, a silver star, and many other decorations and citations. He is survived by his wife, Pat Glasscock Higginbotham, Campbellsville; four daughters and one son, Debbie Shaw of Louisville, Gina Montgomery of Jamestown, Jill and Carol Higginbotham, both of Nancy, Ky., and Donnie Higginbotham of Sedalia, Mo.; two step-daughters, Marsha Benningfield and Melisa Morris, both of Campbellsville; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one brother and one sister, Donnie Higginbotham of Marion, Ind., and Lois Titus of Greenfield, Ind.; several other relatives and many friends. The funeral was held at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 26, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville with the Dr. James E. Jones officiating. Burial was in the Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Chuck Arnold, Stanley Gaddie, Albert Swafford, Jacky Arvin, Tim Richardson, Marc Daniels, Lee Rayner and Michael Sullivan.
12/03/1989
Zora Ann Higginbotham Jones (1898-1989) KY
Zora Ann Jones, age 91, of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 1989 at the Williamsburg Nursing Home.
She was the wife of the late James F. Jones, Sr. and a member of the Hayes Creek Church of God.
Survivors include four sons, Clifford Jones of Williamsburg, Charles Jones of Knoxville, Tenn., Orville Jones of Westford, Mass., and James F. Jones Jr. of Louisville; three daughters, Carrie Moore of Williamsburg, Kathryn Work of Cincinnati, Ohio and Jeanette Ellison of Merritt Island, Fla.; two brothers, Azrie Higginbotham of Williamsburg and Paul Higginbotham of Cincinnati; three sisters, Lula Jeffers, Mary Woods and Ruby Murphy, all of Cincinnati; 29 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held December 1 at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Oscar Morgan and Rev. Leamon Perry officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery.
Croley Funeral Home of Williamsburg in charge of arrangements.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 1/8/1990
Leslie Higginbotham (1924-1990) KY
Cave City, Ky. - Leslie Higginbotham, 65, died at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Community Hospital in Mayfield after a lengthy illness.
He was a Barren County native and a son of Nat and Dobie Morrison Higginbotham.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bob Hunt Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Park City. Visitation begins at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include two brothers, Leon Higginbotham of New Jersey and Charlie Higginbotham of Arizona; and one sister, Pauline Poynter of Carthage, Tenn.
01/15/1990
Alma Joyce Ridner Higginbotham (1945-1990) KY
Alma Joyce Higginbotham, 44, Parkers Lake, died Sunday, Jan. 14, at UK Medical Center, Lexington. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Pleasant Knob Baptist Church with the Revs. Ledford Perry and Roscoe Spradlin officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Knob Cemetery. She was born in Sawyer April 20, 1945, the daughter of Annie Ruth Hicks Ridner and the late Delmer Ridner. She was a housewife. She is preceded in death by her father and a brother, Jeffrey Allen Ridner. Survivors include her husband, Albert E. Higginbotham, Parkers Lake, whom she married Aug. 10, 1962, in Stearns; her children, Johnny Higginbotham, Sawyer; Janice Higginbotham, Timmy Higginbotham, Brenda Higginbotham and James Higginbotham, all of Parkers Lake; five grandchildren; three brothers, Earnest and Jerry Ridner, both of Parkers Lake, and Ranzie Ridner, Sawyer; seven sisters, Lois Vanover, Offie Goodin, Affie Rose, Bonnie Swain, Brenda Perry, Patricia Ridner, all of Parkers Lake, and Lenora Mitchell, Waynesburg. McCreary County Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 3/24/1990
Ertress Flanagan Higginbotham (1921-1990) KY
Russell Springs - Ertress Higginbotham, 68, died Thursday in Somerset. Funeral, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Square Oak Separate Baptist Church. Visitation at Rippetoe Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 12/17/1990
Lillie Mae France Higginbotham (1906-1990) KY
Park City, Ky. - Lillie France Higginbotham, 84, of Valley Station died at 12:07 p.m. Sunday at her home after a brief illness.
The Edmonson County native was a housewife and a member of Cedar Hill United Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John N. and Emma White Doyle France and the wife of the late Earl Higginbotham.
Funeral will be at at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Patton Funeral Home, Park City Chapel, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation begins at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include a son, J. W. Higginbotham of Valley Station; a brother, Ray France of Park City; two sisters, Mary Cutliff of Park City and Actie Payne of Louisville; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/6/1991
Harvey I. Higginbotham (1900-1991) KY
Harvey I. Higginbotham, 90, of 3538 Woodruff Ave., died Tuesday at SS, Mary & Elizabeth Hospital.
He was a native of Clinton County and a retired assembler for Cissell Manufacturing Co. and a member of Sale Avenue Wesleyan Church.
Survivors: a son, Thomas Higginbotham; three daughters, Marie Harrington, Orena Surratt and Ida Austin; a brother, Jesse Higginbotham of Cottage Grove, Minn.; two sisters, Linnie Tuggle of Albany and Lena Higginbotham of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Arch L. Heady Southern Funeral Home, 3601 Taylor Blvd. Burial: Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation: 1-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Expressions of sympathy: Special Olympics Area IV.
2/11/1991
David Allen Higginbotham (1964-1991) KY/FL
David Allen Higginbotham, age 26, of Russell Springs, died Saturday, February 9, 1991, in St. Augustine, Florida as a result of drowning.
Born February 20, 1964, in Columbia, Ky., he was a son of the later Lester Higginbotham and Edna Burton Higginbotham, who survives.
Other survivors include his grandfather, George Higginbotham, Russell Springs; two brothers, James Higginbotham and Don Higginbotham, both of Russell Springs; and one sister, Kathleen Warriner, Jamestown.
The funeral was Tuesday, February 12, 1991, 2:00 p.m., at H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapels, with Bro. Jeff Mitchell officiating.
Pallbearers were Darrell Grider, Danny Robertson, Mike Andrew, Daryn Wilson, Rodney Perry and Tommy Bryant.
Burial was in Russell Springs Cemetery.
7/9/1991
Iris Earl Bagley Higginbotham Bradley (1924-1991) AL/KY
Iris E. Bradley, 66, died Friday at Northfield Manor Nursing Home.
She was the former Iris Bagley and a native of Mobile, Ala.
Survivors: her husband, James A. Bradley; two sons, Larry L. Higginbotham of Springfield and Kenneth Bradley; a daughter, Sandra Sacksteder; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 1816 Rangeland Road. Entombment: Resthaven Mausoleum. Visitation: Arch L. Heady Okolona Funeral Home, 8510 Preston Highway, 1-9 p.m. Sunday.
Memorial gift: American Cancer Society.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/11/1991
Jerry Lee Higginbotham (1948-1991) KY
Lawrenceburg - Jerry Lee Higginbotham, 43, died here Monday. Anderson County Deputy Coroner George Kinne said the death was a suicide. Higginbotham's wife, Susan, survives. The memorial service is private. Visitation at Gash Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 11/1/1991
Clara Margoline Lyons Higginbotham (1915-1991) KY
Park City, Ky. - Clara Margoline Higginbotham, 76, of Rocky Hill died at 2:15 p.m. Oct. 31, 1991, at T.J. Samson Hospital in Glasgow.
The Hart County natives was a member of Fairview General Baptist Church. She was a daughter of Bloyce and Lucinda Carver Lyons and wife of the late Leslie Higginbotham.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Patton Funeral Home, Park City Chapel, with burial in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Survivors include four sons, Jim Higginbotham, Phil Higginbotham, and David Higginbotham, all of Rocky Hill, and Doug Higginbotham of Alvaton; three daughters, Delora Chancellor and Juanita Pedigo, both of Cave City, and Sherry Johnson of Brownsville; two sisters, Pauline Fields of Glasgow and Frances Kingrey of Louisville; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The Paducah Sun 1/31/1992
Joel Alexander Higgenbottom (1931-1992) KY
Services for Joel Higgenbottom Sr., 61, of dolly McNutt Court, will be at noon Saturday at Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. W.G. Harvey will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Higgenbottom died at 5 a.m. Monday at his home.
He was a retired employee of Lober Pontiac Co. in Chicago, and was a member of True Right Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Higgenbottom of San Antonio, Texas; three sons, Joel Higgenbottom Jr. of Chicago, Leandrue Higgenbottom of Paducah and Kevin Higgenbottom of San Antonio; two daughters, Rosalie Mackey of Paducah and Jo Lynn Haugh of San Antonio; a brother, Maxie Hickenbottom of Chicago; a sister, Bettye Louise Williams of Paducah; 17 gradnchildren and one great-grandchild.
A sister and brother preceded him in death. His parents were Leroy and Betty L. Hickenbottom.
There will be no special visitation.
Friends may call at the church after 9 a.m. Saturday.
Hammock Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
6/16/1992
Nancy Virginia Higginbotham Kabel (1926-1992) KY
Nancy Virginia Kabel was born on November 26, 1926 in the Susie community of Wayne County and departed this life on Tuesday, June 16 at the Sunrise Manor Nursing Home reaching an age of 65 years. She was the daughter of the late Tom Jones and Georgia Armstrong Higginbotham who survives. She was united in marriage with Ray Kabel, who precedes her in death and to this union one son survives, Sidney Kabel of Monticello. Also is one grandson, Benjamin Thomas Kabel, four sisters, Thomasine Hailey, Alma Joe Keeton, Judy Huffaker and Jeta Fallahzadeh, and three brothers, William Lewis, James Phillip and John Allen Higginbotham She had accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 12. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 18,1992 at 3:00 p.m at the funeral home chapel with Brother Dewey Burks officiating. Burial was in the Elk Spring Cemetery Hoyt G Hickey and Son Funeral Home in charge of those arrangements
8/10/1992
Hattie Mae Bradshaw Higginbotham (1903-1992) KY
Hattie M. Higginbotham, age 88, of Jamestown, died Sunday, August 9, 1992, at T. J. Sampson Hospital, Glasgow, Kentucky, following a long illness. She was born December 4, 1903, in Jamestown, to the late Minnie Collins and Melvin Bradshaw.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Broughton Higginbotham.
She is survived by two daughters, Verlee Miller, and Betty B. Higginbotham, both of Jamestown; one sister, Lillie Helm, of Paducah, Kentucky, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 11, 1992, at 2:00 p.m., at H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, with Dr. Drewry Meece, and Bro. Louis W. Shepherd officiating.
Pallbearers were Corkie Bohannan, Jimmy Coffey, Albert Helm, Jr., Garnett Hayes, Clellie Robinson, and James Royse.
Interment was in the Hadley Cemetery.
The Courier-Journal 3/16/1993
Ida G. Higginbotham Cade (1893-1993) KY
Ina G. Cade, 99, Georgetown Manor Nursing Home, died Monday at SS. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital.
She was the former Ina G. Higginbotham, a native of Edmonson County and a member of Victory Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors: a daughter, Lucille Purvis; four sons, Leon Cade of Russell Springs, and Earl L., Roy C. and Chester H. Cade; eight grandchildren; 14 great0grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday, O.D. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2727 S. Third St. Burial: Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation: 2-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Palladium-Item (Richmond, Indiana) 4/1/1993
George Henderson Higginbotham (1893-1993) KY/IN
George Higginbotham, 100, 1360 Hunt St., died Wednesday, March
31, at Oak Ridge Convalescent Center.
He was born in Kentucky, and had lived in Richmond 1½ years, coming here from
Russell Springs, Ky. He had been self-employed.
Survivors include seven daughters, Ruth Frech of Richmond, Polly Hawkins of
Ninety-Six, N.C., Helen Hadley of Clearwater, Fla., Elise Loy and Arvilla
Garner, both of Russell Springs, Viola Bunch and Ruby Hill, both of Jamestown,
Ky.; one son, Lee Higginbotham of Russell Springs; one brother, Omry
Higginbotham of Jamestown; 52 grandchildren; 122 great-grandchildren; 27
great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-great-grandchildren; Nieces and
nephews.
Service will be Sunday, April 4, in Russell Springs. Burial will be in Memorial
Gardens Cemetery in Russell Springs. Klute-Beach-Henry Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 5/14/1993
Edith Johnson Higginbotham (1907-1993) KY
Irvine - Edith Johnson Higginbotham, 87, formerly of Estill County, died Tuesday in Mobile, Ala. Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday, Lewis Funeral Home. Visitation after 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The Courier-Journal 9/24/1993
Ada Pearl Higginbotham Loveless (1912-1993) KY
Science Hill - Ada Pearl Loveless, 81, died Wednesday in Somerset. Funeral, 3 p.m. Wednesday in Somerset. Funeral, 3 p.m. Saturday, Northside Baptist Church. Visitation at Morris and Hislope Funeral Home after 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL) 1/10/1994
Lena A. Higginbotham (1902-1994) KY/FL
Higginbotham, Lena A., 91, of St. Petersburg, died Saturday
(Jan. 8, 1994) at Northside Hospital. She was born in Forest Cottage, Ky., and
came here in 1967 from Louisville, Ky. She retired as a bottler from Schindley
Distillery. Survivors include a brother, Jessie Higginbotham, St. Paul, Minn.; a
sister, Linnie Tuggle, Albany, Ky.; and several nieces and nephews. R. Lee
Williams & Son Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 1/29/1995
Cora Louis Hickenbottom York (1921-1995) KY
Cora Louis York, 73, of 701 Allen St., Owensboro, died Friday, Jan. 27, 1995, at Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital. She was born in Daviess County, a daughter of the late Louis Jefferson and Felia Anderson Hickenbottom. She was retired from General Electric Corporation and was a member of Third Baptist Church. Her husband, Clifford N. York, died Sept. 4, 1980. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Linda York.
Survivors include two nephews, Freeman Hickenbottom of Tucson, Ariz., and Donald Ray Hickenbottom of Boise, Idaho; two nieces, Carolyn Lindsey of Owensboro and JoAnn Hickenbottom of Boise, Idaho; a great-nephew, Randall Lindsey of Owensboro; a great-niece, Shannon Lindsey of Owensboro; and three great-great-nieces and nephews.
Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Glenn Funeral Home, Owensboro. Burial will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday and after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the Third Baptist Church, Memorial Fund, 527 Allen St., Owensboro, Ky. Memorial contribution envelopes are available at the funeral home.
The Courier-Journal 3/23/1995
Virginia Higginbotham Tuggle (1898-1995) KY
Albany - Lennie Tuggle, 96, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Talbott Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.
The Courier-Journal 8/9/1995
Harold A. Higginbotham (1920-1995) KY
Somerset - Harold Higginbotham, 74, died here Monday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday, Pulaski Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/9/1995
Eula Florence Higginbotham Montgomery (1916-1995) KY
Eula Florence Montgomery, 79, died Thursday at Mount Holly Nursing Center.
She was the former Eula Higginbotham.
Survivors: daughters, Shirley Perkins and Vesta Stoner; sons, James, Cleve, Kenneth and Glen Montgomery; sisters, Edna Sanders, Hattie McBride, Willaughdean Baird and Elsie Lawrence; a brother, Estil Logsdon; 20 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Embry-Bosse, 2723 Preston Highway. Burial: Louisville Memorial Gardens West.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 12/1/1995
Loy R. Borden Higginbotham (1911-1995) KY
Park City, Ky. - Loy R. Higginbotham, 84, of Park City died at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 30, 1995, at the Medical Center at Bowling Green.
The Edmonson County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Harvey Borden and Nellie Sturgeon Borden and the wife of the late Willie J. Higginbotham.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Hill United Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today at Patton Funeral Home and at 5 p.m. Saturday at the church.
Survivors include two sons, James H. Higginbotham of Hartford and Harvey D. Higginbotham of Scottsville; a daughter, Dorothy J. Martin of Cave City; two brothers, Lyn Borden of Campbell, Calif., and Harlan Borden of Watsonville, Calif.; three sisters, Marjorie Yates of Park City, Marie Davis of Louisville and Bonnie Ward of Cecilia; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 12/15/1995
Ravanel Higginbotham Booher (1923-1995) KY
Ravanel H. Booher, 72, died Wednesday at her home.
She was the former Ravanel Higginbotham.
Survivors: daughters, Paulette Vogt, Brenda Conner and Laura Jenkins; brothers, Ward K., Beuelle L. and Don R. Higginbotham; a sister, Gloria Sullivan; and a grandson.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, Arch L. Heady Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway. Burial: Penn Run Memorial Park. Visitation: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/1/1996
Geneva Whittle Higginbotham Reese (1911-1996) KY
Geneva Higginbotham Reese, age 84, of Russell Springs, died Wednesday, January 31, 1996, at the Russell County Hospital.
She was born May 30, 1911, to Hettie Miller and James Whittle, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Hollis Higginbotham and her second husband, Rev. Carl Reese.
Mrs. Reese is survived by two children, Betty Antle of Russell Springs and Gwin Higginbotham of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive.
Mrs. Reese was a homemaker and a member of the Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 4, 1996, at 1 p.m. at Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Coffey and Rev. Richard Antle officiating.
Special music was provided by Bobby and Emma Lou Bryant, Mavis Johnson and Peggy Loy.
Pallbearers were Hollis Jasper, Otha Zimmerman, Jr., L. B. Conover, Glen Sullivan, Merkel Zimmerman and Gene Whicker.
Interment was in the Square Oak Cemetery.
2/6/1996
Clarence Alvin Higginbotham (1917-1996) KY
Clarence Alvin Higginbotham, 79, of Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Shelbyville, died Sunday at Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville.
He was a retired lockmaster at Kentucky Lake and Dam for the Army Corps of Engineers, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Benton.
Survivors: his wife, the former Ethel Hazelip; a son, James Hicks; a daughter, Mary J. Goodman; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday, W. G. Hardy Valley, 10907 Dixie Highway. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorial gifts: charity.
Wayne County Outlook 03/20/1996
Charlie Earl Higginbotham (1911-1996) KY
Charlie Earl Higginbotham, age 84, of Monticello, passed away on Friday, March 15 at the Golden Years Nursing Home. He was born August 19, 1911 in Wayne County to the late James Earl Higginbotham and Eira Dowell Higginbotham. He was a farmer. He was preceded in death by one son, Charles Higginbotham. He is survived by his wife, Oval Barnett; one son, Gary Higginbotham; one daughter, Patricia Roberts; one brother, Raymond Higginbotham; three half brothers, James, Frankie and Jackie Higginbotham; one sister, Dorothy Burton; half sisters, Bertha Hurt, Barbara Black and Kathryn Kelley. Funeral services were held March 17 with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 4/5/1996
Hettie R. Higginbotham Paalz (1926-1996) KY
Hettie R. Paalz, 68, died Wednesday at Caritas Medical Center.
She was the former Hettie Higginbotham, a native of Madisonville and a retired employee of General Electric.
Survivors; her husband, Leo Paalz; daughters, Lydia Williams and Shirley Phillips; stepdaughters, Virginia Harris, Mary Ann Horton and Betty Jo Zetko; stepsons, James and Leo Paalz; a brother, Raymond Higginbotham; sisters, Juanita Christian and Jonel Ezell; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Monday, Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 3509 Taylor Blvd. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: Arch L. Heady Southern, 3601 Taylor Blvd., 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The Paducah Sun 11/15/1996
Freda Lucille Crawford Hickinbotham Matz (1913-1996) OH/KY
Murray, Ky. - Private family services are planned for Freda Lucille Crawford Hickenbotham Matz, 82, who died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home in Murray.
She was a native of Monroe County, Ohio.
She is survived by two daughters, Peggy Matz Browne of Murray, and Jean Hickinbotham Rice of Lady Lake City, Fla.; two sons, James F. Matz of Lebanon, Ohio, and Glen Thomas Hickinbotham of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; one brother, Raymond Crawford of Minerva, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Glen Hickinbotham; her second husband, Herzel H. Matz; one sister; and six brothers. Her parents were Thomas J. and Eldora Hamilton Crawford.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, 803 Poplar St., Murray, Ky. 42071.
Blalock-Coleman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 1/23/1997
Elsie Burns Dyer Higginbotham (1900-1997) KY
Albany - Elsie Dyer Higginbotham, 96, died here Tuesday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday. Sewell Funeral Home. Visitation after 5 p.m. Thursday.
The Paducah Sun 5/4/1997
Dorothy Jean Thomas Higgenbottom (1933-1997) KY/TX
San Antonio, Texas - Memorial services for Dorothy Higgenbottom, 64, of San Antonio, formerly of Paducah, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday at True Right Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. The Rev. W.J. Murphy officiated.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah with the Rev. W.G. Harvey officiating.
Mrs. Higgenbottom died at 9:12 a.m. April 25 here.
She retired after 25 years as a social worker for the Illinois State Department of Public Aid.
Surviving are her father, Andrew Thomas of Chicago; two daughters, Rosalie Mackey of Paducah and Jo Lynn Haugh of San Antonia; Three sons, Joel Higgenbottom Jr. of California, Kevin Higgenbottom of Minneapolis, Minn., and Le Andru higgenbottom of San Antonio; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joel Higgenbottom Sr., and her mother, Florence Teague Thomas.
Hammock Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of local arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/30/1997
Douglas M. Higginbotham (1942-1997) KY
Corbin - Douglas Higgenbotham, 55, of Keavy, died there Saturday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Vankirk Funeral Home. Visitation after 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Evansville Courier 12/7/1997
Gola Alice Higginbotham Floyd (1951-1997) KY
Henderson, Ky. - Gola Alice Floyd, 46, died Friday morning at Community Methodist Hospital of natural causes.
Surviving are her husband, John; three sisters, Rayma Dean Frantz of Sandusky, Ohio, Daisy Herrington of Paris and Elsie Faye Lutz of Carlisle; seven brothers, Herbert Higginbotham of Carlisle, James Perry Higginbotham of Fredericksburg, Va., Virgil Higginbotham of Hanover, Ind., Albert Higginbotham of Parkers Lake, Mintford Higginbotham of Cincinnati, Roscoe Higginbotham of Woodbridgem Va., and Noah Higginbotham of Jacksonville, Ark., and nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Knob Baptist Church in Parkers Lake, with burial in church cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at R.F. Neal Funeral Home in Pine Knot.
Benton-Glunt Funeral home handled arrangements.
12/18/1997
Helen Smith Higginbotham (1910-1997) KY
Helen Higginbotham, 87, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997, at Colonial Nursing Home in Bardstown.
She was born in Russell Springs on Jan. 24, 1910 to William Smith and Lola Miller Smith, both of whom preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter - Linnie Higginbotham; and two sons - Dallas Higginbotham and Jerry Higginbotham.
Mrs. Higginbotham is survived by three daughters - Phyllis Hardwick of Louisville, Joyce Smith of Edinburg, Ind. and Alice Ferrill of Bardstown; one step-daughter - Luona George of Russell Springs; two sons - Andrew Higginbotham of Louisville and Jackie Higginbotham of Russell Springs; two stepsons - Waldon Higginbotham of Franklin, Ind. and Cleadis Higginbotham of Loveland, Ohio. Twenty grandchildren and a host of great-grandschildren also survive.
She was a housewife.
Funeral services were Friday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapels Inc. with Bro. Donnie Cotley officiating. Special music provided by Missy LaFarg-Higginbotham.
Pallbearers were Clinton Smith, Dallas Smith, Michael Smith, Denny Higginbotham, Ricky Higginbotham, Bob Higginbotham and James Hardwick.
Interment was in Square Oak Cemetery in Russell Springs.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 1/13/1998
James Thomas Higginbotham (1938-1998) KY
James P. Higginbotham, 59, died here Sunday. His wife, Peggy, Survives. Funeral, 1 p.m. Wednesday, O'Neil Funeral Home. Visitation after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) 1/20/1998
Edna May Higginbotham Sanders (1914-1998) KY
Brownsville - Edna H. Sanders, 83, of Smiths Grove died at 4 p.m. Jan. 19, 1998, at a Bowling Green Nursing Home.
The Edmonson County native was a retired National Park Concessions hostess, a member of Cedar Springs United Baptist Church and Rock Hill Eastern Star Lodge No. 279. She was a daughter of the late Tester Higginbotham and Ethel Elmore Higginbotham, and the wife of the late Earl J. Sanders.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Patton Funeral Home with burial in Lambert Cemetery in Park City. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Eastern Star service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Survivors include two sons, James Sanders of Bowling Green and Rondell Sanders of Big Ben National Park, Texas; a daughter, Brenda Wilson of Cedar Springs; a sister, Hattie McBride of Louisville; two half-sisters; a half-brother; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
3/12/1998
Virginia Ann Higginbotham McCoy (1923-1998) KY
Virginia McCoy, 74, died Wednesday, March 11, 1998 at the Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville. Born March 13, 1923 in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Aud Augustus and Ida Mae Ard Higginbotham. She was the widow of Woodrow Wilson McCoy. She was a retired head cook at Shakertown and a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church. Survivors include: two sons, Tim McCoy, Danville, Mike McCoy, Harrodsburg; three daughters, Betty Jo Bell, Somerset, Patricia Sanders, Danville, and Phyllis Carey, Burgin; 12 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by three children, Mary Leon, Terry Lee and Richard Augustus McCoy. Funeral services were held Friday, March 13, at the Ransdell Funeral Chapel with Bro. John David Lane officiating. Burial was in the Somerset Cemetery.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/13/1998
Ethel E. Hicks Higginbotham (1917-1998) KY
Ethel E. Higginbotham, 81, died Friday at Masonic Homes of Kentucky in Shelbyville.
She was a member of Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors: a son, James W. Hicks; a daughter, Mary Jean Goodman; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Monday. W. G. Hardy Valley, 10907 Dixie highway. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Sunday.
The Franklin Favorite 1/21/1999
William Andrew Higginbotham (1936-1999) KY
William Andrew Higginbotham, 62, of Franklin, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, at Franklin-Simpson Memorial Hospital in Simpson.
Born in Russell County on Oct. 23, 1936, he was a son of A. L. Higginbotham and Helen Smith Higginbotham, both of whom preceded him in death.
He was also preceded in death by one sister, Lennie Higginbotham, two brothers, Jerry Higginbotham and Dallas Higginbotham, and one half-brother, Addis Higginbotham.
Survivors include his wife, Vina K. Kean Higginbotham of Franklin; one son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Debbie Higginbotham of Franklin, one brother, Jackie Higginbotham of Russell Springs, two half-brothers, Larcie Higginbotham of Loveland, Ohio; Waldon Higginbotham of Franklin; three sisters, Phyllis Hardwick of Louisville, Joyce Smith of Edinburg, Ind.; Alice Ferrell of Bardstown, one half-sister, Luona George of Russell Springs. One grandchild also survives.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Jamestown Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Paul Whitler and Rev. David Renfroe officiating.
Pallbearers were Larcie Higginbotham, Waldon Higginbotham, Dillard Hardwick, Billy Kean, Bobby Kean, Lloyd Smith.
Interment in Square Oak Cemetery.
H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapels, Inc. in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/9/1999
Myrtle Maude Webb Zimmerman Higginbotham (1917-1999) KY
Maude Webb Zimmerman Higginbotham, 81, died Monday at The Forum of Brookside.
She was a native of Mayking, retired owner of the old Simmonds Women's Apparel and a former member of Midland Baptist Church and Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors: a daughter, Judy Miller; brothers Claude and Kenneth Webb; a sister, Eunice Hurst; two grandchildren.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Resthaven, 4400 Bardstown Road. Burial; Resthaven Memorial. Visitation: Noon-4 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Memorial gifts: Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 4/7/1999
Doris M. Higginbotham (1927-1999) FL/KY
Doris M. Higginbotham, 71, died Monday at Norton Suburban Hospital. She was a native of Plant City, Fla., a retired teacher for Dade County Public Schools and a Methodist. Survivors: sons, Gordon and Gary and a grandson.
Memorial Service: Arch L. Heady & Son, 7410 Westport Road. Visitation: after noon Friday.
Memorial gifts: American Heart Association.
The Courier Journal (Louisville, KY) 5/16/1999
Marvin Higginbotham (1931-1999) KY/FL
Marvin Higginbotham, 67, of Dunedin, Fla., formerly of
Louisville, died Thursday at his home.
He was a native of Cloverport, a former employee of Olin Chemical Co., in
Brandenburg, a former furniture salesman for the old Bacons department store and
an Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors: his wife, the Former Jewel Stiff; stepsons Roger and Robert Dowell; a
sister, Virginia Clark; a brother, Elmer Higginbotham; and two grandchildren.
Funeral: 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Alexander Funeral Home, Irvington. Burial: Cedar
Hill Cemetery. Irvington. Visitation: 3-9 p.m. EDT Sunday.
News-Democrat and Leader (Russellville, KY) 5/25/1999
Deborah Jean Kemp Higginbotham (1953-1999) KY
Debbie Kemp Higginbotham, 46, of Driftwood, Texas, formerly of Russellville, died Sunday, May 16, 1999 in the Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas.
She was born in Logan County Jan. 20, 1953.
Mrs. Higginbotham was a public school teacher of grades K-8 and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Russellville.
Funeral services were Saturday, May 22 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Russellville with Rev. Henry Lee Myers officiating. Burial followed in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Gerald Gaddie, Jim Trice, Bill Hedges, Tommy Kemp and James Drake.
She is survived by her parents, Norwood and Jean Kemp of Russellville; her husband, Russell Higginbotham of Driftwood, Tex.; one son, Eli Higginbotham; one sister, Jill Morris of Russellville; and her grandmother, Virginia Kemp of Russellville.
The Times Journal 06/10/1999
Omry Dolon Higginbotham (1909-1999) KY
Omry D. Higginbotham, 89, of Jamestown died Thursday, May 13, 1999 at his residence.
Born in Jamestown on Oct. 1, 1909, he was the son of Clementine and George Higginbotham, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Higginbotham, in 1985.
Survivors include one son, Alfred Higginbotham of Jamestown; one daughter, Wanda Higginbotham of Russell Springs; one foster son, Clellie Robinson of Jamestown; and one foster daughter, Gale Shepherd of Columbia.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 17 at Fairview Separate Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were deacons of the church.
Interment was in Hadley Cemetery.
H. E. Pruitt Memory Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 7/15/1999
Martha Marie Halstead Dennison Hickenbottom (1928-1999) KY
Martha Marie Dennison Hickenbottom, 70, of 20 River Road, Owensboro, died Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at her home. She was born in Henderson County, was a baptist and was formerly employed at Illinois Glass Co. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Hickenbottom, in 1986; three sons, William Albert Dennison, Charles Samuel Dennison and James L. Dennison; and a daughter, Elizabeth Dennison.
Survivors include a son, Donald L. Dennison of Rock Falls, Ill.; a daughter, Faye Simpson of Owensboro; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Clara Wood of Island.
Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at James H. Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Owensboro. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) 11/29/1999
Hattie Eleanor Higginbotham McBride (1918-1999) IN/KY
Hattie E. McBride, 81, died Saturday at Parkway Medical Center.
She was a retired employee of the old Louisville public schools system.
Survivors: sons Michael, Richard and Jackie McBride; daughters, Patsy McBride and Janice Baker; sisters, Willaughdean Baird and Elsie Lawrence; a half brother, Estel Logsdon; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Evergreen, 4623 Preston Highway. Burial: Evergreen. Visitation: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Monday. Memorial gifts: Alzheimer's Association.
Wayne County Outlook 12/30/1999
Alma Jo Higginbotham Keeton (1934-1999) KY
ALMA JO KEETON, 65, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 1999 at her home. She was born on August 13, 1934, the daughter of Orville and Georgia Armstrong Higginbotham. Both parents preceded her in death. In March of 1953, she married Billy Keeton, who survives. She is also survived by 1 son Billy Joe Keeton; 3 sisters Thomasine Hailey, Judy Huffaker, and Jetta Fallahzadeh; 3 brothers Billy, Jim and Allen Higginbotham; and 1 grandson. Preceding her in death is 1 son Jeff; and 1 sister Virginia Kable. She had accepted Christ as her Savior and was a faithful member of Elk Springs Valley Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Thursday, December 30, 1999 at the Elk Spring Valley Baptist Church with Brother C. E. Hansford and Brother Stan Stevenson officiating. Burial was in the Elk Spring Cemetery. Hoyt G. Hickey & Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 2/29/2000
Morris C. Higginbotham (1919-22000) KY
Bowling Green - Morris Higginbotham, 81, died here Sunday. His wife, Hazel, survives. Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home - Broadway. Visitation: 309 p.m. Tuesday.
Daily News 06/22/2000
Jimmy Wayne Higginbotham (1938-2000) KY
Jimmy W. Higginbotham, 62, of Rocky Hill died at 4:35 p.m. June 21, 2000, at The Medical Center. The Edmonson County native was a carpenter, Rocky Hill Fire Department chief and charter member, and a member of Oak Grove Methodist Church. He was a son of the late Leslie William Higginbotham and Margolene Lyons Higginbotham. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green chapel, with burial in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Rocky Hill Fire Department, c/o Donna Short, P.O. Box 98, Rocky Hill, Ky., 42163. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Lewis Higginbotham; two daughters, Darlene Vincent of Park City and Donna Sue Higginbotham of Rocky Hill; three sisters, Delora Crain and Juanita Pedigo, both of Cave City and Sherry Johnson of Brownsville; and three brothers, Douglas Higginbotham of Alvaton and Phillip Higginbotham and David "Butch" Higginbotham, both of Rocky Hill; a grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 8/20/2000
Buelle Lincoln Higginbotham (1931-2000) KY
Buelle L. Higginbotham, 68, died Saturday at St. Matthews Manor.
He was a native of Whetstone, a retired cabinet maker for Kitchen Kompact, a retired farmer and a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors: a sister, Gloria Sullivan; brothers, Ward and Don Higginbotham; and five nieces and three nephews.
Funeral: Arch L. Heady Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway, 6 p.m. Monday, and Norris-New Funeral Home, Burkesville, 4 p.m. CDT Tuesday. Burial: Higginbotham, Forrest Cottage. Visitation: Arch L. Heady Okolona, after 10:30 a.m. Monday and Norris-New Funeral Home, after 7 a.m. Tuesday.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 4/5/2001
James Higginbotham (1929-2001) KY
Monticello - James Higginbotham, 71, died here Tuesday. his wife, Nancy, survives. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday, Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home. Visitation: after 4 p.m. Thursday.
10/27/2001
Ola Mae Higginbotham (1912-2001) KY
Mae Higginbotham, 89, of Smiths Grove died at 1 a.m. Oct. 26,
2001, at a Brownsville nursing home.
The Warren County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late James
Washington Elmore and Sarah Jane Cook Elmore and wife of the late Edward
Higginbotham.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Cedar Springs Baptist Church, where she was
a member, with burial in Lambert Cemetery in Edmonson County. Visitation will be
from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Grove
chapel.
Survivors include a son, Bert Edward Higginbotham of Smiths Grove; two sisters,
Vera Martin of Smiths Grove and Ruby Stice of Brownsville; three grandchildren;
and a great-grandchild.
12/17/2001
Rubel L. Higginbotham Sprouse (1919-2001) KY/TX
Rubel L. Sprouse, 82, of Bowling Green died at 4:52 p.m. Dec. 16, 2001, in San Antonio. The Butler County native was a retired Indianapolis Public Library housekeeper and a member of Highland Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Cullie Belcher Higginbotham and Delbert Higginbotham and wife of the late Grider Sprouse. She was preceded in death by a son, Charles E. Sprouse. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue chapel, with burial in Highland Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors include a daughter, Geraldine Clark of Bowling Green; a son, Delbert W. Sprouse of San Antonio; a sister, Maple Hightower of Indianapolis; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a step granddaughter; four great-stepgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 9/20/2002
Maxine Morrison Higginbotham (1928-2002) KY
Maxine Higginbotham, 73, of Louisville, died Thursday, September 19, 2002, at her residence.
She was the former Maxine Morrison and a native of Greensburg, KY. She was born on December 25, 1928. She was a retired employee of the Christopher East Nursing Home and a member of Buechel United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel B. and Bettie Morrison; husband, Larry E. Higginbotham; sister, Odell Jean Ardies; and brothers, Russell and Robert Morrison.
She is survived by her son, Gary D. Higginbotham of Louisville; daughter, Laura Caviness of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Dorothy Morrison, Jerry Fleeger and Margie Danner, all of Louisville, Mary Smurda of Toronto, OH and Pauline Geary of Greensburg, KY; and four grandchildren, Heather Polk and Sean Higginbotham, both of Louisville, Stacey Durham of Chicago, IL and Troy Higginbotham of South Bend, IN.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2002, at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Road, with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-9 p.m. Friday at highlands Funeral Home.
Memorial gifts may go tp Hospice of Louisville.
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) 10/15/2002
Ward Kendall Higginbotham (1927-2002) KY
Ward K. Higginbotham Sr., 75, of Louisville, died Sunday, October 13, 2002, at Norton Audubon Hospital.
He was a retired auto mechanic for 28 years with midway Auto Sales, an Army veteran of World War II and a devoted husband and Dad.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Beulah Higginbotham; three sisters, Ravanel, Loweldine and Babetta; and three brothers, Norman, Conrad and Beuelle.
He is survived by his loving wife, Robbie L. Johnson Higginbotham; one son, Ward K. Higginbotham Jr.; a sister, Gloria H. Sullivan (Larry) of Georgetown, IN; and a brother, Don R. Higginbotham of Sarasota, FL.
Funeral: noon Thursday at Arch L. Heady & Son-Okolona, 8519 Preston Highway. Burial: Penn Run Memorial park. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday after 9 a.m. Thursday at the funeral Home.
The News-Journal 01/08/2003
Azrie Higginbotham (1912-2003) KY
Azrie Higginbotham, 90, Jellico Creek Community, Williamsburg, passed away
Saturday, January 4, 2003 at the Baptist Regional Medical Center, Corbin.
He was a member of the Ryans Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Betty Ruth Jones and husband, Elbert of
Cincinnati, Ohio; three sons, Raymond Higginbotham of Williamsburg, Ralph
Higginbotham and wife, Betty June of Williamsburg and H.C. Higginbotham of
Williamsburg; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild; one brother, Paul Higginbotham of Norwood, Ohio; two
sisters, Ruth Murphy of Cincinnati, Ohio and Lula Jefferys of Norwood, Ohio;
also several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Verlia Meadors Higginbotham and a
daughter-in-law, Louise Higginbotham.
Funeral services were held Monday, January 6 at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Lester Cox and Rev. Herbert Wells officiating. Burial was in the
Jellico Creek Cemetery.
The Douglas County Herald (Ava, MO) 2/6/2003
Ruby Jane Higginbotham Reynolds Soucy Mitchell (1911-2003) KY
Ruby Jane Mitchell, 91, of Carrollton, Ky., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003. She was born on Aug. 9, 1911, to Jesse H. and Sarah Jane Higginbotham, in Edmonson County, Ky.
Mrs. Mitchell previously lived in Louisville, Ky., and Ava before moving back to Carrollton in 1978. While living in Paducah, she worked in and retired from Clausner Hosiery Mill, advancing to the position of floor manager.
Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by husbands, William T. Reynolds, Emil J. Soucy and William H. Mitchell.
She was a member of the Carrollton First Baptist Church, the Browinski Rebekah Lodge #60, and the Carroll County Seniors. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, gardening, visiting with her many friends and family, and attending services at her church.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her son and wife, Jerry T. and Sue Ann Reynolds, of Titusville, Fla.; stepdaughters and husbands, Simone and George Steinmetz, of St. Clair, Marie and Bill McLeod of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Andrea Haynes, of Independence.
She also leaves behinds her devoted grandson, David T. Reynolds, of Carrollton, Ky.; and her loving granddaughter and husband, Leigh Ann and Jorge Fernandez, of Homestead, Fla.; numerous step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins and many longtime friends.
Services were held at 6 p.m. Jan. 31, at Graham Dunn Funeral Home, Carrollton, Ky., with the Rev. Chris White officiating. Following was a memorial service by Rebekah Lodge #60.
Graveside services were held at 12 noon Monday at Ava Cemetery, under the direction of Clinkingbeard Funeral Home.
5/5/2003
Elsie Higginbotham Loy (1919-2003) KY
Elsie Loy, 83, Russell Springs, KY passed away Saturday, May
3, 2003 at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown, KY. She was a homemaker and
a member of the Fairview Separate Baptist Church.
Survivors include five grandchildren, Melinda Thomas, Russell Springs, KY,
Sandra Loy, Indiana, Darrell Davis and Greg Davis, both of Russell Springs, KY
and Jody Loy, Jamestown, KY; four great grandchildren, Jordan and Jacob Thomas,
Mariah and Dakota Loy; one son-in-law, Ernest Davis; one brother, Rester
Higginbotham, Russell Springs, KY; five sisters, Ruby Hill, Jamestown, KY,
Arvella Garner, Viola Bunch, both of Russell Springs, KY, Helen Hadley,
Clearwater, FL and Willie Ruth Sprits, Richmond, IN.
She was preceded in death by one son, Billy Loy and one daughter, Betty Davis.
Funeral services were Monday, May 5, 2003 in the chapel of the Bernard Funeral
Home with Bro. Ronnie Loy officiating.
Special music was provided by Louise Duff, Diane Ford, Charles Knight and Steve
Stapp.
Interment was in the Russell Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Kenton Thomas, Darrell Davis, Greg Davis, Jody Loy, Jordan
Thomas, Jacob Thomas and Danny Blair.
Bernard Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY) 1/24/2004
Elmer Higginbotham (1924-2004) KY
Cloverport - Elmer Higginbotham, 79, of Cloverport died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. He was former owner and operator of Higginbotham Friendly Store in Cloverport, a member of Cloverport United Methodist Church and in Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Virginia Clark.
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Wallace Funeral Home in Cloverport. Burial; Cloverport Cemetery. Visitation: From 4 to 8 p.m. today and after 8 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The Winchester Sun Friday, October 15, 2004
Mary Martha Conley Higginbotham (1933-2004) KY/FL
Mary Martha Conley Higginbotham, 71, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
widow of Melvin Higginbotham, died Wednesday at her home.
A native of Clark County, she was the daughter of the late George Conley and
Emma Irvin Conley Bishop. She was postmistress in Florida, a former floral
designer and a member of the King's Road Baptist Church, Jacksonville.
Survivors include two sons, George Edwards, Las Vegas, and Kip Edwards,
Hilliard, Fla.; four daughters, Linda Radke, South Boardman, Mich.; Sue Kinley,
Jacksonville; Judy Swords, Doe Run, Ga., and Faye Hayes, Baxley, Ga.; two
sisters, Margaret Spangler and Rebecca Gross, Clark County, and several
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews;
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at King's Road Baptist Church by
Rev. Ben Rake, Jacksonville, and Rev. Linville Spangler, Winchester. Burial will
be in the Higginbotham Cemetery, Jacksonville.
Friends may call at the church 6-8 p.m. today.
Corey Kerlin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Glasgow Daily Times 10/19/2004
Virginia Louise Barbour Higginbotham (1930-2004) KY
Residence: Glasgow KY
Died: Monday, 18 Oct 2004, Hart County Health Care Facility in Horse Cave KY,
age 74.
Born: Temple Hill KY
Daughter of the late Delmer Lincoln Barbour and Lula Stringfield Barbour Widow
of the late Robert Higginbotham. Member Temple Hill Baptist Church
Survivors: Sister: Mary Jewell Mosby of Deerfield Beach FL Several nieces and
nephews Preceded also in death by two brothers and three sisters
Services: 11 am Wednesday, 20 Oct 2004, A F Crow and Son Funeral Home, burial
Louisville Memorial Gardens West in Louisville KY
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Virginia Higginbotham Clark (1917-2004) KY
Virginia Higginbotham Clark of 3002 Sterling Court, Owensboro, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System. She was born in Warren County to the late Tandy and Julia Higginbotham. She was a member of Eaton Memorial Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Clark Sr., in 1982; a stepson, Marvin Clark Jr.; her brothers, James Higginbotham, Marvin Higginbotham, Elmer Higginbotham and Robert Higginbotham; and her sister, Pauline Brown. Survivors include a stepson, Roger Clark of Newburgh, Ind.; four step grandchildren, Stephen D. Clark of Owensboro, Cynthia Douthit of Winston-Salem, N.C., Alan Clark of Evansville and Derek Clark of Newburgh; several step great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at James H. Davis Funeral Home chapel in Owensboro. Entombment is in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Commonwealth-Journal (Somerset, KY) March 28, 2005
Lucy Jane Higginbotham Johnson
(1917-2005) KY
Lucy Johnson, 88, South Richardson Drive, Somerset, died Sunday, March 27, 2005,
at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
She was born in the Faubush community Jan. 27, 1917, daughter of the late Andrew
and Viola Tarter Higginbottom (Higginbotham). She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, William Johnson, Urbana, Ill., Lloyd Daniel
Johnson, Nancy, and Allen Johnson, Indianapolis.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest F. Johnson, and her parents.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Lakeside Memorial
Gardens, Somerset.
There will be no visitation.
Pulaski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Advocate-Messenger 08/05/2005
Julia Othean Ross Higginbotham (1919-2005) KY
HARRODSBURG - Julia Othean Higginbotham, 85, died Thursday at
Harrodsburg Health Care Center.
Born Aug. 5, 1919, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas
and Addie Lee Oldham Ross.
She was retired from James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, having worked in the
cafeteria. She was a member of Harrodsburg Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Higginbotham and Jerry Higginbotham, both of
Harrodsburg; a brother, Loraine Ross of Harrodsburg; four grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by Calvin
Runner. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Willisburg.
Pallbearers will be Nathan Nichols, Buddy Shirley, Jackie Freeman, Ryan Owens,
Dennis Curtsinger, Ralph Culp and Scotty Anderson.
Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Saturday.
The Paducah Sun 9/16/2005
Betty Louise Hickenbottom Williams (1927-2005) KY/IL
Services for Betty Louise Williams, 77, of Chicago, formerly of Paducah, will be at noon Saturday at Washington Street Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Bernice Belt will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Ms. Williams died at 3:36 a.m. Monday at the University of Chicago Hospital.
She was retired from Medco Center of Paducah. She was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church.
She survived by two daughters, Jean DuVall of Louisville and Audrey Fowler-Gibson of Chicago; four sons, Nolan Peggs of Chicago, Charles Williams of Paducah, and Michael Williams and Carlos Fowler, both of Louisville; one brother, Mack Clyde Hickenbottom of Chicago; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Lovie Ivery; one sister; two brothers; and one grandchild. Her parents were Leroy and Betty Hickenbottom.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY) 9/25/2005
Michael Louis Higginbotham (1988-2005) CA/FL/KY
Michael Louis Higginbotham, 17, of Hobe Sound, Fla., passed away Monday, Sept.
19, 2005 at his home.
He was born in San Diego, CA, on March 25, 1988, and was the only child of Claud
and Deborah. When Michael was three years old, the family relocated to Hobe
Sound.
Michael attended South Fork High School through the 11th grade and was currently a senior at Martin County High School. He was a gifted and talented honor roll student. Drawing and art were two of his favorite interests.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Louis Evans of Orlando, FL, whom he was named after and they shared the same birth date of March 25th. Michael was a precious birthday gift to his "PaPaw". Also preceding him in death were his grandparents John and Elizabeth Higginbotham of Monroe, GA, and his great-grandfather, Everett H. Bryant of Danville, KY.
Michaels is survived by his mother, Deborah Evans of Orlando, FL, his father, Claud Higginbotham )Robin) of Hobe Sound, Fl., grandmother, Brenda Evans of Orlando, Fl., great grandmother, Glenna Bryant of Danville, Ky., and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Arrangements are being handled by Stith Funeral Home. Viewing will be Monday, September 26th from 10 am-11am with services to follow at 11:00 am. Pastor Shane Stutzman from Eastside Baptist Church of Orlando, Fl. is officiating.
Interment will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader 12/11/2005
James Phillip Higginbotham (1939-2005) KY
MONTICELLO - James Phillip Higginbotham, husband of Phyllis, died Fri.
Dec. 9, 2005. Service, 1 pm Tues., Hickey & Son with viewing from 6-8 pm Mon.
The Courier-Journal on 02/13/2006
Iva Lee Greenwell Higginbotham (1909-2006) KY
HIGGINBOTHAM, IVA LEE GREENWELL, 96, of Louisville, formerly of Park
City, died Friday, February 10, 2006, at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in
Louisville. She was a retired housekeeper for Park Mammoth Resort and a member
of the Park City Baptist Church. The Bullitt County native was the daughter of
the late C. W. Greenwell and Maude Clark Greenwell and the wife of the late
Elmer Higginbotham. She was also preceded in death by her son-in-law, David
Sappenfield Sr. and grandson, Jason Woods. She is survived by one daughter, Jane
Sappenfield of Louisville, KY; two sons, Charles Higginbotham and his wife
Bobbie of Cary, NC, and Haskel "Pete" Higginbotham and his wife Cloah of Belle
Glade, FL; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren; close friend, Judy Higginbotham of Horse Cave, KY;
several nieces and nephews; and grand nieces and grand nephews. Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at the Park City Baptist
Church with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends
from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2006, and from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at the Patton Funeral Home, Park City Chapel.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Park City
Baptist Church.
The Courier-Journal 02/26/2006
Opal Poling Mathews Higginbotham (1920-2006) KY/IN
MADISON-Opal (Mathews) Higginbotham, age 85 of Hanover, passed away on
Friday, February 24, 2006 at The Waters at Clifty Falls, Madison. Born March 25,
1920 in Ghent, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Charles M. and Olive Shaw
Poling, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two
sisters: Mary Leahigh and Mildred Sedam Williams. Mrs. Higginbotham worked as an
attendant at Madison State Hospital until moving to Florida in 1961. After
moving to Florida she worked at Memorial Hospital in Auburndale, Florida until
she retired and moved back to Madison in 1995. She lived in Cross Plains for
several years where she and Virginia Minch owned and operated the Cloverfarm
General Store. She enjoyed raising all kinds of flowers and was a member of the
Cross Plains United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Virgil L.
Higginbotham; one daughter, Betty L. Ritchie and her husband Jim, Madison; one
son, Charles Mathews and his wife Dottie, Orlando, FL.; one step-daughter, Jamie
Bowers and her husband Charles, Middlesbury, FL.; eight grandchildren: James D.
Ritchie, Dena Potochny, Mike Ritchie, Charlene Murray, Christine Stinson,
Crystal Mathews, Chris Mathews and Catherine Blackwell; four step-grandchildren,
fifteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, and several nieces
and nephews. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American
Cancer Society. Contribution cards will be available at the Vail-Holt Funeral
Home.
The Courier-Journal 03/19/2006
Ivone Sanders Higginbotham (1930-2006) KY
HIGGINBOTHAM, IVONE S., 75, died Thursday, March 16, 2006 at Jewish
Hospital in Louisville. She was an inspector with G.E., and was a member of the
Eastern Star and the Valley Station Baptist Church. The Edmonson County native
was preceded in death by her parents, the late James W. "Wash" Sanders and the
late Millie Ling Sanders; and her brother, Willard Sanders. She is survived by
her husband, James "J.W." Higginbotham; her son, Jim (Leslie) Higginbotham of
Falls of Rough, KY; six nieces; and two nephews. The funeral service will be
noon on Monday, March 20, 2006 at the Patton Funeral Home Park City Chapel, with
a burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m.
- 8 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2006, and after 9 a.m. on Monday.
The Advocate-Messenger 04/10/2006
Carl Jerry Higginbotham (1943-2006) KY
HARRODSBURG - Jerry Higginbotham, 62, of Inman Street, died Saturday at
James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 27, 1943, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Carl and Julia
Ross Higginbotham. He was a retired machinist for Universal Fasteners, a member
of Harrodsburg Church of Christ and National Rifleman's Association.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Thompson Higginbotham; two daughters, Tammy
Higginbotham Nichols of Danville and Carla Higginbotham of Lancaster; a brother,
Michael Higginbotham of Harrodsburg; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home by Raymond
Castillo. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Chris Higginbotham, Kevin Higginbotham, Paul Harley, Eric
Harley, Steve Lyons and Lee Thompson. Honorary pallbearers are Connie Buntain,
Bentley Lane, Bruce Cunningham and Lonnie Harley.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and after 7 a.m. Tuesday.
McCreary County Record 05/10/2006
Herbert Louis Higginbotham (1932-2006) KY
Herbert Louis Higginbotham, age 73 years died May 9, 2006 at Johnson-Mathers
Nursing Home. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 14, 2006 at McCreary County
Funeral Home with Rev. Dow Goodin and Rev. Daniel Ridener officiating. Burial
was in Pleasant Knob cemetery.
He was born May 24, 1932 at Sawyer, Kentucky the son of the late Ancil and Mary
Vanover Higginbotham, and second Mother, Amanda Perry Higginbotham. He was a
retired farmer and member of Barterville United Methodist Church. He was an avid
coon hunter, fisherman and storyteller. He was a member of Coon Hunters Club and
Nicholas County Fish and Game Club.
Survivors include a son, Benny Ray Higginbotham, Mt. Vernon. The surviving
sisters and brothers are, Elsie Lutes, Carlisle, Kentucky; Daisy Herrington,
Paris, Kentucky; Raymadean Frantz, Sandusky, Ohio; James Luke Perry ,
Fredericksburg, Virginia; Virgil Higginbotham, Hanover, Indiana; Albert
Higginbotham, Parkers Lake, Kentucky; Carlos Higginbotham, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Roscoe Higginbotham, Woodbridge, Virginia, and Noah Higginbotham, Jefferson
City, Missouri. A very close friend, Nellie Brierly and James Anderson,
Carlisle, Kentucky, survives him. Five grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews survive.
A daughter, Norma Jean Higginbotham and his parents precede him in death. The
deceased brothers and sisters are, Gracie Higginbotham; Gola Alice Jane Nunley;
Elizabeth Hicks; Addie Mae Perry; Archie Leonard Higginbotham; Clifton Leroy
Higginbotham; and Clarence Higginbotham.
McCreary County Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.
7/5/2006
Edna Faye Lawless Higginbotham (1912-2006) KY
Edna Faye Higginbotham, age 94, of Jamestown, passed away on Monday, July 3rd at Fair oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown. She was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Cora Kimbler Lawless.
She is survived by a son Alfred and wife Reba Higginbotham of Jamestown and a daughter, Wanda Higginbotham of Jamestown, also two grandchildren, Mitchell and Kathy Higginbotham and one great grandchild, Stephanie Higginbotham, she is preceded in death by a daughter, Ana Higginbotham.
Services were held graveside at Hadley Cemetery in Jamestown on Wednesday, July 5th with Bro Bobby Sexton officiating.
The Courier-Journal 01/08/2007
Melanie A. Linnemann Higginbotham (1981-2007) KY
HIGGINBOTHAM, MELANIE LINNEMANN, 25, of Louisville, died Friday, January
5, 2007 at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital. She is survived by her daughter,
Kylie Ireland; mother, Wenda Linnemann; sisters, Marni Jones, Malina Johnson,
and Glory Linnemann; and her fiancé, Monta Ireland. Her funeral service will be
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at J. B. Ratterman & Sons- Southwest, 4832 Cane Run Rd.,
with burial in St. Stephens Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-2p.m. Tuesday.
Lexington Herald-Leader 03/20/2007
Helen L. King Higginbotham (1930-2007) WV/KY (African-American)
HIGGINBOTHAM Helen King, 76, of Lexington, KY passed into eternity on
Sat, March 17, 2007 at Meadowbrook Care Center in Cincinnati. She was born April
7, 1930 in Logan, WV. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Betty Hairston
King. She resided in Logan until moving to Lexington in 2002. While living in
Logan she was a faithful member of St. Phillip's Missionary Baptist Church where
she sang in the choir and served in the church missionary circle. In Lexington
she united with the Main Street Baptist Church. She enjoyed listening to gospel
music, attending family gatherings and backyard gardening. Besides her parents,
she was also preceded in death by her husband Petris Higginbotham, four
brothers, Ray, William, Leon and Jimmy King; two sisters, Arleen King and Garie
Richardson. She leaves to mourn two devoted children, daughter Rena (Charles)
Jones of Mason, OH, and son, Thomas Tolliver of Lexington, KY. She is also
survived by three sisters, Hester Poole of Joliet, IL, Eyvonne (Murray) Houston
of Springfield, OH and Cynthia Culbreath; one brother, Charles (Ida) King of
Joliet, IL and a sister-in-law, Barbara King of Columbus, OH. She also leaves
one aunt, two uncles and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral service
Wed, March 21, 2007. Visitation noon until hour of service at Mt. Zion Woodlawn
Baptist Church, 40 Coral, Glendale, OH 45246. Arrangements by Thompson, Hall and
Jordan Funeral Home, 11400 Winton Rd, Forest Park, OH 45240.
Lexington Herald-Leader on 4/26/2007
Jesse Caldwell Higginbotham (1990-2007) KY
Jesse Caldwell Higginbotham, perfect and beloved son of Rebecca Woloch and
Jerome Higginbotham, died from injuries sustained in an accident on April 19,
2007. In addition to his parents, Jesse is survived by his grandmother, Dorothy
Higginbotham of Murray, KY, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins and many, many
friends both locally and globally throughout the online community. He was
preceded in death by his grandparents Harry and LaVerne Woloch. Jesse was 17
years old and a junior at Paul Laurence Dunbar, where a community-wide memorial
service will be held on April 29, 2007 from 7-10pm. The family requests that
expressions of sympathy be made in the form of contributions to The Jesse
Higginbotham Memorial Technology Fund, c/o National City Bank, 1808 Alexandria
Drive, Lexington, KY 40504 to benefit the field that Jesse so passionately
loved. The purpose of the trust is to advance Jesse's lifelong pursuit of
existing and potential technologies to their utmost, regardless of financial
resources. In keeping with Jesse's generous spirit, his organs were donated to
the Kentucky Organ Donor Association so that he continues to help others.
The Daily Independent 07/27/2007
Farrell E. Higginbotham (1948-2007) OH/KY
Farrell E. Higginbotham, 59, of Catlettsburg, passed away Wednesday, July 25,
2007, at his residence.
He was born June 7, 1948, in Ross County, Ohio, the son of the late Ora Johnson
and Hazel Collier Echard of Sitka, Ky. Following the untimely passing of his
father, Farrell was raised by William and Goldie Higginbotham, both of whom are
deceased.
Farrell served our great nation faithfully and honorably during the Vietnam War
with the U.S. Army, retired after 20 years from FCI in Ashland as a senior
officer specialist and was of the Freewill Baptist faith.
Surviving are his loving wife of 37 years, Irma J. King Higginbotham; a son,
Bobby Higginbotham and his wife, Anna Jo, of Catlettsburg; two grandsons, Bryce
Tennison Perkins and Brett Alan Higginbotham, both of Catlettsburg; and a
brother, William James Higginbotham Jr. of Morehead, Ky.
Funeral services for Farrell Higginbotham will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28,
2007, at Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home on Panola Street in Catlettsburg. Pastor
Rick May will offer words of comfort. Burial will be in Catlettsburg Cemetery.
Military honors will be presented by American Legion Post 93 of Kenova, W.Va.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Lexington Herald-Leader 02/09/2008
Wanda F. Higginbotham (1938-2008) KY
JAMESTOWN - Wanda F. Higginbotham, 69, died Feb 7, 2008. Service today
10am at Hadley Cemetery. H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel in charge.
Patton Funeral Home 03/02/2008
James William Higginbotham (1928-2008) KY
J.W. Higginbotham, age 79 of Louisville, passed away Friday, February 29, 2008
in Louisville. He was born July 11, 1928 in Edmonson County to the late Earl and
Lillie Frances Higginbotham and married to the late Ivone Sanders Higginbotham.
He was a Baptist, World War II Army veteran and past president of the Highland
Park Masonic Lodge F&AM. He is survived by one son, Jim Higginbotham (Leslie) of
Falls of Rough, KY; one grandson, Brendan Higginbotham of Falls of Rough; two
nephews and six nieces. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence
and Louis Higginbotham. Services will be officiated by Bro. David Sturgeon with
graveside military rites at Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation: Monday, March 03, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM Park City
Chapel Tuesday, March 04, 2008 from 9:00 AM to Park City Chapel
Service: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 at 1:00 PM Park City Chapel
The Courier-Journal 06/10/2008
Hazel Clark Gable Higginbotham (1920-2008) SC/KY
Higginbotham, Hazel Clark Gable Age: 88 Passed Away: 2008-06-09 Funeral Home: J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue Chapel Hazel Clark Gable Higginbotham, 88, of Bowling Green died June 7, 2008, at a Bowling Green nursing home. The Spartanburg, S.C., native was born Jan. 20, 1920. She was an employee of the purchasing department at Western Kentucky University. She was a member of West End Church of Christ, but attended Hillvue Heights Church. She was a daughter of the late James Andrews Clark and Mossie Mae McAbee Clark. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Leon Gable; and her second husband, Morris Higginbotham. She was preceded in death by a sister, Vivian Hill; and a brother, James Clark. Funeral is at 1 p.m. Tuesday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue Chapel, with burial at a later date in Chapel Hill. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.jckirbyandson.com. Survivors include two sons, Terre Gable and his wife, Diane, of Jacksonville, Ala., and Robbie Gable of Bowling Green; a brother, Gene Clark and his wife, Gerri, of Bowling Green; three sisters, Adele Poythress of Mechanicsville, Va., Yvonne Ramage of Bowling Green and Irene Baker and her husband, Frank, of Bowling Green, Va.; two grandchildren, Amber Murrey and her husband, Jason, of Campbellsville and Brandon Gable of Bowling Green; a great-grandson, Blane Murrey; and several nieces and nephews.
Courier-Journal 09/11/2008
Laura Higginbotham Madison (1950-2008) NJ/KY
MADISON, LAURA H., 58, of Cave City, KY, formerly of Okolona, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2008. She was the former Laura Higginbotham, a native of New Jersey, a retired packer for Peyton, Inc., a member of the Volunteers of America, Kennedy group home and a parent youth worker at Gethsemane and Cedar Creek Baptist Churches. Mrs. Madison loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her many animals. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Higginbotham Sr.; and a daughter, Deanna May. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald Madison; mother, Hester Higginbotham; children, Amy Brown (Jimmie) and Richie May (Allison); stepdaughters, Tammy Perry, Toni Craig and Tonya Jones; sisters, Joyce Lindsey, Janet Patterson, Susan Robinson, Wanda Bader and Charlene Robinson; a brother, Charles Higginbotham Jr.; 20 grandchildren including Zachary, Haley, Dylan, and Hannah Patterson, Kaelin, Olivia, Evan and Aaron May; one great-grandson, Nicholas; and a childhood friend who was like a sister, Jerri Harlow. Her funeral services will be noon Saturday at Arch L. Heady & Son, Okolona, with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. on Friday.
Deseret News 10/19/2008
Elizabeth Violet Squires Higginbotham (1922-2008) UT/TX/KY/OH
Elizabeth (Beth) Higginbotham, 85, beloved wife and mother, grandmother, teacher and community organizer, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2008. She was born Elizabeth Violet Squires in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 15, 1922. After graduating from high school, she enlisted in the US Navy during World War II. She married Robert Higginbotham in 1946. Beth graduated from University of Utah and taught kindergarten. The family then moved to Galveston, Texas where she helped to organize one of the first psychiatric kindergartens in the country. Moving to Louisville, Beth became a community organizer and developed the Head Start initiative as well as other programming for young children in the community. She obtained a graduate degree in Community Development in 1971 and taught classes at Jefferson Community College and IU Southeast. She was an active member and past-president of the U of L Women's Club. She and her husband spent the last few years in Columbus, Ohio to be near their daughter and her family. Beth is survived by her husband Bob, brother Larry, children Sheila and Jeff, their spouses Phil and Elisabeth, and grandchildren Chloe, Kelsey and David. Beth was a dear friend to many and her warmth and caring will live on in those of us who loved her. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Cave Hill Cemetery, followed by a gathering at the University of Louisville Club.
Courier Press 10/17/2008
Frances Marie Stewart Higginbotham (1953-2008) KY
MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Frances Marie Higginbotham, 55, formerly of Madisonville, died Oct. 11, 2008, at Rockcastle Hospital in Mount Vernon. Surviving are son, Alan; daughter, Stacy Little; brother, Wayne Stewart; and sisters, Lois Foreman, Shirley Campbell and Lucille Ash. Graveside services 1 p.m. today at Zion Brick Church Cemetery, burial to follow. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Harris Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
The Wayne County Outlook 10/20/2008
Tina McKinley Higginbotham (1918-2008) KY
Tina "Tiny" Higginbotham, age 90, of Monticello, Ky., passed away Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Wayne County Hospital. She was born August 21, 1918 in Jamestown, Ky., the daughter of the late Zola and Lota (Fox) McKinley. She married Raymond Higginbotham, who survives. She is survived by one son-Ralph (Helen) Higginbotham of Monticello, Ky.; one daughter-Ann (Paul) Guinn of Monticello, Ky.; four grandchildren-David and Danny Higginbotham and Steven and Annette Guinn; two great grandchildren-Kaylee Higginbotham and Kent Guinn; and one sister-Geneva Guinn. She was preceded in death by one infant daughter-Norma Jean Higginbotham; two brothers-Lozier and Raymond McKinley; and two sisters-Lexie McKinley and Katherine Green. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Bro. Koger Ramsey officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Marvin S. Hicks Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Fort Wayne Newspapers 11/19/2008
Joann Louise Sunderland Higginbotham (1940-2008) IN/KY
JOANN LOUISE HIGGINBOTHAM, 67, of Corbin, Ky., died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at Baptist Regional medical Center. Born Dec. 30, 1940, in Fort Wayne, she was the daughter of the late Roy Delbert and Ruth Lovin Sunderland. She was a factory worker with Sheller Globe, Inc.; a member of Mt. Zion Church of God, Keavy, Ky.; a member of Tops Weight, in Corbin and Fort Wayne; and ran Joann Flowers, in Corbin and Fort Wayne. Surviving are her husband, Chester L. Higginbotham of Corbin; one son, Jon (Deborah) Haas of Coldwater, Mich.; one daughter, Cynthia Linn Imbody of Columbia City; two sisters, Sharon Norvell of Fort Wayne and Deloris Frantz of Columbus, Ohio; four stepsons, Chestle Higginbotham of Huntington, Howard Higginbotham and Ross Higginbotham, both of Fort Wayne, and Teddy Higginbotham of Monroeville; three stepdaughters, Geneva Faye Smith of Indola, Ind., Marcella Higginbotham of Fort Wayne and Charlotte Smith of New Haven; one grandson, Steven J. Imbody of Columbia City; several nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends - who will mourn her passing. Funeral service is 2 p.m. Friday at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Home For Funerals, 6810 Old Trail Road, Fort Wayne, with calling from noon until time of service.
The Courier-Journal 12/10/2008
Lila Orena Higginbotham Suratt (1926-2008) KY
SURATT, LILA ORENA, 82, of South Louisville, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Jewish Hospital. She was the former Lila Orena Higginbotham. She was a native of Cumberland County, KY, a former Sunday school teacher, a former dietary supervisor at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth and a 50 plus year member of Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Suratt; and a son, Ralph Suratt. She is survived by a daughter, Thelma Hughes; a son, James T. Suratt; sisters, Ida Austin and Marie Harrington; a brother, Thomas Higginbotham; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of Mrs. Suratt's life will be held 10 a.m. Friday at the Southern Home of Arch L. Heady & Son, 3601 Taylor Blvd., with burial to follow in Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Thursday. Memorial gifts may be made to Kentucky New Horizons.
Sandusky Register
Monday, March 27, 2009, Sandusky, Ohio
Rayma Dean Higginbotham Frantz (1945-2009) KY/OH
Rayma Dean Higginbotham Frantz, 63, of Sandusky, went home to be with her
parents late Tuesday evening, March 25, 2009, in Firelands Regional Medical
Center, Main Campus, Sandusky, following a brief illness.
She was born June 2, 1945 in McCreary County, Ky., and lived in the Sandusky
area for the past 40 years. She was employed at Cedar Point in the housekeeping
department until her retirement. Prior to this, she worked at the former
Sandusky Nursing Home. She attended Lighthouse Baptist Church and volunteered
for Salvation Army and Victory Kitchen.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, John A. Frantz; two sons, Mike
Frantz and Roscoe Frantz; two daughters, Vernetta Frantz and Linda M. Dillery;
siblings, Daisy Herrington, Elsie Faye Lutes, Virgil Higginbotham, James Perry,
Carlos Higginbotham and Noah Higginbotham.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, John A. Frantz II; parents, Ancil and
Amanda Perry Higginbotham; and siblings, Albert, Clarence and Herbert
Higginbotham and Jane Nunley, Ada Mae Perry and Lizzie Hicks.
Burial will be in Pleasant Knob Cemetery at Parkers Lake, Ky.
The Courier-Journal 05/25/2009
Hester W. Lutner Higginbotham (1925-2009) NJ/KY
HIGGINBOTHAM, HESTER W., 83, of Okolona, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009. She was the former Hester Lutner, a native of New Jersey, a retired housekeeper for Executive West, a member of Meadow Hill Baptist Church and Living Long and Loving It. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Higginbotham Sr.; and a daughter, Laura Madison. She is survived by her children, Joyce Lindsey, Janet Patterson, Susan Robinson, Wanda Bader, Charlene Robinson and Charles Higginbotham Jr.; a sister, Frances Lutner; 15 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral service for Mrs. Higginbotham will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Arch L. Heady & Son, Okolona, with burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. Wednesday. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation or to Hosparus.
The Evening News / The Tribune 11/16/2009
Edna Brian Higginbotham (1925-2009) KY
Funeral services for Edna B. Higginbotham, 84, of New Albany, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Seabrook Dieckmann and Naville Funeral Homes, Oak Street Chapel, New Albany, with private burial. She died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at Flaget Memorial Hospital, Bardstown, Ky. She was the former Edna Brian, a native of Louisville, a retired telephone operator from the Southern Bell Telephone Company after 32 years of service and a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Survivors include her brother, Kenneth Brian and his wife, Juanita; nephews, Gary Brian and his wife, Sue, Kenneth Brian Jr. and his wife, Pam, and Rev. Kevin Brian and his wife, Betsy; and niece, Lisa Dierson and her husband, Dennis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Higginbotham; and her parents, Adrian and Maude Brian. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the New Albany-Floyd County Animal Shelter.
The Wayne County Outlook 03/29/2010
Phyllis Vire Higginbotham (1942-2010) KY
Nov. 12, 1942-Mar. 26, 2010
Phyllis Vire Higginbotham. age 67, passed away March 26, 2010 at Golden Age Nursing Home after a 32 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born November 12, 1942 in Monticello Ky., to the late Clarence and Virginia Vire. After moving to Mississippi in the early sixties, she married the late James Phillip Higginbotham, also formerly of Monticello, Ky. She lived the majority of her life in Belzoni. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Belzoni. Phyllis was a devout Christian, and loving mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents and husband she is preceded in death by her brother-Dr. Gordon Vire of Columbia Tenn. She is survived by her sisters-Marilynn Morgan of Bronston Ky., and Anita Burch of Nashville Tenn. and daughter-Kim Simcox of Greenwood Miss., a son-Phil Higginbotham of Yazoo City, Miss., and seven grandsons. Funeral services were held Monday March 29, 2010 at the funeral home chapel. Memorial can be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 6350 North Andrew Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hickey and Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal 06/13/2010
Robert David Higginbotham (1921-2010) UT/KY
Dr. Robert David Higginbotham died peacefully June 8, 2010. Predeceased by his wife Elizabeth 2008. Survived by his brother Gene, his children Jeff and Sheila, and their families. Robert was born on March 15th, 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah to David and Bessie Higginbotham. He spent his early years in Salt Lake, hunting and fishing with his brother Gene. He was a graduate from West High. Robert enlisted and served as a Corporal with the 1st Marine Division during World War II. He fought with his division in the Battles of Guadalcanal, Cape of Gloucester, New Britain, and Peleliu. After returning home to Salt Lake City he married Elizabeth Squires, 1946. Robert received a PhD in Bacteriology from the University of Utah and was honored with the prestigious Lederle Award. He accepted a professorship at the University of Texas Medical School - Galveston in 1958, and quickly ascended the academic ranks obtaining Full Professor within five years. Robert and family moved to Kentucky in 1967 where he was a member of the department of Microbiology at the University of Louisville until his retirement in 1990. During his prodigious career he published over 70 scientific papers and book chapters in the areas of immunology, heparin and inflammation. He mentored many students through their doctoral programs. During his retirement, Robert enjoyed life with his wife, friends, and pets. He gardened and spent time with his children and their families who love and miss him. A celebration of his life will be scheduled for a later date.
10/22/2010
Betty Higginbotham Antle (1943-2010) KY
Betty Antle, 67, Russell Springs, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at her home. She was born September 12, 1943 to the late Hollis and Geneva Whittle Higginbotham. She is survived by her husband, Randall Antle, Russell Springs; one daughter, Beverly (Brian) Crow, Russell Springs; one son, Alan Antle, Russell Springs; and two grandchildren. Mrs. Antle was a dietary worker and a member of the Liberty Community Church. Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Wilson Funeral Home with Bro. David Coffey and Bro. Barry Lawson officiating. Burial was in the Dixon Cemetery, Jamestown. Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader 10/21/2010
William Louis Higginbotham (1937-2010) KY
Born: 11/07/1937 Died: 10/18/2010
William Louis "Bill" Higginbotham, died at home in Campbellsville, Kentucky on Monday, October 18, 2010. Son of the late Georgia and Orville Higginbotham, William was born November 7, 1937 in Monticello, Kentucky. William worked at the former Naval Avionics Center in Indianapolis, Indiana for 37 years as a Quality Assurance Engineer. He was married to the former Patricia Mulry of Indianapolis in 1970, who survives. After retiring they moved to the Green River Lake area in Campbellsville where he enjoyed fishing, gardening and woodworking. Other survivors include a son, William Thomas Higginbotham, 38 of Sebring, Florida, three sisters and a brother, Thomasine Hailey of Indianapolis, Judy Huffaker of Monticello, Kentucky, Jedda Fallahzadeh of Somerset and John Allen Higginbotham of Nashville, Tennessee, brother-in-law Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh of Somerset, and many beloved nieces and nephews, spouses and children. In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Lynn, 11 years old, two sisters Virginia Kabel and Alma Jo Keeton both of Monticello, and a brother James Phillip Higginbotham of Belzoni, Mississippi. The funeral service will be held 3PM Saturday, October 23 at the Rogers Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Randy Anderson, officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5 to 7 PM and Saturday from 1 to 3 PM at the Church, burial in the Elk Spring Cemetery.
12/14/2010
Maurice Higginbotham Choate (1931-2010) KY
Maurice Higginbotham Choate, 79 years of age, of Cumberland Valley Manor Nursing Home in Burkesville, Kentucky, formerly of Albany, Kentucky, departed this life on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010, at the Clinton County Hospital. She was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky on Wednesday June 24th, 1931. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Eura Smith Higginbotham; her husband, Estell Snow Choate; and her sisters, Jamie Lee Fletcher and Ida Victoria Head. She was survived by two sons, Judge D. Jeff (and Robin) Choate of Bronston, Kentucky and Douglas (and Susan) Choate of Somerset, Kentucky; four brothers, Hebert Lyle Higginbotham of Louisville, Kentucky, Cecil Higginbotham of Indianapolis, Indiana, Edwin Higginbotham of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Robert "Bobby" Higginbotham of Bowling Green, Kentucky; two sisters, Mary Lou Beckham of Indianapolis, Indiana and Jessie Crutchfield of La Follette, Tennessee; and four grandchildren, Dr. Beth Choate of Orono, Maine, Emily (and Calvin) Groves of Lexington, Kentucky, Tyler Choate of Bronston, Kentucky, and Matthew Choate of Somerset, Kentucky. Funeral services were held on Sunday, December 12th, 2010 in the Chapel of Campbell-New Funeral Home in Albany, Kentucky with Bro. Harlan Ogle officiating. The service included special singing by Dr. Carol Peddicord accompanied by Mrs. Marguerite Bertram on the organ and the Walnut Grove Singers. Her pallbearers were, David R. Choate, Greg Head, Calvin Groves, Matthew Choate, Bob Reneau, and Mike Higginbotham. Burial followed in the Albany Cemetery in Clinton County, Kentucky.
Lexington Herald-Leader 12/21/2010
Donna Gayle Thompson Higginbotham (1946-2010) KY
October 29, 1946 - December 20, 2010
Donna Gayle Higginbotham, 64, of Harrodsburg, widow of Jerry Higginbotham died Monday, December 20, 2010 at the James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital. Born October 29, 1946 in Mercer County, Donna was the daughter of the late John T. and Annelle Cosby Thompson. She was an employee of the Gateway Grocery Store, attended the Shakertown Baptist Church and enjoyed reading, cooking and spending time with her family. Donna is survived by two daughters: Tammy Higginbotham Nichols of Danville and Carla Higginbotham of Harrodsburg, one brother: Lee (Pam) Thompson of Harrodsburg and two sisters: Ann (Lonnie) Harley and Pam (Steve) Lyons both of Harrodsburg. She is also survived by two grandchildren: Nathan (Brittany) Nichols and Kirsten Nichols, two great grandchildren: Makayla and Makenzie Nichols, two aunts and several cousins. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the Alexander & Royalty Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery with Sonny Thompson, Paul Harley, John Michael Lyons, Jordon Lyons, Chris Higginbotham and Kevin Higginbotham serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Eric Harley, John Caroll Spaulding, Steven Reed, Lee Thompson, Lonnie Harley, Stephen Lyons, Nathan Nichols and Michael Higginbotham. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 21, 2010 and after 7:00 A.M. Wednesday until the time of service.
Kentucky Enquirer 05/03/2011
Sheila Dawn Higginbotham (1978-2011) KY
12/16/1978-4/29/2011
Sheila Dawn, loving mother of Jaden Andrew, beloved daughter of Linda and Paul Higginbotham, cherished sister of Tasha Ayers and Anthony Higginbotham. Sheila, a resident of Pierce Township, passed away April 29, 2011 at the age of 32. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 3 from 6-8 PM at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home in Amelia. Funeral service Wednesday, May 4 at 10 AM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in her honor may be made to the Animal Rescue Fund, 1300 W. Ohio Pike, Amelia, OH 45102.
Lexington Herald-Leader 08/26/2011
Chester Louis Higginbotham (1926-2011) KY
Chester L. Higginbotham, age 85, of Corbin, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard. He was born in Keavy, Kentucky to the late Robert L. And Flora Gibbs Higginbotham. He was a retired employee of Diesters Inc. and attended Mt. Zion Church of God. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving his country in WWII. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife JoAnn Sunderland Higginbotham; brothers, James Higginbotham and Daniel Higginbotham; and sisters, Margie Tucker, Carey Toot and Lottie Jean Brown. He is survived by his sons, Chesle (Pete) Higginbotham (Jean) of Huntington, Ind., Ross Higginbotham (Barb) of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Teddy Higginbotham (Joy) of Monroeville, Ind.; stepson, John Hass (Deb) of Michigan; daughters, Geneva Faye Smith of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Marcella Higginbotham of Ft. Wayne, Ind, and Charlotte Smith (Donnie) of New Haven, Ind.; stepdaughter, Cynatha Imbody of Huntington, Ind.; sisters, Edna Parman (Gene) of Corbin, and Mary Fields of Corbin; 30 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends who mourn his passing. The family of Chester L. Higginbotham will receive friends from 11am until the funeral service time at 1pm at Corbin Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Chappelle Cemetery in Laurel County. Pallbearers will be family and friends.
The Times Journal 10/09/2011
Arvilla Higginbotham Garner (1915-2011) KY
Arvilla Garner, age 96, of Russell Springs, died Friday, October 7, 2011, at the Russell County Hospital. Born August 12, 1915 in Russell County, she was a daughter of the late George Higginbotham and Mary Yates Higginbotham. She was the widow of Frank Robert Garner. She was also preceded in death by three daughters, Opal, Ruth Carlene and Ruby; four sisters, Polly, Myrtle, Elsie and Ruby; and one brother, Lester Higginbotham. Mrs. Garner was a homemaker. Survivors include five children, Dorothy Holt of Jamestown, Jo Ann (David) Zimmerman of New Jersey, Ollion Garner of Russell Springs, Bobby Lee Garner of Jamestown, and Carlos (Sharon) Garner of Indiana; special friend, Charlotte Ross of Russell Springs; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews; three sisters, Viola Bunch of Russell Springs, Helen Hadley of Florida and Willie Ruth (Bobby) Freck of Indiana; and one brother, Rester Lee (Ruth) Higginbotham of Russell Springs. The funeral was Monday, October 10, 2011, 10:00 a.m., at Bernard Funeral Home, with Bro. Kelly Burton, Jr. and Jason Hood officiating. Special music was presented by Amanda Gilbert and Curt Hill. Pallbearers were Jeff Garner, Shannon Garner, Shawn Garner, Bradley Bolin, Bobby Bolin and Timmy Brumley. Burial was in the Dixon Cemetery. Bernard Funeral Home, Russell Springs, was in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader 12/27/2011
William Eugene Higginbotham (1931-2011) KY
Date of Birth: 04/24/1931 Date of Death: 12/25/2011
William Eugene Higginbotham, age 80, of Park Avenue in Irvine passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011, at the Compassionate Care Center after a long illness. He was born April 24, 1931 in Estill County and was the son of the late Hubert Miles and Edith Johnson Higginbotham. He was a United States Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a retired Second Lieutenant with the National Guard. He was a member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Wisemantown Methodist Church. He had lived in Estill County most of his life. He is survived by: His wife: Rhoda Ann Winn Higginbotham 1 Daughter: Ann Moreland, Irvine 1 Son: Gene Higginbotham & wife, Jamie, Richmond 1 Sister: Janet Prouty, Alabama 4 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, December 28, 1 PM at the Wisemantown Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Gumm Cemetery. Friends may call from 11 AM Wednesday until service time at the Wisemantown Methodist Church. Warren F. Toler Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader 04/14/2012
Rhoda Ann Winn Higginbotham (1931-2012) KY
Date of Birth: 12/29/1931 Date of Death: 03/12/2012
Rhoda Ann Winn Higginbotham, age 80, of Park Avenue in Irvine passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at the Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center after a long illness. She was born December 29, 1931 in Irvine and was the daughter of the late John and Eunice Witt Winn. She was a retired music teacher with the Estill County School System and she was a member of the Wisemantown United Methodist Church. She had lived in Estill County most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Eugene Higginbotham. She is survived by: Her daughter: Ann Moreland, Irvine Her son: Gene Higginbotham & wife, Jamie, Richmond 4 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren She was preceded in death by her brother, John David Winn. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, March 15, 11 AM at the Wisemantown United Methodist Church by Bro. Greg McClellan, Bro. Raymond Snyder and Bro. Bruce Barrett. Burial will be at the Gumm Cemetery. Friends may call between 6 and 9 PM Wednesday at the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home.
The Courier-Journal 09/09/2012
Robbie L. Johnson Higginbotham (ca1930-2012) KY
HIGGINBOTHAM, ROBBIE L., 82, entered into rest on Friday, September 7, 2012 at Norton Audubon Hospital. She had been a housewife and worked as a daycare assistant. Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of the Solid Rock Church of God and a native of Cumberland County, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ward Higginbotham, Sr.; her parents, Irwin "Bob" and Sally Johnson; brothers, Edward and James Hall Johnson; and a sister, Myrtie Helen Blevins. Mrs. Higginbotham is survived by a son, Ward Higginbotham, Jr.; two brothers, Dickie and John Johnson; five sisters, Jenny DeVoe, Barbara Kirkland, Rosie Spain, Peggy Batio and Judy Daniels. Her funeral services will be on Wednesday, at 2 p.m. at the Arch L. Heady Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 8519 Preston Hwy., with interment following in Pennsylvania Run Cemetery. Visitation will on Monday from 2-8 p.m. and on Tuesday from noon-8 p.m.
10/8/2012
Jo Ann Wilhite Higginbotham
(1934-2012) KY
(April 28, 1934 - October 6, 2012)
Jo Ann Higginbotham was born April 28, 1934 and departed this life Friday,
October 05, 2012 reaching the age of 78. She was the daughter of the late Robert
"Bob" and Ruby (Keeney) Wilhite.
She was united in marriage to Joseph Wesley Higginbotham and to this union 1
child was born.
She is survived by: 1 son, Jerry (Sandra) Higginbotham of Somerset, KY; 2
grandchildren, Kristie Whitfill and Gretchen Higginbotham; and 2 great
grandchildren, Grayson and Annabelle Whitfill. She is also survived by: 2
sisters, Janie Jones and Regina Van Zant both of Monticello, KY; along with a
host of family and friends who mourn her passing.
In addition to her parents, Bob and Ruby Wilhite, she was preceded in death by:
her husband, Joseph Wesley Higginbotham; 2 brothers, Bobby Gene and James Edgar
Wilhite; and 2 sisters, Wanda Lovett and Peggy Upchurch.
Graveside services will be held Monday, October 8, 2012 at 2 pm at the Oak Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. David Morris officiating. Burial will be in
Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
11/3/2012
Ralph Lee Higginbotham
(1938-2012) KY
(April 22, 1938 - November 1, 2012)
Ralph Lee Higginbotham was born April 22, 1938 and departed this life Thursday,
November 01, 2012 reaching the age of 74. He was the son of Raymond Higginbotham
and the late Tina "Tiny" (McKinley) Higginbotham.
He was united in marriage to Helen Cross and to this union 2 children were born.
He is survived by: his wife, Helen Higginbotham; 2 sons, David and Danny
(Debbie) Higginbotham; 1 grandchild, Kaylee Higginbotham. He is also survived
by: 1 sister, Ann (Paul) Guinn; 1 niece, Annette Guinn; 1 nephew, Stephen
(Trish) Guinn; great nephew, and great niece, Kent and Peri Guinn; along with a
host of family and friends who mourn his passing.
In addition to his mother, Tiny Higginbotham, he was preceded in death by: 1
sister, Norma Jean Higginbotham.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012 from 5-9 pm in
the chapel of the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Sunday, November
4th, 2012 at 2 pm at the Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home with Bro. Koger Ramsey and
Bro. Chris Grey officiating. Burial will be in Elks Springs Cemetery.
Lexington Herald-Leader 03/16/2013
Alfred L. Higginbotham (1929-2013) KY
Alfred Higginbotham, 83, of Jamestown, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Russell County Hospital. He was born July 11, 1929 in Russell County to the late Omri & Edna Lawless Higginbotham. He was a former sawmill worker and a member of the Union Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors wife: Reba Maxine Shearer Higginbotham 2 children: Cathy Higginbotham, Richmond, KY; Mitchell (Brenda) Higginbotham, Jamestown 1 grandchild: Stephanie Funeral service for Alfred Higginbotham will be 2 PM. Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Willis officiating. Friends may call after 5 PM. Saturday and after 10 AM. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in the Dixon Cemetery. Bernard Funeral Home in Russell Springs in charge of arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader 07/09/2013
Tresia Ellen Hayes Higginbotham (1934-2013) KY
Born: Fri Nov 16, 1934 Died: Mon Jul 8, 2013
Tresia Ellen Higginbotham, 78, died Monday, July 8, 2013 at the Russell County Hospital. She was born November 16, 1934 in Russell County to the late Elford & Letha Bradshaw Hayes. She was a homemaker and a member of the French Valley United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Gwin Dawson Higginbotham Survivors: 2 daughters: Patsy Ann (Rick) Maier, Russell Springs; Vickie Jo (Dan) DeWitt, Lynchburg, VA 4 grandchildren: Jason Maier, Jenifer Maier, Dustin DeWitt, Destiny McGorman 3 sisters: Wanda (Jerry) Sullivan, Russell Springs; Helen Morgan, Florida; Anna Lou Bryant, Russell Springs 1 brother: Garnett (Lenora) Hayes, Russell Springs Graveside service for Tresia Ellen Higginbotham will be 10 AM. Thursday July 11, 2013 at the Russell Springs City Cemetery with Bro. Steve Janes and Bro. Charles Edwards officiating. No public visitation. The family requests memorials to Hospice of Lake Cumberland or French Valley United Methodist church. These can be made at the funeral home. Bernard Funeral Home in Russell Springs in charge of arrangements.
The Courier-Journal 09/29/2013
Edna Burton Higginbotham (1929-2013) KY
JAMESTOWN - Edna Higginbotham, age 84, of Jamestown, died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Fairoaks Nursing Home. She is survived by: Three Children James Higginbotham (Russell Springs) Don Higginbotham (Jamestown) Kathleen Warriner (Jamestown One Brother Hollis Burton (Franklin, IN) Three Grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel with burial in the Russell Springs City Cemetery. Friends may call for visitation after 11:00 a.m. Monday at the H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel in Jamestown.
10/13/2013
Raymond Lee Higginbotham (1915-2013) KY
(July 24, 1915 - October 12, 2013)
Raymond Lee Higginbotham, age 98, of Higginbotham Road, widower of Tina Higginbotham, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at the Jean Waddle Hospice Unit in Somerset. Survivors include a daughter- Ann Guinn; 2 brothers- Jack and Frankie Higginbotham; 3 sisters- Bertha Hurt, Katherine Kelley, and Barbara Black; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 13, 2013 from 5-9 pm in the funeral home chapel. Funeral services will be Monday, October 14, 2013 at 1:30 pm in the chapel of the Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home in Monticello. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Church Cemetery.
12/5/2013
Virginia Higginbotham Houchin (1930-2013) KY
Virginia Houchin, 83, of Louisville, passed away Tuesday,
December 3, 2013 at Treyton Oak Towers.
Virginia grew up in Brownsville, KY. As a young bride she moved to Louisville,
where she worked and raised her children. She was employed for a number of years
at GE, but most of her career was spent at Holiday Inn where she enjoyed meeting
people from all over, especially around Derby. She returned to Brownsville in
the mid-80's to care for her mother and, in 1988, she married Truman Houchin,
who preceded her in death in 2003. She was also preceded in death by her parents
and daughter, Nancy, in 2006.
She is survived by daughter Kathy Fowler (Mike), son Joe Dawes, son-in-law
Philip Monroe; seven grandchildren, Stephanie Dickey (Jeff), Amy Alexander
(James), Laura Griffie Dress (James), Tara Dawes, Nathan Monroe (Sherrie),
Chelley Bealer (Chris), Brian Monroe (Nancy); and 11 great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at
Schoppenhorst Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home, 4895 N. Preston Hwy,
Shepherdsville, KY 40165. Burial will be at Brownsville Cemetery in Edmonson
County
The Courier-Journal 05/11/2014
Robert Norman Higginbotham (1942-2014) WV/KY
HIGGINBOTHAM, ROBERT N. " BOB," 72, of Louisville, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at his home. He was retired from Dean Foods. Mr. Higginbotham is survived by wife of 53 years, Rosalie; sons, Bobby, Rick and Mark; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be private.
6/12/2014
Ina Lee Perry Higginbotham (1932-2014) KY/OH
Higgenbothan, Ina Lee (nee: Perry), 82, of Morrow, Ohio died Tuesday June 10, 2014. Born May 7, 1932 in Honey Bee, KY to Grant and Alice (nee: Vanover) Perry, she was a dedicated wife and mother. She loved to go to southern gospel concerts. A longtime housekeeper at Pine Crest Nursing Home, she retired in 2007. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Clarence Higginbothan, one sister, Lois Perry, five brothers, Herbert, Maynard, Dester, "Little" Joe, and Doyle Perry. Survivors include four daughters, Linia (Linville) Perry of Morrow, OH, Janice (Ike) Rollins of Tiffin, OH, Wanda (J. Ernie) Kelly of Dandridge, TN, and Deb Higginbothan of Morrow, OH, two brothers, Kenneth Perry and Elzick Perry, both of Parkers Lake , KY , for grandchildren, Bryan Perry, Ed Perry, Greg Rollins, and Clarissa Clawson, seven great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Visitation, Thursday June 12, 2014 from 6-8 PM at the Morrow First Church of God, 105 Lincoln St, Morrow OH 45152. Funeral service will be held on Saturday June 14, 2014 at 12:00pm at the McCreary County Funeral Home in Whitley City , KY. Memorial donations are requested to the Morrow First Church of God. Arrangements by the Vale-Hoskins Funeral Home, Morrow.
The Courier-Journal 06/19/2014
Zelma J. Davis Higginbotham (1924-2014) KY
Mrs. Zelma Davis Higginbotham, age 89, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of the Smith Grove Community in Cumberland County, Kentucky and of Albany, Kentucky, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Wesley Manor Health Care Center in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born in Cumberland County, Kentucky on Wednesday, December 17, 1924, the daughter of William "Bill" and Zola Johnson Davis. She was a technician for Payton's of Louisville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Conrad Higginbotham, her son Benny James Higginbotham, her brothers, Cordis Davis, Kenny Davis, her sisters, Bertie Scott and Billie Myers, three infant sisters and her brothers-in-law, Floyd Clark and Orville Earl Scott. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Ronda and Gary Norris of Louisville, Kentucky, her sister, Betty Clark of Byrdstown, Tennessee, her sisters and brothers-in-law, Eloise and Lyle Stalcup of Burkesville, Kentucky, and Patsy and Roy "Cubby" Melton of Louisville, Kentucky, her grandchildren, Ronald Edward and Karen Norris of Burkesville, Kentucky and James Allen Norris of West Point, Kentucky and her great-grandchildren, Briana Norris, Brittany Norris, Stephanie Norris and Lauren Norris. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. (CST) and 2:00 p.m. (EST) in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Cash and Bro. Steve Carney officiating. Burial will be in the Smith Grove Cemetery in Cumberland County, Kentucky. The family will receive friends after 12:00 noon (CST) and 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, June 19, 2014 until the funeral hour on Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate contributions to The Smith Grove United Methodist Church, 4018 Smith Grove Road, Burkesville, Kentucky 42717 or to The Meadow Hill Baptist Church, 5513 Minor Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40219. Professional services provided by Norris-New Funeral Home of Burkesville, Kentucky.
Lexington Herald-Leader 09/18/2014
James Albert Higginbotham (1973-2014) KY
WHITLEY CITY - James “Jamie” Albert Higginbotham, of Whitley City, Kentucky, departed this life at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on September 16, 2014 being 41 years, 3 months, 19 days old. He was born in Hamilton County, Ohio on May 28, 1973 son of the late Albert and Alma (Ridner) Higginbotham. Jamie was the McCreary County Constable in district one; He was of the Baptist faith; He enjoyed fishing and hunting in his free time, Jamie enjoyed trading on anything of value. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. Jamie is survived by his wife; Kimberly (Tucker) Higginbotham, three sons; Tyler, Zachary, and Keaton Higginbotham of Whitley City, Kentucky, Three daughters; Deanna and Matthew Higginbotham of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, Nakayla and Aireonna Higginbotham of Whitley City, Kentucky, two brothers; Johnny and Teresa Higginbotham of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, Tim and Cindy Higginbotham of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, two sisters; Janice and Randell Perry of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, Brenda and Jr. Swain of Parkers Lake, Kentucky, Two Grandchildren Kinley and Hunter Hurd. Funeral Services for Mr. Jamie Higginbotham will be conducted Friday, September 19, 2014 at Pleasant Knob United Baptist Church at 11:00 AM Visitation will be Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the McCreary County Funeral Home. McCreary County Funeral Home entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Jamie Higginbotham.
Lexington Herald-Leader 01/08/2015
Rester Lee Higginbotham (1930-2014) KY
RUSSELL SPRINGS - Rester Lee Higginbotham, 84, died Wed. Graveside services 1pm Fri at Lawless Cemetery at Freedom. No visitation. Arr. Wilson Funeral Home. Funeral Home Wilson Funeral Home 391 E Steve Wariner Dr Russell Springs, KY 42642 (270) 866-6151. He is survived by his wife, Ina (Lawless) Higginbotham of Russell Springs, KY Rester was born in Russell Springs, Kentucky on May 25, 1930, a son of the late Mary (Judd) and George Higginbotham. He was of Seventh Day Adventist Faith and a Farmer. Rester is also survived by : two daughters, Sandra Leach, of Russell Springs, KY; Sharon Hill, of Russell Springs, KY; and a son, Roger Higginbotham, of Russell Springs, KY. 1 grandson and 1 great-grandson and a host of nieces and nephews also survive along with two sisters, Viola Bunch, of Jamestown, KY; Helen Hadley, of Florida.
2/23/2015
Juanita Florence Higginbotham Christian (1930-2015) AR/KY
Christian, Juanita Florence, 85, of Okolona passed away February 21, 2015 at Baptist Health. She was born January 31, 1930 in Little Rock, AR, to Thomas H. and Laura E. Higginbotham. Her joy in life was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grand babies. She also enjoyed sewing, arts and crafts, and rolling dice. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Stuart Eugene "Gene" Christian; four brothers; three sisters; and one great-grandson. Left to cherish her memory are her three sons, Stan (Joyce), Mitch (Terri), and Mike (Shannon); 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and another due in June. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday at noon at Arch L. Heady & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services-Okolona. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-8 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be private at Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of customary forms of sympathy, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made in Juanita's name to St. Jude's Hospital.
5/13/2015
Viola Higginbotham Bunch (1920-2015) KY
Viola Bunch, 94, Russell County, KY (1920-2015)
She was born Saturday, November 27, 1920 in Russell County, KY. She was the
daughter of to the late George & Mary Yates Higginbotham. She died Monday, May
11, 2015, at the age of 94 years, five months, and 14 days.
She was a homemaker and a member of Pentecostal Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth
Bunch; a son, Danny Bunch; a daughter, Shirley Grant; a grandson, Troy Bunch and
8 siblings.
Survivors include the following: Six children: Eugene (Judy) Bunch,
Chicago, IL; Mitchell (Deanna) Bunch, Whitley City, KY; Wayne (Brenda) Bunch,
Jamestown, KY, and Sue (Raymond) Antle, Shelby (Holland) Smith, and Sandra
Yates, all of Russell Springs, KY; Twenty-three grandchildren; Twenty-nine great
grandchildren; and host of great great grandchildren; Sister: Helen Hadley,
Clearwater, FL
Funeral service for Viola Bunch will be 10amCT, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the
Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro.
Mitchell Bunch and Bro. Kerry Yates officiating. Visitation will be after 5pmCT,
Wednesday, May 13, 2015.
Burial will be in the Russell Springs City Cemetery, Lakeway Drive, Russell
Springs, KY.
The Courier-Journal 07/02/2015
Owen Lee Higginbotham (2005-2015) KY
Owen Lee Higginbotham, 9 of Taylorsville died Monday June 29, 2015 due to a vehicle accident in Simpson County. He was a student at Spencer County Elementary School. His survivors include his parents Bert Lee and Dawn Groves Higginbotham; his sister, Taylor Higginbotham; Maternal grandparents, Peggy Groves (Steve Stewart) and Melvin Groves (Judy); paternal grandparents, Bert Higginbotham (Sherry); one aunt, Samantha Harrison(Ben); one uncle, Phillip Groves and several cousins. A memorial services will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. At Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Smiths Grove Chapel with visitation from 12:00-2:00 p.m. At the funeral home.
07/05/2015
John Allen Higginbotham (1941-2015) KY
Visitation Friday from 1 to 3PM Funeral 3PM Friday in the Funeral Home Interment Elk Spring Cemetery. Born June 29, 1941 Died July 4, 2015 John Allen Higginbotham, age 74 was born, June 29, 1941 the son of the late Orville and Georgia Marie Armstrong Higginbotham. He passed away Saturday, July 4th at the Wellspring Health Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is survived by his children: Paige and her husband Adnan Omran, Bradley Higginbotham and his partner Stephen Eadicicco, Tyla and husband Ed Bermudez and Blake and wife Lisa Higginbotham; his grandchildren: Chance Redmond, Zara Bermudez, Grant and Ava Omran and his surviving sisters: Thomasine Hailey, Judy Huffaker and Jedda Fallahzadeh.
08/07/2015
Frank Higginbotham (1943-2015) KY
Memorial 1 PM Friday in the Chapel of the Funeral Home Interment Oak Grove Cemetery
Born September 21, 1943 Died August 4, 2015
Frank Higginbotham, age 71, father of Brandy Shelton and Justin Higginbotham, brother of Bertha Hurt, Barbara Black, Kathryn Kelly and Jack Higginbotham, passed away Tuesday evening at the Wayne County Hospital. The funeral service will be 1 PM Friday in the Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Bell officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 9 Thursday and Friday until the service time.
Courier-Journal 08/22/2015
Jewel Belle Stiff Dowell Higginbotham (ca1930-2015) KY
Higginbotham, Jewel Stiff, (formerly Jewel Belle Dowell), 85, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital with her family by her side. She is predeceased by her first husband, Robert Dowell, Sr. and husband, Marvin Higginbotham and 5 beloved brothers and sisters. Jewell is survived by sons, Robert “Bob” (Kimberley) and Roger Dowell; sister, Mildred Keys; grandchildren, Mary Elizabeth “Beth” (Angie) Hill and Cathy Lynn (Chris) Barrett; and great-granddaughter, Tamberley Elizabeth Barrett. Celebration of Life will be Monday, August 24, 11:00 a.m. at Ratterman Grand Chapels, 4832 Cane Run Road with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Irvington, Kentucky. Visitation will be Sunday, 2:00 – 8:00 p.m.
07/02/2016
Ida Lavernia Higginbotham Tishner (1937-2016) KY/IN
Ida Lavernia Tishner, age 79, of Cicero, IN died June 29, 2016 at her home. She was born February 1, 1937 in Kentucky to John Crittenden and Nanny Maye (Woods) Higginbotham. Ida was the head chef at Riverview Hospital for many years. Leisure time found her enjoying gardening, reading, camping and interacting with her family. She had a special fondness for animals, especially her furry friends, Reese and Haley. She married Larry Adrian Tishner on December 27, 1954. He preceded her in death April 6th of this year. Also preceding her in death are her parents, brothers: Odas, Onel B., Oner, and John C. Higginbotham, sisters: Oda Reid and Ola Hatfield. Surviving her is a son: Larry Joe (Laura) Tishner of Atlanta, IN, daughters: Joni Warren of Bradenton, FL, and Tammy Ann (Bob) Thomas of Cicero, IN, sister: Ethel Marcum of Cicero, IN, grandchildren: Autumn (Ryan) Azeltine, Andrew (Ashley) Thomas and Amanda (Fiance'-Shaun Arnold) Thomas. Additional survivors include great-grandchildren: Tallon, Trista, Cole and Tinley Azeltine and Gavin Thomas, step granddaughters: Ginny (Joe) Murphy, Michele (Paul) Mattox, step great-grandchildren: Sara, Sam, Evan and Olivia Mattox, Alex, Ana and Sophia Murphy. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 1, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Hartley Funeral Homes Cicero Chapel, 209 West Jackson Street, Cicero, IN, 46034 with Rev. Neal Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Cicero Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until time of the services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society for Hamilton County, 1721 Pleasant Street, Suite B, Noblesville, IN 46060-3621.
12/8/2016
Brenda S. Higginbotham Wilson (1945-2006) KY
Brenda Wilson, Nancy, KY (1945-2016)
She was born on Tuesday, November 13, 1945 in Russell County KY. She was the
daughter of the late Addis & Gustava Higginbotham. She died Tusday, December 6,
2016, in Somerset, Pulaski County, KY, at the age of 71 years, 24 days.
She attended White Oak Baptist Church in Nancy, KY.
She is survived by: Husband: Clifton Wilson, Nancy, KY; One daughter: Tanra
Spradlin, Parkers Lake, KY; One sister: Agnes Beasley, Russell Springs, KY; One
brother: Jarvis Higginbotham, Russell Springs, KY; One grandchild: Tyler
Robertson
Funeral services will be at 12pmCT/1pmET, Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Wilson
Funeral Home Chapel, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY with Bro.
Isaiah Super officiating. Interment will be in the Union Cemetery, HWY 3525,
Russell Springs, KY. Visitation will be 10:30am-12pmNoonCT/11:30am-1pmET,
December 8, at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.
01/06/2017
Vina Lee Kean Higginbotham (1939-2017) KY
Born: November 24, 1939 Died: January 3, 2017 Location: Franklin, Kentucky
Mrs. Vina Lee Higginbotham, age 77, of Franklin, KY. entered
into rest Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 5:45 PM at the Medical Center in Bowling
Green, KY.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Gilbert Funeral Home where
services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 7, 2017 with burial
to follow in the Blackjack Cemetery in Simpson Co., KY.
A native of Russell Co., KY. she was the daughter of the late Cyrus Kean and the
late Mary Mertie Helms Kean. She was the wife of the late William Andrew
Higginbotham. 4 sisters and 5 brothers preceded her in death.
She is survived by her son Rick Higginbotham (Debbie) of Franklin, KY., a
granddaughter Christy Higginbotham Link (Justin) of Woodburn, KY., 2 great
grandchildren Jayden Cole Link and Mary Finn Link and a brother Bruce Kean of
Franklin, IN.
Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of the Blackjack Baptist Church and was a
homemaker.
Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM Friday, January 6, 2017 and from
6:00 AM until funeral service time on Saturday at Gilbert Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association.
04/05/2017
William Higginbotham (????-2017) KY
Pikeville, Kentucky Dr. Higginbotham passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Dr. Higginbotham was a resident of Pikeville, Kentucky at the time of his passing. He was married to Melissa. Funeral Service: Services for Dr. Higginbotham will be held at the Pikeville United Methodist Church on Saturday April 8 2017 at 11:00 a.m.
05/28/2017
Ruth Lewis Higginbotham (1939-2017) KY
Ruth Lewis Higginbotham, 75 of Smiths Grove died Friday, May 26, 2017 at her residence. The Barren County native was a daughter of the late Warner and Maggie Lawrence Lewis and is preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Willis Higginbotham, three brothers, Johnny, Jack and Stanley Lewis; three sisters, Doris Manley, Alene Grimsley, Vera Camp. Ruth was a housewife and a member of Oak Grove Methodist Church. Her survivors include her two daughters, Darlene Vincent (Danny) and Donna Sue Higginbotham; two grandchildren, Courtney Adwell (Kendell) and McKenzie Vincent; one great grandson, Eli Adwell, one sister, Helen Nicholas; one brother Vecheal “Buddy” Lewis; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel with burial in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers family request donations be made to Hardy & Son Funeral Home for funeral expenses.
08/22/2017
Sandra Gail Christerson Higginbotham (1952-2017) KY
Sandra Gail Christerson Higginbotham, 65, of Ashley Ave., Springfield, died at 2:10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at Signature Colonial Health & Rehab Center in Bardstown. Born March 8, 1952, in Lebanon, she was preceded in death by her mother, Alberta Jones Christerson and a brother, Mark Christerson. She was a music and drama teacher at St. Joseph Elementary School in Bardstown for several years, was a graduate of Campbellsville University with bachelor's and master's degrees in music, English and history. She had also attended Bellarmine University, was a former member of Springfield Woman's Club, a consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics, had taught music in her own studio, "No Monkey Business" and was an avid lover of genealogy. She also enjoyed R.V. camping trips with her husband Larry. She was a member of Springfield Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Larry Higginbotham; a son, Brad (Kim) Higginbotham of Hickory, North Carolina; a daughter, Shannon Pokrandt of Pensacola, Florida; her father, Kelly Christerson of Springfield and five grandchildren. Nine nieces and nephews, 16 great-nieces and nephews and one great great-niece also survive. Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home in Springfield with Rev. Jesse Burns, pastor of Springfield Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Christerson, Todd Osbourne, Lee Russell, David Issacs, Timothy Basbagill, Derek Russell, Lupe Gaona, Cameron Mason and Steve Wheatley. Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
2/11/2018
Thomas Higginbotham (1930-2018) KY
July 25, 1930 - February 10, 2018 Kentucky
Tom Higginbotham, 87, entered Eternal Life Saturday, February
10, 2018.
Tom was born in Forrest Cottage, Kentucky to the late Harvey and Lillian
Higginbotham. He worked as a plant supervisor for Cissell Manufacturing. He was
a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church of South Louisville and actively
supported their Pathfinders program as their Director for more than 20 years. He
faithfully served his country in the Kentucky National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Elsie Robertson Higginbotham; sons, Michael
Higginbotham (Debbie) and David Higginbotham (Marlys); step-sons, Jacob Louis
Robertson II (Marciann), Joseph Lee Robertson, and Jonathan Lorne Robertson (Jenise);
and step-daughter, Jeanna Leah Seewer (Mark); ten grandchildren; 6 great
grandchildren; and sisters, Ida and Marie.
Memorial visitation will be held 2-8 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018 at
Ratterman and Sons, 3800 Bardstown Road. A memorial service in celebration of
his life will be 2 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Middletown Seventh Day
Adventist Church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pathfinders of the Seventh-Day Adventist
Church - South Louisville or the Alzheimer’s Association.
The Courier-Journal 04/24/2018
Maxine Arington Higginbotham Whitehouse (1925-2018)
Louisville - Maxine Higginbotham Whitehouse of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Owensboro, passed away on April 21, 2018. She was born in Hancock County, Kentucky on September 21, 1925 to the late Josie and Clarence Arington. She was a member of Owensboro Christian Church and a long time member of Owensboro Country Club. She was an avid golfer, bridge player, and also enjoyed reading. Maxine's beauty went beyond her looks and always being meticulously dressed. She was kind to everyone and made friends everywhere she went. She was deeply loved and will be missed by friends and family alike. She is preceded in death by her first husband, James E. Higginbotham and her second husband, Carl Whitehouse. She was also preceded in death by her stepson, Howard Whitehouse; her step-grandson, Daniel Johnson; two sisters, Nellie Nugent and Thelma Voyles, and two brothers, Estill and Virgil Arington. She is survived by her son, James E. Higginbotham, Jr. (Teresa) and stepson, Joseph Whitehouse (Terri). Also surviving are two grandsons, James Higginbotham, III (Susan) and Aaron Higginbotham (Katy) and three step-granddaughters, Rebecca Johnson, Ashley Creviston (Lee) and Alicia Bell (Robert); and four nieces and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in the Chapel at James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory in Owensboro. Visitation is from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Owensboro Memorial Gardens. Maxine requested that expressions of sympathy be made in the form of contributions to the charity of your choice. James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory - Owensboro 3009 FREDERICA ST Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-5377.
The Sentinel-News 8/27/2018
Ruby Gaye Higginbotham Dyer (1934-2018) KY
Ruby Gaye Dyer, age 84, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Shelbyville, Kentucky. She was a former beautician in Beechmont and Mortons Gap, Kentucky, and former beauty shop inspector in the state of Kentucky. She ran an antique gift shop for several years in Evanston, Indiana and retired in Owensboro, Kentucky before moving to Shelbyville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wyman Dyer, sisters, Frances Laws and Anna Sell, and brothers, Gene Higginbotham and Bobby Higginbotham. She is survived by son, Robert Dyer (Susan) of Holland, Indiana; daughter, Pamela Day (Dwight) of Louisville; sister, Vivene Cash of Burkesville, Kentucky, grandchildren, Jessica Campbell, Emily Dyer, Leah Slayden, Rachel Day, and Rebecca Day; and great grandchildren, Lily Campbell and Judah Slayden. The family will be having a private service at a later date. Shannon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Expressions of sympathy may be made to A Loving Choice 711 Henry Clay Street Shelbyville, Kentucky 40065. Funeral Home Shannon Funeral Service - Shelbyville 1124 W Main St Shelbyville, KY 40065 502-633-1266.
9/2/2018
Loretta Nell Irwin Higginbotham (1941-2018) KY
Born: Mon., Jan. 27, 1941 Died: Fri., Aug. 31, 2018
Loretta Nell Higginbotham, 77, died Friday, August 31, 2018, at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was born January 27, 1941, in Russell County to the late Walter & Elizabeth Wells Irwin. She was a homemaker and a member of the Russell Springs Christian Church. Survivors include: Her husband of 60 years: Jarvis Higginbotham, Russell Springs Daughter: Tracy (Larry) Rooks, Columbia Grandchild: Justin Hogan, Russell Springs Great-Grandchild: Eli Hogan, Elizabethtown Step Grandson: Neil Rooks, Columbia Step Great-Grandaughter: Trinity Rooks Funeral service for Loretta Nell Higginbotham will be 2 PM, Monday, September 3, 2018, at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Carroll Egnew officiating. Visitation after 12 PM Monday. Interment in the Russell Springs Cemetery. Bernard Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
3/3/2019
Wynona Tucker Higginbotham (1920-2019) KY
Wynona Tucker Higginbotham, 98, of Paducah, went home to be
with her Lord on Friday, March 1, 2019 at 12:05 AM.
Wynona, AKA “Higgie” in the medical field retired as a Nurse at age 81 from
Superior Care Home. She was an Honorable Kentucky Colonel and a Duchess of
Paducah and longtime member of Southland Baptist Temple in Paducah.
She is survived by two granddaughters, Vanessa Collins of Paducah and Malessa
Taylor of Louisville, KY; one grandson, J.T. Tucker of Paducah; two great
granddaughters; one great great granddaughter; three nieces; three nephews;
several great nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband Wesley (Bill) Higginbotham; two
daughters, Nancy D. Tucker and Beverly Clark; one step-son, Daniel Higginbotham;
her parents, T.D. Tucker Sr. and Rosa Lee Tucker; two brothers; two sisters.
There will be no viewing, visitation or services of any kind held.
Hughes Funeral Home of Paducah is in charge of arrangements.
4/30/2019
Hamp Crit Higginbotham (1951-2019) KY
June 25, 1951 - April 27, 2019
Hamp Crit “HC” Higginbotham, age 67, of Three C Loop,
Williamsburg departed this life on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Baptist Health in
Corbin. He was born on June 25, 1951 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to the late Azrie
and Verlie (Meadors) Higginbotham. He was also preceded in death by his wife
Patricia Louise (West) Higginbotham. HC was a member of Jellico Creek Baptist
Church and attended Faith Baptist Church in Corbin.
He is survived by his daughter, Amie Bowlin (Chris) of Williamsburg;
son, Thomas Higginbotham (Danielle) of Williamsburg; four grandchildren, Bailey
Bowlin, Colt Bowlin, Sawyer Higginbotham and Eli Higginbotham; sister, Bettie
Ruth Jones of Nashville, Tennessee; two brothers, Raymond Higginbotham and Ralph
Higginbotham (Betty) of Williamsburg; several nieces and nephews; and a host of
other family and friends to mourn his passing.
Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. until the funeral hour on Tuesday, April 30,
2019 at Croley Funeral Home.
The Funeral Service will be at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Croley
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Hodge and Rev. Doyle Lester officiating. He
will be laid to rest following a Graveside Service at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May
1, 2019 at the Jellico Creek Cemetery in Williamsburg.
6/5/2019
Betty Jean Bush Higginbotham (ca1936-2019) KY
Betty Bush Higginbotham, 83 of Rockfield died Monday, June 3,
2019 at Greenwood Nursing Home. The Warren County native was the daughter of the
late Tom and Mandie Bush. She was preceded in death by three brothers and three
sisters. Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Donald Higginbotham; one daughter,
Donna Dossey (Royce); two grandchildren: Amanda Cherry (Jason), Kelliee Dossey
and five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 11:00 am at Fairview
Cemetery.
The family has entrusted Cone Funeral Home with arrangements.
6/11/2019
Betty June Lambdin Higginbotham
(1941-2019) TN/KY
May 25, 1941 - June 8, 2019
Betty June Higginbotham, age 78, of 3C Loop Road,
Williamsburg, Kentucky departed this life on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at her home
surrounded by her family. She was born on May 25, 1941 in Jellico, Tennessee to
the late James Lambdin and Rosie (Elliott) Lambdin Lovitt. She was also preceded
in death by her stepfather, Bill Lovitt. Betty was a member of Jellico Creek
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph James Higginbotham of Williamsburg;
daughter, Tammy Stephens (Tom) of
Williamsburg; two sons, David Higginbotham (Lora) and Michael Higginbotham
(Melinda) all of Williamsburg; ten grandchildren, Thomas Stephens, Sara
Stephens, Julia Higginbotham, Mikayla Higginbotham, Melina Collins, Mark Goins,
Elijah Goins, Chad Stephens, Ricky Stephens and Tabitha Collins; seven great
grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends to mourn her passing.
Visitation will be after 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at the Croley Funeral
Home.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the
Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Bunch and Rev. Doyle Lester
officiating. Following the Service she will be laid to rest in the Jellico Creek
Cemetery.
8/2/2019
Wilda Marie Higginbotham Whitaker (1927-2019) LA/KY
October 15, 1927 - July 28, 2019
Wilda Marie Whitaker, age 91, of Somerset, KY, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Jean Waddle Hospice Care Center. Wilda was born on October 15, 1927 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Simon Higginbotham and Beatrice Barousse Higginbotham. She is survived by her children, Chuck (and Tammy) Whitaker of Avon, IN, Pam (and Larry) Young of Somerset, Jenny (and Jeff) Bullock of Nancy, Pat (and Eddie) Casada of Somerset and Charlotte Whitaker Pennington Day of Somerset; two brothers, Carl (and Dovie) Higginbotham of Church Point, LA and Robert “Bobby” Higginbotham (and Evelyn) of Lafayette, LA; two sisters, Mattie Stanford of Sunset, LA and Clara (and Larry) LeBlanc of Rayne, LA; twelve grandchildren, Diana (and Josh) Cooper, Kasey (and Tim) Wright, Zack (and Megan) Whitaker, Cindy Evans, Brian (and Beverly) Crow, Brandon Haynes, Crystal (and Jason) Whitis, Wayne (and Erika) Young, Jennifer (and Curt) Walker, James (and Rachel) Young, Jessica (and Ian) Reid and Angelica (and Greg) Brumley; thirty great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, whom she loved very much; and one very special favorite daughter, Melissa Gibson Sexton. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Columbus Whitaker Jr., whom she married on June 24, 1956 in New Iberia, LA and he preceded her on March 17, 2010; four brothers, Ward Higginbotham, Billy Higginbotham, Boye Higginbotham and Hamiel Higginbotham; one sister, Esther “Sis” Daigle; two sons-in-law, Barry Crow and Jerry Pennington; and one great grandson, Michael Raether. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm at St. Mildred Catholic Church. A second visitation will be on Friday, August 2, 2019 from 10:00am until 11:00am, prior to Mass at St. Mildred Catholic Church. A Celebration of Life Mass will be held on Friday, August 2, 2019 at 11:00am with Deacon Danny Taylor and Deacon Larry Cranfill officiating. Burial will be at Mill Springs National Cemetery on Friday, August 2, 2019 at 2:30pm. The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to your choice of St. Mildred Outreach Center, AIM Pregnancy Center, Alzheimer’s Foundation or Hospice of Lake Cumberland. Lake Cumberland Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements for Wilda Whitaker.
10/10/2019
Larry Lamar Higginbotham (1943-2019) AL/KY
February 26, 1943 - October 6, 2019
Larry Lamar Higginbotham age 76, of Ashley Ave., Springfield, died at 11:35 pm Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center.
Born February 26, 1943 in Gadsden, Alabama, he was preceded in death by his parents, Larry Ellis and Iris Bagley Higginbotham, his wife, Sandra Gail "Sandy" Christerson Higginbotham, August 21, 2017, and two brothers, Jerry Higginbotham and Kenny Bradley.
He was a U.S. Army combat veteran of the Vietnam War, had been a chef at Diamond Harbor Inn, owned and operated along with his wife Sandy the Snappy Grill in Springfield, worked at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home for several years, was a City of Springfield police officer, was a Washington County Deputy Sheriff, worked as a Washington County Deputy Jailer and last worked in the warehouse and as a driver at Helena Chemical Co. in Springfield.
He is survived by a son, Bradd (Kem) Higginbotham of Lenoir, North Carolina, a daughter, Shannon Pokrandt of Pensacola, Florida, a sister, Sandy Saksteder of Louisville, five grandchildren, Brittany Brown, Travis and Courtney Pokrandt, Nicole and Brady Higginbotham and a great grandchild, Mikeal Brown.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home with Rev. John McDaniel officiating. Cremation will follow services.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clay McNeil, Connie Fowler, Benny and Steve Wheatley, Ralph Tennill and Brad Langford.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, October 15 at Bethlehem Cemetery with military honors conducted by Marion County Veterans Honor Guard. Everyone is invited to attend graveside services
Visitation will be from 3:00 till 8:00 pm on Friday, October 11 and again from 7:00 am till time of services Saturday at Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home who is entrusted with arrangements.
Lexington Herald-Leader on Jan. 7, 2020
Jeri Lynn Welsh Higginbotham (1956-2020) MD/KY
HIGGINBOTHAM Jeri Welsh, 63, of Lexington, KY passed away New Year's Eve at Saint Joseph Hospital. She was born March 18, 1956 in Baltimore, MD. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Henry Mellott and Marietta Millar Neff. Jeri was a 1974 graduate of Fort Ashby High School. She then attended Bethany College to obtain her BS in Biology in 1978. After a couple years, she returned to school to obtain her MS and PhD in Botany from University of North Carolina in 1987. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Sam; her two sons John & Woody (Brooklyn); sister, Sue Long; Niece, Andrea Bishop; Nephew, Charles Long. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
1/30/2020
Reba Maxine Shearer Higginbotham (1932-2020) KY
Reba Maxine Higginbotham, 87, of Jamestown, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home in Jamestown. She was born October 3, 1932 in Russell County to the late Hobert & Hattie Bunch Shearer. She was a member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred L. Higginbotham; 2 brothers, Ralph Shearer and Douglas Shearer Survivors include 2 children: Cathy Higginbotham, Richmond, Ky., Mitchell (Brenda) Higginbotham, Jamestown; 1 grandchild: Stephanie Higginbotham; 2 sisters: Jane Estes, Somerset, Helen Fogle, Somerset Funeral service for Reba Maxine Higginbotham will be 1 PM. Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bobby Sexton officiating. Visitation 10 AM. to 1PM on Friday. Interment in the Dixon Cemetery. Special Music: Debbie Stephens, Bobbye Butler Pallbearers: Jason Estes, Caleb Reeder, Jordan Helm, Michael Reynolds, Richard Stephens, Mitchell Higginbotham Honorary Pallbearers: Stephanie Higginbotham, Bryan Fogle, Regan Helm Memorials suggested to Union Chapel United Methodist Church. These can be made at the funeral Home. Bernard Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
2/20/2020
Patricia L. Higginbotham Roberts (1943-2020) KY
Patricia Roberts, age 76, widow of Oscar Roberts, passed away
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Hicks Golden Years Nursing Home. Patricia
Roberts was born October 19, 1943 and departed this life February 19, 2020
reaching the age of 76 years. She was the daughter of the late Charles Earl and
Oval (Barnett) Higginbotham.
She is survived by: one brother, Gary Higginbotham; along with a host of family
and friends who mourn her passing.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Oscar
Roberts; and one brother, Charles Higginbotham.
She was a loving sister, relative and friend who will be sadly missed by all who
knew her.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 23, 2020 after 12 pm in the
chapel of the Golden Years Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Sunday,
February 23, 2020 at 2 pm at the Golden Years Nursing Home Chapel. Burial will
be in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
4/13/2020
Donna Sue Higginbotham Dobbs (1949-2020) KY
Donna Dobbs was born October 22, 1949 and departed this life
Saturday, April 11, 2020 reaching the age of 70 years. She was the daughter of
the late James and Nancy (Corder) Higginbotham.
She is survived by: her husband, Roger Dobbs; her son, Roger (Anna) Dobbs, Jr.;
one daughter, Cindy Bell; and five grandchildren, Logan Bell, Jasmine Bell,
Taylor Dobbs, Beverly Dobbs, and Tristan Dobbs. She is also survived by: one
brother, Gene Higginbotham; and three sisters, Sandra Jo Gregory, Shirley
Shelton ad Sylvia Hicks; along with a host of family and friends who mourn her
passing.
In addition to her parents, James and Nancy Higginbotham, she was preceded in
death by one daughter, Laura Dobbs.
Due to the current COVID-19 situation, and upon recommendations from the CDC for
Funeral Homes, a PRIVATE funeral service will be held for Donna Dobbs. Though
services are limited for immediate family members only
6/4/2020
Samuel Hartley Higginbotham (1955-2020) WV/KY
Samuel Hartley Higginbotham, 64, of Lexington, KY passed away June 1st, 2020, in the comfort of his home, just one day shy of his 65th birthday. He was born June 2, 1955 in South Charleston, WV, the son of John Hubert Higginbotham and Martha Ernestine Fraley. Sam was a 1973 graduate of St. Albans (WV) High School, where he was an accomplished drummer in the band. He attended Potomac State College in Keyser, WV, where he met the love of his life, Jeri Lynn Welsh. Sam and Jeri were married October 21, 1978. Sam and Jeri shared their lives in Pittsburgh, PA, Chapel Hill, NC, Des Moines, IA, Jacksonville, AL, and Lexington, KY. He was a master carpenter by trade and loved to restore old houses, businesses and furniture. He was also the President of Handi Higgi Inc. He is survived by his two sons, John and Woody (Brooklyn); sisters, Martha Setterstrom and Lora (Richard) Hayes; twin brother, Bill (Miriam) Higginbotham, and numerous nieces and nephews. Sam was preceded in death by his parents, Jeri, a brother, Jon, and a sister, Betsy Hathaway. A celebration of life for both Sam and Jeri will be held in Lexington, KY on June 13th.
6/6/2020
Leon N. Higginbotham (1936-2020) KY
July 5, 1936 ~ June 4, 2020 (age 83)
Leon Higginbotham, age 83, of Park City, KY, departed this life on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at The Medical Center of Bowling Green. The Barren County native was born on July 5, 1936 to the late Nat Higginbotham and Dovie Morrison Higginbotham and was married to Jo Caruso Higginbotham, who survives. Leon worked in maintenance for Burlington Coat Factory. He was a graduate of Park City High School where he played on the State Championship Basketball Team and also pole vaulted on the track and field team. Leon was an Air Force Veteran and a member of Park City Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee. He was also a former councilman for Park City. Besides his wife he leaves to honor his memory— one son, Brian Higginbotham; one daughter, Barbara Matott; two stepsons, Samuel Parker (Jiab) and David Parker (Dawn); one step daughter, Barbara J. Painter (Aubrey); one sister, Pauline Poynter and several step grand and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Jaclyn Matott, one brother, Leslie Higginbotham and one sister, Mary Higginbotham. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Park City Baptist Church Elevator Fund.
6/9/2020
Mary Frances Higgenbottom Ray (1934-2020) KY
Mary F. Ray was born August 31, 1934 in Bowling Green, Ky.
She passed away June 7, 2020.
Mary was born to the late Dillard Higginbotham and Nellie Bessie Higginbotham.
She married the late George W. Ray, July 23, 1950 in Warren Co. Ky.
Her children: Margaret Lightfoot, Mary Barnett and her companion, Earnie Butts;
Carroll (David) Lightfoot; Pamela (Glen) Maxey; Lee Ray and his companion,
Lynetta; James Ray and Steve Ray; She was preceded in death by two sons: Robert
Ray and Gary Ray and one sister, Geraldine Highwarden.
Burial at Mt. Hebrew Church Cemetery, Louisville Road, Bowling Green, Ky.
11/16/2020
Dorothy Lee Nesbitt Higginbotham (1930-2020) KY
Dorothy Higginbotham, 90, of Murray, Kentucky, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. She was born Jan. 19, 1930, in Hazel, Kentucky, to Cullie and Grace Smotherman Nesbitt. She was a retired registered nurse at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital, and was a 1947 graduate of Hazel High School. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Murray State University and went on to receive a nursing degree in Dayton, Ohio. She was a member of South Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ila Gray Charleton, and one grandson, Jesse Higginbotham. Ms. Higginbotham is survived by a daughter, Kathy Farley of Murray; two sons, J.C. Higginbotham (Susan) of Bluefield, Virginia, and Jerome Higginbotham (Rebecca) of Lexington; and one grandson, Joe Farley of Murray. Private family services will be held. Imes Funeral Home & Crematory, downtown Murray, is in charge of arrangements.
12/21/2020
Jarvis Lynn Higginbotham (1940-2020) KY
Jarvis Lynn Higginbotham, of Russell Springs, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020. He was 80 years of age.
Born on April 4, 1940, in Russell County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Addis and Gustava Bennett Higginbotham. Jarvis was a retired construction superintendent for Gray Construction and a member of Russell Springs Christian Church. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and riding his gator. Jarvis also served in the National Guard.
Survivors include his daughter, Tracy (and Larry) Rooks of Columbia; three grandchildren, Justin Hogan, Neil Rooks, and Brian Neil; two great-grandchildren, Eli Hogan and Trinity Rooks; and one sister, Agnes Beasley of Russell Springs.
In addition to his parents, Jarvis was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta Irwin Higginbotham, who passed away on August 31, 2018; and one sister, Brenda Wilson.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Russell Springs City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: Hosparus Health Green River, P.O. Box 4134, Campbellsville, KY 42718.
Jarvis’ funeral arrangements are entrusted to Bernard Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.bernardfuneralhome.com.
3/25/2021
Vicky Jean Harris Higginbotham (1953-2021) KY
August 3, 1953 ~ March 23, 2021 (age 67)
Vicky Jean Harris Higginbotham, of Russell Springs, Kentucky, passed from this life on Tuesday morning, March 23, 2021, at the Russell County Hospital. She was 67 years of age. Born at home, on August 3, 1953, in Eli, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Othar and Mona Hart Harris. Vicky was a bus monitor for the Russell County Board of Education and a former clerk for KOA Campground. Vicky was a loving wife, mother, and a Christian lady. She attended Pine Grove Separate Baptist Church and was the piano player for the Higginbotham Quartet for over 30 years. Vicky is survived by her husband, Roger Higginbotham, of Russell Springs, whom she wed on September 13, 1974; her son, Josh (and Lauren) Higginbotham, of Russell Springs; and two grandchildren, Treyt Higginbotham and Oakley Higginbotham. In addition to her parents, Vicky was preceded in death by her brother, O.G. Harris; and her sister, Linda Lou Harris. Funeral services are 12:00 P.M. Friday, March 26, 2021, at Bernard Funeral Home with Brother Daryl Coe officiating. Burial will follow in Coffey’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Bernard Funeral Home. Social distancing guidelines must be followed by everyone in attendance. Facial coverings are required. Paul Eastridge, Micah Lunsford, Robert Leach, David Harris, Coty Roy, and Benny Judd will serve as Vicky’s pallbearers. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Vicky Jean Harris Higginbotham are entrusted to Bernard Funeral Home.
7/10/2021
David Murl Higginbotham (1953-2021) KY
David Murl “Butch” Higginbotham, age 68, of Park City, passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Signature Health Care of Glasgow. He was born in Glasgow, KY on June 14, 1953 to the late Leslie and Margoline Lyons Higginbotham. Butch worked as a farmer, and also at Park Mammoth Resorts Stables as a trail guide. He was an avid rider and lover of horses. Butch served on the Rocky Hill Volunteer Fire Department for several years. He leaves to honor his memory-- one brother, Phillip Higginbotham (Shirley) of Rocky Hill; three sisters, Delora Craine of Cave City, Sherry Johnson of Chalybeate and Juanita Pedigo of Glasgow; one sister-in-law, Mary Ann Higginbotham of Alvaton; several nieces, nephews and very dear friends, Ronnie Decker and family and Barry Stewart and family. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim and Doug Higginbotham; one infant sister, Theola Carol Higginbotham and one nephew, Steve Craine. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Cemetery. VISITATION 3 - 7 pm , Sunday, July 11, 2021 10 am - 2 pm, Monday, July 12, 2021 Patton Funeral Home Park City Chapel FUNERAL SERVICE 2 pm , Monday, July 12, 2021 Patton Funeral Home Park City Chapel.
9/17/2021
Ina Ruth Lawless Higginbotham (1933-2021) KY
September 15, 2021
Ina Ruth Higginbotham, age 88, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, September 15 2021 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. She was born on Friday, April 07 1933, in Jamestown, Kentucky. She was the daughter of: Mother - Ora Williams Lawless, who has preceded her in death Father - Earl Lawless, who has preceded her in death Survivors also include: 2 Daughters: Sharon Hill, spouse Barry, of Russell Springs KY Sandra Leach, spouse Robert, of Russell Springs KY 1 Son: Roger Higginbotham, of Russell Springs KY. 2 Sisters: Barbara Jenkins, of Indianapolis IN Gladys Fowler, of Chandler NC 4 Brothers: Rollin Lawless, of Russell Springs KY Herman Lawless, of Noblesville IN Lilbert Lawless, of Indianapolis IN Phillip Loy Lawless, of Harrah OK One grandson and two great-grandchildren also survive. She was a housekeeper and laundry worker with Fairoaks Nursing Home in Jamestown and member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Jamestown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rester Higginbotham, 3 brothers, Willie Logan Lawless, Bobby Lawless and Ray Lawless. Funeral services will be 2:30 Sunday, September 19 2021 at Lawless Cemetery, Jamestown, KY. Visitation will be 12 - 2 PM Sunday, September 19 2021 at Wilson Funeral Home, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY. Officiating: Roger Higginbotham Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
1/23/2022
Elsie Faye Higginbotham Lutes
(1949-2022) KY
Elsie Faye Higginbotham Lutes of Carlisle, KY departed this
world on January 21, 2022 at the of 72. She was a devoted wife, mother,
grandmother, sister, and friend.
She was born to the late Ancil and Amanda Perry Higginbotham. She married
Charles Pat Lutes on March 19, 1966. and had 6 children. Randall “Wayne” Lutes –
Millersburg, Charles Jr (Annabel) Lutes – Mount Sterling, Lecia Ann Lutes
Watkins – Carlisle, Pamela Sue Lutes Crawford - Carlisle, and Tony Ray (Angel)
Lutes – Carlisle. She was preceded in death by her husband and a daughter, Tracy
Lynn Lutes.
She was a devoted Nanny to 8 grandchildren. Eric (Brandy) Lutes – North
Carolina, Dustin and David (Jennifer) Lutes- Mount Sterling, Olivia and Braden
Watkins – Carlisle, Ava Crawford- Lexington, Audrey and Adison Crawford –
Carlisle. She had 2 great grandchildren, Vincint and Velinzia Lutes- North
Carolina.
She was preceded by several of her brothers and sisters. Clarence Higginbotham,
Elizabeth Hicks, Addie Mae Perry, Herbert Higginbotham, Luke Perry, Clifton
Leroy Higginbotham, Albert Higginbotham, Carlos Higginbotham, Rayma Dean Frantz,
Daisy Marie Herrington, Gola Jane Floyd. She is survived by 3 brothers, Virgil
Higginbotham- Indiana, Roscoe (Debbie) Higginbotham – Carlisle, and Noah
(Claudia) Higginbotham – Arkansas. She was a beloved aunt to many of her nieces
and nephews, of which there are too many to count.
Faye lived her life to serve her friends and family. She cared for all those who
crossed her path. She was a kind, generous, courageous and loving soul who will
be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Services will be held January 24, 2022 at Carlisle-Clark Funeral Home, Carlisle,
Ky. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 for immediate family and from 11 to 1
for additional family and friends. Funeral will be held immediately following by
Bro. Jeremy Cantrell with burial at the Carlisle Cemetery. Carlisle-Clark
Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
2/4/2022
Jerry Wayne Higginbotham
(1953-2022) KY
May 20, 1953 - February 2, 2022
Jerry Wayne Higginbotham, age 68, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022 in
Somerset, Kentucky. He was born in Monticello, Kentucky on May 20, 1953.
Jerry was the owner and operator of Higginbotham's Seamless Guttering for over
25 years. He loved playing volleyball and arrowhead hunting as well as coin
collecting. He was passionate about history and genealogy especially that of his
family. He was also an avid Kentucky Wildcats fan.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Wesley and Jo Ann (Wilhite)
Higginbotham.
He is survived by his life partner, Sandy Higginbotham, two daughters; Kristie
Whitfill and Gretchen and her husband Josh Lawson as well as three
grandchildren; Grayson and Annabelle Grace Whitfill and Leyton Lawson.
Services for Jerry Higginbotham will be held at Pulaski Funeral Home Monday,
February 7, 2022. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM and a funeral service will
follow at 1:00 PM with his life long friend , Bro. Burney Manning officiating.
Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Monticello, Kentucky.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that expressions of sympathy take the form of
donations to The Jerry Higginbotham memorial fund in C/O Pulaski Funeral Home,
P.O.Box 697, Somerset, Kentucky 42502.
Pulaski Funeral Home is honored to assist the family.
3/30/2022
Jeffrey Lawrence Higginbotham (1968 - 2022) KY
Jeff to his family, Buddha to his friends, and Bob to servers
the world over was a father, a U.S Marine, and a people person. Everywhere he
went, from his hometown in Horse Cave Kentucky, to the far reaches of Alaska,
France, and even South Korea, Jeff had a talent for making friends out of
strangers. One of Jeff's favorite hobbies was stopping to talk to just about
everyone for hours at a time, often to the chagrin of his wife and daughters. He
filled those hours with stories from his time as an Embassy Guard, and later
tales of his escapades as a long-haul truck driver.
Jeff was born November 15th, 1968 to Judith Ann Barron Higginbotham in
Louisville, Kentucky. He was a graduate of Caverna High School and Western
Kentucky University. He was married to Anne Kohler Higginbotham in 1996, on his
birthday so he wouldn't forget their anniversary- and he never did. Together,
Anne and Jeff had four daughters, Leah, Samantha, Gabriella, and Rebecca-Grace.
Jeff attributed his mother with inspiring his lifelong love of cooking. After
his kids, his Big Green Egg smoker was his pride and joy. Jeff was known to
loved ones as an excellent cook, and when he wasn't on the road he was cooking
dinner for his family (and friends, and neighbors, and anyone he happened to
meet at the grocery store.) He was a committed family man who worked hard even
through his battle with cancer and his chemotherapy treatments.
Jeff was proud to be a United States Marine and felt honored to serve his
country. He cared deeply for others and served as a mentor and ally to his many
friends. Though he often claimed otherwise, he was very smart- his intellect
manifesting with mechanical expertise and witty (if often inappropriate) jokes.
He made a point to make others smile, and though he was stubborn, he was willing
to grow and learn from those around him. He didn't always know how to say the
right words, but he always made sure people knew he loved them. He was generous,
kind, and hardworking to a fault, and touched the lives of people all over the
world.
Jeff is survived by his wife Anne, as well as his daughters Leah, Samantha,
Gabriella, and Rebecca-Grace, his mother Judith, older sister Julie Cassity, 27
nieces and nephews, a large extended and often chosen family, and a beloved
grand kitty Gizmo. He was preceded in death by grandparents Wayne and Edith
Barron, and father-in-law Paul Kohler.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Russon
Mortuary, 1941 North Main Street, Farmington, Utah. A viewing will be held prior
to services from 9:45 – 10:45 AM.
Hickey Funeral Home on Jul. 29, 2022
Jedda Higginbotham Fallahzadeh (1948-2022) KY
Jedda Fallahzadeh of Somerset, Kentucky was born June 2nd,1948
and departed this life July 29th, 2022, reaching the age of 74 years.
She is survived by two daughters; Mariam "Susi" (Matt) Wright and Nichole
Fallahzadeh, two sisters; Judy Huffaker and Tomasine Hailey, and three
grandchildren: Roksana Wright, Farrah Wright, and Landon Jenkins.
Along with her husband, Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh, she was preceded in death by
two sisters; Alma Jo Keeton and Virginia Kabel, and three brothers; James,
Allen, and William Higginbotham.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 31st from 11AM until 1PM in the
funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Elk Spring Cemetery.
Hickey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pulaski Funeral Home 2/8/2023
Ora Waddle Higginbotham
(1930-2023) KY
October 18, 1930 - February 6, 2023
Ora (Tooter) Higginbotham, 92, of Ferguson, Kentucky
passed away Monday, February 6, 2023 at her residence.
She was born in Somerset on October 18, 1930; daughter of the late Henry Piercy
and Mable (Ballenger) Waddle. Tooter was a member of Ferguson Baptist Church.
You may remember her from the Enchanted House in Downtown Somerset, which was a
Gift Shop she owned and operated. Tooter was a member of the Burnside Womens
Club and the Pulaski Co. Humane Society.
Tooter is survived by her nephews, Brad & (Missy) Hall, Joey & (Donna) Hall;
niece, Julie Hall Taylor & (Lee) of Colorado; great niece and nephews, Chelsa
Taylor, Ben Taylor, Aaron Hall & (Kennedy) and Riley Hall & (Haley);
great-great-nephew, Cedar Mac Hall; a special cousin, Merle Ann Ward.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Higginbotham who passed away in
1992; sisters, Lucille Haynes, Oveline Sumner, and Barbara Hall.
The family would like to thank all the caregivers, especially Rachel and Sharon
who helped to make Tooter's last days easier.
A funeral service will be held at 1 PM Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Pulaski
Funeral Home with Bro. Darrell Vance officiating.
Burial will be in Lakeside Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends after 11 AM Saturday, February 11, 2023 at
Pulaski Funeral Home until time for services.
The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the
Pulaski Co. Humane Society 179 Chris Way Somerset, Kentucky 42501 or Hospice of
Lake Cumberland 100 Parkway Drive, Somerset, KY 42503
Pulaski Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with arrangements.
Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home - Monticello on Feb. 22, 2023
Gary K. Higginbotham (1947-2023) KY
Gary Higginbotham was born March 25, 1947, and departed this
life Monday, February 20, 2023, reaching the age of 75 years. He was the son of
the late Charles Earl and Oval (Barnette) Higginbotham.
He is survived by: aunts, Barbara Black and Bertha Hurt; numerous cousins; along
with a host of family and friends who mourn his passing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his brother, Charles
Higginbotham; and one sister, Patricia Roberts.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 23, 2023, between 12 pm –
1 pm in the chapel of the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Thursday,
February 23, 2023, at 1 pm at the Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will
be in the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Evergreen Funeral Home & Cemetery on May 2, 2023
Malcolm Lee Higginbotham (1928-2023) AL/KY
Malcolm Lee Higginbotham Sr., 94, of Louisville, passed away
May 1, 2023. He was an Air Force veteran, a retiree of L&N Railroad, and a
member of Highview Baptist Church.
Malcolm is survived by his beloved wife of 72 years, Carole Gay Higginbotham;
daughter, Cheri Duke(Larry); son, Lee Higginbotham(Nikki); grandchildren, Emory
Higginbotham(Lindsey) and Wesley Higginbotham(Rachel); great-grandchildren, Lea,
Skylar, Knox, Kaysen, Everly, and Cade; and his sister, Joy Richards.
Funeral service will be 2pm Friday, May 5, 2023 at Evergreen Funeral Home with
entombment in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 11am-2pm Friday at the
funeral home. Memorial donations in Malcolm's memory can be made to Highview
Baptist Church Central Campus.
Croley Funeral Home 7/12/2013
Raymond Harold Higginbotham(1933-2023) KY
January 9, 1933 - July 8, 2023
Raymond Harold Higginbotham, age 90, of Williamsburg,
Kentucky departed this life on July 8, 2023 at the Heritage in Corbin, Kentucky.
Raymond was born on January 9, 1933 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to Azrie
Higginbotham and Verlie (Meadors) Higginbotham. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Azrie and Verlie (Meadors) Higginbotham; wife, Phyllis Lynn (Creekmore)
Higginbotham; brother, H. C. Higginbotham; and sister, Betty Ruth Jones.
Raymond enjoyed spending time with his family (especially his loving
grandchildren), hunting, fishing, and gardening.
Raymond is survived by his sons, Larry Higginbotham (Becky) of Woodbine,
Kentucky, Boyd Higginbotham of Williamsburg, Kentucky, and Shannon Higginbotham
(Elizabeth) of Williamsburg, Kentucky; grandchildren, Sarah Rivera, Tabitha
Buchanan, Julia Buchanan, Rachel Ward, Ben Higginbotham, Rebecca Harrison,
McKayla Higginbotham, Emily Couch, Raelee Higginbotham, Azrie Higginbotham,
Annalise Higginbotham, Joshua Higginbotham, and Justin Higginbotham; 17 great
grandchildren; brother, Ralph Higginbotham of Williamsburg, Kentucky; several
nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.
Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday, June 13, 2023 at the
Croley Funeral Home.
Funeral Service will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, June 14, 2023 at the Croley
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Doyle Lester officiating. He will be laid to rest
in the Jellico Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Croley Funeral Home is in Charge of Arrangements for
Mr. Raymond Harold Higginbotham.
Hickey Funeral Home on Jul. 20, 2023
Bertha Walters Higginbotham Hurt (1927-2023) KY
Bertha Walters Hurt was born in Wayne County on December
19, 1927 to the late James and Maudie Kate Walters Higginbotham. Bertha, at age
95, died peacefully surrounded by her only surviving sister and her children at
NHC Nursing home in Barren County, KY on July 17. She reunited in heaven with
Theo Hurt, her husband and love of almost 71 years.
Bertha is survived by her 4 children, Doris Kaye Davis of Glasgow, KY, Carl Ray
Hurt (Nila Sue) of Monticello, Bobby Lee Hurt (Vivian) of Glasgow, KY, and
Claudia Faye Morrow (Farrell) of Monticello, KY. Bertha, was known as MaMaw to
12 grandchildren – Susan Davis Price (Tom), Angie Davis Sidwell (David), Donnie
Hurt (Connie), Carla Hurt Pyles (Craig), Ada Mae Hurt Jenkins (David), Jamie
Simpson (John), Joey Dotson, Deanna Hurt Cook (late Chris Cook), CheyAnne Hurt
Fant (Shane), Lucas Hurt (Amber), Aaron Morrow, Lydia Morrow Hardwick (Darrin).
Bertha was known as MaMaw and MaMaw Jelly to 19 great-grandchildren, 6
great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Bertha is survived by her beloved younger sister, Barbara (Black) Allen, (the
late Charles Black, Lewis Hayden) of Monticello, and her treasured
brother-in-law James Hurt of Atlanta, GA. She was preceded in death by her
siblings and their spouses, Edna Tucker (Jake), Earl Higginbotham (Oval),
Raymond Higginbotham (Tina), Beatrice Higginbotham, Jessie Williams (Ledford),
Dorothy Burton (Osborne), James Higginbotham (Nancy), Joe Higginbotham (Joanne),
Katherine Kelley (Kay), Jack Higginbotham (Carol Sue), and Frankie Higginbotham.
Bertha was well cared for by her family, friends, and caregivers at NHC Nursing
home for the past 5 years, living with Alzheimer's Disease. All of the NHC
staff, from the caretakers to the cooks to the administrators to her doctors,
made her last years on this earth a place of home and comfort. As she cared for
Bertha, Shelter Franklin became an "adopted sibling" to Bertha's children, and
she took delight in keeping her spirited and cared for in the most loving ways.
Shelter's shining smile, big laughter, and kind heart always lifted Bertha's
spirit. Marie Poland, her NHC roommate of 5 years, also loved and cared for
Bertha with a cherished friendship.
Bertha was baptized at an early age, and upon her death, she was the eldest
member of Steubenville Baptist Church and current Sunday School Secretary, a
role she had for over 35 years. Bertha served her church in fellowship,
attending Sunday School, helping with Vacation Bible School, and cooking her
best dishes and garden treasures to share at potlucks with her brothers and
sisters in Christ.
Her love for cooking began at a young age when she helped her family with making
meals for those working at the family farm, making "Sunday dinners" for her
family and friends, and finally putting her skills to use in her job at Wayne
County Board of Education, where she served as a cook for Walker Elementary No.
1 for over 34 years. Coming in early each day, she labored making homemade meals
that filled the bellies and the hearts of each child that came through the lunch
line. In the afternoons, she came home from work to care for her family and work
on the farm. From setting tobacco to milking cows to tending a garden, Bertha
lived a life of service to God's land, her family and friends, her church, her
students and co-workers, and her Lord and Savior.
Services will be held at Steubenville Baptist Church under the direction of
Hickey Funeral Home with Brother Seth Denney and Brother Robert Spradlin
presiding. Brother Spradlin is Bertha's other "adopted son," neighbor who could
smell a pie cooking from the Hurt home from miles away, and family minister.
Public visitation begins at 11:00 am with the funeral following at 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Steubenville Baptist Church AWANA
group to help continue Bertha's legacy of helping with her church and feeding
children. Donations can also be mailed to 222 The King's Highway, Monticello, KY
42633.
Croley Funeral Home 9/22/2023
Ralph James Higginbotham
(1944-2023) KY
March 29, 1944 - September
20, 2023
With profound respect and heartfelt sadness, we celebrate the
life of Ralph Higginbotham, born on March 29, 1944, who passed away on September
20, 2023, surrounded by his family on the farm he dearly loved. Ralph was a
lifelong resident of Williamsburg, Kentucky, and a man whose thoughtful nature
and humble attitude touched the lives of many in his community. His qualities
were a testament to his character, reflected in every aspect of his life, from
his family to his work.
Ralph was a cherished father and leaves behind his loving daughter, Tammy
Stephens and husband Tom, and sons, David Higginbotham and wife Lora and Mike
Higginbotham and wife Melinda all of Williamsburg, KY. His children remember him
as a guiding light, always there to offer words of wisdom and a comforting
presence. His memory will be carried forward through the love and admiration of
his dear family. He leaves behind his legacy of grandchildren and Great
Grandchildren: Thomas Stephens, Sarah Stephens, Julia Centers (TJ), Mikayla
Higginbotham, Mark Higginbotham, Elijah Higginbotham, Melina Collins, Lola
Gonzales, Chad Stephens, Ricky Stephens, Tabitha Collins, Hos Stephens, Zae
Stephens, Rory Durham, Addison Stephens, Logan Stephens and Jessica
Stephens. Special Family Caregiver; Teresa Stevens of Williamsburg, KY. Several
nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing.
Ralph was a member and trustee at the Jellico Creek Baptist Church. He loved
spending his time with family and farming. He was a member of the Whitley County
Small Farms organization.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 6:00 pm at the
Croley Funeral Home, 103 South 2nd Street, Williamsburg, Kentucky, 40769. The
funeral service will be at Croley Funeral Home on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at
1:00 pm with Rev. Doyle Lester and Dr. Max Cox officiating. The burial service
will follow at 2:00 pm at the Jellico Creek Baptist Church, 9004 Kentucky 92,
Williamsburg, Kentucky, 40769.
In celebrating Ralph's life, we invite you to share your memories and photos on
his memorial page. This will serve as a tribute to his life and a source of
comfort to those who loved him. His story is not just in the past but continues
to be written in the hearts of those whose lives he touched.
Usrey Funeral Home on Dec. 28, 2023
Vince Higginbotham (1968-2023)
AL/KY
Vince Higginbotham, 55, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday,
December 24, 2023.
He attended Alliance Christian School, Erwin High School, and Pinson High
School. Vince had many interests, among them being University of Alabama
football, chess, watching documentaries, his family, his Savior, Elton John
music, Vanguard, okra, and calf liver, having morning coffee with his Mom, and
his best furry friend and companion, Dobby.
He was preceded in death by his father, Delbert Laverne Higginbotham.
He is survived by his mother, Ruth Hall Higginbotham Ridley (J.W.); children,
Frankie Rogers, Grace Rogers, Matthew Vincent Higginbotham (Victoria), Rachel
Higginbotham, Catelynn Stevens (Keenan); Darrell Granados, and Suzanna
Higginbotham; grandchildren, Damon Vincent Higginbotham, Conner Higginbotham,
Caleb Bertram, Katja Fugate, Kevin Wingo, Lily Wingo, and Novalee Palmer;
sisters, Kathy Higginbotham Meek and Wanda Lewis; and mothers of his children,
Brenda Higginbotham, Shouna Rainwater, and Ana Higginbotham.
The family will receive friends at Usrey Funeral Home – Pell City, from 5:00
p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023, at
Usrey Funeral Home – Pell City. Interment will follow at Box Cemetery in
Ragland, Alabama.
William L. Danks Funeral Home 8/1/2024
James H. Higginbotham (1933-2024) KY
December 30, 1933 ~ July 29, 2024 (age 90)
James H. Higginbotham, 90 of Hartford, Kentucky passed away July 29, 2024, at his home under the care of Hospice. He was born in Park City, Kentucky to the late Willie and Loy Higginbotham. Aside from his parents, Jim was preceded in death by his sister, Dorothy Jean Martin and daughter-in-law, Melanee Higginbotham. Jim was a graduate of Park City High School and proudly served in the United States Army. He graduated with degrees from Western Kentucky University and the University of Kentucky. He taught school in Leitchfield, Adairville and Russellville, Kentucky. He formerly worked at Citizens National Bank in Russellville before becoming President and CEO of Hartford Bank & Trust, now known as Commonwealth Community Bank, where he retired and has continued serving on the bank’s Board of Directors. He was a member of Beaver Dam Methodist Church where he had served as treasurer. For many years he enjoyed working in his shop making beautiful furniture for his family members. Grandaddy Jim (Dee) was a devoted father to his children and grandfather to his grandchildren and great grandchildren who respected and loved him dearly. They all enjoyed listening to many stories of his life and military service. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Lena Higginbotham; his children, Darrell (Denise) Higginbotham, Ron Higginbotham, Debbie (Paul K.) Phelps and Susan (Ricky) Dockery. His grandchildren, Nathan (Elizabeth) Higginbotham, Dayne (Mary) Higginbotham, Amber (Matt) Gray, Drew (Parker) Higginbotham, Jeremy Higginbotham, Josh (Natalie) Higginbotham, Kyle (Shelby) Higginbotham, Nathan (Jennifer) Phelps, Nick (Lindsay) Phelps, Jordan (Dr. Bailey) Phelps, Austin (Amethyst) Dockery, Adrianna (Austin) Segers and thirty great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Harvey (Brenda) Higginbotham. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 1, 2024, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Pastor Jeremy Ruegg officiating. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Friends may visit with Jim’s family from 9 A.M. until the time of the service on Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests expressions of sympathy be made to Beaver Dam Methodist Church, 302 N. Lafayette Street, Beaver Dam, Kentucky 42320 or Hospice of Ohio County, 1211 Old Main Street, Hartford, Kentucky 42347. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Stoess Funeral Home on Sep. 3, 2024
Elsie Jean Bryant Robertson Higginbotham (1936-2024) KY
After a long, well-fought illness, Elsie Jean Bryant Robertson
Higginbotham (E.J.), at age 87, peacefully passed away on August 17, 2024,
surrounded by her family.
Elsie Jean was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 2, 1936, growing up in
Louisville, Kentucky,
She attended Louisville Jr. Academy and graduated from Highland Academy (TN) in
1954. She then attended Andrews University (MI) and Jefferson Community College
(KY).
Looking back on her life, Elsie Jean always said her family had been her "number
one joy" and accomplishment. She enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking
and baking for her family, traveling, and playing the violin, piano, and organ.
She was a church organist and pianist for decades, playing for hundreds of
weddings, graduations, and special events. Elsie Jean also shared her talent by
being a piano teacher for many years.
Elsie Jean worked with the Federal Civil Service for 39 years, starting at the
Louisville Naval Ordinance Station and the U.S. Department of Labor and retiring
from the 100th Division Army Reserve, Command Section. While having a successful
career, with awards and accolades, E.J. counted her most significant award in
life as her four happy, healthy children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren.
She was an Honorary Kentucky Colonel and Honorary Captain of the Belle of
Louisville. Elsie Jean was a proud supporter and frequent visitor to many
National Parks. Elsie Jean loved to swim, boat, water ski, and do anything
music-related, as well as do evening walks and walking for years in the annual
Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival 5K Fun Run.
Elsie Jean was married to Tom Higginbotham for almost 31 years; they had a lot
of fun together, staying active in their church and having fun with a wide
circle of friends.
Tom and E.J. traveled to several US national parks and the Senior Olympic Games
and always had fun together. All who knew Tom and EJ could see their deep love
and commitment to each other and their blended family.
Besides her parents, Eugene & Elsie Bryant, Elsie Jean was predeceased by her
first husband, Jacob Robertson I., her second husband, Thomas Higginbotham,
Tillie and Guy Roberts, and her brother, Carl Bryant.
Elsie Jean is survived by her siblings, Connie Hickman (Terry) and Michael
Bryant (Kathy).
Survivors also include her sons, daughter, step-sons, and their families.
For over 25 years, E.J. and Tom participated in the University of Kentucky
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Sanders-Brown. As part of a large study
group, they volunteered their time for regular evaluations, imaging, and
medication studies. The work meant a lot to both, specifically to help future
disease victims, including postmortem donations for study.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE & VISITATION
Service, Saturday, October 5, 2024, 3:30 p.m. With Reception to follow.
Middletown SDA Church, 125 Watterson Trail, Louisville, KY 40243.
As requested by E.J., A chocolate reception will follow the service.
Instead of flowers, the family requests donations in memoriam to Greater
Kentucky and Southern Indiana Alzheimer's Association: , the UK Alzheimer's
Disease Research Center or the South Louisville SDA Church Pathfinder Club.
Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home 12/9/2024
Shelby Gene Higginbotham (1952-20240 KY
Shelby Gene Higginbotham was born June 1, 1952, and departed this life Sunday, December 8, 2024, reaching the age of 72 years. He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by friends and family. He was the son of the late James and Nancy (Corder) Higginbotham. Gene is survived by one daughter, Jeannie (Ronald) Sexton; two grandchildren, Charity (Rhett) Ramsey and Samantha (Jerret) Sexton; and three great-grandchildren, Oakley, Truett, and Alexandria. He is also survived by two sisters, Sandra Jo Gregory and Shirley (Sam) Shelton, and one brother-in-law, Roger Dobbs. Gene is also survived by his loving companion, Nancy Packer. Todd Winchester, his former stepson, along with his children Bethany and Darren, also survive along with numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Sparky, his best buddy, survives and will greatly miss Gene. In addition to his parents, James and Nancy, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Sue Dobbs and Sylvia Hicks; two brothers-in-law, Jerry Hicks and Jerry Gregory; and one niece, Laura Dobbs. Growing up being the only boy with four sisters, Gene was often the ring leader of their adventures. They spent many days playing outside in the river, fields, or woods. One adventure consisted of convincing three of his sisters to ride the family mule with him-all at the same time. That adventure did not end well for any of them when the mule headed for the barn at a high rate of speed. The love of the outdoors never faded for Gene as he was an avid outdoorsman his entire life. He liked nothing better than being in the woods whether hunting, riding, or just driving around looking at leaves. He also enjoyed being on the water floating down a creek, swimming in the lake, or fishing with friends and family. Gene and his friends took many fishing trips to various lakes out of state and one memorable hunting trip to Colorado. Those fishing trips may or may not have produced some record-breaking fish that ended up being filleted before anyone could measure them. Gene had grown up living in Parmleysville and later moved to the area at his cabin in Lonesome. He loved being out in the woods and enjoyed it when family and friends would come to camp, cook-out, or just visit with him. His granddaughters delighted in going with Poppie to Lonesome to camp, float down the river, fish, or ride the four-wheeler. The girls wanted to go because they knew Poppie would let them do all the things their mom would not. When Gene had to leave the woods or lake to work, he still remained outdoors. For many years he operated his own construction business in Wayne County. Many homes around the lake area were excavated by Higginbotham Contracting. His daughter has often been told that he was one of the best heavy equipment operators around. Gene was saved many years ago. In his final days, he let his family know that he was at peace and ready to see Jesus. Please don’t mourn our loss, but rejoice that he is no longer struggling. Gene was a lifelong benefactor for St. Jude’s and Shriners Children’s Hospital. Expressions of sympathy can be made as donations to either. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, between 5 pm and 8 pm in the chapel of the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 1 pm at the Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home Chapel. Hicks-Vaughn Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.