Nevada Obituaries
Reno Evening Gazette 07/10/1942
Leonard Cloyd Higinbotham (1881-1942) OH/AZ/NV
L.C. Higinbotham Dies in Reno
Leonard C. Higinbotham, resident of Reno for the last year, died at 2:45 o'clock this morning at a local hospital following a brief illness. Born in Ohio, Mr. Higinbotham followed the moulder's trade in Ohio and Indiana for some time. He moved to Phoenix, Ariz., nineteen years ago and purchased a cafe which he operated. Since coming to Reno last year he had been connected with the circulation department of a San Francisco newspaper. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Cora Bell Higinbotham and a sister, Mrs. Bertha F. Baty, both of Reno. He was a member of Phoenix lodge No. 2, Knights of Ptyhias. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. from the home chapel of the Ross-Burke Company and will be under the direction of Amity lodge No. 8, Knights of Pythias. Burial will be in the Knight of Pythias Cemetery.
Reno Evening Gazette 09/19/1956
Linnie Cecil Higginbotham Rossiter (1882-1956) UT/NV
Mrs. Rossiter Taken By Death
Mrs. Linnie Cecil Rossiter died
yesterday afternoon at her home,
Mrs. Rossiter was born in
Mrs. Rossiter was a member of the Golden Age Club and the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was the mother of Paul Rossiter of
She was the sister of Katherine and Orland Higginbotham and Mrs. May Hawken,
all of
Funeral services, to which friends are invited, will be held at 2 o’clock
Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in
Nevada State Journal (Reno, NV) 7/27/1963
Bertha F. Higinbotham Baty (1879-1963) OH/NV
Bertha F. Baty Taken by Death
Bertha F. Baty, 83, 640 E. Plumb Lane died Friday in a local hospital.
A Reno resident for 25 years, Mrs. Baty was born in Ottawa, Ohio on Dec. 27, 1879.
The widow of John K. Baty, Mrs. Baty was a registered nurse and served as an Army nurse in World War I.
She is survived by a son, John Baty, Reno, and grandchildren, Deanna Baty, San Francisco, Jacklyn Baty, Reno and Christopher Stephens, Reno.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in the Walton Funeral Home. Services will be under the direction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop Curtis Crowley officiating.
Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
The Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle Telegram 06/23/1967
Alfred Leslie Higginbotham (1895-1967) OH/NV
Noted
Reno-Prof. Alfred
Leslie Higginbotham, who built the University of Nevada Department of Journalism
up from a single class room to one of the nation’s best journalism schools, died
in St. Mary’s Hospital yesterday at 71.
At his own request there will be no funeral services, and
his body will be sent to the
Mr. Higginbotham was a native of
He taught a single class in journalism, but persisted in efforts to establish a journalism department, succeeding in 1940. He headed the department until he retired in 1966.
He made it one of the top college journalism schools in the
nation, with more than 100 students in 1966. The department was named for
him-the only
He earned the first distinguished teacher award ever given by Sigma Delta Chi, the national professional journalism society, in 1967. He helped found the American Society of Journalism School Administrators and was its president in 1952-53.
Mr. Higginbotham is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marie
Taylor Higginbotham of
Reno Gazette-Journal 7/23/1996
Doris L. Hickenbottom Williams (1934-1996) IA/NV
Doris L. Hickenbottom Williams, 62, died July 20, 1996, at Washoe Medical Center.
A native of Morning Sun, Iowa, she was born Oct. 28, 1933, to Mat and Mary Hickenbottom, and had lived in Reno for the past 17 years, coming from Hayward, Calif.
Mrs. Williams was a cashier at the Reno Hilton.
Surviving are husband, Ernest of Reno; sons, Andrew and Ernest Jr., both of Nevada; daughter, Richelle Kreshak of Texas; brothers, James and Harlan Hickenbottom and sister, Agnes Montgomery, all of California; sister, Elamay McCoy of Oregon; and four grandchildren.
Visitation is scheduled from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at O'Brien-Rogers and Crosby Funeral Home.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Stead.
Cremation will be at Reno Crematory, under the direction of Northern Nevada Memorial Cremation and Burial Society.
Reno Gazette-Journal 10/25/1996
James W. Hickenbottom (1917-1996) IA/NV
Carson City - James W. Hickenbottom, 79, died Oct. 22, 1996, at Carson-Tahoe Hospital.
A native of Morning Sun, Iowa, he was born Oct. 9, 1917, to Matthew James and Mar C. Hannah Hickenbottom, and had lived in Carson City for the past three months, coming from Pacifica, Calif.
Hickenbottom was a self-employed public accountant, retiring July 31, 1993. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans and the Moose Lodge, both of San Francisco. He was an Army veteran serving under Gen. George Patton in a forward patrol of the 13th Armored Division during World War II. He also served in the Iowa National Guard. He graduated from San Francisco State College in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
A son, Bret Anthony, died July 4, 1995, and a sister, Doris L. Williams, died July 12.
Surviving are a widow, Mabel, and sons, Kelvin Wade and Burton Lee, all of Carson City; sons, John William of Redding, Calif., and Michael Scott of Portland, Ore., daughters, Sharon O. Levitt of Grants Pass, Ore., and Virginia V. Holden of Woodland, Calif.; sisters, Ella Mae McCoy of Elmira, Ore., and Agnes M. Montgomery of Vallejo, Calif.; brother, Harlan E. of Lone Pine, Calif.; 15 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, five nieces and eight nephews.
Visitation is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a funeral at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Chapel by the Sea, Pacifica, with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
Arrangements are under the direction of Walton's Chapel of the Valley, Cemetery and Mausoleum.
Reno Gazette-Journal 6/17/1997
Lena Alline Higginbotham Gregg (1921-19970 AL/NV
Lena Alline Gregg, 75, died June 16, 1997, at Saint MAry's egional Medical Center.
A native of De Armanville, Ala., she was born Nov. 24, 1921 and had lived in Reno for the past 36 years, coming from Los Angeles, where she had lived for 23 years.
Mrs. Gregg was a member of the Church of Christ for 53 years.
Surviving are husband, James S. of Reno; daughters, Camella Babb of Los Angeles, Myrle Laird of Sparks, Sylvia Sparks and Pamela McNeill, both of Carson City; sons, Darryl of Phoenix and George of Sacramento, Calif.; three brothers and three sisters; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
A funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday at Ross, Burke & Knobel Mortuary, Reno, with burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
Reno Gazette-Journal
John Wesley Higginbotham (1931-2002) CA/NV
John Wesley Higginbotham, 70, of Fernley, Nevada, died Sunday, June 9,
2002, at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. Surviving; his wife, Anne of
Fernley; 3 daughters, Bonny, Diana, and Lisa; son, John; brother, Roger.
Services will be private.
Arrangements entrusted to Mt. View Mortuary with inurnment at Mt. View Cemetery.
Las Vegas Sun 09/04/2002
Randall Adam Higginbotham (1976-2002) AL/NV
Adam Higginbotham, 25, of Las Vegas died Sunday. He was born Oct. 19,
1976, in Decatur, Ala. A resident for four years, he was a welder.
He is survived by his wife, Amber; one son, Zachary Higginbotham of Las Vegas;
his father, Randy Higginbotham of Rogersville, Ala., his mother, Melissa Mills
of Crawford, Colo.; two brothers, Scott Daniels of Town Creek, Ala., and Mike
Mills of Crawford; one sister, Shawna Mills of Crawford; and his grandparents,
D.L. and Helen Higginbotham, both of Mexico Beach, Fla., and Harold Bradford and
Catherine Calhoun, both of Town Creek, Ala.
A memorial service will be 6 p.m. today in Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
The family suggests donations to the trust fund being set up for his child.
Union Democrat 02/26/2007
Freddie M. Higginbotham (1927-2007) NV
HIGGINBOTHAM — Freddie Higginbotham, 80, died Friday at a Sonora care home. Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Reno Gazette-Journal from 7/3/2009
Esley Myers "Mike" Higginbotham III (1939-2009) VA/NV
Esley M. "Mike" Higginbotham, III died on July 1, 2009 at the age of 69 after a short battle with brain cancer. Mike was born in Lynchburg, VA on December 24, 1939. He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in 1958. He came to Reno in the early 1960's while in the Air Force and was best known as the owner/manager of the Reno Shakey's Pizza Parlor on 5th and Keystone until its closure in 1999. Most recently he was a familiar face at Galena High School, where he worked as the site facilities coordinator. In the early days, Reno Shakey's was known as the local hotspot, requiring two security guards just to keep customers out when UNR students overwhelmed the maximum occupancy codes to catch the live entertainment and some 50 varieties of brew. Mike was always there, behind the bar, often with his young children in tow. At some point all of his kids worked with him at the parlor as they grew into adulthood, with Mike teaching them the finer points of rolling dough, washing trays and pouring an ice-cold Coors before they went off to college. After the closure of Shakey's, Mike went to work for the Washoe County School District. He was quickly promoted to site facilities coordinator at Galena High School where he oversaw the building and maintenance staff. Mike was loved by the staff, teachers and students alike and was best known for his hard work ethic and humming in the hallways. Mike is survived by his son, Scott (Carla); daughter, Susan Annette Camden (Mike); stepdaughters, Lisa Squire Vincent (Shawn) and Holly Squire Walsh (Mike); his brothers, Addison, Brent (Ann), and Chip (Janet) and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and extended family. Mike was preceded in death by his son, Steve; mother, Glennie and father, Esley, Jr. Mike loved boating, golfing, car races, his kids, his dogs, his Coors, and spending time with family and friends. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 from 3 to 6 p.m. followed by a memorial service on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 10 a.m. Each will take place at Mountain View Mortuary, 425 Stoker Avenue, Reno, NV. A reception to celebrate Mike's life will be held immediately on Thursday, July 9, 2009 following the memorial service at Boulevard Pizza located at 1076 North Rock Blvd., Sparks, NV.
Reno Gazette-Journal 01/20/2010
Caroll Ainsworth Higginbotham (1916-2010) WV/NV
Caroll Higginbotham was born on November 19, 1916 in Charleston West Virginia, he died at the Veterans Community Living Center- Reno, NV on January 14, 2010. He was 93 years old. He will be forever remembered for serving his country during W.W.II. He was a prisoner of war being captured in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. He was liberated six months later by General Patton's Army. His passion for violin making began at the age of 12. He made his first violin then and completed 40 more throughout his lifetime. He was preceded in death by wife Mabel and son David. He is survived by son Michael and wife Barbara, grandchildren Christopher Higginbotham, Brandie and husband Jeff Boothe, Evan Higginbotham and Grant Higginbotham, great-grand- children Michael and Morgan Boothe. Funeral services will be held on January 22, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fernley, NV. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Disabled American Veterans.
Las Vegas Review-Journal 10/07/2010
Yvonna Rae Higginbotham Ross (1933-2010) TX/NV
Yvonna Rae Ross passed away Oct. 5, 2010. She was born Dec. 2, 1933, in Levelland, Texas, and was raised in Wellington, Kan., by her parents, Roy and Oma Higginbotham. After graduating high school in Wellington, and attending Kansas State University, Yvonna married Thomas Clark Ross. As the wife of a newly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, she started her world travels, where she met and kept lifelong friends from all over the world. They love her to this day and will miss her forever. While traveling the world, Yvonna had and raised four loving sons. After 25 years of military life, she landed in Las Vegas with her husband, Lt. Col. Thomas Clark Ross (Ret.). Yvonna soon went to work for UNLV's Continuing Education Department and then for the Nevada State Department of Education in the Transportation Department. After finally retiring for good, she became active in the senior tap dance group, "The Happy Hoofers," where she danced until the curtain finally came down. Yvonna was also very active in several ladies golf groups, where she scored her lone hole-in-one at the North Las Vegas Par 3 Golf Course. When she wasn't dancing or golfing, she was growing beautiful roses and growing and canning home-grown fruit from her backyard. She was also busy being "mom" to a family of desert tortoises. Yvonna was preceded in death by her first son, Thomas David Ross; dad, Roy Higginbotham; second son, Thomas Clark Ross; and mother, Oma Higginbotham. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; sons, Donald Mark Ross and Kevin Wayne Ross; three grandchildren, U.S. Marine Corps SSgt. Jonathan Thomas Ross, Raquel Markie Ross and Kelsi Nikkole Gossett-Ross; and one great-grandchild, Cameron Joseph Thomas Ross. Viewing will be from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. 9, at Palm Mortuary, 1600 S. Jones Blvd. A gathering will follow at her home. She will be laid to rest in Wellington, Kan. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Nathan Adelson Hospice in Yvonna's name.
Pahrump Valley Times 01/26/2013
Randy L. Higginbotham (1955-2013) CA/NV
Randy L. Higginbotham passed away Jan. 19, 2013 at home in Pahrump. He was born July 4, 1955 in Calif., and was a truck driver for 39 years. Randy was preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Virginia Higginbotham, and his brother Robert Higginbotham. He is survived by his spouse, Kathryn Higginbotham, mother-in-law Donna Duty; sister, Melody Sonnier of Calif., brother Chris Higginbotham of Ark.; daughter, Amanda Higginbotham of Pahrump, and sons, Anthony Eltz of Indiana, and Andrew Higginbotham of Pahrump. He also has 4 grandchildren in Pahrump, and 2 in Indiana.
Reno Gazette-Journal 10/17/2015
Florence Anne Carey Higginbotham (1933-2015) NV
03/16/1933-10/14/2015
Mom would always say, "I had a wonderful life and I have a wonderful family." Just two weeks before her passing she told us again, "I've had a wonderful life!" and she did, she left her family with countless memories, all beginning with "Remember when mom…" Leaving everyone laughing while talking about what mom had been up to. Mom loved to have a good time and her many friends and family were always close by to join in. She leaves us to join her husband John and grandson J.P., what a reunion that must have been! She is survived by her children: Bonny (Cleet), Diana (Robert), Lisa (Kevin), John (Kathy), grandchildren: Bailey (Brett), Wesley, Ashley, Karley, Halley, Anna, & Destini. Her brother Frank and sisters Adele and Norma. And a thank you to the staff at the Arbors in Sparks and Gentiva Hospice for their wonderful care and support.
The Times-Picayune 01/27/2016
Edith Arlean Higginbotham (1946-2016) LA/NV
Dr. Edith Arleane Higginbotham, daughter of Luther and Ruby Higginbotham, passed away at the age of sixty-nine on Saturday, January 23, 2016 in Henderson, NV following an acute illness. Dr. Edith Higginbotham was a beautiful and vibrant woman who led an inspiring life as an accomplished physician, talented pianist, and loving companion, daughter, sister, and aunt. Dr. Higginbotham was born and raised in New Orleans, LA where she graduated from McDonogh 35 High School. She subsequently received her undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees from Howard University in Washington DC and postgraduate training at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center in New York City, becoming one of the first African-American female radiologists board-certified in nuclear medicine in the United States. Dr. Higginbotham served patients across the country including New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, Minnesota, South Dakota, and California. She was a member of the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and received many honors and recognitions, including Who's Who In America, Honorary Louisiana Deputy Attorney General, and Outstanding Working Woman in Glamour Magazine. After a successful decades-long career, she retired in Henderson, NV. Those left to mourn her loss and cherish her memory include her long-time companion Harold Lutz of Henderson, NV; sisters Cecelia Higginbotham of Leesville, LA and Dr. Eve Higginbotham of Philadelphia, PA; brother-in-law Dr. Frank Williams, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA; niece Dr. Lenora Higginbotham of Baltimore, MD; and numerous friends and extended family. Those who wish to celebrate Edith's life are invited to attend a Mass at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124 on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park & Mausoleum. Visitation on Sunday from 12:00 PM until service time. To honor her legacy as a radiologist, the family requests that donations be made in her name to the Commission for Women and General Diversity through the American College of Radiology Foundation, 1892 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191-8900. Attn: Anne Hummer. Funeral Home Lake Lawn Met Funeral Home 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70124.
05/25/2017
Robert Peter Higginbotham (1944-2017) MA/NV
Apr 9, 1944 - May 7, 2017
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Robert Peter Higginbotham, 73, of Plymouth MA, passed away on May 7th 2017 in Las Vegas NV after a brief illness. Born in Attleboro MA and graduated from Attleboro High school and Air Force ROTC program at U Mass Amherst. Served in Vietnam in US Air Force as Captain and release from active duty in 1972. He was a high school basketball star and played on U Mass college team for a portion of his college years. Robert worked for Corning Glassware and Phillips Corporation in Management role in the light bulb industry for 25+ years and later worked for Ocean Spray Cooperative and helped to run the processing plant during Cranberry harvesting season later in life. He spent retirement driving across the country with goal of visiting every national park in the country, with his beloved significant other, Nancy Kaiser. Preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Helen Higginbotham and by his eldest brother Frank Higginbotham and his sister Kathy Higginbotham. Survived by his beloved significant other Nancy Kaiser and her children Stacey and Chad Kaiser. By his children Gregg Higginbotham and Rebecca Benjamin. By his siblings James and Dana Higginbotham. By his beloved grandchildren Christopher Wezesa, Alex Higginbotham, Jessica Higginbotham, and Gracen Benjamin. And finally by multiple nieces and nephews whom all affectionately referred to him as "Uncle Bob" Visiting hours in the Cartmell Funeral Home 150 Court St. Plymouth from 4 to 8 PM on Thursday June 8th, with a military internment at the National Cemetery in Bourne at 10 AM on Friday June 9th.
07/230/2017
Agnes Teresa Lundin Higginbotham (1917-2017) MO/NV
Maude Agnes Higginbotham, 100, of Las Vegas, passed away July 26, 2017. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Ave.
Las Vegas Review-Journal on Jun. 13, 2018
Yvonne Higginbottom Reid (1935-2018) England/NV
Yvonne Reid, 83, passed away peacefully June 3, 2018, in
her apartment, at Desert View Senior Living, with her family at her side. Yvonne
was born March 1, 1935, in London, England, the daughter of Charles and Frances
Higginbottom. As a child growing up in London during World War II, she learned
to handle life's adversity with a British sense of wit and humor. In 1958,
Yvonne met the love of her life, Jack Willard Reid. Their married life was
filled with various moves thanks to the U.S. Air Force and the wild antics of
their three boys. She was an amazing and loving Mom, who will be missed by her
children, grandchildren, great-granddaughter and many lifelong friends. Mrs.
Reid was preceded in death by her parents; sister; brother-in-law; her husband,
Jack; and son, Bruce. Yvonne is survived by her sons, Tom (Lynne) and Stuart
(Marlene), all of Las Vegas. She is also survived by her six grandchildren and
one great-granddaughter, Gavin (Rita-Lee), Rebecca (Ray),
Kelsi, Sean, Meghan, Connor and Caroline Bridgett. Yvonne
is survived by her favorite and only niece, Mary Alice
Padovic. Burial will be private at Southern Nevada Veterans
Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Boulder City, where she will
reside in eternal rest with her husband, Jack. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations can be sent in her name to the American Cancer Society.
Pahrump Valley Times on Apr. 12, 2019
Wennwood Hickinbotham (1948-2019) NV
Wennwood Hickinbotham, 70, long time Beatty resident
since 1981, Husband, Father, Geologist, Surveyor, Gun Smith, Firefighter, EMT
and Scout Master passed away peacefully at home on Monday March 25. Born, Dec.
23, 1948, to Mary & Leslie Hickinbotham, he obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. In
1971 he married Laurel Perona and graduated from San
Jose State, Calif. with a B.S. in Geology. He worked for Cotter Corporation
Uranium mines in Naturita Colorado and
Barrick Bullfrog, Saga/Sterling and Angst Gold mines in
Beatty as a surface and underground geologist/surveyor. A lifetime member of the
NRA, he enjoyed working on his home, camping, exploring the desert, loud
Hawaiian shirts, cats and the Harry Potter series. He is survived by his wife,
of 47 years, Laurel; his brother, Leslie; sons, Ian and Sean; daughter,
Kimberly; son-in-law, Adam Silva; granddaughter,
Kaitlyn, as well as the many young men he mentored into adulthood. He is
currently quietly tormenting all Liberals in the state of Nevada. A memorial
will be held at a later date.