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At Central Point, June 6th, Wm. S. Higinbotham, eldest son of J. S. and E. Higinbotham; aged 5 years, 5 months and 4 days.

Death of an Old Settler
Mrs. Charles Hickenbottom died last Friday July 1st, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wendel Davis, In Shady Brook, this county aged 69 years, of heart disease and dropsy. The funeral was held on Saturday; at the home of her daughter and the burial was made at Sunnyside cemetery. The deceased was highly respected by all who knew her. She was a good neighbor, a kind mother and faithful wife. She was born near Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1835, came to America in 1845 and settled with her parents at Salina, Jefferson county, Iowa. In 1865 she came to Oregon with her husband and family, their mode of travel being ox teams, and they located in Yamhill county, where they remained only about six months; then moved to Washington county which has since been their home. She was married in 1857 to Charles Hickenbottom and was the mother of ten children, two boys and eight girls, nine of whom survived her, one daughter dying at the age of 21 years. Her husband is left o mourn her loss. The funeral was conducted by rev. Zimmerman, of this city. Her maiden name was Christena Joanna Johnson.
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Mrs. Chas. Hickenbottom
Mrs. Christina Johnson Hickenbottom, of near Blencoe, died at the family home on the farm, Friday July 1, 1904, from an attack of heart failure. Deceased was born at Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1835 and came to America at he age of ten years. She was wedded to Mr. Chas. Hickenbottom at Salina, Jefferson county, Iowa, in 1857. They came to Oregon, overland, in 1865, and settled in Washington county. The husband and the following children survive; James M., Cul de Sac, Idaho; Mrs. R. A. Cram, Glencoe; Jos. Hickenbottom, Hillsboro; Ingia J. Stevens, Melrose, Idaho; Mrs. Emma Northrup, Glencoe--wife of Ed Northrup; Latitia M. Waite, Van Zant, Wash.; Virginia Roberts, Kendrick, Idaho; Olive P.

Charles Hickenbottom died at his home in Shady Brook, Monday. Feb. 20, 1910, after an illness of two months, his affliction being a complication of kidney and heart trouble. He was born in Morgan Co., Ill., Jan. 29, 1833, and in 1838 his parents moved to Jefferson County, Iowa, where he was raised. He was married to Miss Christina Johanna Johnson, and they moved to Wayne County. They came to Oregon in May, 1865, with mule and ox teams, and arrived at LaFayette in October. He lived there a year and then moved to Washington County, and has resided there ever since excepting a few months in Hillsboro. Mrs. Hickenbottom died July 1, 1904. The following children survive: Jas M Hickenbottom, Cul de Sac, Idaho; Mrs. R. A. Cram and Jos Hickenbottom, Hillsboro, Route 3; Mrs. Ingia Stevens, Kendrick, Idaho; Mrs. Emily J. Northrup, wife of Ed Northrup, Hillsboro, Route 3; Mrs. Letitia M. Waite, Van Zandt, Wash; Mrs. Virginia M. Roberts, Kendrick, Idaho; Miss Pacific Olive Hickenbottom, at home; Christina L. Davis, wife of Wendell Davis, now at San Diego, Cal. One daughter, Mary F. died at Glencoe, some years ago.
The funeral was held at the late home, and interment was in the Shady Brook cemetery, Rev. Stover preaching the funeral service, assisted by S. C. Sherrill. Deceased was a member of the Free Methodist church.

Feb. 18, 1912; Oregonian, p 8
"Tillamook Pioneer Dies"
Lavina Karnes Keaton Higginbotham Crawford (1812-1912) IL/OR
Mrs. Lavina Keaton-Higgenbottom Crawford, who died recently at the home of her son, George Higgenbottom, at Tillamook, was born in Illinois in 1812. She came across the plains to Oregon in 1852 with two sons and an infant daughter, now Mrs. J. F. Kindred, of this city, having lost her husband and four children by cholera at St. Louis. She lived at Champoeg for two years and then went to Tillamook county, where she resided until her death.
She was the mother of nine children and is survived by three, Thomas Keaton of Whatcom; George Higgenbottom of Tillamook, and Mrs. J. F. Kindred of Warrenton.

Mrs. Minnie Higginbotham, a former resident of this city, but for a number of years a resident of Portland, Ore., died in that city, at the home of E. Byron Higginbotham, Jan. 23, 1914, according to word received here Wednesday. She was the widow of the late Edward Higginbotham of this city. The funeral services were held in the Christian church in Waterville, Wash., Jan. 25.

Mrs. D.F. Higginbotham was called to her final rest on Tuesday, Feb. 10, after about a month's illness. Eliza Edmonds was born of the 24th of March, 1852, in Asheville, North Carolina, and died at her home near Harrisburg, at the age of 60 years, 10 months and 16 days. Those who are left to mourn her death are her husband, D.F. Higginbotham, a son, William Boone, and a daughter, Jane Sweeney.

Thomas Benton Higinbotham (1849-1917) MI/OR
Thomas Benton Higinbotham, a widely known pioneer citizen of Jackson county, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, his birthday, at the home of his son, J. E. Higinbotham,
Derby. He was born in Cass County, Michigan, in 1849. He leaves to mourn his loss five children, who are James E. Higinbotham and Mrs. A. E. Chartrow of Derby, John S. Higinbotham of Butte Falls, William A. Higinbotham of Prospect and Rosa B. Fellis of Bentley, Canada. Funeral services were held over the deceased at Derby this afternoon.

Mrs. Sininger, aged 19 years, dies yesterday from tuberculosis after a long illness. Her body will be shipped tomorrow night to Cornelius for burial. Mrs. Sininger came her several months ago for her health, thinking the higher altitude might improve it. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Higginbotham, a brother and her husband.

Higginbotham - In the city, July 1, 1918, Jack Higginbotham. The body will be forwarded by Webb & Clough to relatives in Medford for burial.

Mrs. T.E. Higginbotham, who had been residing near Oakland for the past few years, passed away at the Mercy hospital this morning, heart failure being the immediate cause of her death.

Mrs. Higginbotham was 34 years of age, and had not been well for the past two years. She was brought to the Mercy hospital recently and was operated on the first of the week. She seemed to recover from the operation until she was stricken with heart failure, death coming at 8:30 this morning. She leaves a husband and six children, most of whom reside on their farm west of Oakland.

Since coming to Douglas county, Mrs. Higginbotham had made many friends, who sincerely regret her untimely death. The body has been taken to Oakland for burial, but arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.

Higginbotham - At the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Hawden, eight miles west of Eugene on the Crow road, David F. Higginbotham, aged 76. He was born in West Virginia. Besides his daughter here he leaves another daughter, Mrs. Grace Levins, of Idaho, and four sons, David, Jr., and Thomas of Douglas county, Oregon; William of Los Angeles, and Joseph of Kansas. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Gates cemetery. W.W. Branstettler has charge of arrangements.

Higginbotham - In this city, July 18, 1921, Oliver P. Higginbotham, aged 75 years, husband of Mrs. Alice Higginbotham and father of Russell and Margaret Higginbotham. Funeral services will be held at Holman's chapel, Third and Salmon streets, today (Wednesday) July 20, at 3 p.m. Interment at Multnomah cemetery.

Edward Milton Higinbotham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. E. Higinbotham of near Gold Hill, passed away Saturday afternoon in this city where he was brought for medical treatment about two months ago. Death came as a result of complications from pneumonia.
Deceased was born in Jackson county in 1906 and was aged 15 years, nine months and five days.
He was well known in school circles where he attended at Gold Hill.
He leaves besides his bereaved parents, two sisters and four brothers, Ruby W., Ilamay, Wayne, Glenn, Clair, and Dale, all of Gold Hill.
The funeral services were held this afternoon at the chapel of Weeks-Conger Co., Rev. King of the Nazarene church officiating. Pallbearers were selected from the students of Gold Hill school. Interment in Central Point cemetery.

The body of George C. Higginbotham, a former resident of Elgin, was brought here today from Manscreek, Ida. Burial took place this afternoon at Elgin, following service at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock. Snodgrass & Zimmerman were in charge. The decedent is survived by a brother, Thomas, who accompanied the body here.

Echo, Aug. 16 - GEorge Higginbotham, a well known and respected resident of the Meadows died Sunday evening at Hot Lake. Mr. Higginbotham had been at Hot Lake about six weeks, suffering with liver trouble. He had been ailing for some time before going to the lake. George Higginbotham was born at Richmond Center, Richmond county, Wisconsin, May 31, 1857, He came west in 1883 and settled in Sherman county in November of that year. Later he moved to Morrow county. He had lived on his present ranch the most of the time sine June 13, 1904.

He was married to Miss Maggie Fay who survives him. To this union two daughters were born, both of whom are living. The daughters are Mrs. Joseph Ramos and Mrs. Ruth Olson. Several grandchildren also survive him.

Funeral arrangements are not fully completed, but services will be at the Echo M.E. Church on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Sympathy is extended to the family in their bereavement.

John L. Higginbotham, 71, died Friday night at the family home, No. 2006 East Flanders street. He was an invalid for several years, and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cora J. Higginbotham; a daughter, Mrs. Meta Higginbotham; a brother, Huston, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Sutton. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the chapel of the East Side Funeral Directors. Dr. J.C. Harrison, pastor of the Centenary-Wilbur Methodist church, will conduct the service.

Echo, Sept. 19 - Mrs. Maggie Higginbotham died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Meyers on the Meadows. Mrs. Higginbotham became seriously ill the Wednesday night a week previous to her death. She had been a resident of this vicinity for many years. She operated her farm on the Meadows the most of the most of the time since the death of her husband, George Higginbotham, several years ago. She disposed of the farm about two years ago and since has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Meyers. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Ramos St. and Mrs. John Meyers. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at ten o'clock at the local Catholic church. Interment was made in the Echo cemetery.

Friends in the city have received word of the death of Mrs. J.W. Whrisley, aged 74 years, at Newberg, Ore., on June 18.

Mrs. Rachel Isabel Higginbotham was born in the east and came to Oregon in early childhood. She and her family were residents of Medford for a number of years before leaving for Newberg in 1918. Many of the older residents still remember the family. She is survived by teo daughters, Mrs. M.E. Olson of Portland, and Mrs. Ralph Gray of Newberg, and a sisterMrs. Nathan Gray, living at Fort Klamath. She was buried at Newberg June 21 at 2 p.m.

Mrs. A.B. Howden of Haines died at her home this morning following an illness extending over a period of more than a month.

Mary Jane Higginbotham was born in Wichita, Kan., March 22, 1876, and was married to Alvin B. Howden in Ballinger, Texas, July 4, 1897. The family moved to Oregon 38 years ago and located at Oakland. Mr. and Mrs. Howden lived in various parts of the atate until eight years ago, when they moved to Haines. Mrs. Howden was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Beside the husband, the deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs. J.P. Burton of Imbler; a son, Harry Howden of Haines; and asister, Mrs. J.W. Boyce of Tacoma; four brothers, J.T. Higginbotham of Kansas, William Higginbotham of Portland, and David and Thomas Higginbotham of Oakland, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Haines. Interment will be in the Haines Cemetery with the Baker Funeral Home in charge.

MRS. DARR PASSES AT ELGIN - BURIAL SET FOR SUNDAY
Mrs. Margaret Eleanor Darr, a resident of Elgin the last 51 years, died Thursday night a the home of her daughter after a long illness. Funeral services will be held a the Christian church at Elgin Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial at the Elgin cemetery with Snodgrass and Zimmerman in charge.
Mrs. Darr was born Feb. 19, 1859 in Kentucky, and was 76 years 10 months and seven days of age. She was married to John M. Darr in January, 1881, and nine children were born to this union. All survive except Delbert, youngest son, who was killed in a dynamite blast in 1929.
Survivors include James, Mrs. Kate Cowan, Mrs. Minnie McCall, Mrs. Ruth Rogers, George and Cecil, of Elgin; Mrs. Mary Hansen of Enterprise, and Mrs. Ethel Salisbury, of Winchester, Ida., also seven grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Alexander, of Elgin.

Ethel Higinbotham, wife of Charles Higinbotham, passed away at their home, 220 South Grape street, at 6:45 this morning following a gradual decline in health, though her demise was not expected at this time.
She was a member of the Christian church here and also an active member and past noble grand of Olive Rebekah lodge.
Mrs. Higinbotham was born in Arkansas, January 7, 1881 and was aged 56. She came to Jackson county 26 years ago and after two years residence in Ashland, came to Medford where she has resided since that time.
Besides her husband, she leaves one daughter, Lena Segmund of Tacoma, Wash., who is expected here for the services which will be announced by Conger Funeral Parlors at a later date.

Cottage Grove, Jul 15 - George Higginbotham, who was drowned Friday in an auto accident near Reedsport, was born Sep 11, 1912 at Gold Hill. He had been a resident of Cottage Grove since 1919, when he came here from Marshfield.
He was married August 23, 1932. He is survived by his wife and his 6 year old son, Orland, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Higginbotham of Cottage Grove. One brother, John of Redmond.

Medford Mail Tribune 09/22/1939
Carl Prentiss Hicinbothom (1939-1939) OR
HICINBOTHAM INFANT FUNERAL SATURDAY
Carl Prentiss Hicinbotham, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Hicinbotham of 1229-1/2 Sunset avenue, passed away Thursday at 6:30 p.m. after a short illness. Carl was born here April 22, 1939.
Besides his parents, he leaves his grandparents, George Hicinbotham, Fresno, Cal., and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pearson of Medford.
Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Central Point cemetery Saturday at 10:30 a.m., Rev. Floyd Hawkins officiating. Perl Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Elmer Benton Higginbotham, 65, well-know resident of Roseburg, died suddenly at his home at 541 South Pine street on New Year's day. He was born in Nebraska on September 5, 1875, and came to Oregon about 50 years ago, making his home near Jacksonville for several years. He lived in Roseburg for more than thirty years. He was employed by yhe Douglas Light and Water company and later by the California-Oregon Power company for about 23 years. He was retired in 1938. He was married to Myrtle E. Mitchell at Vancouver, Washington May 2, 1933.

Surviving besides his widow are a daughter, Mrs. Roy Stidwell, Healdsburg, California; a brother, George Higginbotham, of Cottage Grove; a sister, Mrs. Elmer Nichols, of Glendale, Oregon, two grandsons, a granddaughter and a great-granddaughter.

The body has been removed to the Douglas Funeral Home and funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Charles T. Higginbotham passed away suddenly this morning at his home, 506 S. Ivy. While he had not been feeling well for several days, his illness was not considered serious.

He was born in Nebraska Sept. 30, 1876, and came to Jackson County with his parents about 60 years ago. For a time they made their home in Central Point, then moved to Jacksonville and later to Medford when construction started on the railroad. He was the first wagon make in Medford.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Fisher, Medford, and a step-daughter, Mrs. Lena Siegman, Tacoma, Wash.

Services will be held in the Conger Funeral parlors Saturday, D.E. Millard officiating. Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.

Oct. 22, Thomas B. Higgenbothem, 6941 SE Morrison st., aged 54 years, husband of Elsie, son of Mrs. Rhoda Higgenbothem, Portland; brother of Mrs. Hazel Hoover, Silverton; 3 nieces, 6 nephews. Funeral services Friday, Oct 24, at 2:30 p.m. at the St. Johns Funeral Home. Interment Cornelius Cemetery.

Mrs. Mary Cullen Alexander, La Grande resident for 61 years, died in a local hospital Saturday following a long illness.

She was born in Kentucky on September 10, 1850 and was 92 years old at the time of her death.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian church in Elgin, with Rev. Glen R. Ballard officiating. Burial will follow in the Elgin cemetery beside her husband who died in 1928.

She is survived by three children, Edward, Freewater; Curtis, La Grande, and Mrs. Mamie Salisburt, La Grande. Six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and one great great grandchild also survive her.

Silverton - Mrs. Mary Agens Higinbotham, 79, pioneer to Linn county, died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Ronalds, in Port Angeles, Wash., following five years serious illness. Born July 5, 1864, in a wagon train in the region of Black Hills, S.D., while her parents family was enroute to Oregon. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nehemiah Fredenburg, who settled at Brownsville where they lived until 1880, then moved to Myrtle Point. She married Samuel Cass Higinbotham at Myrtle Point June 10, 1888. He died at Port Angeles in 1920. After several years residence in the Roueg river section, the family came to Willamette valley and lived at Marcola and Independence, going to Port Angeles in 1918 where they have since made their home. Member of the Baptist church and last member of the pioneer Fredenburg family. Mother of six children, Clarence E. of Silverton, Pearl Ronalds and Samuel L. both of Port Angeles, Mabel Gay and James R., of Forks. Wash., and Clyde, deceased. Seven grandchildren and one great grandson, Robert Lee Canoy of Silverton also survive. Funeral services at Port Angeles, for which place the Clarence Higinbothams left Saturday.

Mary Angelia Higinbotham Chartraw (1872-1944) NE/OR
Mary A. Chartraw, 71, a resident of Medford for the last 20 years, passed away in a local hospital Tuesday evening.
Her late residence was in the Berrydale district. Three sons and one daughter survive, Myrtle Kelso and Fred Chartraw of Medford; R. R. Chartraw, Mt. Shasta, Calif., and W. E. Chartraw, Klamath Falls.
Also two brothers and one sister, John Higginbotham of Central Point and Bert Higginbotham of Lebanon, Ore. Also one grandson and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Conger-Morris chapel at 10 a. m. Friday with the Rev. D. D. Randle officiating. Interment will follow in Butte Falls cemetery.

The body of Forrest Higginbotham, 40, of Oakland, who disappeared last October 10, was discovered near there by two surveyors Saturday, as they were surveying a boundary line.

Investigation by County Coroner H.C. Stearns disclosed that Higginbotham had carried a rifle which he had shoved into the ground barrel down with the breach open.

No wounds were found on the body and death was possible due to a heart attack to which Higginbotham was known to be subject, Stearns said.

Mr. Higginbotham was born at Oakland March 21, 1905, and resided in that vicinity all his life. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Higginbotham; three sisters, and two brothers, Mrs. Rose Black, Challi, Ida.; Mrs. Mertle Brownson, Oakland; Mrs. Mildred Pratt, Roseburg, and David and Arthur Higginbotham, both of Oakland.

Graveside services will be held in the Green Valley cemetery todat at 2 p.m. The Rev. J.K. Howard will officiate. Arrangements are in care of Stearns Mortuary, Oakland.

Milwaukie, March 19 - The funeral for Buster A. Higginbotham, 34, who died Wednesday of stab wounds inflicted in a fracas at his birthday party in Portland, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Peake Funeral Home, in Milwaukie. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Park cemetery, Portland.

Born March 16, 1916, in Bernie, Mo., he had resided in Arkansas and Oklahoma before moving to Oregon five years ago. He was a World War II veteran of South Pacific service. He resided at 637 S.E. Pine, Portland.

Survivors include his father, Verna S. Higginbotham, Walnut Ridge, Ark.; his mother, Mrs. Grace Babineau, Vinita, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Billie Fitzpatrick, Eugene, and two brothers, George B. Higginbotham, Seattle. and James W. Higginbotham, Portland.

Taft, Ore., Sept. 23-Four people were believed dead today in the wake of a mishap which upset a 14-foot fishing boat in the surf at Siletz Bay late yesterday.

Known dead is Mrs. Eileen Hicinbotham, 33, of Depoe Bay, Ore. Her body was recovered from the breakers.

Missing and presumed dead are her four sons, Freddy, 6, and Mike, 1, and her brother-in-law, Don Hicinbotham, 27.

Rescued by another boat were her husband, Walter, 36, and a friend, Alfred Stuber, 39, of Salem.

Stayton - Mrs. Hannah Hickenbottom, 83, resident of Stayton for the past several years, died at a Salem rest home Wednesday night.

She was born August 24, 1867, in Ohio and was married there in 1887. In addition to her husband, J. T. Hickenbottom of Stayton, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frank Shinkle of Stayton; a son, Morris Hickenbottom of Portland; and nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Rachel Anna Knotts Higginbotham (1875-1951) OR
RACHEL HIGGINBOTHAM, NATIVE OF DOUGLAS, DIES
Rachel Anna Knotts Higginbotham, 76, member of a Douglas county pioneer family, died March 15 and will be buried in the Rock Point cemetery, Gold Hill, Monday, March 19. She was born Jan. 9, 1875 in Douglas county. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George Crist, Santa Rosa, Calif.; two grandsons, Roy Stilwell, Santa Rosa, and Wayne Hughes, Salem; a granddaughter, Mrs. Richard Pargeter, Portland; three nieces, Mrs. Ed Rhoten and Mrs. Floyd Pence, Jacksonville, Ore., and Mrs. Hazel Treshem, Gold Hill; two nephews, William and Elmer Knotts, of Los Angeles, and four great-grandchildren.

Oakridge, April 26 - Two men stepped into the path of the northbound Shasta Daylight train here Saturday night and were killed outright.

They were identified by Deputy Coroner Ken Sutton as Olav Haug, 56, and Clarence Edgar Higginbotham, 62, both of Silverton. They were employed at the Pope-Talbot lumber mill here.

Sutton said the two men stepped from behind a helper engine which was standing on a spur beside the main track and were struck by the Daylight which was traveling about 35 miles an hour.

Mrs. Mae Opal Higginbotham, 46, manager of the Court Hotel, 1902 Main St., died Monday morning. Mrs. Higginbotham was born in Richland, Ore., April 20, 1907. She had lived in Baker the past four years.

She is survived by her mother, Minnie Amanda Desch, Richland, Ore.; four brothers, Bill Wright, Boise, Idaho, Orville Wright, Richland, Ore., Earl Wright, Baker, and Edwin Nedro, Richland, Ore.; three sisters, Pearl Eveland, Etgel Shelton and Minnie Woodcock, all of Bakersfield, Calif., and several nieces and nephews.

Services for Mrs. Higginbotham will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday from West and Company. The Rev. William H. Thompson will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Hope.

Mrs. Minnie M. Nichols, 76, of 2344 Howard ave., a resident of Medford for the past 10 years died Saturday at a local hospital. She was born Jan 2, 1878 in Central Point.

Survivors include two sons, Ossie Nichols, Medford, and Curtis Nichols, Cave Junction; a brother, George Higginbotham, Medford, and a granddaughter.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Perl funeral home with the Rev. G.H. Hillerman, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, officiating. Interment will be in Central Point cemetery.

Medford - Jackson County has recorded its first polio death of the year. It is that of Darrell Higginbotham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Higginbotham of Central Point.

He died Wednesday in a Eugene Hospital, where he had been taken Tuesday. It was the fifth polio case of the year in Jackson County.

Thomas Edward Higgenbotham, 72, died Monday at a Roseburg hospital after a short illness.

He was born at Colewell, Kan., July 1, 1882. He came to Oregon with his parents at 11 years of age. The family settled in the Kellogg area and he had lived there all his of his life with the exception of a few years at Myrtle Point. He was a member of the Christian Church of Oakland.

He was married to Josephine Hardin at Vancouver, Wash., May 19, 1947, and she survives him.

Other survivors are: two sons, David of Coos Bay, and Arthur of Portland; three daughters, Mrs. Rose Black, Challis, Idaho, Mrs. Myrtle Bronson, Oakland, and Mrs. Mildred Pratt, Oakland; one step-daughters, Mrs. R.A. Smith, Houghton, Mich.; two brothers, David of Oakland and William of Portland; one sister, Grace Boyce, Yakima, Wash.; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church in Oakland, with the Rev. Orville Prather officiating. Vault interment will follow at the Green Valley Cemetery. Stearns and Little Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Higginbotham - William F., Jan. 10., 733 NE Thompson; husband of M. Evelyn Higginbotham; father of Mrs. Meldon Kraxberger; brother of Mrs. Grace Burton and D. C. Higginbotham. Fiends invited to services Friday, 10:30 a.m. in the Sunrise Chapel, Portland Memorial, SE 14th and Bybee. Arrangements in care of the Cololnial Mortuary, Sandy Blvd at 14th. BE-2-4111.

Stayton, March 4. - James Hickenbottom, 91, who lived here with his daughter, Mrs. Amanda Shinkle, died Sunday in Sublimity.

Hickenbottom, born Nov. 13, 1865, in Illinois, was in Sublimity about 18 months.

Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Amanda Shinkle, Stayton, son, Samuel Morris Hickenbottom, Portland, and nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Weddle Funeral Home with the Rev. Clyde Wood officiating. Interment will be in City View Cemetery, Salem.

Woodburn - Mrs. Lucille A. Higginbotham, 43, native of the Woodburn-Hubbard area, died Thursday in a Salem hispital. Mrs. Higginbotham was born July 14, 1915, at Hubbard and lived almost her entire life in Woodburn.

She married Thomas Higginbotham at Woodburn in 1935 and he survives. She had been in ill health for the past two years.

Mrs. Higginbotham assisted her husband in the Higginbotham Real Estate and insurance firms here.

Survivors besides the widower are a daughter Lynne Higginbotham and a son, David Higginbotham, both at home; three brothers, Ora Zehner, Estacada and Marvin Zehner, Colorado, and Arthur Zehner, Hubbard; six sisters, Mrs. Nora Jane McCay, Medford, Mrs. Ruby S. Phares, Portland, Mrs. Virginia Miller, Florence, Ore., Mrs. Alice Lounsbery, Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. Florence Califf, Estacada, and Mrs. Julia Fisher, Canby.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Ringo-Cornwell Chapel with Rev. George Springer officiating. Interment will be in Bell Passi Cemetery, Woodburn.

Vernon E. Higginbotham, 3540 Commercial St. SE, died this morning at a local hospital at the age of 66.

An employee of the Willamette Cherry Growers since 1952, Higginbotham was born in Arkansas Jan. 14, 1893 and came to Hubbard in 1930 from Missouri. He moved to Salem from Hubbard in 1942.

Surviving are the widow, Kate V. Higginbotham; a daughter, Mrs. Billie Fitzpatrick, Portland; three sons, Sgt. George Higginbotham, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., Jim Higginbotham, Portland and John Higginbotham with the U.S. Navy; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Higginbotham, Woodburn; a sister, Mrs. Irene Dirksen, Portland; four brothers, Tom Higginbotham, Woodburn, George and Warren Higginbotham, both Jennings Lodge, and Jake Higginbotham Jr., Portland; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at the Virgil T. Golden Chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. with burial in the City View Cemetery.

Funeral services for David C. Higginbotham, Cottage Grove, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Neighborhood Church of Christ Sutherlin. He died Sunday at 79 years after a long illness.

Higginbotham was born in Kansas Nov. 12, 1880, and came to Oregon when a child. He was married to Mina Weatherly at Oakland in 1900. She survives.

He operated the Smith Ferry on the Umpqua River between Kellogg and Elkton until a bridge was completed. He then ranched in that area until moving to Cottage Grove in December 1958.

Other survivors include: five sons, Earl, Salem; Ernest and Freeman, both of Grants Pass; and Carl and Harold, both of Cottage Grove; three daughters, Vida Grubbe, Martinez, Calif.; Anna Johnson, Livermore, Calif.; and Ada McHugill, Oakland; a sister, Grace Boyce, Prosser, Idaho; 20 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

Interment will be in Roseburg Memorial Gardens. Smith Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, is director.

Mrs. Mary Jane O'Neill; wife of Shane O'Neill, and late of Fairbanks, Alaska; mother of Michael O'Neill; daughter of Irvin Higginbotham and Mrs. Fred C. Summerhayes. Remains forwarded to West Bend, Iowa for services and interment by the Pearson Mortuary, NE Knott at Union ave.

Higginbotham, Thomas, June 13, late of 829 SE 15th; husband of Jean; stepson of Virginia Higginbotham, Lynchburg, Va.; father of PFC Thomas A. Higginbotham, Fort Bragg, N.C.; brother of Mrs. Hilda Bryant, Joseph Henry Higginbotham Jr., Elsie Dowell; step-brother of Betty Moody, all of Virginia. Friends invited to services Friday 1 p.m., Chapel of A.J. Rose & Son, East Side Funeral Directors, SE 6th and Alder. Interment Willamette National. Please omit flowers, contributions may be made to the Children's Clinic, 1440 SW Taylor.

Hermanson - Verna R. of 4 SE 10th Pl.; wife of Harold; mother of Penelope LaRayne Hermanson and Theresa Marie Higginbotham. Funeral services Friday 11 a.m. at Davy Sunnyside Funeral Home, SE Belmont at 13th. Interment at Willamette National Cemetery.

Webb - January 19, Yvonne M., 4717 SE 73rd; wife of Richard F.; mother of Ila Marie Webb; daughter of Albert Higginbotham; sister of Eileen and Frank Higginbotham and Hilda Wood. Requiem Mass will be offered at St. Anthony's Church, SE 79th and Lafayette St. Monday, 9:30 a.m. Interment Willamette National cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Anthony's School. MT Scott Funeral Home, directors.

Graveside funeral services for David Thomas Higginbotham, 50, who died Thursday will be held at the Green Valley Cemetery near Oakland Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Harold Robbins of the Christian Church of Sutherlin will officiate.

Higginbotham was born March 19, 1911, in Oakland and had lived there most of his life. He was married to Gladys Zachory in Reno, Nev., in 1953. He was a veteran of World War II. He was employed as a longshoreman for the Independent Stevedore Co. of Coos Bay.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys of Coos Bay; a son, Glenn of Coos Bay; three sisters, Mrs. Mildred Pratt of Sutherlin, Mrs. Carl Brownson of Oakland and Mrs. Rose Black of Challis, Idaho; and one brother, Arthur, of Portland.

Higginbotham-Cora, February 14, late of 2005 SE Pine; mother of Meta Holm; also 1 sister and 2 brothers. Friends are invited to attend funeral services Friday 10:30 a.m., Chapel of A.J. Rose & Son, East Side Funeral Directors, SE 6th and Alder. Interment Skyline Memorial.

Mina Higginbotham of Route 1, Cottage Grove, passed away at the Cottage Grove Hospital Thursday, October 18, 1962. She was 84 years of age. She was born at Elkton, Oregon May 5, 1878. She was married to David Higginbotham in Oakland, Oregon May 7, 1900. She lived near Oakland until moving to Cottage Grove in 1958. Mr. Higginbotham passed away in April 1960. Survived by 5 sons and 3 daughters: Earl of Bend, Oregon, Ernest and Freeman both of Grants Pass, Carl and Harold both of Cottage Grove, Vida Grubbe of Martinez, California, Ada McHugill of Oakland, Oregon, and Anna Johnson of Livermore, California; 20 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters and 1 brother: Elle Fenely, Clara Cheever and Phil Weatherly all of Oakland, Oregon. Graveside services and vault interment will be at the Roseburg Memorial Gardens, Roseburg, Oregon, Monday, October 22, a962 at 2 p.m. Mr. Ron Spaulding officiating. Smith Funeral Chapel of Cottage Grove directors.

Arthur C. Higginbotham, 48, of Portland, a former Oakland resident, died Saturday after suffering a heart attack in Portland.

He was born Dec. 26, 1913, in Oakland where he was raised and educated. Higginbotham had been associated with the lumber industry.

Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Brownson of Oakland; Mrs. Mildred Pratt of Sutherlin, and Mrs. Rose Black of Challice, Idaho.

Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Green Valley Cemetery, Oakland. The Rev. Neal Brown of the Community Presbyterian Church officiating.

Woodburn - A retired farmer, Jacob S. Higginbotham, 93, 1055 Hardcastle Ave., died at his home Friday. He came to Oregon from Missouri in 1930, living at Salem until 5 years ago when he moved to Woodburn. He was a member of the Church of Christ here.

He was born at Ravenden Springs, Ark., and was married in Arkansas, Jan. 25, 1890. He is survived by his wife, Rose Ella, Woodburn; four sons, Thomas Higginbotham, Woodburn, Warren Higginbotham, Clackamas, Jacob Higginbotham Jr., Portland and George Higginbotham, Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Iva Laird. Trion, Ga. and Mrs. Irene Dirksen, Troutdale; sister, Mrs. Rosa Higginbotham, in Indiana; 20 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and on great-great-grandchild.

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ringo-Cornwell Chapel in Woodburn with interment in Belle Passi Cemetery.

George Henry Higginbotham (1889-1963) OR
George H Higginbotham, 74, of Route 3, Box 233 1/2, Medford, died Friday. Services Siskiyou Memorial Park.
Mr. Higginbotham was born March 24, 1889 in Medford. On May 9, 1907, in Jacksonville, he was married to Dolly Taylor, who survives.
Mr Higginbotham had been employed as Lumber Gardener for the Medford Corporation for many years prior to his retirement. He had been a lifetime resident of Oregon and of this community.
Survivors besides his widow, son, John Higginbotham of Medford
Three grandchildren, John, James and Orland Higginbotham, Medford
Three great grandchildren, Max, Julie and Robert Higginbotham, Medford
A nephew and a niece.
One son, Orland preceded him in death in 1939.

Higginbotham - Margaret E., of 8450 SW Oleson Rd.; mother of Meldon Kraxberger; sister of Peter E. Erickson. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m., at the Portland Memorial. Commitment private. Arrangements in care of Caldwell's Colonial Mortuary.

Funeral for Elsie B. Higgenbothem, 6941 SE Morrison St., will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Gable Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose City Cemetery.

Mrs. Higgenbothem, who was born Feb. 21, 1881, near Albany, died Sunday in a local nursing home. She owned flower shops in Camas, Wash., Bend and Portland prior to her retirement three years ago. Mrs. Higgenbothem is survived by a sister-in-law and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral for Edith J. Higginbotham, 79, of14051 NW Cornell Rd., was at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Little Chapel of the Chimes. She died Feb. 20 in a local hospital.

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Mrs. Higginbotham came to the U.S. in 1944 to make her home in Portland.

Survivors include a son, Ian Higginbotham of Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Carter of Eugene, and Mrs. Jean Biggs of Vallejo, Calif. Eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive.

Kate Virginia Higginbotham, 84, of 845 Liberty St. SE, died Sunday in a Salem hospital.

Surviving are a son, Marvin Rench, Bremerton, Wash.; a sister, Ada Powell, in New Mexico, and one grandson.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Virgil T. Golden Chapel. Interment will be in the City View Cemetery.

Funeral services for Lillian Page, 72, former Coos bay resident, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Mills-Bryant Chapel. Melvin Traxler of the Church of Christ will officiate. Committal will be Sunset Memorial Park.

Mrs. Page died in Portland Nov. 2. She was born March 25, 1897, ini Telephone, Texas, and lived in Coos Bay 18 years before moving to Portland in 1968.

Survivors include a daughter, Ozell Ridley, Portland; sons, D.B. Knight, Portland; Chester Knight, Gresham; and Richard Knight, Oakland; a brother, Carl Higginbotham, Salem, N.M.; and 10 grandchildren.

Milton-Freewater - Eva Winn Goodwin, 72, 633 Evans, died in a Walla Walla hospital Jan. 2, following a sudden illness. Funeral arrangem,ents are pending at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home.

Mrs. Goodwin, born Sept. 23, 1897, was married to Jess W. Winn in 1919. The couple farmed on Crouse Crees. Mr. Winn died in 1958, and in 1962 his widow sole the farm and moved to Milton-Freewater. She was married to Dee Goodwin in 1967.

She was a member of Stateline Grange and the Co-op Club, both of Milton-Freewater, and of the Walla Walla Golden Age Club.

Survivors, besides the widower, are a step-son, Willis Goodwin, Walla Walla, two brothers, Odis Higginbotham, Hartline, Wash., and L.W. Higginbotham, Maple Valley, Wash.; two step-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

Michael Everett Higginbotham, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Higginbotham of North Bend, died April 29 in North BEnd. He was born Jan. 31, 1968 in Coos Bay.

Surviving in addition to parents are a sister, Dani Lee, North Bend; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gajda of Hauser, grandmother, Mrs. Zella Higginbotham of Leavenworth, Wash., and great-grandmother, Mrs. Jean Stephens, Hauser.

The family suggest memorials to the Coos County Chapter of March of Dimes in care of Carl Miller, 787 N. Central, Coquille, specifying the Birth Defects Clinic in Eugene.

HIGGINBOTHAM--Warren Gaylord, 60, late of 6853 SE Clackamas Rr., Milwaukie; husband of Amy; father of Gaylord, Milwaukie; Gary, Jennings Lodge; Jerrold, Gladstone; son of Rosella Higginbotham, Gresham; brother of George, Phoenix, Ariz.; Tom in Texas; John, Portland; Irene Dirkson, Gresham; Iva Laird, in Georgia; 6 grandchildren. Services Monday, Mar. 8, 10 a.m., Oregon City Church of Christ, 335 Warner-Milne Rd., Oregon City. Internment Mt. View Cemetery. COCHRAN'S SUNSET CHAPEL, 260 Oatfield Rd., Gladstone, in charge. The family suggests memorial contributions to Heart Research, U of O Medical School, in lieu of flowers.

Mrs. Jim Cannon received word that her grandson, Gerald Higginbotham, 20, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning, July 3, near his home. His mother, the former Geraldine Harter, was originally from near Bridgewater.

Stayton - Amanda Shinkle, 72, 473 W. Locust St., died Wednesday night at a Stayton hospital after a long illness.

She was born in Moscow, Idaho, and came here 39 years ago from Newport. She was a member of Stayton First Baptist Church and had worked at Paris Wollen Mills here before illness forced her to quit about 15 years ago.

Survivors include widower, Frank; daughters, Mrs. Elinox Short, Roseburg, Mrs. MArgaret Hourner, Yermo, Calif., Mrs. Barbara Hitchcock, Sublimity, Miss Frances Shinkle, Stayton, and Mrs. Nancy Hodges, Eugene; sons, James M. Shinkle, Temple, Tex.; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Weddle mortuary with interment at City View Cemetery, Salem.

William Elliott Higginbotham, of Route 2 Box 169, Dexter, died June 2, 1974. He was born March 20, 1909 in Ogden, Utah. He was a member of the Teamster's Local No. 57. He is survived by one son, Doug W. Higginbotham, Norwalk, California; five grandchildren; one brother, Larry Higginbotham, Torrance, California; two sisters, Bonnie Simmons, Garden Grove, California, Lola Clyde of Longdale, California. Graveside services will be held June 6, 10 a.m., at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Buell Chapel in charge.

Odis A. Higginbotham of 1898 Pierce Street, Eugene, formerly of Hartline, Washington, passed away in Eugene 0ctober 24, 1974 at the age of 85. He was born in Hartline, Washington, August 9, 1889, and had lived in that area his entire life until this spring. He was a member of the Blind Springs Grange of Hartline, Washington, and of the National Grange. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law: Audrey L. Young and Ned F. Young of Eugene; a granddaughter, Maureen G. Spencer and three great-grandchildren of Vernal, Utah, a bother, L.W. Higginbotham of Maple Valley, Washington; several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at the Hartline Cemetery Thursday, October 24, 1974 at 2 p.m. Visitation will be at the McGaffey-Andreason Eugene Memorial Chapel today, 4 to 9 p.m.

Higginbotham - Jan. 13, Lillian I., 5258 NE 24th; mother of Robert R.; grandmother of Curtis A.; great-grandmother of Paige Elaine; sister of Sylvia Tattics, Thelma Whitten and Val Jacobson. Private family arrangements were made through Ross Hollywood Chapel.

Cottage Grove - A graveside service will be held here Thursday for Versie Rose Terrill, a former Cottage Grove resident who died Sunday at a Longview, Wash, hospital. She was 64.

Born April 7, 1914, in Kamiah, Idaho, she was reared in the Cottage Grove area and attended schools here. From 1956 to 1970, she was an antique dealer and operated a store in Wheeler, Ore. She lived for the past three years in Kelso, Wash.

Survivors include a son, Orland Higginbotham of Central Point; two sisters, Geneva Tryon of Kelso and Myrtle Coe of Seattle; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Thursday's service will be at 2 p.m. at the Fir Grove Cemetery in Cottage Grove.

Delora Philena Dohnal, a Pasco resident formerly of Hermiston, died March 31, 1980, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Pasco. She was 25.

Mrs. Dohnal was born in Hermiston on July 7, 1954, and was a member of the Pasco Assembly of God Church.

Survivors include her husband, Rick Dohnal of Pasco; a daughter, Megan Terese Dohnal; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Therman Higginbotham of Hermiston; a brother, Edward Higginbotham of Hermiston; a grandmother, Ruby Sales of Hermiston; and an uncle, Hubert Sales of Kennewick.

Funeral services will be held April 3 at 1 p.m. at the Pasco Assembly of God Church, with burial at 3 p.m. at the Hermiston cemetery.

The Greenlee Funeral home is in care of arrangements, and friends may call there until 9 p.m. tonight.

Dora "Meta" Holm, a Portland resident since 1922, died in a Portland convalescence center Saturday. She was 78.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Caldwell's Colonial Mortuary with vault interment in Skyline Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Holm, who lived at 2005 S.E. Pine St., was born in Tacoma, Wash. She attended West Linn High School and worked many years at Cokesbury Book Store in Portland. She was an organist for Rivercrest Community Church the last 20 years. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Scandinavian Fraternity of America and Organists Guild.

Gresham Outlook 09/11/1982
Rose Ella Pruitt Higginbotham (1877-1982) AR/OR
Services will be Tuesday at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn for Rose Ella Higginbotham of Gresham, who died Thursday. She was 105 .
She was born on Jan. 15, 1877 in Ravenden Springs, Ark. and attended school there. She married Jacob S. Higginbotham on Jan 26, 1890 when she was 14 years old. In 1895 they moved to Bernie, MO and in 1921 they moved to Oklahoma, returning to Missouri before settling in the Hubbard area in 1930. She was a member of the Church of Christ, an avid homemaker and worked in the cannery during the season. She was interviewed by the Outlook on her 100th birthday and she said to the Outlook that she was making quilt tops so that each of her grandchildren would have a quilt. Her husband died in 1962 and in 1970 she moved to the home of her daughter, Irene Dirkson, in Gresham.
Survivors include two sons, Tom of Abilene, Texas and John of Portland, two daughters, Iva Laird of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Irene Dirkson of Gresham; 20 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be all day Saturday and Sunday at Carroll Funeral Home. Burial will be at Belle Passi Cemetery in Woodburn and her great-grandsons will be honorary pallbearers.

Grand Ronde - George Joseph Hicinbothom, 69, of 49 Andy Riggs Road, died Saturday.

Born in Corvallis, he attended school in Redland and lived most of his life in Grand Ronde. He was a logger and fisherman.

Surviving are his wife, Marilyn, Grand Ronde; sons, George III, Anacortes, Wash., Richard, Troutdale, and Ryan, Grand Ronde; daughter, Lynn White, Portland; step-children, Mack Fournier, Siletz and Judy Schmidt, Portland; and brother, Water, Salem.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Green Crest Memorial Park, Sheridan. Adamson's Sheridan mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Funeral for Grace Evelyn Mayberry will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Fuiten Mortuary in Hillsboro. Mrs. Mayberry died Thursday in a King City care center. She was 77.

Mrs. Mayberry was born in Carson, Iowa, where she grew up and received her education. She lived in the Iowa cities of Glenwood and Council Bluffs before moving to Oregon in 1947. She lived in Albany until 1964, when she moved to Washington County. She had lived in Tigard, Cornelius and Aloha.

Mrs. Mayberry worked for Teltronix, retiring in 1972. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge in Beaverton.

Surviving are a son, Marvin of Portland; a daughter, Brenda of Aloha; three brothers, Ray and Hugh, both of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Lloyd Higginbotham of Boston; five grandchildren; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial service for Jean S. Higginbotham, the executive director of Fish, Will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Milwaukie Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Higginbotham, who was 59, ran the emergency services agency based in Southeast Portland since she developed it in 1967. She was found dead in her Milwaukie Home Tuesday morning. She died of a heart attack.

Survivors are a sister, Cecelia Leith of Elliott City, Mo., and a brother, John N. Shultz, no known address.

Mrs. Higginbotham, an outspoken person on causes related to helping the poor, was named one of 10 Portland Women of Accomplishment in 1969 by the Oregon Journal.

She was a registered nurse who had entered social agency work in the 1960s in Portland and despite illness continued to arrive at work at 2:30 or 3 a.m., said Barbara Winans, associate director of Fish. She said Mrs. Higginbotham had been fighting a kidney disease.

In addition to being a member of the City Club of Portland, Mrs. Higginbotham had been a board member of the Oregon Association of Volunteer Leaders, Loaves and Fishes Centers, the Greater Portland Council of Churches and Portland Action Committees Together.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she operated her own seamstress shop in Belgardens, Calif., for 10 years. She moved to Oregon in 1959 from California and settled in Salem in 1967.

Survivors include her daughter, Frances M. Orsulich of Salem, and sons, Rex A. Davis of Salem and Frank E. Smith of Bellflower, Calif.

The rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. today at Rigdom-Ransom mortuary. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Belcrest Memorial Park.

Funeral for Ralph Higginbotham will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Fuiten-Rose Mortuary Chapel In Vernonia. He died Tuesday in a Forest Grove care center. He was 77.

Mr. Higginbotham was born in St. Johns neighborhood of Portland. He was married in Scarborough, England, in 1950, and he and his wife moved to Vernonia. He had worked for the Portland Gas and Coke Co. and for the Oregon-American Lumber Co. until its closure in 1957. He worked for the North Plains Lumber Co. for a short time and then for Timber Structures in Portland for 10 years until his retirement in 1971.

Surviving are his wife, Aleksandra; daughters, Heather Ann Johansen of Vernonia and Helen Lucy Hulbert of Hoodsport, Wash., and three grandchildren.

Woodburn - Services for Thomas A. Higginbotham will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cornwell Mortuary in Woodburn with private interment at Belle Passi Cemetery.

He was born in Bernie, Mo., and moved to Woodburn in 1930. He was in the real estate and insurance business in Woodburn. He moved to Abilene in 1970. He was a charter member of the Church of Christ in Woodburn.

Survivors include his wife, Connie, Abilene; son, David Higginbotham, Woodburn; daughter, Lynn Higginbotham, Moro Bay, Calif.; brother, J.S. Higginbotham, Portland; sisters, Iva Mae Laird, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Irene Dirksen, Gresham.

She was born in New Era, just north of here, lived in several locations, and moved her in 1929. She worked for many years as a cook at the Oregon City Hospital, retiring about 25 years ago. She was a member of the Culinary Workers Union and St. Patrick Catholic Church here.

Surviving are her daughter, Bernice Hockett, Salem; son, Charles Higginbotham, Canby; and sister, Anita Johnson, Canby.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Zion Memorial Park here, under the direction of Everhart & Ken Mortuary.

Memorial service for Richard L. "Dick" Higginbotham, a resident of Southwest Portland, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Rose City Church of the Nazarene in Northeast Portland. Disposition will be by cremation.

Mr. Higginbotham, a restaurant manager, died Wednesday of cancer in a hospice in Southwest Portland. He was 46.

Mr. Higginbotham was born in Portland in 1941 and graduated from Madison High School. He was involved in the school's sports programs and for many years in summer sports programs in Portland.

He attended Willamette University and graduated from Lewis and Clark College in 1965. He worked for Prentiss-Hall Publishing Co. and his own sports equipment business. In recent years, he was a manager for the Sizzler Steak and Seafood chain.

Linda Lou Casper, 42, of Gladstone, died June 17 as a result of an automobile accident.

Mrs. Casper was born May 6, 1947, in Portland. She attended Portsmouth School in Portland and was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. She attended Apollo College of Medical and Dental Careers, and received her LPN from Good Samaritan Hospital. She was employed by LTC Nursing Services for two years. She married her husband, Steve Casper, on Sept. 27, 1986, in Vancouver, Wash. She was a member of the Four Square Church in Portland. Prior to moving to Gladstone a year ago, she had been a resident of Oregon City for two years.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Casper of Gladstone; her mother, Dorothy Higginbotham of Dallas; two sons, Tri Powell of Portland and Chris Powell of Gladstone; a daughter, Laura Powell, also of Gladstone; and a nephew, Paul Piplovick.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 24, at 11 a.m. at Cochran and Waud Sunset Chapel in Gladstone.

Higginbotham - Charles M., 75, of Portland; husband of Betty James; Father of Dennis, Salem, Richard, Modesto, CA, Carole King, Camas, WA, Barbara Clark, Debbie Kramm and Susan Higginbotham, all of Vancouver; brother of Bernice Hockett, Salem; 3 grandchildren. Graveside services 10 AM Friday, Zion Memorial Park, Canby. Everhart & Kent, Canby, directors. Memorial contributions to Horseman's Benevolent Protective Assoc., 1001 N. Schmeer Road, Portland, OR 97217.

A graveside service for Eleanor Mary Higginbotham, a lifelong Portland resident, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in River View Cemetery.
She died Saturday in a Clackamas hospital, apparently of a stroke. Mrs. Higginbotham was 66.
She was born Sept. 15, 1925, in Portland. Her maiden name was Ems. She was a 1943 graduate of Girls Polytechnic High School. She worked for Jantzen Inc. and the Multnomah County Library system as a young woman and married James Higginbotham on Aug. 2, 1946, in Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Higginbotham was a homemaker.
Survivors besides her husband include her daughters, Virginia L. Lewman of Tigard and Becky R. of Portland; son, Patrick D. of Sandy; brother, Raymond Ems of Tigard; sister, Nadine Bradley of Beaverton; and one granddaughter.

Hermiston - A special gathering of the family and friends of Verlin J. Higginbotham will be held at the family home, Route 3, Box 3634, on South Edwards Road in Hermiston from 3-6 p.m. on Saturday.

Mr. Higginbotham, 67, of Hermiston, died Monday, July 20, 1992, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital.

He came to Hermiston in 1950 and on Dec. 25, 1950, he and his wife Bette were married at Pendleton.

Survivors include his wife, at the home; his mother, Goldie Finney of Charleston, W.V.; sons, Chuck of Springfield and Darrell of Boise, Idaho; daughters, Sandra and Susan, both of Hermiston; a brother, Charles of Parkersburg, W.V.; sisters, Juanita Thoroughgood of Canton, Ohio, Janet Johnson of Charleston, W.V., and Emogene Kiser of South Charloeston, W.V., and 10 grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Vange John Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box 306, Hermiston, Ore., or to a charity of choice, directly of through Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, Ore. 97838.

A funeral for Constance Ellen Wilson will be held at 3:30 p.m. June 11 at Niswonger Reynolds Chapel. Mrs. Wilson, a longtime resident of Central Oregon, died June 8 at her home near La Pine. She was 76.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Kingfisher, Okla., on Jan. 31, 1917, to Jason and Heather Higginbotham. She married Stave Wilson in Sacramento, Calif., in 1942. He preceded her in death on May 16, 1977.

A daughter, Pat Hazen of Milwaukie survives. Also surviving are two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Lillian K. Knight and Jean Isabelle, both of Grants Pass, and June of Hugo.

A graveside service for James W. Higginbotham of Sherwood, a retired Portland area machinist, will be at 11 a.m. Friday in River View Cemetery.

Mr. Higginbotham died Friday in his home of complications from Emphysema. He was 70.

He was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Bristow, Okla. He was raised and graduated from High School in Arkansas and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Higginbotham had lived in the Portland area since 1946. He worked for Schmitt Forge Co. for 28 years until his retirement in 1988. His wife, Eleanor Higginbotham, died in 1982.

Survivors include a son, Patrick of Sandy; daughters, Virginia Lewman of Tigard and Becky of Sherwood; and one granddaughter.

Betty Jane Higginbotham was born at Oregon City, Ore. on May 11, 1925. She died at the Good Samaritan Community Hospital in Hermiston on Oct. 3, 1993 at the age of 68. Betty was a lifelong resident of Hermiston.

She was past president and a very active member of the Altrusa Club of Hermiston, Red Cross blood drawing. She also loved to bowl, travel and fish and was a past member of the Parks and Recreation Committee for the city of Hermiston. She had worked for the Umatilla County Housing Authority for 22 years and was the executive director for the past 13 years. Her grandchildren were extremely importan to her.

She is survived by her mother, Faye Finch of Hermiston; two sons, Chuck Higginbotham of Springfield, Ore. and Darrell Higginbotham of Boise, Idaho; two daughters, Sandra Greene of Stanfield, and Susan Thompson of Hermiston; two sisters, Fran Coppinger of Hermiston, and Pat Wahner of Stanfield; and 12 grandchildren.

Memorial gathering will be on Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993 at 2 p.m. at the Victory Square Park in Hermiston. Refreshments will be provided by the Altrusa Club of Hermiston. Private cremation was earlier.

Dexter - The funeral will be Nov. 8 for Harold R. "Shorty" Higginbotham of Dexter, who died Nov. 4 at age 77. His family did not disclose the cause of death.

Higginbotham was born Sept. 28, 1916, in Elkton. He attended school in Kellogg and Oakland, and worked for early Logging companies in the Cottage Grove area. He married Sally Jensen Glade on Aug. 18, 1963.

Higginbotham owned a logging company with his brother for over 20 years, then worked as a contractor until retiring in 1989.

In additional to his wife, survivors include a son, Raymond; three brothers, Carl, Ernest and Earl; a sister, Ann Johnson; eight step-children, Charles Glade, Janet Booth, Tim Glade, Sherry Monegan, Wanda Ray, Roland Glade, Donald Glade and Lori Watkins; numerous grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gerald.

Monday service is at 11 a.m. at England's Eugene Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Eugene.

MRS. AMY E. HIGGINBOTHAM, 80 -- Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 22, 1994, in the Oregon City Church of Christ, where she was a member. Mrs. Higginbotham died of causes related to age Sept 19. She was 80. She worked as a truck licensing manager for North Pacific Lumber Co., retiring in 1982. She was the widow of Warren G. Higginbotham. Survivors include her sons, Gaylord W. of Johnson City, Jerrold J. of Oregon City and Gary D., of Molalla; brother, John E. Hershberger of Woodburn; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Internment will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Remembrances: American Cancer Society Arrangements: Holman-Hankins-Bowker & Waud in Oregon City.

Hermiston - Therman Higginbotham, 81, of Hermiston, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 1995, at Portland.

The funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Hermiston Assembly of God with burial at the Hermiston Cemetery.

Mr. Higginbotham was born Aug. 26, 1914, at Pocahontas, Ark. to Owen and Myrtle Warner Higginbotham. He grew up in Arkansas, became a trucker and had his own truck. In early 1943 he came to Vancouver, Wash., to work in the shipyards, then was drafted into the Army Engineers Battalion and served in the motor pool. He served in Guadalcanal and later in the Philippines until 1946. After his discharge he moved to the Hermiston area and worked at Umatilla Army Depot for awhile.

On June 23, 1948, he married Inez Sales at Stanfield. They lived in Pendleton where he was employed at the Lincoln/Mercury garage. They moved to the Hermiston area in 1950 and Mr. Higginbotham went to work for Rohrman Ford and later for the Buick and Pontiac garage. In 1959, he went into business for himself with a service station and garage. Higgs Auto Repair, which he operated for several years in Hermiston, he operated a service station for a time and later had the first auto parts store in Umatilla. In later years he worked at the Hermiston cemetery.

Mr. Higginbotham was a member of the Hermiston Assembly of God Church, American Legion and the Happy Ramblers Travel Club.

Survivors include his wife, Inez, of Hermiston; son, Ed of Hermiston; brother, John of Little Rock, Ark.; and four grandchildren. A daughter, Delora, died in 1980, and a brother and a sister also preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Decade of Harvest Missions, c/o Hermiston Assembly of God Church, 730 E. Hurlburt, Hermiston, Ore. 97838, directly or through Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, Ore. 97838.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Jan. 24 in Deschutes Memorial Gardens at Bend.

She was born in Montague, Calif., on May 6, 1906, one of eight children of Jim and Mary McHugill. As a child she moved with her family to Oregon.

On Dec. 22, 1923, she married Earl G. Higginbotham in Roseburg. The moved to LaPine in the mid-80s and to Cottage Grove in 1994.

Mr. Higginbotham survives at the family home. Also surviving are a son, Donald, and a daughter, Vera Jean Hoff, both of Redding, Calif.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial may be made to Doernbecher Children's Hospital, c/o Oregon Health Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland 97201.

A private family service will be held for Robert Louis Higginbotham, who died Jan. 26, 1997, at age 77.

Mr. Higginbotham was born Feb. 27, 1919, in El Dorado, Kan. He moved to the Portland area in 1938. He married Jean Stark in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He retired as a line hauler for Zellerbach Paper Co. in 1981.

Survivors include his wife; son, Michael of Olympia; daughter, Cindy of Cornelius; mother, Mabel DaVinish of Milwaukie; sister, Betty Johnson of Milwaukie; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Disposition will be by cremation. The family suggests remembrances to Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Cornelius of Willamette Falls Hospice. Arrangements are by Cochran & Waud Sunset Chapel.

Bernice Hockett, 83, of Salem died Monday.
Born, raised and educated in Canby, she moved to Salem in 1950. She owned High Street Grocery from 1956 to 1962 before owning and operating Broadway Cleaners, re-tiring in 1991. Her husband, Gus, died in 1992.
Survivors include her son, Gary Nieland of Salem; daughter, Debra Thorn of Keizer; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visiting will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Belcrest Memorial Park. Contributions: Willamette Valley Hospice, 2700 Market St. NE, Salem, OR 97301.

Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - January 21, 1999
Aleksandra Iljin Higginbotham (1914-1999) Estonia/OR

A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999, in Fuiten, Rose and Hoyt Funeral Chapel in Vernonia for Aleksandra Higginbotham, who died Jan. 18 at age 84.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born April 20, 1914, in Estonia. Her maiden name was Iljin. In 1939, she went to England, intending to study English for six months. After World War II began, she was prevented from returning to Estonia and stayed in England for 11 years. She moved to a small farm in Vernonia in 1950, when she married Ralph. He died in 1986. She had been a member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Portland.
Survivors include her daughters, Heather Johansen of Vernonia and Helen Hulbert of Sumas, Wash.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Earl Edward Higginbotham (1902-2000) OR
July 21, 1902 — Sept. 11, 2000
Earl E. Higginbotham, a 20-year resident of Central Oregon, died Monday. He was 98.
A service has been held.
Mr. Higginbotham was born July 21, 1902, in Elkton.
He worked in the logging industry and as a trapper. He was also owner of an A & W Root Beer restaurant.
He married his wife Mary on Dec. 22, 1923.
Survivors include a son, Donald of Redding; a daughter, Vera Hoff of Redding; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Deschutes Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Ernest Leland Higginbotham (1911-2000) OR
HIGGINBOTHAM, Ernest L. - Age 89, of Grants Pass died, Saturday, October 14, 2000 at his residence. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from Noon until 1:00 P.M. at Chapel of the Valley Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 P.M. (Wednesday) at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens, with Chaplain Doug Schmidt with Asante Three Rivers Hospice officiating. He was born February 6, 1911 in Elkton, Oregon. His parents were early settlers in Elkton, OR. On August 4, 1931 he married Catherine Kent in Coquille, Oregon. They lived in Roseburg, OR until they moved to Grants Pass in 1949. He owned a logging firm in Grants Pass until his retirement in 1969. They traveled in their motor home extensively in Canada, Mexico and U.S. They spent 13 years as park hosts for the U.S. Forest Service in Siuslaw National Forest in the summer months. He was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church and the Grants Pass Elks Lodge. He enjoyed playing bridge. They went to Yuma, Arizona in the winters. He is survived by his wife, Catherine (Cassie) Higginbotham of Grants Pass, and 2 sons, Fred Higginbotham of Grants Pass and Kent Higginbotham of Tigard, OR, a brother Freeman Higginbotham of Gresham, OR and a sister, Anne Johnson of Livermore, CA, and 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Donations may be made to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children or a charity of the donor's choice. CHAPEL OF THE VALLEY FUNERAL HOME is assisting the family.

Roberta Irene Dirksen was born in Bernie, Missouri on December 27, 1913, the sixth of seven children, to Ella Pruitt and Jacob S. Higginbotham. She died in Gresham, Oregon on January 19, 2001 of age-related causes.

In high school "Rene" began her lifelong love for the game of basketball, and in March, 1930, was named the Most Valuable Player in the Missouri Girl's Basketball Tournament, having scored over 70 points in one game. In later years, she was an avid Portland Trailblazer fan, with a special fondness for Clyde "the Glide" Drexler. She never forgave Blazer management for trading Clyde to the Houston Rockets. The announcement of their retiring his jersey came the day after her death.

Later in 1930, one of her older brothers, Tom, rode the rails looking for a new home for the family and they migrated west, settling on a farm in the Hubbard area. Here she met Virgil C. "Boots" Dirksen, they were married on September 12, 1935, and lived on the Dirksen family farm. Following high school and during her early years of marriage, she commuted to Portland and worked for the Jantzen Woolen Mills both as a seamstress and a swimsuit model. She was fired in 1937 when her supervisor heard she had become pregnant with her first son, John V. Dirksen.

In 1941 they moved to Portland and during the war years, to several locations as Boots was involved in various defense-related projects: Hawthorne, NV, 1942; Tillamook, OR, 1943, and back to Portland, where their second son, David V. Dirksen, was born in 1944. In 1949 they moved to Dallas, TX. After a year they returned to Oregon, settling on a farm, now a part of Dabney Park, on the Sandy River in the Springdale area. While there, Rene became the substitute mail carrier for Route 1 out of the Troutdale Post Office.. The route extended from Troutdale to Larch Mountain to the Columbia River and back to Troutdale, over 100 miles. They moved to Blue Lake in 1958 and finally to Gresham in 1966. She worked as secretary in the Remolds School District for 17 years, retiring in 1975.

Rene loved all animals, but especially her precious Shih Tzu "Dee Dee", and cat "Stubby" and enjoyed gardening, taking special pleasure from her begonias, fuchsias, and roses.

She is survived by her sons, John of Lake Oswego, and David of Kennewick, WA, brother, John S. Higginbotham of Portland, grandsons David M. of Gresham, Douglas M. of Woodland, WA and Martin M. of Gresham, great-grandchildren Kevin Matthew, Kaitlyn Irene and John Mitchell Dirksen, all of Gresham, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Boots preceded her in death in 1985.

At her request no service was held. Entombment was January 23rd at Lincoln Memorial Park with her husband. The family suggests contributions to the Oregon Humane Society of charity of choice.

A memorial service will be at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 2001, in Southwest Bible Church in Beaverton for Laura Jean Higginbotham, who died July 15 of cancer at age 37.

Mrs. Higginbotham was born May 16, 1964, in Seoul, South Korea. She was adopted by the Tuel family and brought to Oregon City in 1965. She graduated from Oregon City High School and worked for Nordstrom for 10 years as a sales clerk, manager and Clinique cosmetics specialist, and was a part-time clerical worker for Edward Jones Investment in King City for the past two years. She was a member of the church and taught in the children's ministries. In 1993, she married Jerrold Dale Higginbotham.

Survivors include her husband; parents, Ron and Mavis Tuel; brothers, Richard Olson, Kevin Tuel and Norman Tuel; and sister, Beverly Olson.

Carter was born March 8, 1919, in Calgary, Alberta, to Herbert and Edith Higginbotham. She married Ross Carter in Reno, Nev., on Dec. 12, 1939.

She had lived in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Berkeley, Calif., before moving to Eugene.

She attended the University of Oregon for two years and had worked at department stores in Eugene. She enjoyed art, politics, travelling and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her husband; five sons, Nick, Ross Jr. and Mike, all of Eugene, Jack of Powell Butte and Jeff of Portland; a sister, Jean Biggs of Vallejo, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

No services are planned. Anderson's Cremation and Burial Service in Eugene is in charge of arrangements.

Marilyn Wanda Bradbury Hicinbothom (1943-2002) OR
A funeral for longtime Grand Ronde resident Marilyn Wanda Bradbury Hicinbothom of Salem will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Adamson's Sheridan Funeral Home. Interment will be in Green Crest Memorial Park, Sheridan.
Mrs. Hicinbothom died Feb. 20, 2002, in a Salem care center. She was 58.
She was born Nov. 10, 1943, in Portland. She moved to Grand Ronde in 1968.
She and George J. Hicinbothom were married Oct. 28, 1973, in Grand Ronde.
She lived in Grand Ronde until 1994, then moved to Willamina. She moved to Salem in 2001. She loved collecting bells and doing crossword puzzles. She also enjoyed her grandchildren.
Survivors include a son, Ryan Hicinbothom of Willamina; a brother, Robert Bradbury of Clackamas; two sisters, Janet Stoble of Portland and Barbara Kissenger of Clinton, Mont.; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983.

Edward Adolph Higginbotham (1918-2002) WA/OR
Dec. 2, 1918 - May 1, 2002
Edward A. Higginbotham of Redmond died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 83.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at The Heights Assisted Living in Redmond.
Mr. Higginbotham was born Dec. 2, 1918, in Everett, Wash. He married Nellie Holderman on April 4, 1942, in Seattle.
He served in the Navy during World War II. He earned a Bronze Star in Iwo Jima.
Mr. Higginbotham worked as a bulldozer operator in the Civilian Conservation Corps after high school. He then worked as a general manager for Industrial Laundry in Portland and Birmingham, Ala. He retired and moved to Crooked River Ranch in 1983.
He was a member of the Kiwanis in Portland, Portland Chamber of Commerce and Multnomah Athletic Club. He enjoyed golfing and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife of Redmond; a son, Ned of Aloha; a daughter, Susan Yaw of Culver; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Redmond, Sisters and Grant County, 2265 W. Highland Ave., Redmond 97756.
Redmond Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Nellie Mae Holderman Higginbotham (1916-2002) NC/WA/AL/OR
Nellie Mae Holderman Higginbotham, 85, of Redmond, Ore., died Friday, June 7, 2002.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at The Heights in Redmond. Pastor Ed Heppner officiated.
Daughter of the late Phillip and Amanda Holderman, she was born Aug. 8, 1916, in Ravensford. She was raised in Cullowhee's East LaPorte community and attended Cullowhee High School. She moved to Sylva and in 1942 she moved to Seattle, where she married Edward Higginbotham. The couple lived in Portland, Ore., before moving to Alabama in 1971. They retired to Crooked River Ranch in Oregon in 1983.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years who died in May; and one sister, Bueton Fercken.
Surviving are one son, Ned Higginbotham of Aloha, Ore.; one daughter, Susan Yaw of Culver, Ore.; three sisters, Iva Dean Harrison and Sue Dills, both of Sylva, and Dorothy Hoppes of Denver, Colo.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Redmond, Sisters and Grant County, 2265 W. Highland, Redmond, Ore. 97756.
Arrangements were by Redmond Memorial Chapel.

A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002, in Hillside Chapel for Mabel Edleweisse DeVenish, who died Aug. 31 at age 99.

Mabel Edleweisse Wright was born May 2, 1903, in Bristow, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). A homemaker, she moved from Seattle to Milwaukie in 1962. In 1987, she married Bernard G., he died in 1990.

Survivors include her daughter, Betty H. Johnson; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Her son Harold Higginbotham died in 1944, her son Dennis Angel in 1980, her son Lloyd Angel in 1994, and her son Robert Higginbotham in 1997.

Zella Ilean Cox Higginbotham (1910 - 2003) AR/OR/WA

A memorial service for former Willamina resident Zella Ilean Higginbotham of Wenatchee, Wash., will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Leavenworth Church of the Nazarene, Leavenworth, Wash.
Mrs. Higginbotham died May 21, 2003, in Highline Convalescent Center, Wenatchee. She was 93.
She was born March 21, 1910, the daughter of James Mayer and Verlinda Galloway Cox. She attended Mountain Home High School, Mountain Home, Ark.
She and Everett Higginbotham were married June 17, 1929, in Culp, Ark. He preceded her in death in 1964.
She then worked as a cook for a sorority at Oregon State University, Corvallis. She later was a housemother for Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity chapters at OSU and in Utah, California, and Washington for 10 years.
She lived in the Willamina-Grand Ronde area for 12 years.
She and Ernest Merrill were married Nov. 3, 1979, in Peshastin, Wash. He preceded her in death in 1981.
She and Henry Hiebert were married Sept. 23, 1984, Newport, Wash. He preceded her in death in 1996.
Mrs. Higginbotham was an avid reader. She loved cooking for others. A life-long member of the Mennonite church, she had taught Bible classes throughout her life. Her family said she loved her Lord and that she knew no stranger, welcoming all who came to her.
Survivors include four sons, Leon Higginbotham of Salem, Owen Higginbotham of Peshastin, and Dan Higginbotham and Paul Higginbotham, both of Cashmere, Wash.; three daughters, Carol Howard of Salem, Doris Weyer of Seattle and Muriel Krehbiel of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Elbert Cox of Marlow, Okla.; 22 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Verlee Miltonberger, in 1979; two grandsons, Bill Higginbotham in 1975 and Michael Higginbotham; a granddaughter, Danell Higginbotham in 1995; and two brothers, Eros Cox and "J.L." Cox.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at Rose City Nazarene Church for Thelma Louise Higginbotham, who died Nov. 2 at age 88. Thelma Bennett was born June 29 , 1915, in Dallas. A homemaker, she lived in Tillamook before moving to Portland about 60 years ago. In 1940, she married J.S. Survivors include her husband; son, James S.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Remembrances to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements by Ross Hollywood.

Mrs. Crowder was born March 25, 1934, in Springfield, Mo., to Dewey A. and Ruby L. Worrell Higginbotham.

She grew up and attended school in Sacramento, Calif., and married Kenneth Hawkins there in 1951, He died earlier.

On Sept. 21, 1968, she married Harley Crowder in South Bend, Wash. He died in 1997.

Mrs. Crowder came to Astoria in 1968, working first as a waitress, then at the Bumble Bee Seafood Cannery. She was an in-home health care provider for most of her career.

Family members say Mrs. Crowder had a great love for her family, especially her grandchildren, and had a special way of making everyone feel important. She enjoyed crocheting, playing cards and spending time with her pets.

Mrs. Crowder is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Kent and Sue Hawkins, Mark and Lisa Hawkins, and Kevin and Pam Hawkins, all of Astoria; four step-sons, Harley Crowder Jr. of Hillsboro, Dennis Crowder of Warrenton and Danny and Mike Crowder of Colorado; a stepdaughter, Diane Crowder Arcenaux of Colorado; 10 grandchildren and five spouses, Rick and Lorna Hawkins, Jeffrey and Marjo Hawkins, Kristina and Richard Afornorpe, Michael, Teresa, Benjamin, Joey and Kevin Hawkins Jr., all of Astoria; Jason and Alicia Hawkins of Warrenton and Tennille and Trevor Inman of Toledo, Wash.; and three great-grandchildren, Nathaniel and Caleb Hawkins of Astoria and Hazen Inman of Toledo. Two sons, Harvey and Gilbert Hawkins, and a sister, June Landrus, died earlier.

Memorial contributions may be made to Lower Columbia Hospice in care of Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary, 1165 Franklin Ave., Astoria, OR 97103.

A memorial is noon Friday at the First Baptist Church of Warrenton, 30 N.E. First St.

Hermiston - A funeral services for Inez Viola Higginbotham will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, in the chapel at Burns Mortuary of Hermiston with burial to follow at the Hermiston Cemetery.

She was born July 26, 1921, near Prague, Okla., to Leroy and Ruby Russell Sales. She attended schools in Oklahoma, graduating in 1934 from Prague High School. She then attended Hills Business College in Oklahoma City. Later she worked at the Prague Telephone Office.

In 1943 she went to work for Boeing Airplane Company in Wichita, Kan., during the war effort. She did riveting and assembly work on B-29 airplanes. At the end of the war in 1945 she came west and in 1946 went to work at the Umatilla Army Depot in the Quartermaster Supply Office.

On June 23, 1948, she married Therman Higginbotham at Stanfield. They lived in Pendleton in their first house until 1950 when they moved to the Hermiston area. Her husband went into business in 1959 and she kept books for the business for 25 years.

She was a member of the Hermiston Assembly of God Church and a former member of the Happy Ramblers Travel Club.

Mrs. Higginbotham enjoyed working in the Women's Ministry and was a former Sunday School teacher for her church.

She loved spending time with family, especially at family gatherings and holidays. She accepted Christ at an early age and served faithfully throughout her life giving herself unselfishly to others.

Survivors include her son, Edward Higginbotham, and his wife, Debbie of Hermiston; brother, Hubert Sales of Kennewick; sister, Martha Ann Sales of Pendleton; grandchildren, Rick Higginbotham, Yalanda Board, Joanna Hayden, and Megan Dohnal; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Therman Higginbotham, in 1995 and by a daughter, Delora, in 1980.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rise Let Us Go World Missions Ministry or the Church Remodel Fund, 730 E. Huriburt Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838.

Robert Scott Higginbotham (1953-2005) OR/CA
Robert Scott Higginbotham, 51, of San Jose, died January 1, 2005.
Robert was born on May 15, 1953 in Medford to Orland and Donna Higginbotham. After attending Grants Pass schools, he attended Southern Oregon University and Pacific University at Forest Grove for 2 years before entering the Peace Corps for 2 years, traveling to India. In 1978, he graduated from Portland State, and was chosen outstanding Political Science Student of the Year.
He was the Human Resources Director for Harmonic Light Waves in San, Jose, CA.
He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Sharon; daughter June (15), parents Orland and Donna of Central Point; brother Max of Brookings; and sister Julie Ann of Williams.
Memorial services have been held. Inurnment was at Los Gatos Memorial Park, San Jose, CA.

Charles E. Higginbotham (1939-2005) FL/OR
Charles Higginbotham, 66, of Grants Pass, died Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at Laurel Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

James Leonard Higinbotham (1937-2007) OR
James Leonard Higinbotham, 69, passed away at Rogue Valley Medical Center on January 29, 2007 after an extended illness. He was born August 1, 1937, in his grandmother Williams' home in Central Point, Ore. He attended Central Point schools from first through 12th grade, graduating with the class of 1955. He and his classmates were the first four year class to graduate from the new Crater High School. He was active in sports and music throughout his school years. He began playing trumpet in 4th grade and continued until graduation. In addition, he participated in football, baseball, track, and excelled in basketball during his high school years. After graduation he continued to follow his love of sports, playing American Legion Baseball and Medford City League Baseball. Later he coached Little League and Babe Ruth baseball. He also served his country in the National Guard.
Jim began his working career in the dairy business for Borden's, located at the Rogue River Creamery in Central Point. Later, he went to work for Jorgensen's Dairy, during which time its name was changed to Mayflower and then to Darigold. He retired in 1995.
On December 31, 1987, he married Jeanne Norris in Reno, Nev. Jim was devoted to their daughter and grandchildren, spending many happy hours together as a family. They were the love of his life. His favorite hobbies included helping his granddaughters with school projects and building lighted Christmas yard decorations.
Jim is survived by his beloved wife, Jeanne; daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Steve Relling; and his granddaughters, Ashley, Brittney, and Stevie Relling, all of Medford; his sister, Patricia Jones of Central Point; nephew and wife, Bill and Jane Jones of Riley, Ore.; niece and husband, Lisa and Gordon Sletmoe of Medford; and great nieces and nephews, Kyle, Hilary, and Benjamin Sletmoe of Medford, BriAnne Jones of Central Point, Brandon and wife, Brandy Jones and their children, Brayden and Bailey of Ft. Lewis, Wash., and Angelica Jones of Eagle Point; plus numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Lucille and Earl Boling; his father, Wayne Higinbotham; and nephew, Richard Jones.
Jim was generous beyond belief. His gentle nature, loving affection, and his devoted care of his wife, Jeanne, will be greatly missed.
A celebration of his life will be held in the Conger Morris Chapel in Central Point on Saturday, February 17, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Immediately following, there will be a time of fellowship and refreshments. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Medford Gospel Mission, 125 W. Jackson St., Medford, OR 97501.

Max Orland Higginbotham (1951-2007) OR
Max Orland Higginbotham, 56, of Williams, Ore., died Saturday, March 17 at the VA Health Care Facility in Roseburg, Ore.
Arrangements by Stephens Family Chapel.
Max was born January 8, 1951 in Medford. He attended grade school in Medford and moved with his family to the Applegate Valley in the early 1960s, where he graduated from the 8th grade at the Applegate School. He graduated from Grants Pass High School in 1969. Max enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly after graduation and served 4 years at Norfolk, Va. He later worked aboard the U.S. geological survey ship, the SP Lee, traveling the world over as scientists mapped the sea floor, seeing such places as the Bering Sea, Pao Pao, New Guinea, the Panama Canal, Greece, Italy, Japan, the islands of the South Pacific, the Arctic Circle and Antarctica. He transferred to the University of Hawaii's research vessel, Mauna Wave, and continued his travels around the world while scientists monitored the El Nino effects. After several years he returned to the mainland, working in Redwood City, Calif., repairing sailboats while living aboard his own boat, the Joya. In the early 1990s he and his brother-in-law drove the Pan-American Highway to Costa Rica. He later returned to Oregon and worked as a commercial fisherman. At the time of his illness he was working for Dirt Hog Excavation in Brookings, Ore.
Max's hobbies included riding, repairing and restoring motorcycles. At the time of his entrance to the Health Care Facility in Roseburg, he was restoring a 1964 Honda Dream.
He is survived by two children, Nathan Potter of Jennison, Mich. and Nichole Johnson of Santa Cruz, Calif.; his parents, Orland and Donna Higginbotham of Central Point, Ore.; and a sister, Julie Webster of Williams, Ore.
A younger brother, Robert Scott, proceeded him in death in 2005.
At his request, no services will be held. A gathering of friends and family is planned for a later date.

Harold Houston Hickenbottom (1921-2007) WA/OR
April 12, 1921 - April 9, 2007
Harold Houston "Hal" Hickenbottom died at the age of 85 on April 9, 2007, of causes related to age in Tigard, Oregon.
He was born April 12, 1921 in Zillah, Washington to Frank Houston and Mae Elizabeth (Gray) Hickenbottom.
He attended school at Zillah until 1935, and then graduated from Sunnyside Washington High School in 1939. He played American Legion Baseball for five years and was on the varsity baseball, basketball, track and football teams.
He served during World War II in the US Army Air Corps from 1939 through 1945. He spent three years in Panama; then as an Air Force Lieutenant, served with the 513th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in Italy as a Bombardier flying missions in B-24's over Germany and Austria from January through May 1945.
He retired from Carpenter's Union Local #22 in San Francisco in 1986 and then moved to Corvallis, Oregon in 1990 and to Beaverton, Oregon in 2003.
Hal was very active in the Sunnyvale, California area coaching Little League Baseball for many years. He also coached AYSO Soccer and was an avid high school baseball and football fan. He was also a very active bowler and golfer.
He was married in 1960 to Patricia Ruth Miller in Reno, Nevada. Hal is survived by his daughter Barbara Alison Graham of Salem, Oregon, and sons Philip Frank of Friday Harbor, Washington and Houston Harold of Tigard, Oregon. Other survivors are his sister Doris Mullin of Walnut Creek, California and his grandchildren Alison, Erin, Melissa, Parker and Cole. He was preceded in death by Patricia Ruth in 2002 and his brother Kenneth in 2005.
At his request, no funeral or memorial services will be held. Disposition by cremation. Interment in the Hickenbottom Family Plot at the Zillah, Washington Cemetery.
Harold "Hal" requested that contributions be made to: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109.

John Snyder Higginbotham (1917-2007) OK/OR
A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, in Ross Hollywood Chapel for John "J.S." Higginbotham, who died Oct. 25 at age 90.
John Higginbotham was born Oct. 18, 1917, in Bristow, Okla., and lived in Portland for more than 60 years. He was a truck manager for an auto dealership. In 1938, he married Thelma Bennett; she died in 2003.
Survivors include his son, James S.; and three grandchildren.
Remembrances to the Oregon Humane Society.

Courier Press (IN) 01/14/2008
Janice Leon Smith Higginbotham (1932-2008) IN/OR
OWENSVILLE, Ind. — Janice L. (Smith) Higginbotham, 75, died Jan. 11, 2008, in Stayton, Ore.
She had worked as a clerk at the Detroit Market and was a member of the Maumee General Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, David; daughter, Kathy Snyder; son, Stephen; sisters, Billie Sharp and Judy Dike; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Ore. Memorials may be made to Santiam Memorial Hospital in Stayton. North Santiam Funeral Service in Stayton is handling arrangements.

July 23, 1924 — Jan. 28, 2008 J.E. “Bill” Higginbottom, formerly of Lebanon, was called home to heaven Monday. He is survived by wife Frances, daughter Cheryl, two grandsons and one great-grandson. Per Bill’s request, no services will be held. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Alzheimer Aid Society, 2641 Cottage Way Ste. 4, Sacramento, CA 95825, or a charity of your choice. Frisbie-Warren & Carroll Mortuary is handling arrangements.

Longtime public servant Donna Higginbotham dies
She served on the Central Point council for nearly 25 years
CENTRAL POINT — Donna Higginbotham, a councilwoman who saw Central Point through more than a quarter-century of growth and brought humor into city politics, died Sunday at age 73.
Friends and family remembered Higginbotham Tuesday as outspoken and deeply fond of her community.
She died at an adult foster home after a prolonged, undiagnosed illness that left her unable to communicate in her final days, family members said. Higginbotham leaves behind her husband of 57 years, Orland Higginbotham, three children and many grandchildren.
A City Council member for nearly 25 years during two separate stints, Higginbotham first joined the council in 1980 and served more than a decade during a time of slow growth and limited funding.
She left office in the mid-1990s when former mayor Rusty McGrath was elected and things, she said later, became "a little controversial."
At age 56, she started college and was one of few grandmothers to graduate with a criminology degree from then-Southern Oregon State College in 1991. She spent more than eight years working for Jackson County's juvenile department, using a tough-love approach with teens that prompted many of them to visit her in later years.
In 1999, the then 65-year-old returned to city government during a period of rapid growth and development. After supporting a citywide smoking ban, Higginbotham was one of three council members to face a recall attempt by a citizens group headed by McGrath, town hall critic Larry Thornton and councilwoman Carol Fischer.
With her trademark sense of humor, Higginbotham said of surviving the recall (with the most public support of the three): "We weren't scared of it or anything."
She resigned in 2004, having suffered a series of small strokes. At the time she listed her favorite accomplishments as passing the smoking ban, helping with development of the new city library, working on the Bear Creek Greenway and establishing a park in honor of former Mayor Don Jones.
The day she turned in her resignation, she learned one of her two sons, both of whom would later die of cancer, had been diagnosed with the disease. Of her resignation she said at the time, "I cried about it. ... I just couldn't stand it, but it was time and I knew I should get off. Then the very day I went down to tell them I was retiring, I found out about my son."
Higginbotham's daughter, Julie Webster of Williams, said her mother was known by many as one who "never had a qualm about telling it like it was" and would be "sorely missed."
Kay Harrison, who served for a time with Higginbotham, called her a "genuinely nice person that really cared about her community and her family.
"There are feisty people that are argumentative just so they can stir stuff up, but that wasn't Donna," Harrison said. "She had an opinion and she just stuck to it and she did it in a way that was "¦ just good, never mean-spirited."
Former Mayor Bill Walton remembered Higginbotham, with whom he attended high school, as a "dear, dear person."
Of her mother's humor, Webster recalled a time when out-of-towners were about to visit the family, then living in the Applegate, and ignorantly inquired about the modern amenities in the family's home.
"They asked if we had electricity and phone service and she politely answered, 'Oh yes. We've got all the amenities "¦ and by golly Indian raids are down to once a week!' "
Webster said her mother loved the ocean. The family plans to scatter her ashes this summer along the beaches she often walked with her husband. No public service is planned. Arrangements are being handled by Stephens Family Chapel in Grants Pass.

COTTAGE GROVE — The graveside funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Sunset Hills Memorial Park in Eugene for Geraldine “Granny Higgs” Higginbotham of Cottage Grove, who died March 15 of age-related causes. She was 93. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. She was born May 8, 1914, in Fontanelle, Iowa, to Robert and Clara Thomas Harter. She worked at the A&W and managed the Rainbow Motel for 18 years. Survivors include a daughter, Janet Booth of Bend; a son, Charles Glade of Sutherlin; a stepson, Raymond of La Pine; a sister, Mary Jane Cooper of Cottage Grove; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Her first husband, Harvey Glade, died in 1939; an infant daughter, Lois Elaine Glade, died in 1936; a son, Gerald Ray Higginbotham, died July 3, 1971.

Mildred Katherine Pratt died of age-related complications on Friday, September 19, 2008, at the age of 91. Mildred Higginbotham was born July 24, 1917, at her family’s home in Tyee, Oregon, to Thomas and Bertha Higginbotham, the youngest of five children. She lived nearly her whole life in Douglas County, Oregon, with the exception of short times in California and Arkansas. Mildred married Leo L. Pratt in 1941, he preceded her in death in 1990. She is survived by her sons: Thomas Pratt, William Pratt, James Pratt; her daughter, Kathy Elaine Davison: six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. There will be a private family service. Bill at 503-317-2967. In lieu of flowers and gifts, donations may be made to the Oregon Humane Society or the local chapter of A.S.P.C.A., Saving Grace Shelter, Roseburg, Oregon.

Helen Darlyn Higginbotham, 71, of Brookings, died Jan. 29, 2009, in a local hospital following a long illness. She was born Jan. 12, 1938, in San Diego, Calif., to Albert Henry Eugene and Geneva Evelyn Crouse Hulse. She was raised and educated in the San Diego area, and graduated from high school in 1956. On April 22, 1962, she married Dean Higginbotham, and the couple made their home in Chula Vista, Calif. Her husband died in 2001, and Mrs. Higginbotham moved to Brookings in 2003 to be near her sister. Before moving to the area, she met Robert Carter, and they became close companions. Mrs. Higginbotham was a homemaker and a gifted artist in several media. She especially enjoyed sketching and crafts. She also enjoyed campouts in California, flying stunt kites, model airplanes, and vacations at Bass Lake, Calif., playing guitar and keyboard, and family get-togethers. While in California, she belonged to a C.B. radio club and a camping club. She loved animals, especially her dog, Muffie. Mrs. Higginbotham was kind, compassionate, very outgoing, and made friends easily wherever she went. Survivors include sons James Jarman and wife Sherine of Riverbank, Calif., Melvin Hanks and wife Rosa-Linda of Virginia, Fred Thinne of Colorado; brother and sister-in-law Robert and Ruthie Hulse of Roswell, N.M.; sister and brother-in-law Bobbie and Ray Collier of Brookings; companion Robert Carter of Harbor; grandchildren Devin, Galvin and Josie Jarman of Riverbank, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Dean Higginbotham; brother Buddie Hulse; sisters Leah Scholten and Marian Jarman. A private memorial gathering will be at a later date. Mrs. Higginbotham’s ashes will be placed next to her husband’s at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. Arrangements by Redwood Memorial Chapel.

Reynolds, Nancy May (Hickenbottom) 58 02/17/1951-01/07/2010 Nancy was born in Eugene She was a nurse manager at Tuality Home Health. Nancy is survived by her husband, Roy J.; sons, Patrick D., Roy W. and Paul J.; and daughter, Dina M. Richards. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aloha. Arrangements by Finley-Sunset Hills Mortuary.

Donald Dean Higinbotham was born in Central Point, Ore., to Oscar and Mildred (Patton) Higinbotham, and passed away in Grants Pass, Ore., just 84 days before his 88th birthday. Dean was from a long line of early pioneers to southern Oregon including the Higinbotham, Patton, McKee, and Edmondson families. Dean's early education included schools in Central Point, Butte Falls, Prospect, Malin, Klamath Falls, Medford, and Sedro Wooley, Washington. During his high school years in Medford, Dean worked at Bigelow's fountain as a "soda jerk" and later delivered telegrams all over the Medford area on his Schwinn bicycle for the Postal Telegraph Company. He graduated from Medford High in 1940. After some post graduate studies at Sacramento Junior College, Dean went to work for Lockheed Aircraft Company in Long Beach, Calif. Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dean enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. After cadet training and extensive automatic pilot and glide bombing instruction, he became the B29 auto pilot and Norden bombsite administrator for Army air fields at Clovis, N.M., Amarillo, Texas and Albuquerque, N.M., overseeing the maintenance and issue of the Norden bombsite for the Air Force fleet of B29 bombers. Dean graduated from Oregon State College in June 1950, with a bachelor of science degree in forestry. Immediately, on June 14, 1950, he went to work for the Weyerhaeuser Company at the Coos Bay branch, where he was in charge of fire control, reforestation, forest management and ultimately as area raw materials manager. He held a restricted radio telephone permit issued by the Federal Communications Commission and served as a Coos County Deputy Sheriff. He is a past chairman of the Colombia River section of the Society of American Foresters, past president of the Coos chapter of the Isaac Walton League, a member of the Coos Bay Methodist Church, a former Toastmaster, and for many years, active in the Coos County United Good Neighbors campaign. In 1967, Dean transferred to the Weyerhaeuser corporate headquarters in Tacoma, Wash., retiring at the end of 1977, as a vice president of the company. After retirement, Dean returned to southern Oregon to live out his life in Grants Pass. Here, Dean became a consultant for the Josephine County forestry department, helping direct their timber sales and reforestation program. During his last 32 years, Dean spent an enormous amount of time researching and documenting the genealogy of his ancestors and many other of the pioneer families of southern Oregon, even confirming the Roxy Ann (the butte) was named for his great-great-grandmother. He produced and presented genealogy books to all members of his immediate family and at least 10 volumes to the Southern Oregon Historical Society. Dean had become one of the most thorough and reliable sources of genealogical information and perhaps the foremost authority on genealogy in southern Oregon. Dean was a lifetime member of Blanco Lodge of Coos Bay and Grants Pass Masonic Lodge AF & AM. He was also a life member of York Rite Bodies Reemers chapter #28 Royal Arch Masons, Rogue Council #23 Cryptic Masons, Melita Commandry #8 and also a member of Hillah Shrine Temple. Dean's closest surviving relatives include first cousins Marcia Skinner, of Medford, Lowell Patton, of Lake Oswego, Keith Stucky, of Beaverton, Sally (Higinbotham) Burns, of Central Point, and Allan Higinbotham, of Ontario, Ore. There will be a memorial service 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 24, 2010, at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors, 612 NW A St., Grants Pass, OR 97528.

Gates – David, 86, died Wednesday, January 12 in Gates. He was born to Riley Morris & Mary Esther (Price) Higginbotham in Owensville, IN., moved to Salem in 1961, to Detroit in 1964, to Stayton in 2000 and lived the last three years in Gates. David served in the US Navy during WWII. He retired from ODOT after 22 years from Detroit. David married Janice Smith on March 8, 1952 in Owensville, IN., she preceded him in death on January 11, 2008. He was a member of Maumee Baptist Church in Owensville, IN. David enjoyed gardening, woodworking, traveling and spending time with family and friends. He is survived by children: Kathy (Gary “Zip”) Snyder of Detroit and Steve (Cindy) Higginbotham of Stayton; Sister: Lois Wade of Princeton, IN.; Grandchildren: Coral & Aron Snyder and Nathaniel & Gabriel Higginbotham; and Great-grandchildren: Kaley Snyder and Aurora Cunningham. David was preceded in death by brother: Donald and sisters: Medrith, Irene and Versa. Graveside services will be Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 11:00 am at Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton. Contributions may be made to Santiam Memorial Hospital, 1401 North 10th Avenue, Stayton, OR 97383.

Higginbotham, Thomas M. 67 02-19-1943 01-02-2011 Tom was born in Bakersfield, Calif. He is survived by his friends. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, in Willamette National Cemetery. Arrangements by Ross Hollywood Chapel.

June Blossom Nutter, 89, of Grants Pass died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at The Dawn House Adult Foster Care Home.
Private services will be held. Interment will be at Granite Hill Cemetery.
Grants Pass Funeral Alternatives is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.grantspassfunerals.com.
Nutter was born June 18, 1922, in Grants Pass to Jason and Heather Higginbotham. She graduated from Grants Pass High School.
In 1965, in Grants Pass, she married John Nutter, who died March 21, 2003.
She was a member of Hugo Community Church and she enjoyed the Bible, books and music.
Survivors include two sons, Jay Bell of Grants Pass, and Wes Speers of Las Vegas; a sister, Nellie Jean Ward of Grants Pass; and a grandchild.
Two sisters, Lillian and Connie Higginbotham, died before her.

La Pine resident Raymond "Ray" Higginbotham passed away October 18, 2011 due to complications from bypass surgery. Raymond was born January 7, 1938 in Cottage Grove to Harold "Shorty" & June Higginbotham. He graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1956. He excelled in track, was a Volunteer Fireman for the Cottage Grove Fire Dept. & served in the US Navy. He began his life-long career in the logging industry as a young man working with his father, primarily in the Pacific Northwest, retiring in 2000. He loved spending time in the outdoors hunting & fishing with family & friends. Raymond is survived by his wife Arlene, daughters Amy Ault & Nell Higginbotham, & son Michael Rickard; grandsons Nick & Kyle; stepchildren Jill, Jon, Tony, Marilyn, Mark, Diane, John, & Lora; stepbrothers, stepsisters & cousins. He will be greatly missed by his beloved dogs, Jake & Lexie. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 1-5 p.m. at the Phoenix Inn, 850 Franklin Blvd., Eugene. Please come share your memories, stories, & pictures. Donations to Partners in Care Hospice in Bend; or Humane Society.

William "Willie" T. Higginbotham, age 73, passed away at his home in Klamath Falls with his family at his side on Thursday, March 15, 2012. He was born on Dec. 7, 1938, in Portland, Ore. Willie served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He then worked at Weyerhaeuser and Collins Forest Products for 45 years. He also was a volunteer firefighter for Klamath County Fire District No. 4 for many years. He enjoyed classic cars, politics, his dogs and baseball. After retirement, Willie loved and adored working his part-time job at Ray's Market. Willie is survived by Donna Higginbotham, his wife of 39 years; step-daughter Beverly Rajnus and husband Dan Rajnus of Klamath Falls; step-son William Warner and wife Sheri Warner of Klamath Falls; grandchildren Matthew Rajnus, Sarah Rajnus, Darrell Oates, William Tyler Rajnus, and Kimberly Rajnus; and great-grandchildren Bethany Rajnus and Aiden Oates. He also leaves behind two special friends Boyd Manes and the Kumar family. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him. A private family memorial service will be held at a later time. Davenport's Chapel of the Good Shepherd, directors, now at 2680 Memorial Drive, Klamath Falls, Ore., (541-883-3458) is in charge of the arrangements.

Leon Higginbotham, 71, a resident of Salem, OR and a former resident of Leavenworth, WA, died December 5, 2012, at his home in Salem. Leon was born at Old Joe, AR to Everett and Zella (Cox) Higginbotham on November 1, 1941. He moved with his family to Leavenworth in 1949, and then to Willamina, OR in 1952, and it was there that he graduated from high school in 1959. In June of that year, he enlisted in the United States Navy and became a jet engine mechanic. Leon served aboard the Aircraft Carrier the 'Hornet' and the 'Kitty Hawk' during the Vietnam War. While in the Navy in San Diego, he met and married Jerrolyn Bordelon. After receiving his honorable discharge in 1967, he continued working as a jet engine mechanic for several years. In the early 70's, he moved back to the Northwest, spending a few years in Coos Bay, OR with his brother, Dan. He later returned to Washington, spending his time between Seattle and the Wenatchee Valley working as a logger. In 1999, he made his final move back to Salem, where he lived until his death. Leon is survived by his daughters, Julia Collins of Paso Robles, CA and Betsy Higginbotham of San Diego, CA; son, Michael Higginbotham of San Diego, CA; brothers, Owen Higginbotham of Peshastin and Paul Higginbotham of Cashmere; sister, Carolyn Howard of Salem, OR; nine grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Zella Higginbotham; brother, Dan Higginbotham; and sisters, Doris Weyer, Muriel Krehbiel and Verlee Miltenberger. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. at the Peshastin American Legion Hall. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in care of the arrangements.

Jeanne Ann Higinbotham (Norris), 72, of Medford, Oregon, was taken to Heaven January 17, 2013. She fought a brave battle with a two and half year long extended illness. She passed away at Providence Medford Medical Center surrounded by her family. Jeanne was born February 10, 1940, in Ashland, Ore. She was the eldest of eight children belonging to Richard and Elizabeth Norris. Her early years were spend between New Jersey and the family home in Central Point, Ore. where she attended elementary school and Crater High School. Jeannes fondest memories where of the many times she would visit with her grandparents at their summit lodge on the Siskiyou as a child. After high school, she met and married James L. Duncan and from that marriage came one daughter, Lori J. Duncan. They were married for several years, then divorced in 1980. Jeanne worked as a cashier and meat wrapper at the Talent Drive-In Market in Talent, Ore. in the early 70s. She then went on to manage a neighborhood grocery store in Medford for many years afterward. Jeanne remarried again December 31, 1987, to James L. Higinbotham in Reno, Nev. They enjoyed many years together until his passing in 2007. Together they enjoyed and spoiled their three granddaughters. Her favorite time of year was Christmas, where they would spend many hours building the holiday decorations for their yard. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Richard (Butch) Norris; and husband, James L. Higinbotham. She is survived by her only daughter, Lori Relling (Steven); three granddaughters, Ashley, Brittney, and Stevie; one grandson, Travis; two great-granddaughters, Peyton and Johanna; brothers, James Norris (Doris), Orville Norris (Jaci), Frank Norris (Diana),and Clyde Norris (Sheryl); sisters, Helen McCann, and Nancy Bourgeois (Jerry); sister-in-law, Linda Norris; and several nieces, and nephews. Jeanne will always be remembered for her beautiful smile, and kind, giving generosity to everyone who knew her. There will be a celebration of life ceremony at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the American Diabetes Association.

Higginbotham, Willard E. 82 Sept. 27, 1931 Dec. 03, 2013 As per his request, no service will be held. Willard was born in Tonasket, Wash., and passed away in Clackamas. He served in the Korean War. He is survived by wife, Kathy; two children from a previous marriage; a nephew; a cousin; and many friends who will miss him. Love for his pets, both the past and present, absolutely adored him. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to OHS, PAWS, Family Dogs New Life Shelter, Casey Eye Institute or the Oregon Food Bank.

Arrangements under the direction of Chapel of the Valley-L.B. Hall Funeral H, Grants Pass, OR.

Penny was born on May 27, 1927 and passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Penny was a resident of Sheridan, Oregon at the time of her passing. She spent the rest of her childhood through High School in Roseburg. After High School. She was married to Ray. A memorial service will be held Feb 29 2016 at 2:00PM at the LDS church in Willamina Oregon.

Patricia Rauscher
1928-2016
Patricia A. "Pat" Rauscher, 88, a longtime resident of the Forest Grove community, died Wednesday morning, June 8, 2016 at Jennings McCall II Assisted Living Center in Forest Grove.
PATRICIA ANN RAUSCHER was born April 21, 1928 in Sutherlin, Oregon, the daughter of the late Morris Cable Hickenbottom and Verna May (Powell) Hickenbottom. She was raised and received her education in several communities, as her father's teaching assignments took them to several towns. They included Cottage Grove, Burns, Prineville and Portland, where she graduated from Franklin High School. She also attended Pacific University in Forest Grove for one year. After raising her children, Pat attended Portland State University, where she earned her Bachelor's in Education and a Master's degree in Library Science.
Pat was united in marriage to Jerome "Jerry" Henry Rauscher on June 2, 1946 at White Temple Baptist Church in Portland. Pat and Jerry lived in Forest Grove for their entire marriage. They owned a home on 15th Place in Forest Grove for fifty-eight years, moving to the Jennings McCall Retirement Community in 2012.
Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry, on February 1, 2014 after celebrating over sixty-seven years of marriage together.
Pat had taught kindergarten and served as a librarian at Joseph Gale Elementary School in Forest Grove for sixteen years until she retired at the age of fifty-eight years old.
Pat had been a longtime and active member of the Forest Grove United Church of Christ for over sixty-seven years. She also was a member of the Valley Art Association and she and Jerry both sold their artwork at their Gallery. In her early married life she was also a member of the Pacific Progress Club.
Among her special interests she enjoyed counted cross stitching, reading and traveling, having travelled around the US, and toured Italy, Austria and England. In their retirement years, Pay and Jerry spent many winters at Indian Skies Resort in Coolidge, Arizona. Pat also collected teddy bears and mugs from her travels.
Pat was also preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Verna Hickenbottom and her brother, John Hickenbottom.
Survivors include her four children and their spouses, Beth Armstrong (Steve) of Fremont, California; Nancy Stites (Dale Imbleau) of Portland, Oregon; Ken Rauscher (Ann Root), of Seattle, Washington and Terri Rauscher Clay (Paul), of La Habra, California and her sister, Betty Bell, of Gresham, Oregon.
Also surviving are her eight grandchildren and their spouses, Chris and Breanna Armstrong, of Brentwood, California; Lindy and Jason Brown, of Fremont, California; Jacob and Jessica Imbleau, of Portland, Oregon; Shannon Clay, of La Habra, California; Kara Clay, of La Habra and Tim Clay, of La Hambra; Brian and Andi Foley, of Emmett, Idaho; Audrey and Chris Thornburgh, of Oregon City, Oregon; her nine great-grandchildren, Cameron Armstrong, Genevieve Brown, Amelia Brown, Alyssa Imbleau, Caden Foley, Devyn Foley, Erynn Foley, Blue Thornburgh and Charlotte Thornburgh and numerous and nieces.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, remembrances may be contributions to the
United Church of Christ Organ Renovation Fund, PO Box 265, Forest Grove, OR 97116 in her memory.

Salem, Oregon Nancy was born on May 3, 1945 and passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Nancy was a resident of Salem, Oregon.

Bob was born November 29, 1926 to Lawrence and Lillian Higinbotham in Port Angeles, Washington. He grew up in Pysht, Washington, a small logging community. There, he learned to love fishing, hunting and crabbing. When he was 14 years old, he caught a 63 pound Chinook salmon, a local news story.

During World War II, he attended Clallam Bay High School and excelled at basketball. He often had to jog 13 miles home from practice due to wartime coastal blackouts. His graduation was on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Bob spent one year at the University of Washington which established him as a Husky fan.

In his early work life, he was a logger for six years around Oregon and Washington.

From 1950-1952, he served in the US Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. Following Korea, he graduated from DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago, studying electronics, leading to his employment at Boeing as a radar technician for eight years.

On May 17, 1958, he married Barbara Jean Harman at the St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Port Angeles. The couple lived in Kirkland, Washington with their two boys, Larry and Alan before moving to Corvallis where their daughter Jeanie was born. Bob was employed by the US Postal Service for 23 years until his retirement in 1989.

Bob’s interests included family fishing, gardening, crabbing, viewing all sports, country music and creatively planning vacations around the Northwest.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his loving wife, Barbara in 2015 after 58 years of marriage.

He is survived by children, Larry, Alan and Jeanie Higinbotham; and grandchildren Eric, Katie and Sienna Higinbotham.

Donations may be made in memory of Robert to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society or Operation Homefront.

3/4/2020

Robert Leroy Higginbotham (1954-2020) OR

February 12, 1954 - February 29, 2020

Robert Higginbotham passed away on February 29, 2020. Funeral Home Services for Robert are being provided by Neptune Society - Portland of Happy Valley, OR.

Eugene Register-Guard Feb. 5, 2021

Nell Higginbotham (1969-2021) OR
August 3, 1969 - January 18, 2021
Nell passed away from natural causes at Pete Moore Hospice House, Eugene, Oregon. She was born in Bend, Oregon to Raymond and Gladys Higginbotham. Nell is survived by her mother, sisters Jill (James) Neider, Amy (Chris) Ault, brothers Anthony (Kym) McCabe and Jon McCabe. She was beloved by her nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond.
Nell enjoyed summers in Alaska working at Eureka Lodge. Her family shared in the fun, adventures and making memories during those summers. She graduated Churchill High School and Lane Community College (Nursing), Eugene, Oregon and University of Anchorage Alaska (BA). She studied in Italy, taught English in Turkey and visited the Vatican. Nell enjoyed the Oregon Coast and rafting with her mom in Alaska and Oregon.
Nell worked as an RN at Oregon Cardiology in Springfield, Oregon. Prior to nursing she worked as an Executive Director for MDA and Event Coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association.
We love her and will miss her sweet loving spirit and the joy she brought to our lives. A donation in memory of Nell can be made to Pete Moore Hospice House. A celebration of life is planned for a later date.

Joyce Irene Finster passes away on February 11, 2024. She was born to John C. and June M. (nee Brown) Higginbotham in Spokane, WA on January 8, 1951. She joined a brother Alan and was the older sister of Lynn and Denise. Joyce was raised on the family wheat farm north of Hartline, WA. She attended school at Hartline and graduated in 1969. Joyce was very active in 4-H and was selected as an exchange student and spent a summer in Spain. She was also a very competitive basketball player and a straight A student. Joyce continued her education at Washington State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She then went on to complete her Master's Degree at the University of North Carolina. She went to work overseas for the United States government for 20 years until her retirement. It was during this time she met the love of her life, Richard "Curly" Finster, and they were married in April of 1989. After retirement, Joyce and Curly settled in Alsea, OR where they enjoyed LOTS of fishing, rock hunting, wood working and yearly trips to Yellowstone. Joyce was an avid photographer and always had her camera ready for that perfect candid shot. Joyce loved her family and was always available for an uplifting conversation and a good hug. Joyce is survived by her loving husband Curly, brother Alan (Pamela) Higginbotham, sister Denise (Bob) Hale, nephews Adrian (Amanda) Higginbotham, Matthew Warrick, nieces Emily (Ryan) Hunt, Jackie (Austin) Zurfluh, 4 great nephews and nieces, and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister and brother-in-law Lynn and Tom Warrick. A funeral service is scheduled for Friday, February 16 at 11:00 am at McHenry Funeral Home, 206 NW 5th St, Corvallis, OR. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Hartline Cemetery of WA or a charity of your choice. Memories and condolences can be left on Joyce's tribute page on the McHenry Funeral Home website.

Perla (Jarquin Cruz) Higginbotham of Pueblo West, Colorado, was born on September 13, 1972 in Nicaragua to Pablo Jarquin and Perla Cruz. She died on March 13, 2024 in Pueblo, Colorado at the age of 51 years. Perla lived in Nicaragua until the age of 12 when her family moved to Panama. She was united in marriage to Richard Higginbotham on April 15, 1994 in Panama City, Panama. They lived in several places while Richard was in the military before settling in Hermiston, Oregon. In 2o12 they moved to Pueblo, Colorado where they have lived since. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church and was a Royal Ranger Commander. Perla enjoyed sewing, cooking, shopping singing, movies and traveling. She loved time with family and cherished being a Mom. She is survived by her Husband: Richard Higginbotham, West Pueblo, CO; sons: Joshua and Caleb Higginbotham, West Pueblo, CO; daughter: Abigail Higginbotham, West Pueblo, CO; parents: Pablo & Perla Jarquin, Panama; brother: Maykel Jarquin, Panama; sister: Estrella Jarquin, Panama; father-in law and mother-in-law: Ed and Debbie Higginbotham, Hermiston, OR; sisters-in-law: Yolanda Board (Jesse), Hermiston, OR and Joanna Hayden (Levi), Hermiston, OR; numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Hermiston, Oregon. Burial will follow at the Hermiston Cemetery, Hermiston, Oregon. Please share memories of Perla with her family at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements.

Sally Ann Jensen Glade Higginbotham (1933-2025) OR
Jan 20,1933--Mar 21, 2025
Sally Ann Jensen, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great & Great Great Grandmother & Sister went home to dwell in the house of the Lord March 21st, 2025 with her family at her side.
She was born January 20th 1933, to Lars and Georgia Jensen.
Sally was proceeded in death by her husband Harold (Shorty) Higginbotham, 2 brothers Lawrence and Carl Jensen a Sister Laurel Wyland, a Son Donald Glade, 2 Step-Son's Gerald and Raymond Higginbotham, a Son-in-law Patrick Monegan, a Daughter-in-law Susan Glade, a Granddaughter Nel and 2 Great Granddaughters Allison and Ellie.
Survived by 2 sons Tim Glade (Wife Karin) and Roland Glade (Wife Mona), 3 daughters Sherry Monegan, Wanda Glade-Marney (Husband Wayne) and Lori Bartley (Husband Hal), a Sister Frances Joy Jensen, 22 Grandchildren, 44 Great Grandchildren and 15 Great Great Grandchildren.
Her family lived in several places from Colton to Cottage Grove and finally settling in Pleasant Hill till the last one graduated, then to the Dexter property where so many gatherings happened over her last few decades.
Sally spent several summers with the kids camping on the logging sites where Shorty worked, where the kids went on adventures and worked to earn money for school clothes.
Sally had several hobbies; she was an Artist, doing several oil paintings and a wall mural. She decorated cakes including several wedding cakes. She also kept the family history organized through pictures.
After raising her family she went on to be the first in the family to graduate from college with a BS Degree from the University of Oregon. Then after College she went on to be a Recreational Director at the Kaufman Senior Center.
In her retirement Sally and her beloved friend Mickie took their grandkids camping for 2 weeks every summer at the Marsh in Klamath Falls. On one trip they had 18 kids at the same time. Her road to fame was acknowledged in the Register Guard for her "Camp Grandma" adventures. Also, we all remember the yearly Gingerbread houses she arranged for anyone who wanted to come out and decorate.
In her travels she took the entire family (7 kids) to Yellowstone and then Disneyland. She traveled around the Northwest and went to Mexico with her daughters. She also traveled all around Mexico for several winters with Shorty then traveled to Alaska and Canada. Her last trip was all the way across the US with her daughter Sherry for over 6 months hitting 33 States.
When Sally wasn't camping or traveling, she could be found out in the yard pulling weeds, edging the lawn with her bare hands, sanding, painting or washing off the deck. If she wasn't dirty she wasn't having fun.
Sally lived a full life! We were all her favorites and we would have to write a book to tell all of her amazing adventures.
She will always be with us in our memories.
The family will be having a Celebration of Life for Sally at the Dexter property June 7th

November 29, 1926 — April 24, 2019