Kansas Obituaries
Atlanta (GA) Constitution 10/23/1899
G. W. Higginbotham (????-1899) KS
Chillicothe (MO) Morning Constitution 12/19/1890
William Higginbotham (????-1890) KS
The Cambridge City (IN) Tribune 04/18/1918
Harry George Higinbotham (1883-1918) IN/KS
The Topeka Daily Capital 04/20/1947
George A. Higginbotham. (ca1886-1947) KS
George A. HIGGINBOTHAM, 61, of Rossville, an employee of the J.C. Penny
Co., in Topeka, died at his home, Saturday.
Mr. Higginbotham was born in Rossville and spent his entire life in that
community. He leaves one sister, Miss Edith Higginbotham of the home.
Funeral services will take place at the Presbyterian church in Rossville, Monday
at 2:30 p.m., with burial in the Rossville cemetery. Wall-Diffenderfers, is in
charge of arrangements.
The Kansas City Times 01/08/1957
Carl R. Higginbotham (ca1880-1957) KS
The Leavenworth Times 07/20/1976
Lisa Marie Higginbotham (ca1964-1976) KS
Lawrence Journal World 06/10/1998
LEVI R. HIGGINBOTHAM (1998-1998) KS
Osawatomie — Services for Levi R. Higginbotham, infant son of Neal
Higginbotham Jr. and Flo Ballard, Paola, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at St.
Phillips Catholic Church, Osawatomie. Burial will be at Stanton Cemetery.
Levi died Tuesday, June 9, 1998, at Miami County Medical Center.
Survivors include his parents, of the home; two sisters, Echo Cecil, of the
home, and Brittany Higginbotham, Osawatomie; a brother, Neal Higginbotham III,
Cherryville; paternal grandparents, Neal Sr. and Mary Higginbotham, Osawatomie;
maternal grandmother, Theresa Lewis, Kansas City, Mo.; grandparents, Ben and Fay
Ballard, Joplin, Mo.; great-grandmother, Elmerine Rogers, Lawrence; and
great-grandmother, Essie Higginbotham, Paola.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Wilson & Son Funeral Home,
Paola, which is in charge of arrangements.
The family suggests memorials to the American SIDS Foundation.
Lawrence Journal World 11/15/2000
Essie M. Vanderbilt Higginbotham (1914-2000) KS
Paola — Services for Essie M. Higginbotham, 86, Paola, will be at 1:30
p.m. Friday at Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center.
She was born June 24, 1914, in Effingham, the daughter of Charles and Clara
Baker Vanderbilt. She grew up in Wyandotte County and graduated from Washington
Rural High School in 1932. She lived in the Kansas City and Tonganoxie areas
before moving to Paola.
Mrs. Higginbotham had been a checker at Lawrence Laundry Mat, and also had
worked 19 years as a social worker and nurses aide at Pinecrest Nursing Home,
Paola, before she retired in 1986. She was a member of First Baptist Church,
Paola, and Rebecca Lodge No. 336 and Missouri Pacific Ladies Club, both of
Osawatomie.
She married Ira Sylvester Higginbotham on Sept. 8, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan. He
died Feb. 19, 1985.
Survivors include two daughters, Elsie Waln, Paola, and Donna Guthrie, Moberly,
Mo.; three sons, Loren Higginbotham, Mapelton; Neal Higginbotham, Osawatomie;
and, Keith Higginbotham, Garnett; 11 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren.
A grandchild and a great-grandchild died earlier.
Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Assn., American Cancer
Society or First Baptist Church, sent in care of the funeral home, 305 N. Pearl
St., Paola 66701.
Lawrence Journal World 04/09/2001
Mildred Oneita Laubach Higginbotham (1916-2001) KS
Topeka Services for Mildred Oneita "Laubach" Higginbotham, 84, Topeka,
will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, Topeka. Burial will be
in Big Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at a Topeka care center.
She was born Oct. 15, 1916, in Osage County, the daughter of Charles and Kate
(Groff) Laubach.
She graduated from Osage City High School in 1936 and attended Felt and Tarrant
Comptometer School in Kansas City.
Mrs. Laubach worked for various companies in Manhattan and in the Kansas City
area. While in Topeka she worked for Bruce School and Family Services.
She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Topeks Camping Club.
She married Kenneth B. Higginbotham on Jan. 2, 1938. He survives of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Neil H. Higginbotham, Lawrence; a daughter,
Oneita L. Higginbotham, Belem, Brazil; a sister, Mabel Peterson, Topeka; three
grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the
family will greet them from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Westminster Presbyterian Church,
1275 S.W. Boswell, Topeka 66604.
Travis Michael and Conner Ray Higginbotham (2001-2001) KS
Date: October 8, 2001
Publication: Hutchinson News, The (KS)
Travis Michael and Conner Ray Higginbotham, infant twins of Scott Higginbotham
and Linda Porter, died Oct. 4, 2001, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. They
were born Oct. 3, 2001. Survivors include: their parents, Haven; a brother,
Dallas Manuel Meygeri, Haven; a sister, Elissa Marie Higginbotham, Haven;
grandparents, Maria Branco and Oswald Resendes, both of Massachussetts, and
Donald Ray and Anna Mae Higginbotham, Colorado.. Graveside service will be at 10
a.m. Monday in Memorial Park...
Bonner Springs The Chieftain Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Maude E. Higginbotham (1914-2002) KS
Maude Higginbotham, 88, Lawrence, died Thursday, March 7, at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital, Lawrence. Private memorial services are planned at a later
date following cremation. Inurnment will be in Bonner Springs Cemetery.
The Topeka Capital-Journal 04/29/2002
Michael C. Higginbotham Jr. (1979-2002) KS
OTTAWA -- Michael C. Higginbotham Jr., 22, Ottawa, died Sunday, April
28, 2002, at an Ottawa hospital.
Mr. Higginbotham was working at Leadbetter Homes in Ottawa, where he had been
employed for three years. He also had worked as an auto mechanic at the Wal-Mart
Supercenter.
He was born Dec. 8, 1979, at Paola, the son of Michael C. Higginbotham Sr. and
Sandra Meiers. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1998. He moved to
Ottawa from Rantoul, where he had lived for more than three years after moving
from Williamsburg.
He married Treva Lamm on Aug. 29, 2001, in Ottawa. She survives, of the home.
Survivors also include his father, Michael C. Higginbotham Sr., Ottawa; his
mother, Sandra Meiers, Harveyville; a sister, Michelle Higginbotham, Centropolis;
two half-brothers, Jonathan Higginbotham and Jesse Higginbotham, both of
Harveyville; paternal grandparents Loren and Ivana Higginbotham, Mapleton;
maternal grandparents, Bill and Deloris Meiers, Ottawa; and paternal
greatgrandmother, Louise Brittingham, Pomona.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holmes Cemetery, Prescott. Mr.
Higginbotham will lie in state from 5 p.m. today until service time at the
mortuary, where the family will meet friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Michael Higginbotham Jr. Memorial
Fund, which may be sent in care of Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory,
Ottawa, 66067.
Atchison Daily Globe 10/28/2002
Michelle Parnell Higginbotham (1968-2002) KS/MO
Lawrence Journal World 09/04/2003
Kenneth Bryce Higginbotham (1915-2003) IA/MO/LA/KS
Topeka — Services for Kenneth Bryce Higginbotham, 87, Topeka, will be at
1 p.m. Saturday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel in Topeka. Burial will follow
in East View Cemetery in Big Springs.
Mr. Higginbotham died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, at St. Francis Health Center in
Topeka.
He was born Sept. 7, 1915, in Mystic, Iowa, the son of Lemuel L. and Alice Ann
Ramsden Higginbotham. He graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Mo.
Mr. Higginbotham began working in coal mines in Elmira, Mo. He was an artist and
also worked in advertising at the Kansas City Journal Post and Sears in Kansas
City, Mo. He was advertising manager for Sears in Shreveport, La., and a
commercial artist for Pictorial Times. When he retired, he was supervisor of the
directory art department of Southwestern Bell Telephone in Topeka. He was voted
advertising man of the year and awarded the medallion from Printers Ink Magazine
in 1966. He was a World War II veteran and member of Westminster Presbyterian
Church.
He married Mildred Laubach on Jan. 2, 1938. She died April 5, 2001.
Survivors include a son, Neil H., Lawrence; a daughter, Oneita L. Higginbotham,
Braganca, Brazil; three grandsons; and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel, where family will
receive them from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The family suggests memorials to Westminster Presbyterian Church, sent in care
of the funeral chapel, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka 66604.
Lawrence Journal World Friday, January 2, 2004
Neil H. Higginbotham (1938-2004) MO/LA/IA/KS
Services for Neil H. Higginbotham, 65, rural Lawrence, will be at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Military graveside services will follow in
Eastview Cemetery near Big Springs.
Mr. Higginbotham died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at his home.
He was born Oct. 15, 1938, in Independence, Mo., the son of Kenneth B. and
Mildred O. (Laubach) Higginbotham. He attended grade school in Shreveport, La.,
and in Scranton, Kan. He attended Highland Park Junior High and graduated from
Topeka High School in 1956. He lived for nearly nine years in Winterset, Iowa,
then moved to Lawrence in 1986.
Mr. Higginbotham served in the U.S. Navy from June 1956 to September 1959 aboard
the USS Kearsarge and USS Oriskany. He was an audio man and announcer for WIBW
TV from 1963 to 1970 and an electronic engineer for Philco Ford, Dymo and Itek
from 1970 to 1986. He also worked for Jostens/American Yearbook, Walsworth
Publishing in Marceline, Mo., and as an electronics engineer for the Kansas
Turnpike Authority from September 1986 until he retired Dec. 22, 2000. He was a
member of Centenary United Methodist Church.
He married Carol R. Fouts on March 5, 1961, in Topeka. She survives, of the
home.
Other survivors include three sons, Kenneth Mark, Fort Sill, Okla., David Neil,
Bend, Ore., and Stephen James, Lawrence; a sister, Oneita L. Higginbotham,
Braganca, Brazil; and six grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary.
The family suggests memorials to the church or Hospice Care in Douglas County,
sent in care of the mortuary.
E-mail condolences may be sent to larry@warrenmcelwain.com, subject:
Higginbotham.
Kansas City Star 04/16/2004
Cecil Robert Higginbotham (1939-2004) WV/KS
Cecil Robert "Hig" Higginbotham - Cecil Robert "Hig" Higginbotham, 65, of Loch
Lloyd Village, passed away April 14, 2004, at home. Funeral services will be 2
p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2004, at McGilley State Line Chapel. Friends may call
6-8 p.m. Friday, April 16, at the chapel. Entombment in Mt. Moriah South
Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart
Association. Hig was born February 20, 1939 in Point Pleasant, WV. He attended
West Virginia Institute of Technology, served four years as a Navy Pilot, and 31
years with American Airlines based out of New York Airports. He was preceded in
death by his father, mother and two brothers. He is survived by his wife,
Judith, of the home; two sons, Bob Higginbotham and wife, Amy, Shawnee, KS and
Todd Higginbotham, Atlanta, GA; two grandsons, Ben and Drew; dear family
members, Virginia Snodgrass, Henry and Alma Cline; brother, Paul Higginbotham
and sister, Delores Jones. (Arrangements: McGilley State Line Chapel (816)
9426180)
Lawrence Journal World 10/04/2005
Jaye Ann “Jann” Higginbotham, Lawrence (1955 - 2005) TX/KS
Inurnment services for Jaye Ann “Jann” Higginbotham, 50, Lawrence, will be 11
a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe.
Miss Higginbotham died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, at her home, of ovarian cancer.
She was born Sept. 21, 1955, in Dallas, the daughter of George William and Mary
Jane “Janie” Hulings Higginbotham. She graduated from Bishop Ward High School in
Kansas City, Kan., in 1973. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in
criminal justice from Washburn University in Topeka in 1978 and an Associate of
Arts degree in physical therapy from Penn Valley Community College in Kansas
City, Mo. She moved from Olathe to Lawrence in 1995.
Miss Higginbotham worked as a physical therapy assistant at University of Kansas
Medical Center for 10 years and was a member of the Physical Therapy Assistants
Assn. She previously worked with young people in the criminal justice field.
Survivors include her partner, Ann Alexander, Lawrence; her father, Olathe; two
brothers, George Higginbotham Jr., Olathe, and Jaren Higginbotham, Shawnee; and
two sisters, Jill Britton, Sterling, and Jenny Leiker, Olathe.
The family suggests memorials to the Jane Higginbotham Memorial Fund for the
Physical Therapy Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901
Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160 or sent in care of Lawrence Funeral Chapel.
Kansas City Star 01/05/2006
David M. Higginbotham (ca1935-2006) KS
David M. Higginbotham, 71, January 3, 2006. He worked for the National Weather Service for 38 years, worked from 1994 to 1998 at PRC, and from 1998 to 2002 at RDC. He is survived by his wife, Anita Higginbotham; his daughters, Patricia A. Hayden, Diana L. Wilson, Rachel R. Welch, and seven grandchildren.
Kansas City Star 12/27/2006
Geraldine D. Elliott Higginbotham (1923-2006) MO/KS
Geraldine D. Higginbotham, 83, Bucyrus, KS, passed away December 24,
2006 at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, KS. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, December 28, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 10507 Holmes Rd. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of donor's choice. Mrs.
Higginbotham was born August 11, 1923 in Kansas City, MO, daughter of Carl and
Erlene (McGinty) Elliott. She retired from American Hereford Association. She
was preceded in death by her son David and three brothers Jim, Bob and Gene. She
is survived by sons Denny (Karen) Higginbotham, Steve (Ceil) Higginbotham and
their father Ed Higginbotham; sister Barbara Coe; grandchildren Greg, Scott,
Brett, Shawn, Jarrett, Jaclyn and Tucker Higginbotham; great grandchildren
Sierra, Averi and Kelsey Higginbotham; brother-in-law George Higginbotham;
sisters-in-law Rita Elliott and Shirley Higginbotham; and many nieces and
nephews. (Arr: Mt. Moriah & Freeman 816-9422004)
Wichita Eagle 05/16/2007
Oma B. McInturff Higginbotham (ca1911-2007) KS
WELLINGTON - Higginbotham, Oma B., 96, died May 13, 2007. Service 11
a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church. Survivors: daughter, Yvonna Ross
of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisters, Bobby Ketch of Guthrie, Okla., Gracie Price, Lorene
Ivy both of Levelland, Texas; brother, C.R. McInturff of Amarillo, Texas; 2
grandchildren. Frank Funeral Home.
Kansas City Star 11/30/2007
Donald S. Higginbotham (1923-2007) PA/MO
Donald S. Higginbotham, 84, passed away November 28, 2007. Donald was
born October 21, 1923 in Port Vue, PA to Edward and Bessie Higginbotham. He
graduated with the class of 1942 from Mckeesport High School. Donald was in the
U.S. Army, 116th Infantry, 29th Division during WWII. He received the Purple
Heart for being wounded at Omaha Beach. Donald retired after 40 years as
customer service agent with Continental Airlines. He was a member of Gloria Dei
Lutheran Church. Donald was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters and 1
brother. Survivors include his wife of 43 years, RoseMarie; daughter, Lucinda
"Cindy" McCaffrey (Patrick); his son, Scott "Scotty" Higginbotham (Teresa) and 4
grandchildren, Ryan Teich and Daniel, Grace and Brennan Higginbotham. Services
will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 3 with visitation one hour prior to services
at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church; 5409 NW 72nd St; Kansas City, MO. Interment in
Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery. (Arr. Mt. Moriah Terrace Park (816) 734-5500)
Kansas City Star 07/13/2008
Shirley J. Fischer Higginbotham (1935-2008) MO/KS
Shirley J. Higginbotham, 72, of Leawood, KS, passed away, Friday, July 11, 2008. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 14, at Mt. Moriah and Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Donations may be made to Prader Willi Syndrome Association, 5700 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL 34242. Shirley was born on October 8, 1935, in Kansas City, MO. She was the daughter of John and Margaret (Davis) Fischer. She was married for 47 years to Gene Higginbotham. During her life she was a homemaker, supporter of her family and husband, gardener, lover of the holidays and of family gatherings. Shirley was a member of Village Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, and two sisters, Mary Ann Rose and Betty Huffman. Shirley is survived by her sons, Kevin Higginbotham and wife Marian of Leawood, KS, and Daron Higginbotham and wife Jean of Stilwell, KS, and four grandchildren, Ryan, Courtney, Matthew and Erik, sister Carol Katsantoness and brother John Fischer, both of Kansas City, MO. She was loved by her family and will be deeply missed. Arrangements: Mt. Moriah and Freeman, (816) 942-2004.
Iola Register 03/16/2009
Vina Mae Conwell Higginbotham (1910-2009) KS
Vina Mae Higginbotham, 98, of Carlyle died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at her home. She was born Oct. 27, 1910, in Gas, the daughter of Ralph J. and Blanche A. (Tiffany) Conwell. She graduated from Iola High School. On July 23, 1929, she married Con W. Higginbotham, and they made their home in Carlyle. He died July 19, 2001. She enjoyed sewing. She was a member of the Carlyle Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She is survived by a son, Steve, Bartlesville, Okla.; three daughters, Connie Grimes and her husband, Bill, Grove, Okla., Billie Frame, Bartlesville, and Linda Guenther her husband, Mel, Carlyle; a sister, Ruth Richards, Iola; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Chambers, Carlyle, and Reba Conwell, Bartlesville; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A granddaughter, Traci Frame, a brother and four sisters died earlier. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Carlyle Presbyterian Church. The Rev. David Moore will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola. Memorials to Carlyle Presbyterian Church or Allen County Healthcare Foundation (Hospice) may be left at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.