Louisiana Obituaries
The Milford (IA) Mail (07/07/1887
J. W. Higginbotham (????-1887) LA
The Dunkirk (NY) Observer-Journal 12/17/1888
Pierre Walford (?) Higginbotham 1869-1888) LA
The Lafayette Advertiser 03/20/1897
James Higginbotham (1811-1897) GA/LA
The Lafayette Advertiser 01/04/1905
Elizabeth Tinsley Higginbotham (1827-1904) LA
The Galveston (TX) Daily News 12/27/1909
Wade Edward Higginbotham (1871-1909) LA
The Daily Northwestern 1931
David Higginbotham (ca1908-1931) LA
The Billings (MT) Gazette 08/09/1943
Ernest Marvin Higginbotham (1921-1943) LA
American Press 07/26/1954
Everett Middleton Higginbotham (1921-1954) LA
American Press 07/14/1955
Kermit James Higginbotham (1940-1955) LA
Ruston Daily Leader 09/10/1956
Walter Edwin Higginbotham (1921-1956) LA
The Hammond Times 04/27/1957
Penny Lynn Higginbotham (1957-1957) LA
Enterprise News-American 07/16/1959
Earl Higginbotham (ca1895-1959) LA
Last Rites Held Tuesday For Earl Higginbotham
Earl Higginbotham, 64, Goldonna, died Sunday in a Pineville hospital after a
long illness.
Services were held Tuesday at Antioch Baptist Church, the Rev. R. Robinson
officiating.
Burial followed in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home
of Winnfield.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Bertha Higginbotham, Goldonna; a daughter, Mrs. R.
F. Carr, Shreveport, and three grandchildren.
Lake Charles American Press 12/05/1960
Joseph Franklin Higginbotham (1910-1960) LA
Lake Charles American Press 01/23/1961
Electa Colligan Higginbotham (1872-1961) LA
Lake Charles American Press 01/23/1962
Raynold Higginbotham (1942-1962) LA
Lake Charles American Press 02/28/1962
Irene Higginbotham (1894-1962) LA
Lake Charles American Press 08/07/1962
Joseph Gerasin "Jerry Joseph" Higginbotham (1881-1962) LA
Lake Charles American Press 07/09/1965
Jewes Augustus Higginbotham (1912-1965) LA
Lake Charles American Press 11/11/1966
Silas Augusta Higginbotham (1908-1966) LA
The Port Arthur News 01/24/1967
Marie Onezide LeDoux Higginbotham (1887-1967) LA
Lake Charles American Press 03/13/1967
Charles Higginbotham (1886-1967) LA
The Port Arthur News 10/10/1968
Joseph Stafford Higginbotham (1886-1968) LA
The Times-Picayune 10/30/1968
Edward H. Higginbotham (ca1907-1968) AL/LA
Edward H. Higginbotham, on Tuesday, October 29, 1968, at 11:55 am., beloved husband of Anita Ferrara, father of James E. Higginbotham of Greenwood, Miss; son of Rose Hughes and the late James E. Higginbotham; brother of Philip Higginbotham and Mrs. Theo Edney; also survived by two grandchildren, age 61 years; a native of Talladega Springs, Ala., and a resident of New Orleans the past three years. Private funeral services were held from the funeral home of Jacob Schoen & Son, Inc., 3827 Canal Street at N. Scott, on Wednesday, October 30, 1968 at 8 am. Interment in Laketown Park Mausoleum. Donation to Cancer Fund.
The (Port Arthur) News 08/11/1975
Cecille Higginbotham Guidry (1923-1975) LA
Lafourche Comet 06/13/1982
Benjamin Higginbotham (1942-1982) LA
Benjamin Higginbotham, a native of Opelousas and resident of Houma, died
Saturday at age 40. He was secretary-treasurer of Duplantis Truck Line.
Visitation will be from 1-10 p.m. today at Chauvin Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday from the funeral home chapel.
Burial will follow at St. Francis No. 2 cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham is survived by his wife, June Duplantis Higginbotham; by his
parents, Verlis Miller Higginbotham and Charles Higginbotham; by three
daughters, Jessica Higginbotham, Mrs. John (Melissa Charpentier) Roell, and
Michelle Charpentier, all of Houma; by a brother, John Dalton Higginbotham of
Opelousas; and by a sister, Mrs. Jerome (Deanna Gayle) LeBlanc of Houma.
Chauvin Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Enterprise News-American 02/18/1983
F. A. Higginbotham (ca1931-1983) LA
F. A. Higginbotham, 52, 1609 Holloway Drive, Pineville, died Thursday,
February 11, 1983 in Rapides General Hospital.
He was a pump superintendent for the City of Pineville and a member of Alpine
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Katie F. Higginbotham of Pineville; a brother, Arter
Higginbotham of Crowville; two sisters, Eva Mac Cricks and Maggie Hebert, both
of Baton Rouge.
Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Hixson Bros., Pineville,
with the Revs. Charles Youngblood and James Hogan officiating. Burial was
in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Winnfield.
Times Picayune 08/16/1994
Norman Arthur Higginbotham (1943-1994) TX/LA
Norman Arthur Higginbotham, chairman of the chemistry and physics department at
Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, died Sunday of lung cancer at his
home in Albany, La. He was 51. Mr. Higginbotham was born in Walker and lived in
Albany for many years. He was an Air Force
Veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Lucille Frey
Higginbotham; two sons, Norman August Higginbotham of Orlando, Fla., and Wyatt
Higginbotham of Albany; a daughter, Normandy Hood of Denham Springs; and a
sister, Linda Ballard of Denham Springs. A funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m.
at Harry McNeely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond. Visitation will be today from 6
To 10 p.m. Burial will be in Beechridge Cemetery, Denham Springs.
Times Picayune 12/22/1994
Kathryn Higginbotham Gros (ca1920-1994) CT/LA
Kathryn Higginbotham Gros, a homemaker, died Tuesday of a heart attack at her
home in Harvey. She was 74. Mrs. Gros was born in New London, Conn., and lived
in Harvey for 22 years. She was formerly employed by Southern New England
Telephone Co. Survivors include her husband, Paul John Gros Jr.; a son, Paul J.
Gros III; two daughters, Kathy Gros Faulkner and Karen Gros Kern; two sisters,
Ethel H. Newcomb and Frances H. Lake; and three grandchildren. A funeral will be
held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway,
Harvey. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery.
Times Picayune 05/19/1995
Velma "Vee" Higginbotham Brooks (ca1905-1995) LA
Velma "Vee" Higginbotham Brooks, a retired teacher, died Wednesday in Slidell.
She was 90. Mrs. Brooks was born in Greensburg and lived in Slidell for many
years. She was a member of Quillen Temple Church of God in Christ. She is
survived by her husband, Robert Charles Brooks Jr.; a daughter, June B. Paul; a
sister, Lillie V. Bates of Alexandria, Va.; two grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Quillen
Temple Church of God in Christ, 812 Stanley St., Slidell. Burial will be at
Black Creek Cemetery, Louisiana 10, Greensburg. Freddie E. Doyle Funeral Home in
Slidell is in charge af arrangements.
Baton Rouge Advocate 10/16/1997
Carrie Higginbotham Adams (ca1897-1997) LA
A retired seamstress with Goudchaux's with 30 years of service and a resident of
Baton Rouge, she died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 1997, at Zachary Manor Nursing Home. She
was 100 and a native of St. Francisville. Interment in Galilee Baptist Church
cemetery.
Survived by grandchildren, Claudia Laperouse, Pride, and Boyd and Claude Adams, both of Baker; a daughter-in-law, Theda Adams, Baton Rouge; eight great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by husband, Claude Daniel Adams Sr.; two sons, Boyd W. and Claude D. Adams; a daughter, Bertha Mae Adams; and a grandson, Karl R. Adams. She was a member of Rebecca Lodge No. 62 and a longtime member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, both in Baton Rouge.
The Courier 12/07/1997
Ruby Jewel Higginbotham Collum (1922-1997) TX/LA
Ruby Jewel Rigginbotham Collum, 75, a native of Mexia, Texas, and resident of
Houma, died at 12:50 p.m. today at Samart Funeral Home. A second
visitation will take place Tuesday in Kilgore, Texas, at Rader Funeral Home.
For more information, call (903) 984-2525.
She is survived by one son, James Edward Brown;
one brother, Andrew Woodward Higginbotham Jr. of Longview, Texas; three
grandchildren, Kim Rodrigue Champagne of Houma, Melissa LeBoeuf of Houma, and
Jaime Brown of San Antonio, Texas; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward
Russell Collum; one daugher, Margaret LeBoeuf; one brother, James Aubry
Higginbotham; and two sisters, Myrtle Marie Higginbotham Oliver.
She was a Baptist. She was a member of
Eastern Star and served as the queen of the Krewe of Flames in 1966.
Opelousas Daily World 01/20/1998
Athalie Sonnier Higginbotham (1920-1998) LA
PORT BARRE - Funeral services for Mrs. Athalie Sonnier Higginbotham, 77, will be
held at 3:30 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the
new church cemetery. The Rev. Mike Hebert will conduct the services.
Mrs. Higginbotham, a native of Eunice and a resident of Port Barre for most of
her life, died at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 1998, in Columbia Doctors'
Hospital in Opelousas.
Survivors include: three sons, Billy Comeaux, Johnny Comeaux and Roy Comeaux
Jr., all of Port Barre; a daughter, Mrs. Danny (Maxine) Stoute of Port Barre; a
brother, Hilman (Edmond) Sonnier of Port Barre; a sister, Mary Ann Prudhomme of
Port Barre; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her first husband, James Roy Comeaux
Sr.; and her second husband, Oscar Higginbotham.
Visiting hours began at 3:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. today until
time of services. A rosary was recited at 6:30 p.m. Sibille Funeral Home of Port
Barre was in charge of arrangements.
03/06/1998
Yola Mae Fisette Higginbotham (1921-1998) LA
Moss Bluff -- Funeral services for Mrs. Ward (Yola Mae) Higginbotham, 75, will
be at 2 p.m. today, March 6, from St. Theodore Catholic Church.
The Revs. Charles Dubois and Joseph Bourque will officiate. Burial will be in
Consolata Cemetery in Lake Charles.
Visitation is from 8 a.m. in Hixson Funeral Home of Moss Bluff. A rosary was
said Thursday evening.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Wednesday, March 4, 1998, in her residence.
A native of Opelousas, she had lived in the Lake Charles area since 1950. She
was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church. She was a member of VFW Post 2130,
Lady's Auxiliary past president, and past president of District V, VFW.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Michael Ward Higginbotham of Lake
Charles; one granddaughter; and one step grandson.
Lake Charles American Press 04/16/1998
Natalie Mae Higginbotham
Funeral services for Mrs. Natalie Mae Higginbotham, 54, will be at 3
p.m. Friday, April 17, in Johnson Funeral Home.
Deacon Dan Landry will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens
Cemetery.
Visitation is from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 6 p.m.; and from 8
a.m. Friday.
Mrs. Higginbotham died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, 1998, in a local
hospital.
A native of Lake Arthur, she was a resident of Lake Charles for many years and
was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Abbie Joseph Higginbotham I; one son, John Mark
Landry of Lake Charles; one daughter, Rose Keele of Dickson, Texas; one stepson,
Edgar Higginbotham of Lake Charles; three stepdaughters, Linda Kingrey of Eunice
and Connie Chesson and Edna Norris, both of Lake Charles; five brothers, Larry
Landry of Baton Rouge, Billy Landry of Lake Charles; Allen and Norman Landry,
both of DeRidder, and V.M. Landry of Memphis, Tenn; four sisters, Doris Franklin
of Lake Charles, Linda Woolford of Sulphur, Earline Pousson of Iota and Viola
LeJeune of Jennings; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Lake Charles American Press 04/20/1998
Florence Higginbotham Bible (1938-1998) LA/TX
Funeral services for Mrs. Florence (Higginbotham) Bible, 60, of San Angelo,
Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. Edgar Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.
Visitation is from 2-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Bible died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, 1998, in her residence.
A native of Bell City, she lived in West Texas most of her life. She was a
member of First Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Doucet of San Angelo; two daughters, Brenda
Chaline of Lake Charles and Shelia Faulk of San Angelo; one step-son, Earl
Trahan Jr. of Lake Charles; three sisters, Elda Tramonte, Mary Louise Trahan and
Ethel Marie Arabie, all of Lake Charles; and six grandchildren.
Times Picayune 06/18/1998
Jeanne Higginbotham Landry (ca1935-1998) LA
Jeanne Higginbotham Landry, vice president of Pratt Landry Associates Inc. and a
microwave cookbook author, died Wednesday of liver disease at Tulane University
Medical Center. She was 63. Mrs. Landry was born in New Orleans and lived in
Metairie. She graduated from St. Joseph's Academy. She was a former principal of
St. Lawrence The Martyr High School in Kenner. In the early 1970s she began
adapting Creole and Cajun recipes to the microwave oven and introduced many
residents of Louisiana to this method of cooking through her work for Louis W.
Howat and Son Distributors, McDonald Sales and General Electric. She wrote a
cookbook, "Saute", containing many of her Creole and Cajun microwave
adaptations. Survivors include her husband, Pratt Landry; three sons, Dave, Tim
and Pratt Landry III; two daughters, Collette Landry Weaver and Amy Landry Bodet;
her mother, Winona Robichaux Higginbotham; And 11 grandchildren. A mass will be
said Friday At 11 a.m. at Our Lady Of The Rosary Catholic Church, 3368 Esplanade
Ave. Visitation will be today from 6 To 9 p.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son
Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St., and Friday from 9 To 11 a.m. at the church. Burial
will be in Metairie Cemetery.
Lake Charles American Press 08/07/1998
Thomas Higginbotham (1920-1998) LA
Funeral services for Thomas Higginbotham, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug.
8, in Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1998, in his residence.
Opelousas Daily World 01/29/1999
Edna Marie Faul Higginbotham (1910-1999) LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Gilbert Higginbotham, the former Edna Marie "Mamie"
Faul, 88, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park.
The Rev. Jeff DeBlanc will conduct the services.
Mrs. Higginbotham, a resident of Opelousas, died at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, January
27, 1999, in Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. She was a housewife.
Survivors include: two grandchildren, Jay Guidry of Opelousas and Carla Dupuy of
Tucson, Ariz.; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Marshall (Elia)
Burleigh of Sunset.
Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Higginbotham; a
daughter, Myrtle Guidry; and her parents, Arcard and Melissa Venable Faul.
Visiting hours will be observed from 4 to 11 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. Saturday
until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m.
Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Road in Opelousas is in charge of
arrangements.
Lake Chares American Press 02/16/1999
Bertha Daigle Higginbotham (1919-1999) LA
Funeral services for Bertha Daigle Higginbotham, 80, will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18, in Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Dan Landry will
officiate. Burial will be in Consolata Cemetery.
Visitation is 2-10 p.m. Wednesday, with a Scripture service at 7:30 p.m.; and
from 8 a.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Higginbotham died at 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, in a local
hospital.
A native of Church Point, she was a Lake Charles resident for most of her life.
She was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include one son, Jackie Higginbotham of Lake Charles; two sisters,
Ruby Latiolais of Lake Charles and Ivy Tredell of Lewisburg; five grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Opelousas Daily World 02/23/1999
Gloria Jane Benoit Higginbotham (1939-1999) LA
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Mrs. Gloria B. Higginbotham, 59,
will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
here with burial in the church cemetery.
The Rev. Mitchel Guidry will conduct the services.
Mrs. Higginbotham, a resident of Church Point, died Monday, February 22, 1999,
in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Survivors include: her husband, Harry Higginbotham of Church Point; two
daughters, Christine Higginbotham of Church Point and Stephanie Higginbotham of
Baton Rouge; a son, Joseph Higginbotham of Church Point; two grandsons, Layton
Higginbotham and Connor McDonald; and a sister, Lacy Benoit of Church Point.
Visiting hours will be observed from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m.
Wednesday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Lake Charles American Press 3/16/1999
Natrice Vital Higginbotham (ca1913-1999) LA
Funeral services for Natrice Higginbotham, 86, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
March 17, from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
The Rev. Karl Fuselier will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery
under the direction of Combre Funeral Home. Visitation is from 8 a.m. Wednesday
in the funeral home.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Sunday, March 14, 1999, in a local hospital.
A native of Lake Charles, she was a school teacher for 40 years. She was a
member for the Christian Mothers.
Survivors include two sons, G.C. Higginbotham of Lake Charles and Clorenza
Higginbotham of Perris, Calif.; one brother, Oliver Vital of New Orleans; two
sisters, Matilda Higginbotham of Los Angeles and Olena Broussard of Lake
Charles; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Opelousas Daily World 04/07/1999
Barbara Ann Guidroz Higginbotham
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Mrs. Archie Higginbotham, the former
Barbara Guidroz, 54, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery #2.
The Rev. Tom Montelaro will conduct the services.
Mrs. Higginbotham, a resident of Church Point, died at 3:53 p.m. Wednesday,
April 6, 1999, in Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include: her mother, Mrs. Hazel Marks of Prairie Ronde; her
husband, Archie Higginbotham of Church Point; three sons, David Nelams,
Newton Nelams and Archie Higginbotham, all of Church Point; three daughters,
Donna Arnaud of Opelousas, Catherine Faul and Amanda Bourque, both of Church
Point; three brothers, Harold Guidroz of Port Barre, Camille Guidroz of St.
Martinville and Joseph Guidroz of Prairie Ronde; two sisters, Rose Guidroz of
Port Barre and Elaine Aymond of Prairie Ronde; and 17 grandchildren.
Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Guidroz; her
paternal grandmother, Angelle Guidroz; and her maternal grandparents,
Hepolite and Ceraide Thibodeaux.
Pallbearers will be Tony Faul, Archie Higginbotham Jr., David Nelams, Mark
Arnaud, Kevin Bourque and Newton Nelams. Honorary pallbearers will be Giles Faul,
Timothy Nelams, Jeremy Nelams and Shane Lyons.
Visiting hours will be observed from 10 a.m. today until time of services on
Thursday. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. by Jim Cormier.
Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Famerville Gazette 7/15/1999
Walter Edward Higginbotham (1943-1999) LA
Graveside services for Mr. W.E. "Eddie" Higginbotham, age 55 of Monroe, were
held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 1999, at the Downsville Cemetery in
Downsville.
Arrangements were under the direction of Farrar Funeral Home of Farmerville.
Mr. Higginbotham, an iron worker, died on Tuesday, July 6, 1999, after a sudden
illness in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a member of the Iron-worker Union Local 710
for the past 32 years.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Higginbotham of Monroe; two sons, Terry
Higginbotham and wife Colleen of Omaha and Mike Higginbotham of Monroe;
mother-in -law, Madge long of West Monroe; two brothers, Billy Paul Higginbotham
al1 of Houston and Albert Higginbotham of Bastrop; one sister, JoAnn Brister of
West Monroe; and five grandchildren, David, Erin, Danial, Jon-Michael and Sierra
Higginbotham.
Opelousas Daily World 08/16/1999
Paul Randy Higginbotham (1952-1999)
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Mr. Randy Higginbotham, 46, were
held at 2 p.m. today in Guidry Funeral Home Chapel here with burial in Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Church Point.
Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
Ashley County (AR) Ledger 09/05/1999
Joe Andrew Higginbotham, Jr. (1921-1999) AR/LA
Services for Joe Andrew Higginbotham, Jr., 78, of Monroe, LA, were at 2
p.m. Saturday, September 4, 1999, at Kilpatrick's chapel on Lamy Lane in Monroe
with Rev. Jim Brown officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.
Mr. Higginbotham died Wednesday, September 1, 1999. He was born July 24, 1921,
in Hamburg to Joe and Estelle Higginbotham and grew up in Ashley County. He
served his country in the Army Air Corps and married his high school sweetheart,
Jean Anita Bradney Higginbotham, who preceded him in death. He spent 35 years in
the finance business, mostly in Monroe, with Friendly Finance, retiring in 1983.
He spent his retirement years with his beloved Mary Jo Williams Higginbotham
hunting and fishing until her untimely death. He was a member of Graham Surghnor
Masonic Lodge #383, F&AM, the Monroe Scottish Rite bodies, and was a York Rite
Mason. He was a member of the Barak Shrine Temple where he served as a member of
the provost guard and a member of the High Twelve Club of NLU. He regularly
volunteered his time and energies to many worthwhile projects. He attended the
Fist Baptist Church of Monroe as often as his health would allow. Survivors
include his two sons, Joe and Brad Higginbotham of Grand Junction, CO; three
stepchildren, James and Ken Williams and Karen Carnahan of West Monroe; 14
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; a sister, Agnes Weldon of Chebeaque
Island, Maine; and a brother, W. T. Higginbotham of Hamburg.
Opelousas Daily World 10/30/1999
Harry Joseph Higginbotham (1928-1999)
LA
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Harry Higginbotham, 71, will be held
2 p.m. Sunday at Duhon Funeral Home here with burial in Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart Cemetery.
Officiating will be the Rev. David McCraney.
Mr. Higginbotham died 5:31 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 1999, at Our Lady of
Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette.
Survivors include: his wife, Roberta Higginbotham of Church Point; two sons,
John Higginbotham and Michael Higginbotham, both of Church Point; four
daughters, Karen Richard of Church Point, Elizabeth Mire of Richard, and Rhonda
Darby and Tiffany Boudreaux, both of Sunset; two brothers, Austin Higginbotham
and George Higginbotham, both of Church Point; a sister, Valarie LeJeune of
Richard; and 17 grandchildren.
Mr. Higginbotham is preceded in death by his parents, John B. and Louise
Higginbotham; a brother, Ray Higginbotham; and two sisters, Ruby Bihm and Esther
Higginbotham.
Visitation is 6 p.m. to time of service Sunday at the funeral home.
Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Lake Charles American Press 11/18/1999
Hildred N. Higginbotham (ca1946-1999) LA
DERIDDER -- Funeral services for Hildred N.
Higginbotham, 53, will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in Myers-Colonial Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1999, in a Lake Charles hospital.
Lake Charles American Press 11/27/1999
Mrs. Marie Higginbotham (ca1911-1999) LA
DERIDDER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Marie
Higginbotham, 88, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, in Myers-Colonial Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Thursday, Nov. 25, 1999, in her residence.
Lake Charles American Press 12/30/1999
Vina Mae Gautreaux Higginbotham (1930-1999) LA
DERIDDER -- Funeral services for Vina Mae
"Verna" Higginbotham, 69, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, in Hopewell
Baptist Church. The Rev. Byron Williams will officiate. Burial will be in
Hopewell Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard-Vernon Funeral Home.
Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 9 a.m. Friday
at the church.
Mrs. Higginbotham died at 5:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 1999,, in a DeRidder
hospital.
A native of Big Lake, she lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She moved to
Bundick Lake 17 years ago and retired as a teacher aide at K.R. Hanchey
Elementary School. She was formerly employed at the at the Calcasieu Association
for Retarded Citizens in Westlake as a teacher aide. She was a member of
Hopewell Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey Higginbotham of Dickenson, Texas, and Gary
Mire of Moss Bluff; three daughters, Gloria Harlloe of Oraville, Calif., Gwen
Broussard of Moss Bluff and Sandra Bostick of Haddock, Ga.; two brothers, Dae
Gautreaux of Scott and Weston Gautreaux of Rayne; seven sisters, Ruby Cormier of
Eunice, Laura Short of Broussard, Ruth Skipper and Hazel Cormier, both of Duson,
Anna Benoit of Wadsworth, Texas, Anna Mae Simmoneaux and Sylvia Dominique, both
of Rayne; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Lake Charles American Press 01/03/2000
Mabel Lyons Higginbotham (1916-2000) LA
CHURCH POINT -- Funeral services for Mabel
Lyons Higginbotham, 83, will be at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 3, in First Pentecostal
Church. Interment will be in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum under the
direction of Guidry Funeral Home.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, in the Opelousas hospital.
Opelousas Daily World 02/14/2000
Lora Doucet Higginbotham (1910-2000)
LA
WHITEVILLE - Funeral services for Ms. Lora Higginbotham, 89, were held
at 2 p.m. today in Resurrection Church here with burial in the church cemetery.
Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of arrangements.
Opelousas Daily World 03/27/2000
Winnola Rayon Higginbotham (1904-2000)
LA
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Mrs. Armand Higginbotham, the former
Winnola Rayon, 95, were held at noon today in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church here with burial in the church mausoleum. Guidry Funeral Home of
Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
Crowley Post-Signal 04/09/ 2000
Irene Godeaux Higginbotham (1918-2000) LA
CHURCH POINT - Irene Godeaux Higginbotham, 80, died at her
residence at 11:40 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2000. Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2000, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial was held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery #1. Guidry Funeral Home
of Church Point was in charge of arrangements.
Opelousas Daily World 04/27/2000
Wilson Joseph Higginbotham (1916-2000)
LA
GRAND COTEAU - Funeral services for Mr. Wilson Joseph "Hick"
Higginbotham, 83, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Melancon Funeral Home
Chapel here with burial in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau. The
Rev. Msgr. Paul Metrejean, a friend of the family, will conduct the services.
Mr. Higginbotham, a native of Port Arthur, Texas, and a resident of Opelousas
since early childhood, died at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2000, in Opelousas
General Hospital. He had been employed with Bertheaud Motors of Opelousas, St.
Landry Tractor Company of Opelousas and Ortego Oil of Opelousas. Mr.
Higginbotham was a veteran of the military, having served in the U.S. Army
during World War II. Survivors include: his wife, Josephine Soulas Higginbotham
of Opelousas; two sons, Ronald James Higginbotham and his wife Denise of
Kalamazoo, Mich., and Wilson John Higginbotham of Lafayette; two daughters, Judy
Stanford and Fredrick Bastien of Lafayette and Cheryl Higginbotham Abdalla and
her husband Robert Abdalla of Opelousas; three grandchildren, Michael Hernandez
Stanford and April Ivy Kelly and her husband Jamie, both of Lafayette, and
Joshua Caleb Higginbotham of Kalamazoo, Mich.; a great-granddaughter, Madeleine
Jayne Kelly of Lafayette; and four sisters, Eva Lavergne, Odille Landry, Alice
Leger and Mrs. Homer Labbe. Mr. Higginbotham was preceded in death by his
parents, Henry Higginbotham and the former Louisa Bellard, both natives of
Church Point; his adoptive mother, Honora Beaugh; seven brothers, Percy
Higginbotham, Joseph Honore Beaugh, Leonidas Beaugh, Theodore Beaugh, Albert
Beaugh, Frank Beaugh and Roaul Beaugh; and four sisters, Josephine Richard,
Corinne Lavergne, Louise Auzenne and Louisiana Ruptier. Visiting hours will be
observed from 8 a.m. Friday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at
3:30 p.m. Melancon Funeral Home of Grand Coteau is in charge of arrangements.
Crowley Post-Signal 06/18/ 2000
Joyce Marie Higginbotham Francois (1922-2000) LA
CHURCH POINT - Mrs. Burley Francois, 77, nee, Joyce
Higginbotham, died at 12 a.m. Saturday, June 17, 2000, at Acadia-St. Landry
Hospital in Church Point. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday,
June 19, 2000 in Our Lady Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be held in
the church cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lake Charles American Press 7/7/2000
Cynthia Marie ???? Higginbotham (ca1961-2000) LA
JENNINGS - Funeral services for Cynthia
Marie Higginbotham, 39, will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 9, in Immanuel Christ
Sanctified Holiness Church.
Felton R. Joseph will officiate. Dismissal will be at 10 a.m. Monday. Burial
will be in Southside Cemetery under the direction of Owens-Thomas Funeral Home
of Eunice. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. Sunday in the church.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Wednesday, July 5, 2000, in the Jennings hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Eddie Higginbotham of Jennings; three sons, Randy
K. Davis Jr., Gregory R. Livingston Jr. and Lance E. Higginbotham, all of
Jennings; three brothers, Kevin J. King of Lake Charles, Arthur Etienne Jr. of
Chicago and Travis D. Etienne of Jennings;
one sister, Carolyn J. Simon of Jennings; her mother and stepfather, Betty
Etienne and Arthur Etienne Sr. of Jennings; and one grandchild.
Opelousas Daily World 07/14/2000
Preston Higginbotham (1934-2000) LA
EUNICE - Funeral services for Mr. Preston Higginbotham, 66, will be held
at 3 p.m. today in St. Thomas More Catholic Church here with burial in Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery in Church Point. Quirk & Son
Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Crowley Post-Signal 10/27/ 2000
Lillian Matte Higginbotham (1908-2000) LA
CHURCH POINT - Lillian Matte Higginbotham, 92, died on Wednesday, October 25, 2000, at Acadia - St. Landry Guest House. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 27, 2000, at Our Lady of the Sacred Catholic Church. Burial will be held in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Opelousas World Daily 12/03/2000
Leonce Higginbotham (1917-2000) LA
PORT BARRE - Funeral services for Mr. Leonce Higginbotham, 83, will be
held at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church here with burial in the church cemetery.
The Rev. Mike Hebert will conduct the services.
Mr. Higginbotham died at 6:30 a.m. Friday, December 1, at Opelousas General
Hospital. He was a dozer Operator and an army veteran from World War II.
Survivors include: His wife, Rena Fontenot Higginbotham of Port Barre; one
daughter, Mrs. Pam Higginbotham Devillier of Waco, Texas; three sons, Johnny
Higginbotham of St. Louis, Mo., Kenneth Higginbotham of Port Barre, and Michael
Higginbotham of Opelousas; one sister, Mrs. Josephine Doucet of Opelousas; nine
grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Anna Bellard Higginbotham.
Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. today until 10 p.m. and again from 8 a.m.
until the time of services Monday.
A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. tonight.
Sibille Funeral Home of Port Barre is in charge of arrangements.
Opelousas World Daily 12/05/2000
Beulah Higginbotham Benoit (1917-2000) LA
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Mrs.
Beulah Higginbotham Benoit, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of
the Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Guidry
Funeral Home of Church Point is in charge of arrangements.
Opelousas World Daily 01/07/2001
Howard Higginbotham (1908-2001) LA
CHURCH POINT - Funeral services for Howard Higginbotham, 92, will be
held at 11 a.m. Monday Jan. 8 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church here with
burial in the church cemetery.
Guidry Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Opelousas World Daily 02/09/2001
Josephine Soulas Higginbotham
GRAND COTEAU - Funeral services for Josephine Soulas Higginbotham, 79,
will be held at Melancon Funeral Home (date and time are pending).
Interment will be in St. Charles Borromeo Church Cemetery in Grand Coteau.
A resident of Opelousas, Higginbotham died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, in her home.
Survivors include her four children, Cheryl Higginbotham Abdalla and her
husband, Robert; Ronald James Higginbotham and his wife, Denise; Wilson John
Higginbotham; and Judy Stanford and Fred Bastien. She is also survived by three
grandchildren, April Ivy Kelly and her husband, Jamie; John Michael Hernandez
Stanford and Joshua Caleb Higginbotham; and one great-grandchild, Madeleine
Jayne Kelly. Other survivors include her brother, Lester; her nephew, Whitbury
J. Stelly and his wife, Neva; and her niece, Vivian Alleman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson Joseph "Hick" Higginbotham; her
parents, Laura Ivy Soulas and Victor Soulas and two sisters, Ida Soulas Lanclos
and Dora Soulas Stelly; and three brothers, Calaway Soulas, Afred Soulas and
Victor Soulas Jr.
Melancon Funeral Home in Grand Coteau is in
charge of the arrangements.
Lake Charles American Press 05/03/2001
Eula Mae Higginbotham Fontenot
1933-2001) LA
Funeral services for Eula Mae Fontenot, 67, will be at 2 p.m. today, May
3, in Johnson Funeral Home.
The Rev. John Giles will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Memory
Gardens Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m.
Mrs. Fontenot died at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, 2001, in a local
hospital.
She was a native of Bosco and had lived in Lake Charles for more than 50
years. She was a cashier at Kroger for many years. She was a member of Our Lady
Queen of Heaven Catholic Church.
Survivors include four sons, George Clayton Broussard of Laurel, Miss.,
and Warren Broussard, Stephen Broussard Sr. and Kermit Broussard, all of Lake
Charles; one daughter, Wendolyn Lopez of Lake Charles; three brothers, Abbie
Higginbotham and Percy Higginbotham, both of Lake Charles, and Emery
Higginbotham of Houma; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
06/30/2001
Sarah E. Higginbotham (ca1916-2001) LA
DERIDDER - Funeral services for Sara E. Higginbotham, 85,
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 1, in Myers-Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will be
in Old Cypress Cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Thursday, June 28, 2001, in DeRidder.
Opelousas World Daily 07/15/2001
Justine Blanchard Higginbotham
(1911-2001) LA
RICHARD-Funeral services for Mrs. Justine B. Higginbotham, 89, will be
at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Edwards Catholic Church here with burial in the St.
Edward Cemetery.
Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of arrangements.
Lake Charles American Press 10/11/2001
Ella Mae Cormier Higginbotham Bourque
(1932-2001) LA
Funeral services for Ella Mae Cormier Higginbotham Bourque, 73, will be
at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, from St. Margaret Catholic Church.
The Rev. Aubrey Guilbeau will officiate. Burial will be in Frye Cemetery in
Mowata under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Visitation is 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and 8 a.m.-12:30
p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
Mrs. Bourque died at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, in a local hospital.
She was a native of Eunice, and she had lived in Lake Charles for 66 years. She
was a longtime agent for Security Industrial Insurance Co. She was a member of
St. Margaret Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Richard Bourque of Lake Charles; four daughters,
Patricia Franklin of Buna, Texas, Kathy Higginbotham of Haughton, Vickie Trotter
of Dayton, Texas, and Fay Leverkuhn of Ragley; four sons, Kenneth Higginbotham
of Moss Bluff, James Higginbotham and Gary Higginbotham, both of Lake Charles,
and Randy Higginbotham of Carlyss; one stepson, Ronnie Vassar of Morgantown,
N.C.; one stepdaughter, Peggy Johnson of Peachtree, Ga.; 21 grandchildren; and
17 great-grandchildren.
Ashley County (AR) Ledger 01/02/2002
Elizabeth Christine Higginbotham Sullivan (1914-2002) MS/LA
Christine Higginbotham Sullivan, 87, of Jonesboro, LA, died Thursday, January 3, 2002, at the Memphis East Baptist Hospital in Memphis, TN. Born May 14, 1914, in Winston County, MS, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde S. Sullivan, Sr., a former mayor of Hamburg; her parents, Willie K. and Leona Clark Higginbotham; three brothers, William, Paul and Grady Higginbotham; and one sister, Bessie Reed. She is survived by a son, Clyde E. Sullivan, Jr., of Jonesboro, LA; two daughters, Pauline Lochala and husband Roddy of Hamburg and Louise Burnett of Memphis, TN; one sister, Annie White of Shuqualak, MS; two brothers, Brooks Higginbotham of Shuqualak MS, and Kittrel Higginbotham of Greenwood, MS. Her grandchildren are Roddy "Butch" Lochala, Dr. Richard Lochala, Michael Burnett, Chris Burnett, Karen Burnett, Shea Sullivan and Stacey Sullivan. Great-grandchildren are Dr. Rod, Stephanie, Nathan, Joshua, Whitney and Hannah Lochala and Joe Michael, John David, Stacy, Christy, Billy and Bobby Burnett. Great-great-granddaughters are Mary Mills Lochala and Abigail Lochala. Funeral services were January 5 at the Edmonds Funeral Home chapel in Jonesboro with Rev. Perry Lassiter and Bro. Dwayne M. Boudreaux officiating. Burial followed services at the Gayla Traina Cemetery in Jonesboro. Memorials may be made to the Ashley County Health Foundation, P. O. Box 400, Crossett, AR 71635 or to the Hamburg High School Honors Scholarship Fund, c/o Dorothy Higginbotham, 518 South Main, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Lake Charles American Press 02/13/2002
Ethel Irene Hebert Higginbotham
(ca1901-2002) LA/TX
WELSH — Funeral services for Ethel Irene Hebert Higginbotham, 100, of
Longview, Texas, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, from Our Lady of Seven
Dolors Catholic Church. The Rev. Herbert May will officiate. Burial will be in
the church cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home. Visitation is
3:30-9 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Thursday in the
funeral home.
Mrs. Higginbotham died at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, in Welsh. She was a
native of Welsh. She was a homemaker. She was a former town clerk and was
Welsh's first librarian. She was a parade marshal for the Welsh Fourth of July
parade. She was an oil painter and a member of the Oil Painting and China
Painting Guild. She was a member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church,
the Ladies Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America and the church rosary
group.
Lake Charles American Press 02/13/2002
Effie Higginbotham Parker
(ca1918-2002) LA
DERIDDER — Funeral services for Effie Higginbotham Parker, 84, of
Junction, will be at 2 p.m. today, Feb. 13, in Myers-Colonial Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery.
Mrs. Parker died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, in her residence.
Livingston Parish News 03/25/2002
Ava Lucille Comish Higginbotham (ca1913-2002) LA
Ava Lucille Comish "Maw Maw Pretty" Higginbotham died at 10:55 p.m.
Saturday, March 23, 2002, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 89, a
resident of Holden and a native of Denham Springs. She was a retired school bus
driver with the Livingston Parish School Board. Visitation was at Seale Funeral
Home, Livingston, Monday. Religious services were at the funeral home chapel,
Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Jeff Hathorn. Interment was in Higginbotham
Family Cemetery, Holden. She is survived by her three daughters and sons-in-law,
Ava and Glenn Stevens, Mary and L.W. Trawick and Paula and Edward Green; her two
sons and daughters-in-law, Austin Higginbotham, Michael and Linda Faye
Higginbotham and Linda L. Higginbotham; a brother, Dr. Allen B. Comish, Macon,
Ga.; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Austin Higginbotham Sr.;
parents, the Rev. Henry T. and Lucy Tucker Comish; seven brothers and four
sisters. She was a member of Holden Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern
Star, and she served on the Livingston Parish Library Board.
Lake Charles American Press 04/28/2002
Odessia Higginbotham (ca1926-2002) LA
DERIDDER — Odessia Higginbotham, 76, died
Saturday, April 27, 2002, in a local hospital.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, in Myers-Colonial Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery.
Crowley Post-Signal 06/30/2002
Verlie Higginbotham Cormier (1917-2002) LA
CHURCH POINT – Mrs. Lloyd Cormier, 84, (Verlie Higginbotham), died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 29, at 2 p.m. at Guidry Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Bellevue Memorial Cemetery in Opelousas with Guidry Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Lake Charles American Press 08/09/2002
Jean E. Chaney Higginbotham
(1941-2002) LA/NC
Jean E. Higginbotham, 61, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, in
Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, N.C.
She was born Jan. 5, 1941, in Lake Arthur to Verdner Chaney and the late Cora
Chaney. She attended school in Lake Arthur and later became a
certified nursing assistant, which was her occupation until the time of her
illness. She was a kind, loving and caring person with a genuine
personality, which displayed her uniqueness. She will be deeply missed and not
forgotten by all who knew her.
Survivors include three sons, Gary D. Higginbotham of Lake Charles, Eddie
Higginbotham III and wife Ella, both of Jennings, and Darrell J.
Higginbotham and fiance Alicia, both of Lake Charles; three daughters, Dana
Higginbotham of Greenville, N.C., Diane Higginbotham-Maybank and
husband Michael, both of Greenville, and Melania Higginbotham of Vanceboro,
N.C.; her father, Verdner Chaney of Lake Arthur; two sisters,
Marjorie Jones of Lake Arthur and Norma Jean Johnson of Houston; three brothers,
Howard Lee of Kileen, Texas, Gilbert Lee of Houston and Freddy Chaney of Lake
Charles; 17 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Chaney; one
son, Michael Higginbotham; her mother, Cora Chaney; and one sister, Elaine
Benoit.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, in the Jennings Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Livingston Parish News 08/24/2002
Jeanette Resetar Higginbotham (ca1947-2002) LA
Jeanette Resetar Higginbotham died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002, at Our Lady of
the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. She was 55 and a resident of
Livingston. She was a retired teacher at Doyle Elementary School. Visitation was
at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, Monday, with recitation of the rosary. Mass
of Christian Burial was at St. Margaret Catholic Church, Albany, Tuesday. Burial
was in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Sterling
Higginbotham of Livingston; a daughter, Dayna Jeanette Higginbotham; two sons
and a daughter-in-law, Kenneth Ryan Higginbotham and Sterling Joseph and Rebecca
Murphy Higginbotham; three sisters, Diane, Mary and Carolyn; two brothers,
Donald and Theodore "Ted"; and a grandson, Ryan Joseph Higginbotham. She was
preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary Good Resetar; and a brother,
Raymond. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Crowley Post-Signal 11/19/2002
John Pershing Higginbotham (1944-2002) LA
CHURCH POINT - John Pershing Higginbotham, 58, died Monday,
Nov. 18, 2002, in a Lafayette hospital. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in
the church cemetery. Guidry Funeral Home in in charge of arrangements.
Baton Rouge Advocate 11/30/2002
Eldora ???? Higginbotham (ca1924-2002) LA
She died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at Baton Rouge Health Care Center. She was 78, .
Visiting at Richardson Funeral Home,
Clinton, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Religious service at Little Ezion Baptist
Church, Slaughter, at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Donald D.
Robertson Sr. Burial in Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilson.
Survived by her husband, Louis Higginbotham
Baton Rouge Advocate 01/01/2003
Cheryl Julia Higginbotham Cannon (1948-2002) LA/MI
Passed away Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, in Canton, Mich. She was 54, Memorial service at St. Isidore Catholic Church Baker, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003. Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Thomas Becket Catholic Church, Canton, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, celebrated by the Rev. Kelly. Survived by her husband, James M. Cannon Jr.
Times Picayune 01/09/2003
Velma Higginbotham Mellinger (ca1918-2003) LA
Velma Higginbotham Mellinger on Tuesday,
January 7, 2003. Wife of the late Stephen J. Mellinger. Mother of Barbara
Leblanc and the late Sandra Leblanc. Daughter of the late Samuel Higginbotham
and Ida Badinger Higginbotham. Sister of the late Samuel 'Buddy' Higginbotham
Jr. Grandmother of Melissa Thorne Fulton, Scott Thorne and Jason Thorne. Also
survived by 6 great grandchildren. Mellinger was a homemaker and gifted
ceramist. Age 84 years. A native of New Orleans, former resident of Mandeville
and resident of Metairie for the past 2-1/2 years. Relatives and friends of the
family are invited to attend the funeral. Services will be held on Saturday,
January 11, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. from the funeral home of McMahon-Coburn- Briede,
600 Moss St. Interment in Green Wood Cemetery. Friends may visit after 11:00
a.m. Saturday.
Natchez, MS Democrat 03/26/2003
Fredrick Loyd Higginbotham (1935-2003) LA
4 July 19, 1935 - March 21, 2003
WATERPROOF, La. - Services for Fredrick Loyd "Freddie" Higginbotham, 67, of
Waterproof, who died Friday, March 21, 2003, at Camelot Leisure Living Nursing
Home in Ferriday, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Myrtle Grove Baptist Church
with the Rev. Freddie Moore officiating.
Burial will follow in Good Samaritan Cemetery in Waterproof under the direction
of Concordia Funeral Home of Ferriday.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church.
Mr. Higginbotham was born July 19, 1935, in St. Joseph, the son of Ben
Higginbotham and Mary Ella Battle Carroll.
He was a retired longshoreman, a Baptist and served in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Higginbotham was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Ella Carroll of Waterproof; his wife, Annie
Reed Higginbotham of New Orleans; one son, Dennis Higginbotham of Rowlett,
Texas; one stepson, Lawrence Reed, and his wife, Debra, both of Long Beach,
Calif.; three stepsisters, Mary Alice Carroll of New Orleans and Louise Brown
and Ethel Walker, both of Waterproof; and one stepbrother, Henry Carroll of
Chicago.
Leesville Daily Leader 04/16/2003
Mary Moveline Higginbotham Nein (1913-2003) MS/LA/TX
Mary Moveline (Higginbotham) Nein, 89, of Austin, Texas, went home to be
with her precious Lord on April 14, 2003. She was born December
22, 1913, in Greenwood, Mississippi, to Burkett and Myrtle (Harden)
Higginbotham. Until recently, she had been a resident of Leesville, La., for
more than 30 years. She retired from the state as a laundry supervisor at the
Leesville State School -- the residents of the school always held a special
place in her heart. Preceded in death by parents Burkett and Myrtle, step-father
Walter Watson, and nine brothers and sisters, her husband of 31 years August
Eugene Nein, daughters, Doris D. (Bond) Gribbin-Mikell and D. Nadine (Bond)
Sprinkle, grandson Robert Sprinkle, and great-grandson Chad Hyde. She is
survived by her sister Kathryn Fielder of Harbor, Oregon, and brother Raymond
Watson and wife Patricia of Cosmopolis, Washington, grandchildren, Kenneth
Sprinkle and partner Alex Villalobos of Austin, Texas, Jeannie Hyde-Eft and
husband John of Phoenix, Arizona, D. Kay Gribbin-Uchiyama and husband Elliott of
Dallas, Texas; Jack Gribbin Jr. and wife Mary of San Antonio, Texas, and Delicia
Gribbin of Garland, Texas, great-grandchildren Brady Kohler, Christopher and
Else Hyde, Richard Driver, Jason and Dawn Driver, Kimberly and Kris Kremer,
William Hartshorn, Kyle Uchiyama, Jack Gribbin III and Paul Gribbin,
great-great- grandchildren, Elizabeth, Tristan, Mark, Nick, Jason, Kolton,
Elijah and Isaiah, many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and
friends. Our sweet grandma worked hard all her life. She loved her garden,
especially the roses, and had a special knack for making things grow. She
enjoyed fishing, was a wonderful cook, and always appreciated the simple things
in life. She will live on in our hearts and we will never forget the love she
had for her family and friends. Family visitation will be at the funeral home
from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Funeral services will be Thursday,
April 17, at 10 a.m. in the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville. The
Rev. Benny Backlund will officiate. Burial will follow in the Canaan Cemetery in
Leesville.
Houma Courier 04/17/2003
Joyce Jean Burke Higginbotham (ca1936-2003) TX/LA
Joyce Jean Higginbotham, 67, a native of Morton, Texas, and resident of Houma, died at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, April 13, 2003.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to funeral time today at Falgout Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 6 p.m. today at the chapel.
She is survived by one son, Thomas Wayne Higginbotham Sr.; one daughter, Mrs. Patrick (Cheryl) Parfait; one stepbrother, Alan Burke; four grandchildren, Mrs. Michael (Desiree) Melancon, Mrs. Ryan (Tennie) Ross, Thomas W. Higginbotham Jr. and Paul Leroy Higg; and two great-grandchildren, KiLyn and Kinslee Ross.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Coy T. and Marie Alexander Burke; one son, Mikel LeRoy Higginbotham; two grandchildren, Hollie and Eric Higginbotham; one brother, Jerry Josey; and one sister, Jimmy Carol.
She was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
05/30/2003
Corie Higginbotham (ca1950-2003) LA
A resident of Greensburg, she departed this
life Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at St. Helena Parish Hospital, Greensburg. She was
53. Visiting at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., La. 1042, Greensburg,
from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Religious service at Turner Chapel AME Church, 831
Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg, the Rev. Stanley J. Carter, pastor, at 11 a.m.
Saturday. The service will be conducted by James Oden. Interment in church
cemetery.
Crowley Post-Signal 07/18/2003
Daniel Joseph Higginbotham (1926-2003) LA
CHURCH POINT – Dan Higginbotham, 79, died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at Acadia-St. Landry Hospital in Church Point. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Guidry Funeral Home Chapel in Church Point. Burial will be in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Church Point under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home of Church Point.
Leesville Daily Leader 08/10/2003
Edna Louise Alexander Higginbotham (ca1930-2003) LA
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Louise Higginbotham, 73, of Leesville
will be held at 2 p.m. today, Aug. 10, in the Pine Hill Baptist Church in
Leesville with the Revs. M.C. Green and Paul Massey officiating. Burial will
follow in the Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Labby Memorial
Funeral Home of Leesville. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to noon today in
the funeral home and from 1 p.m. until time of service in the church. Mrs.
Higginbotham died Thursday, Aug. 7, in the Natchitoches Parish Hospital in
Natchitoches. She was a member of the Pine Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Earnie Higginbotham. Survivors include one son, Michael
Higginbotham of Pirates Cove; four daughters, Linda Higginbotham, Sandra Canady
and Connie Quam, all of Leesville, and Dorothy Smith of Anacoco; three brothers,
Noel Alexander and Ear Alexander, both of Leesville, and James Alexander of
Houston, Texas; one sister, Betty Parker of Leesville; 18 grandchildren and 29
great-grandchildren.
Times Picayune 08/30/2003
Lilburn "Bonnie" Higginbotham Cancienne (1927-2003) LA
Lilburn "Bonnie" Higginbotham Cancienne on
Friday, August 29, 2003 at 3:39 a.m. beloved wife of the late Paul Louis
Cancienne, mother of Terry P. Cancienne and Linda C. Franz, mother-in-law of
Karen McBee Cancienne and Val J. Franz, IV. Daughter of the late Celise Colligan
and Jack
Higginbotham. Sister of the late James Bernard Higginbotham and Ruth Colligan.
Grandmother of Tammy Merritt, Amanda Franz, Katie Jo, Jake, Kelley and Emelie
Cancienne. Great-Grandmother of Ethan Jacob Cancienne. Also survived by nieces
and nephews. Aged 76 years, a native of Church Point, La and a resident of
Kenner for the past 42 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to
attend a funeral mass from the Kenner Funeral Home of L.A. Muhleisen & Son, 2607
Williams Blvd on Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 1:00 P.M. Interment in Garden of
Memories Cemetery. Friends may visit from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. In
lieu of flowers, donations to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation,
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244, preferred.
Franklin County Times 11/06/2003
Tami Higginbotham Demoulin
(ca1964-2003) AL/LA
Secretary
PHILADELPHIA Services for Tami Higginbotham Demoulin will be today at 11:30 a.m.
at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Gerald Butler officiating.
Burial will be in Shuqualak Cemetery.
Mrs. Demoulin, 39, of Fordoche, La., died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, in Port Allen,
La.
Survivors include her husband, Mark Demoulin Sr.; step-sons, Mark Demoulin Jr.
and Justin Demoulin, all of Fordoche; her mother, Seretha Hartness of Preston;
grandmother, Loridia Williams of Preston; sisters, Debra Higginbotham and Amanda
Higginbotham Cumberland, both of Philadelphia; and a brother, Mikel Higginbotham
of Shuqualak.
Hammond Daily Star 11/07/2003
Lester E. Higginbotham Sr. (1948-2003) LA
GREENSBURG - Lester E. Higginbotham Sr., 55,
died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at his home.
He was a native of Wisner and a truck driver.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel Higginbotham of Greensburg; one daughter,
Jennifer Higginbotham of Greensburg; one son, Lester Higginbotham Jr. of
Greensburg; and one brother, Bill Higginbotham of Hayti, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl Higginbotham and Bernice Tillman
Higginbotham; and one sister, Joy Ann Patton.
Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood,
and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the funeral at 11. The Rev. Gill Higginbothan and
the Rev. Richard Brown will conduct the service. Burial will be in Evans
Cemetery, Gillsburg, Miss.
Livingston Parish News 12/07/2003
Woodrow Austin Higginbotham Jr. (1937-2003) (LA)
Woodrow Austin Higginbotham Jr. died Friday evening, Dec. 5, 2003, at
his residence in Holden. He was 66 and a native of Holden. He was a member of
Sheet Metal Local 21. Visitation was at Seale Funeral Home chapel, Livingston,
Tuesday until religious services, conducted by the Rev. Jeff Hawthorn. Burial
was in Higginbotham Family Cemetery, Holden. He is survived by two daughters and
a son-in-law, Linda "Beth" and Bruce Stewart, Holden, and Sharon Higginbotham,
North Carolina; a son, Charles Austin Higginbotham, Holden; three sisters, Ava
Stevens, Mary Trawick and Paula Green, all of Holden; a brother, Michael
Higginbotham, Holden; three grandchildren, Josh Stewart and his wife, Rachel,
Jesse Stewart and Heather Higginbotham; four great-grandchildren; and former
wife, Linda Higginbotham, Holden. He was preceded in death by his parents,
Woodrow Austin Sr. and Ava Comish Higginbotham.
The Franklin Sun 12/10/2003
Frances Ella Barfield Higginbotham (1912-2003) LA
Funeral services of Frances Ella Higginbotham, 91, of Newellton were
held Saturday at First Baptist Church in Newellton with the Rev. Fulton McGraw
and Bro. Larry Foster officiating.
Burial followed at Legion Memorial Cemetery near Newellton under the direction
of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born Oct. 1, 1912 in Fort Necessity and went to be with
her Lord Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003. She was a member of Newellton First Baptist
Church where she taught Sunday school for 58 years. She was a member of the
Young at Heart Club in the church.
Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her daughter Cloteal Stockstill; her
parents Henry and Annie Barfield; two brothers, Leonard Barfield and Buster
Barfield.
Survivors include sons: Ray Higginbotham, Newellton; Paul Higginbotham, Mt.
View, Ark.; sister, Lela Warren, Newellton; brothers, Bill Barfield and Bob
Barfield, both of Newellton; David Barfield, LaPorte, Texas; and Quincy
Barfield, Mt. View, Ark.; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
Nephews served as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were deacons of the church.
Crowley Post-Signal 03/08/2004
Dennis Paul Higginbotham (1955-2004) LA
CHURCH POINT – Paul “Polo” Higginbotham, Jr., 49, died
Sunday, March 7, 2004 at his residence in Church Point. Funeral services will be
held on Tuesday, March 9, at St. Edmund Catholic Church in Branch. Burial will
be St. Edmund Cemetery in Branch under the direction of Guidry Funeral Home of
Church Point.
Natchez, MS Democrat 04/04/2004
Iva Lee Higginbotham Breland (1920-2004) AL/LA
July 11, 1920 - April 3, 2004
FERRIDAY, La. - Services for Iva H. Breland, 83, of Clayton, who died Saturday,
April 3, 2004 in Alexandria, will be Monday, April 5, 2004 at 2 p.m. at Comer
Funeral Home Chapel in Ferriday with the Rev. John Williams officiating.
Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Natchez.
Visitation is today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Comer in Ferriday.
Mrs. Breland was born July 11, 1920, in Collinsville, the daughter of Amon M.
and Myrtle W. Higginbotham. She was a resident of Clayton since 1938 and a
homemaker. She was a member of the Clayton Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband J.C. Breland, a daughter,
Kathy Joyce Breland, two brothers, Hobert and Roy Higginbotham and two sisters,
Ruby Breland and Thelma Chisholm.
Survivors include four sons, Wendell Breland of Ridgecrest, Doyle Breland of
Natchez, Marshall Breland of Alto, La., and Noel Breland of Gonzales, La.; two
daughters, Evelyn Crawford of Sicily Island, La., and Carolyn Lushute of
Ferriday, La.; two brothers, Carl Higginbotham of Avita Springs, Texas, and
Herston Higginbotham of Bruceville, Texas; two sisters, Monie Jo Barfield of
Newellton and Catherine Chisholm of Prarieville, La.; 20 grandchildren, 28
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Breland's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Livingston Parish News 05/03/2004
John E. Higginbotham (1942-2004) MS/LA
John E. Higginbotham died at 1:20 a.m. Sunday, May 2, 2004, at Lallie
Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence. He was 61 and a native of Calhoun
City, Miss. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Robert
Sparks, Grenada, Miss.; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Crissie Higginbotham,
Denham Springs; a sister, Martha Kaye Hall, West Monroe; two brothers, E.J.
Higginbotham, Walker, and Billy Higginbotham, Longview, Texas; and eight
grandchildren, Tonya M. Mullen, Kayla D. Higginbotham, Sasha R. Mullen, Kayleigh
E. Higginbotham, Kevin L. Hill, Crystal J. Higginbotham, Elizabeth B. Sparks and
Marissa R. Sparks. He was preceded in death by his parents, W.E. and Eva Marie
Vines Higginbotham; a sister, Nana Elizabeth Higginbotham; and two brothers,
Robert and Kenneth Higginbotham.
06/22/2004
Jace E. Higginbotham
JONESVILLE - Services for Jace E. Higginbotham, of Jonesville, La., who
died Monday, June 21, 2004, at his residence, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at
Wallace Ridge Pentecostal Church with Bro. Norris Poole officiating.
Burial will be in the Huffmans Cemetery under the direction of Young's Funeral
Home Jonesville.
Visitation is from 4 p.m. Thursday until time of service Friday at the church.
Houma Courier 08/11/2004
Thomas Wayne Higginbotham (ca1960-2004)
Thomas "Tom Tom" Wayne Higginbotham, 44, a native and resident of Houma, died Saturday, July 24, 2004.
Graveside services were held at Woolsey Cemetery in Loco.
He is survived by his father, Thomas Leroy Higginbotham of Loco; two sons, Thomas Wayne Jr. and Paul Leroy, both of Houma; and one sister, Cheryl Parfait of Houma.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce Jean Higginbotham; and one brother, Mike Higginbotham.
He was a welder.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to any Bank One in his name
Natchez, MS Democrat 10/09/2004
Donald Earl "Cowboy" Higginbotham Sr. (1951-2004) WV/OH/LA
Apr. 1, 1951 - Oct. 7, 2004
VIDALIA, La. - Services for Donald Earl "Cowboy" Higginbotham Sr., 53, who died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 at his residence, will be 11 a.m. today at Vidalia Riverside Baptist Church with Rev. Glen Harrigill officiating.
Burial will be in the Coax Baptist Church Cemetery in Winnsboro, La. under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Mr. Higginbotham was born Apr. 1, 1951, in Ranielle, W.Va., the son of and Helen Mullins Higginbotham and the late Thomas Earl Higginbotham. He was a member of Vidalia Riverside Baptist Church. He was a beloved husband, father, grandpaw, and friend.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Higginbotham of Ferriday, La.; three children, Donald Earl Higginbotham Jr., Sharon Wright and husband Robert Wright Jr., and Tanya Atkins and husband Billie Lee Atkins, all of Ridgecrest, La.; eight grandchildren, Christopher Higginbotham, Donald Higginbotham III, Brittany Higginbotham, Rebecca Atkins, Haley Atkins, Trey Wright, Dustin Wright, and Jason Wright; his mothers, Helen Dreher of Canton, Ohio and Clara "Maw" Seymour of Ferriday, La.; brother, Jerry Higginbotham and wife Linda Higginbotham of Waynesboro, Pa.; three sisters, Joyce Seigle of Gainsville, Fla., Terri Staats of Canton, Ohio, and Renee Beckman of East Sparta, Ohio.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Jenkins, Tom Vigil, Bobby Mulvihill, Juan Moreno, Amos Coley, and Michael Freeman.
Times Picayune 11/04/2004
Clary Peter Higginbotham (1942-2004) LA
Clary Higginbotham "Hick", age 61died
Tuesday, November 2nd 2004 at 12:20pm of pancreatic cancer at his home in
Chalmette, Louisiana. He was born on December 19, 1942 in Lafayette, La. Son of
the late Theobert Higginbotham and Lora Ducet. Mr. Higginbotham grew up in
Whiteville, La. He graduated from Bunkie High School in 1961. He retired from
Domino Sugar Corp. with 39 years of service. He was The Car Show and Cruise
Night chairman for The Antique Auto Club of St. Bernard Parish. Mr. Higginbotham
was the brother of the late Melvin Higginbotham of Palestine, Texas and the
father of the late Toby Higginbotham of Chalmette. He is survived by his wife
Evelyn Walker of Chalmette, La.; his
sons Rickey Higginbotham of Chalmette, La. and Jason Higginbotham, also Of
Chalmette, La.; his grandchildren Timothy Higginbotham, Lora Higginbotham and
Aidan Higginbotham; his sisters Jane Monier of Ville Platte, La. and Dessie
Brown of Whiteville, La. Family, friends, employees of Domino Sugar Corp. and
members of The Antique Auto Club of St. Bernard are invited to attend an evening
visitation to be held at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue
Street, Chalmette, La on Friday, November 5th from 5:00pm to10:00pm and again an
Saturday November 6th from 8:30am to 10:30am. A funeral mass will follow
at Our Lady Of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, 2320 Paris Rd., Chalmette, La. at
11:00am. Internment will follow in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens. In lieu of
flowers please consider a contribution to The Clary Higginbotham Pancreatic
Cancer Research Fund at any Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co.
Houma Courier 11/16/2004
Dennis Colby Higginbotham (1984-2004) LA
Dennis Colby Higginbotham, 20, a native and resident of Houma, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to funeral time Wednesday at Samart Funeral Home in Houma. Memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
He is survived by his father, Kevin Higginbotham and stepmother, Lisa; his mother, Andrea House Higginbotham; his uncles and aunts, Dan and Cyndi Rivette, Debbie Morgan and husband, John Paul "JP" Morgan, Kelly Higginbotham Warren and husband, Glen, and Kristi Higginbotham Hays; one sister, Harley Marie Higginbotham; his cousins, Danielle, Jeff, Brandon, Haley, Garrett, Taylor, Ty, Hutton, D.J. and Krysten; his grandparents, Dennis and Sandra Higginbotham; and his grandmother, Mrs. Bobbie K. Voorhies.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jerry D. Voorhies.
He was employed with Rivette Services of Houma.
He was Baptist.
Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Minden Press-Herald Tuesday, November 16, 2004
D. Colby Higginbotham
Funeral services for Mr. D. Colby Higginbotham, 20, will be held at 7 p.m.
Wednesday,Nov. 17, 2004, at Samart Funeral Home in Houma.
Visitation will be held from 2 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the funeral
home.
Mr. Higginbotham, a native and resident of Houma, passed away Saturday, Nov.
13,in Houma. He was born Oct. 28, 1984. He was employed with Rivette Services of
Houmaand was a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jerry D. Voorhies.
He is survived by his father, Kevin Higginbotham and step-mother, Lisa; mother,
AndreaHouse Higginbotham; uncle and aunt, Dan and Cyndi Rivette, Debbie Morgan
and husbandJohn Paul "J.P." Morgan, Kelly Higginbotham Warren and husband Glen
andKristi Higginbotham Hays; sister, Harley Marie Higginbotham; cousins,
Danielle, Jeff,Brandon, Haley, Garrett, Taylor, Ty, Hutton, D.J. and Krysten;
grandparents, Mr.and Mrs. Dennis and Sandra Higginbotham; and grandmother, Mrs.
Bobbie K. Voorhies.
Livingston Parish News 12/31/2004
Jack Higginbotham (1927-2004) LA
Jack "Scott" Higginbotham Jr. died in his sleep at 8:30 a.m. Thursday,
Dec. 30, 2004, at Golden Age Nursing Home, Denham Springs. He was 77 and a
resident and native of Walker. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Visitation was at Seale Funeral Home chapel, Denham Springs, Friday until
religious services, conducted by the Rev. Carl Rushing. He is survived by his
wife of 50 years, Betty Higginbotham; three daughters and a son-in-law, Glenda
and Timothy Milner Hodge, Cheryl Higginbotham and Audrey Higginbotham; a son and
daughter-in-law, Scott Patrick and Janice Higginbotham; three sisters, Jackie
Higginbotham, Rebecca Smith and Maggie Higginbotham; five brothers, Louis,
Julius, Charles, Sterling, and Phillip Higginbotham; two grandchildren, Shaun
and Alicia Higginbotham; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his mother, Willie Smart Higginbotham; father, Jack Higginbotham Sr.; a
sister, Martha Lee; and two brothers, Mark and Jerry P. Higginbotham Sr.
Rayne Acadian-Tribune 03/2005
Marie Elita Higginbotham Hebert
(1925-2005) LA
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2005, at a Mass
of Christian Burial in St. Joseph Catholic Church for Elita Higginbotham Hebert,
79, who died Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at her residence at 9:30 p.m..
Interment was in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery #2.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Joseph "Saul" Hebert, of Rayne; two
daughters, Betty Hebert Bryan and husband Julius, of Houston, Texas, Brunella
Hebert Borne and husband Curtis, of Perry, Ga.; one grandson, Thomas Edwards
Bryan, of Houston, Texas; and one brother, Ben J. Higginbotham, of Church Point.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Higginbotham and Marie Briscoe
Higginbotham; four brothers, Elridge, Horace, Abram and Harry Higginbotham; and
six sisters, Mary Belle Olivier, Agatha Guidry, Dula Bergeron, Ella Thibodeaux,
May Ashford and Denilda Richard.
Mrs. Hebert was a housewife and enjoyed working in her flower bed.
A rosary was recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday.
The family requested that the visiting hours be observed on Thursday from 10
a.m. until 9 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. until service time.
The Hebert family would like to thank Southern Hospice and Dr. D. Thomas Curtis
and many friends who helped in the time of their need.
Arrangements were entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home Inc. of Rayne.
News-Star 07/02/2005
Billie Higginbotham-Spillers (ca1945-2005) LA
Billie Higginbotham-Spillers of Monroe, an
insurance adjuster, died Wednesday. Services are 10 a.m. today at Kilpatrick
Funeral Home, West Monroe. Burial will be at Downsville Cemetery.
News-Star 07/13/2005
Patsy Ann Meeks Higginbotham (ca1931-2005) LA
Mulhearn Funeral Home - Monroe, Louisiana Services for Mrs. Patsy Ann Meeks Higginbotham, 74, of Monroe, LA, will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at Loch Arbor Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Myrick, Rev. Lynn Townsend, and Rev. Shorty Leggitt officiating. Interment will follow in Loch Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Rd., Monroe. Mrs. Higginbotham passed away on July 10, 2005, at her residence. She was a lifelong member of Loch Arbor Baptist Church. Mrs. Higginbotham was very family oriented. She loved her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Higginbotham also enjoyed music and loved to play the piano and cook. She was a very outgoing person who never met a stranger. Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her parents, Marcus and Gladys Meeks, and sister, Eula Mae Foster. Survivors include her husband "Love of Her Life", Leroy Higginbotham of Monroe, LA; children, Randy O'Neal and wife, Lisa of Monroe, LA; and Kaye Lee and husband, Philip of Pearl, MS; four grandchildren: Chris and Katie O'Neal and Corey and Chad Lee; and two great-grandchildren, Jace and Jared Lee. Pallbearers will be Corey Lee, Chad Lee, Chris O'Neal, Terry Higginbotham, Ronald Parker, and Justin Higginbotham. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Monday at Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Ashley County (AR) Ledger 08/15/2005
Margaret Ann Finch Higginbotham (1923-2005) AR/LA
Margaret Ann Finch Higginbotham, 81, of Alexandria, LA, died Saturday,
August 13, 2005, at Lexington House. She was born December 2, 1923 in Crossett,
Arkansas to William E. and Maggie Calhoun Finch. Margaret was a graduate of
Crossett High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She
was married 54 years to the late Leroy Higginbotham, Jr. They resided in Hamburg
for 26 years before moving to Alexandria where they lived for 38 years. She was
a member of the First Methodist Church in Alexandria and former member of the
Book Club of Alexandria and the Wilshire Garden Club.
She is survived by one daughter, Anne Higginbotham Berlin of Alexandria, one
son, Leroy Higgin-botham, III of Houston, Texas; one brother, William Finch of
Crossett; two grandsons, Bruce Damon Armstrong of Alexandria and Bo Higginbotham
of Crossett, one granddaughter, Ashley Taylor of Alexandria and five great-
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Funeral services were held in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in
Alexandria at 2 p.m. Monday, August 15. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial
Park in Ball. To extend online condolences to the Higginbotham family, visit
www.hixsonbrothers.com.
Times Picayune 08/21/2005
Winona Antonia Robichaux Higginbotham (ca1912-2005) LA
Winona Antonia Robichaux Higginbotham, a
retired RN for The Louisiana State Health Department, passed away on Thursday,
August 18, 2005 at the age of 93. Mother of the late Jeanne Higginbotham Landry,
grandmother of George Pratt Landry, III, John David Landry, Collette Landry
Weaver, Timothy James Landry, and Amy Landry Bodet, great-grandmother of George
Pratt, IV, Alexis, Justin, Joseph, and Remi Landry, Gabrielle, Amelia, and
Joshua Bodet, Stanley and Jeannette Weaver. Daughter of the late Odon Lee and
Virginia Robichaux, sister of Mae Delaune and the late Jeanne Pippin, Virginia
Addison, Louis, Whitney, Joseph, and Leo Robichaux. She is also survived by
numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Higginbotham was a native of Iberville Parish,
former resident of Ponchatoula, La, and a resident of New Orleans since 1930. A
graduate of Ponchatoula High School Class of 1930, graduate of Mercy Hospital
School of Nursing in New Orleans, La Class of 1933. She served for the American
Red Cross During WW II. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to
attend the funeral. A funeral mass will be celebrated in the chapel of Jacob
Schoen and Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal Street, on Monday, August 22, 2005 at
11:00am. Interment to follow in Ponchatoula
Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 9:00 am until service time. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Hammond Strawberry Fields,
116 West Thomas Street, Hammond, La 70401 or the Autism Society Of America
Greater New Orleans Chapter, (504) 464-5733. Family guest book may be signed
under Current Family Services at Www.Schoencanalstreet.Com.
Houma Courier 09/28/2005
Betty Higginbotham Farque (1932-2005) LA
Betty Higginbotham, 74, a native of Lake Charles and resident of Houma, died
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Samart Funeral Home in
Bayou Blue.
She is survived by her husband, Emery Paul Higginbotham; two sons, Robert Kim
Istre and Liton Paul Higginbotham; one daughter, Louise Marie Hebert; and four
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gus and Louise Broussard Farque; one
son, Donnie Lynn Moss; and one brother, Warren Fargue.
She was retired and was Catholic.
Houma Courier 10/24/2005
Bobby Ray Higginbotham (ca1949-2005) LA
Bobby Ray Higginbotham, 56, a native of DeRidder and resident of Des
Allemands, died at 10:17 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Samart Funeral Home in Raceland.
He is survived by two stepsons, Michael Burton and Jason Burton; one daughter,
Valerie H. Bourgeois; four stepdaughters, Debra Perett, Paula Hymel, Dara
Higginbotham and Heather Higginbotham; two sisters, Joann Snapp and Mary Ruth
Higginbotham; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elvin and Bessie Watson Higginbotham;
and one brother, Jerry Dan Higginbotham.
The Advocate 12/29/2005
Maggie Acenith Higginbotham (1937-2005) LA
A native of Corbin and a resident of Denham
Springs, she passed away at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Golden Age Nursing
Home in Denham
Springs. She was 68. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, on Thursday,
Dec. 29, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral
home chapel on Friday, Dec. 30, from 9 a.m. until funeral service at 11 a.m.
Interment in Palmetto Cemetery, Walker. She is survived by a
daughter, Terri Higginbotham; sisters, Jackie H. Morales and Rebecca H. Smith;
brothers, Julius Edward, Lodney, Phillip, Sterling and Charles Higginbotham; and
numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Willie S.
Higginbotham; father, Jack Higginbotham; sister, Martha Lou Higginbotham Lee;
and brothers, Scott, Jerry and Mark Higginbotham.
Julius Edward Higginbotham (ca1929-2006)
Higginbotham, Julius Edward A lifelong resident of Livingston, he passed away at 3 a.m. Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Ochsner Hospital in Baton Rouge. He was 77. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, on Monday, June 5, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Burial in Palmetto Cemetery, Walker. Survived by his sisters, Willie O. Morales and Rebecca Higginbotham Smith; brothers, Lodney, Phillip, Sterling and Charles Higginbotham; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Willie S. Higginbotham; sisters, Martha Lou Lee and Maggie Higginbotham; and brothers, Jack Jr., Jerry and Mark Higginbotham. He attended Judson Baptist Church in Walker and Livingston United Methodist Church in Livingston.
The Advocate 09/12/2006
Patricia Marie Braud Higginbotham
Higginbotham, Patricia Marie Braud A loving wife, mother and
grandmother, she passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at Our Lady of the Lake
Regional Medical Center. She was a resident of Gonzales since 1964 and a native
of Baton Rouge. She was the executive director of La Maison Des Enfants for 37
years. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at St. Mark Catholic Church, La. 621, Gonzales, on
Thursday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.
Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by her husband of 49
years, Joe Higginbotham; two sons, Edmond P. Higginbotham and wife Jennifer of
Alexandria and Michael C. Higginbotham of Gonzales; and two grandchildren, Ryan
Higginbotham and wife Sarah and Lauren Higginbotham, all of Alexandria. She was
preceded in death by her father and mother, Edmond P. and Mildred Trahan Braud.
She graduated from St. Joseph Academy in 1955, and attended Grand Coteau
College. She was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church.
The Advocate 11/18/2006.
Alfred Edward "Freddie" Higginbotham (1943-2006) LA
EUNICE -- Services for "Freddie" Alfred Edward Higginbotham, 63, will be
at 1 p.m. today at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery under direction of Quirk & Son Funeral Home. Visitation will be
at the funeral home from 8 a.m. today until the services. He died Friday at his
residence.
The Advocate 12/01/2006.
Clinton Joseph Higginbotham
(1917-2006) LA
Higginbotham, Clinton Joseph "Hick" Funeral service will be held
Saturday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. in the Delhomme Funeral Home Chapel of the Flowers,
1101 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, for Clinton Joseph "Hick" Higginbotham, 88, who
passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at his home. The Rev. O. Joseph Breaux,
pastor of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, will conduct the funeral service.
Interment will take place in St. Peter and St. Paul cemeteries in Scott. Mr.
Higginbotham, a resident of Lafayette, was the son of the late Ernest
Higginbotham Jr., who was of Higginbotham, and the former Agatha Guidry, who was
of Church Point. Hick was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was
retired from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (University of Louisiana
at Lafayette) as an associate professor in the College of Agriculture. Hick was
the manager of the ULL creamery for 35 years. During his career at ULL, Hick
helped many young men through school to achieve their goal of completing a
college degree. He assisted students financially unable to attend college by
finding them jobs, clothing and a place to stay even if it meant housing
students in his own home. Hick was always there when a young man needed
encouragement, always there to act as a father, friend or older brother. Hick's
greatest joys were fishing and cooking at the camp with his boureé friends. He
always had a thriving garden and was always willing to share with neighbors and
friends. He will be sadly missed by his family and many dear friends. The family
would like to thank Hospice of Acadiana for their devoted service during his
illness. The family would also like to especially thank Dr. Bill Bernard, who
was not only his doctor but a very good and close friend. Survivors include a
daughter, Carolyn Atkins of Fort Worth, Texas; son, Don Higginbotham and wife
Sandy of Lafayette; five grandchildren, Jim Higginbotham, Bill Higginbotham, Amy
Carlin, Winn Atkins and Mitchell Atkins; eight great-grandchildren, Ross
Higginbotham, Grant Higginbotham, William Hayes Atkins, Reed Atkins, Talmidge
Atkins, Vanson Atkins, Mickey Atkins and Campbel Atkins; two sisters, Mrs.
Albert Latiolais of Lafayette and Mrs. John McMillan; stepsister, Mrs. Mary Ann
Leleux of Crowley; and a stepbrother, Patrick Higginbotham. He was preceded in
death by his parents; wife, Georgie Higginbotham; two sisters, Alice Menard and
Rena Latiolais; and a stepbrother, Louis Higginbotham. The family requests that
visiting hours be observed at the funeral home on Friday, Dec. 1, from 5 p.m. to
8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until the time of service. A rosary will be
recited in the funeral home Friday at 7 p.m. by Agatha McMillan. Pallbearers
will be Norwood Meche, Ted Latiolais, Don Carlin, Harry Broussard, Jim
Higginbotham, Bill Higginbotham, Winn Atkins and Mitch Atkins. Honorary
pallbearers are Roland Delahoussaye, J.E. Delahoussaye, Robert Delahoussaye, Amy
Carlin and Henry Barker. Donations may be made in Mr. Higginbotham's name to
Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503 or http://www.hospiceacadiana.com
or the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation, P.O. Box 44290,
Lafayette, LA 70504. Personal condolences may be sent online to the Higginbotham
family at http://www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Rayne Acadian-Tribune
Lilly Janelle Higginbotham
(2002-2006) LA
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2006,
with burial in the St. Edmond’s Church Cemetery in Branch for infant Lilly
Janette Higginbotham, who died Sunday, December 24, 2006, at 3:45 p.m. in
American Legion Hospital in Crowley.
She is survived by her mother, Frances (Patty) Thibodeaux of Branch, and her
father, Jude Higginbotham of Church Point; paternal grandparents, Ben and Mary
Lilly Higginbotham of Church Point; two aunts, Josette Thibodeaux, Branch, and
Mary and Ricky Guidry, Baton Rouge; six uncles, Andy and Laurie Thibodeaux,
Branch, Troy and Darlene Thibodeaux, Glenmora, Cody Thibodeaux, Branch, Russell
and Diane Higginbotham, Church Point, Benji Higginbotham, Church Point, and
Kenneth Higginbotham, Baton Rouge; and a host of cousins.
Little Lilly was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Oday and
Janelle Thibodeaux; her maternal great-grandparents, Foy and Wilma Fontenot; and
her paternal great-grandparents.
Duhon Funeral Home of Church Point was in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Advocate 01/06/2007
Phyllis Marie Weiland Higginbotham (1922-2007) LA
HIGGINBOTHAM, PHYLLIS MARIE WEILAND "Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name: you are mine." Isaiah 43:1. Phyllis, "De Da," 84, a
beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, passed
away peacefully at her home in Baton Rouge with her family at her side on
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. She was a native of Baton Rouge and an honored educator
and member of Alpha Delta Kappa professional sorority. A student of Robert Penn
Warren, she obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from LSU. Phyllis, a devout
Christian, was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church. Married for 59 years to
Garber Higginbotham, her faith was expressed in her love for family and friends
and the caring way that she lived her life. She is survived by a brother,
William Weiland; her daughters, Beryl Marie Parsons and Diane Lee Higginbotham;
a son-in-law, Bob Parsons; granddaughters and their spouses, Paige Parsons
Gagliano and Louis Gagliano and Robyn Parsons Wood and Scott Wood; and her
loving great-grandchildren, Bailey Christine Wax, Ethan Charles Wax and Grace
Marie Gagliano. She was preceded in death by and will joyfully be reunited with
her husband, William Garber Higginbotham; infant sister; brother and
sister-in-law, Henry Boyd and Ida Weiland; sister-in-law Johnnie Weiland; and
parents, Ella Lee Alsworth Weiland and Henry Boyd Weiland. Pallbearers, honored
to be at her side, will be her grandchildren, Paige and Louis Gagliano and Robyn
and Scott Wood, and her great-grandchildren, Bailey and Ethan Wax and Grace
Gagliano, with whom she shared her phenomenal wit, spirit and wisdom. Visitation
at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Sunday, Jan. 7, was from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Monday from 9 a.m.
until Christian burial service at 11 a.m., officiated by the Rev. Ted Roeling.
She will be laid to rest with those who loved her so dearly in Buehler Plains
Cemetery Zachary.
The Advocate 06/05/2007
Marie Natile Matte Higginbotham
(1927-2007) LA
CHURCH POINT - Services for Natile Matte Higginbotham, 79, were held
Monday at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial followed in
Monsignor Bienvenu Cemetery under direction of Guidry Funeral Home. She died
Saturday in Church Point.
The Advocate 08/07/2007.
Edward Eugene Higginbotham (????-2007) LA
Sgt. Maj. Edward Eugene Higginbotham died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007, at his
residence in Zachary. He was retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and was a
veteran of the Vietnam War, having received numerous awards and medals. Visiting
at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
and on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev.
Tommy Higginbotham. Burial in Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary. Survived
by a daughter, Judy Ann Carlton and husband Calvin, Wichita Falls, Texas; two
sons, Richard "Bubba" Higginbotham and wife Freddye, and Brandon Higginbotham,
all of Zachary; five sisters, Margaret McQueary and husband Carl, Denham
Springs, Faye Corsentino, Walker, Gwendolyn Adams, Ethel, Marie Losavio and
husband Denny, and Jackie Cashio and husband B.J., all of Baton Rouge; brother,
Thomas Higginbotham and wife Eloise, Baker; two grandchildren, Rachel McWilliams
and Cameron Higginbotham; and a great-granddaughter, Olivia McWilliams. Preceded
in death by his parents, Ella and T.W. Higginbotham; and brother, Rodney
Higginbotham.
The Advocate 11/17/2007
Leola H. Higginbotham (ca1912-2007)
MS/LA
A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Fayette, Miss., she died at 3
a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City.
She was 95. Visiting at New Light Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, Nov. 19,
from 10 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Gil
Wright. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. She is survived by two
daughters, Rosalie S. Burgess and Annie Belle S. Ramsey; two sons, James Sr. and
wife Sarah Stampley and John S. and wife Carolyn Higginbotham; 34 grandchildren,
73 great-grandchildren and 54 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Stanley Higginbotham; daughter, Bernetha G. Tate; parents
and siblings. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers are
family and friends. She was baptized at the age of 12. She was a member of New
Light Missionary Baptist Church where she was president emeritus of the
Deaconess Board. Scott's Bluff Morticians is in charge of arrangements.
12/14/2007
Julia Wiley Higginbotham (1914-2007)
WATERPROOF, La. — Services for Julia Wiley Higginbotham, 93, of
Waterproof, who died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at Franklin Medical Center, in
Winnsboro, La., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Choctaw Chapel Baptist Church
with the Rev. Frank Brown officiating.
Burial will follow at Gibson Cemetery, in Waterproof, under the direction of
Concordia Funeral Home in Ferriday.
Visitation will be from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born Jan. 30, 1914, in Waterproof, the daughter of Ben and
Isabella Scott Wiley. She was a retired teacher’s aide. She was also a Sunday
school teacher, choir member and musician at Choctaw Chapel Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Higginbotham; her parents; and
son, Larry T. Higginbotham.
Survivors include her sons, Bobby Higginbotham and Edgar Higginbotham, both of
Waterproof, Lee Dell Higginbotham and wife, Catherine, both of Baltimore, Ted L.
Higginbotham and Leonard R. Higginbotham, both of Baton Rouge and Ozzie Mack
Higginbotham and wife, Pearl, both of Temple Hill, Md.; daughters, Loester Foley
and husband, Basil, both of Houston, Ida H. Love and husband, Richard, both of
Atlanta and Berdia Higginbotham of Waterproof; stepdaughter, Maude Dominique of
East Cleveland, Ohio; 33 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
The Advocate 12/14/2007
John Wayne Higginbotham Sr. (1949-2007) MS/LA
A retiree from the Louisiana Division of Administration, he passed away
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at Ochsner Medical Center of Baton Rouge at age 59. He
was a native of Bude, Miss., and a resident of Ventress. He is survived by his
three sons, John Wayne Higginbotham Jr., Baton Rouge, James Todd Higginbotham,
Walker, and Chad Jeremy Higginbotham, Baton Rouge; mother of his children,
Frances Wells; four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He was preceded in
death by his parents and a brother. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825
Government St., Friday, Dec. 14, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Graveside service at
Greenoaks Memorial Park on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m.
The Advocate 12/27/2007.
Alma Higginbotham Sagona (ca1930-2007)
LA
A native of Lottie, she died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at her home in Baton
Rouge. She was 77. Visiting at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Hall,
11140 La. 77, Maringouin, on Thursday, Dec. 27, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Religious
service at the church hall on Friday, Dec. 28, at 10 a.m. Interment in Cotton
Wood Cemetery, Lottie. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Gonzales, of Baton
Rouge, and Kathy Mouille and husband Donald, of Palmetto; three sons, Charles
and wife Ann Sagona, of Fordoche, Joseph Sagona, of Baton Rouge, and John and
wife Becky Sagona, of Denham Springs; a brother, Calvin Higginbotham, of
Columbia, Miss.; 13 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and a host of
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by her husband,
Tony; a son, Anthony; and two grandsons, Daniel and Donald Ray. Relatives and
family friends will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements by A. Wesley Funeral
Home, Maringouin.
The Advocate 12/30/2007.
Eula Lea Savoie Higginbotham
(1919-2007) LA
A very caring and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and
homemaker, she died at 2:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at Baton Rouge General
Medical Center. She was 78, a resident of Fordoche and native of Church Point.
Visiting at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Livonia on Monday, Dec. 31,
from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at noon. Interment in St. Francis Cabrini
Cemetery, Livonia. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and
Daniel T. Ewing, of Fordoche, and Sheila Higginbotham Williams and Max V.
Williams, of Baker; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bobbie Higginbotham and
Lynne, of Fordoche and Lonnie J. Higginbotham and Rita Louise Higginbotham, of
Erwinville; a sister, Leonie Smith, of Fordoche; a brother, Felton Savoie, of
Fordoche; nine grandchildren, Tonya Ewing Franklin, Tessa Ewing Leger, Dustin
Ewing, Angie Higginbotham, Andrew Higginbotham, Courtney Bergeron, Brooke
Williams, Farah Higginbotham Deshotel and Kace' Higginbotham; three
great-grandchildren, Lauren Leger, Bradain Higginbotham and Kami Deshotel; and
two stepgrandchildren, Shelby Ponthieux and Chase Williams. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Howard Higginbotham; parents, Azelina and Leonard Savoie;
a son, Dannie Higginbotham; brothers, Lester Savoie and Alfred Roche; and a
sister, Natalie Richard. Pallbearers will be Dustin Ewing, Andrew Higginbotham,
Harry "Deuce" Leger, Justin Franklin, Roger Smith and Fred Smith. She was a
member of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Livonia. Niland's Funeral
Service Inc., New Roads, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Times-Picayune on 3/13/2008
Luther A. Higginbotham (1915-2008) MS/LA
Mr. Luther A. Higginbotham Funeral services for Luther Higginbotham, 92, of New Orleans will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at the Lake Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in Metairie, under the direction of the Lake Lawn Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the Lake Lawn Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, March 17, and before the service on Tuesday from 9:30-11 a.m. WWII Veteran, Exceptional Educator, Loving Father, and Devoted Husband are all words that describe Mr. Luther Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham, son of George and Willie Higginbotham, was born on August 11, 1915 in Macomb, Mississippi. Higginbotham moved to New Orleans as a young boy, where he graduated from McDonogh No. 35 High School and as class valedictorian from the Valena C. Jones Normal School. In 1941, he received a BA in Education from Xavier University of New Orleans. In 1942, Higginbotham was drafted into the U.S. Army and upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Throughout the war, he served as leader of the Ground Crew of the 332nd Fighter Group, also known as the famed Tuskegee Airmen. During his four years of faithful service, Higginbotham was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, and in November of 2007, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his exemplary leadership. After the war, Higginbotham returned to New Orleans, where he received his MA in Administration from Xavier University and began a teaching career that spanned over 40 years. For 35 years, he taught Sociology, Economics, and African American History at Booker T. Washington High School. Higginbotham was also a member of the Historic St. James AME Church for over 60 years. Mr. Higginbotham is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ruby Higginbotham of New Orleans, LA; daughters Dr. Edith Higginbotham of Fresno, CA, Cecelia Higginbotham of Leesville, LA, and Dr. Eve Higginbotham of McDonough, GA; son-in-law Dr. Frank Williams, Jr. of McDonough, GA; cousin Harold Sims and wife Lana Sims of Newnan, GA; and granddaughter Lenora Higginbotham of Leesville, LA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Higginbotham's name to the Historic St. James AME Church Restoration Fund, 222 N. Roman St, New Orleans, LA 70112. Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at www.lakelawnmetairie.com.
The Sun Herald 03/31/2008
PERCY PIERRE HIGGINBOTHAM (1919-2008) LA
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille in Lafayette, for Percy Pierre Higginbotham, 89, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Louisiana Extended Care Hospital in Lafayette. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park. Reverend Floyd J. Calais will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Giftbearers will be Dixie Benoit and Sandra Higginbotham. Lectors will be Judy Laister and Pennye Huval. Judy Laister, soloist, accompanied by Pennye Huval, guitarist, will sing "On Eagles' Wings," "Amazing Grace," "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Here I Am Lord" for the services. Survivors include his beloved wife of 35 years, Dervine "Dee" B. Higginbotham; two daughters, Judy Laister and Patsy Martin and her husband Clarence "Jr"; two sons, Larry Higginbotham and his wife Elizabeth and Larry Benoit and his wife Dixie; eight grandchildren, Pennye Huval, Myra Mouton, Alan Huval, Larry Lee Higginbotham, Terry Higginbotham and his wife Amanda, Sherie Laake, Lonny Benoit and his wife Amie, and Jamie Benoit and his wife Crystal; eight great grandchildren, Kaleb, Dillon, Harli, Chelsey, Austin, Maxwell, Mason, and Brooke "Sugar Pie"; three sisters, Rose Mary Tiblier and her husband "Bootsy," Melba Ruth Higginbotham and Shirley Parker; two brothers, George Higginbotham and Dennis Higginbotham and his wife "Toot"; and his best friend, Beau, his dog. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nelson and Edna Delcambre Higginbotham; first wife, Marie Louise C. Higginbotham; one son, Randall Higginbotham; and two brothers, Curtis Higginbotham and Carey Higginbotham. A native of Youngsville, a resident of Biloxi, Mississippi for most of his life, after retirement Mr. Higginbotham returned to Lafayette to enjoy the place he called home. Percy was an avid golfer and bowler, having made four holes in one while playing golf and bowled a 300 game. He was a Semi-Pro Bowler for sixteen years, was the Mississippi State Singles Champion in 1963 and 1964, and was a founding member of Sr. Golf Association at Les Vieux Chenes. Mr. Higginbotham proudly served his country as a member of the Unites States Marines in WWII and the Pacific Theater and spent 10 years in Mississippi as a First Sergeant in the National Guard. He was an usher and a member of the Sr. Club at St. Pius Catholic Church in Lafayette. Percy Higginbotham had a great love for all of his family and enjoyed life thoroughly. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Pallbearers will be Larry Higginbotham, Larry Benoit, Lonny Benoit, Jamie Benoit, Alan Huval and Clarence "Jr" Martin. A Rosary will be prayed Monday, March 31 at 7:00 PM in Martin & Castille Funeral Home. The family requests that visitation be observed on Monday from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM and on Tuesday from 8:00 AM until time of service. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503. The family wishes to give special thanks to the 6th floor stroke unit at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, to the LHC Extended Care Unit at Lafayette General and Dr. Michael Alexander and his staff. View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com. Martin & Castille-Lafayette, (337) 234-2311.
The Advocate 05/13/2008
Thomas W. Higginbotham (ca1934-2008) LA
Thomas W. Higginbotham A resident of Baker and native of Plaquemine, he passed away Monday, May 12, 2008, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was 74. He graduated from Istrouma High School in 1951 and was a member of Blackwater United Methodist Church. He retired from the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development, District 61, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Wednesday, May 14, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visiting at Blackwater United Methodist Church, 10000 Blackwater Road, Baker, on Thursday from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Dr. Tom Higginbotham and the Rev. Bill Moon. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by his wife, Eloise Higginbotham; daughters, Joi Lohr and husband Pat, Gina Strong and husband David, and Erin Carroll and husband Jay; sons, Tom Higginbotham and wife Patti, and Bret Higginbotham and wife Zhanna; stepsons, Gary Richardson and wife Pat, Barry Richardson and wife Kathy, and Jim Richardson and wife Michelle; former wife and mother of his children, Beryl Higginbotham; sisters, Margaret McQueary and husband Lloyd, Faye Corsentino, Tucker Adams, Piper Losavio and husband Denny, and Jackie Cashio and husband B.J.; 16 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ella and Thomas W. Higginbotham Sr.; and two brothers, Edward and Rodney Higginbotham.
The Advocate 10/05/2008
Lucy Higginbotham Jones (ca1940-2008) LA
Lucy Higginbotham "Tee Bea" Jones, a retired librarian with the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and a resident and native of Zachary, she died at 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary. She was 68. She had also worked in the Madison, Washington and Baker school systems. Visiting at Miller & Daughter Mortuary, Zachary, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at New Providence Baptist Church in Zachary on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Morris Jackson. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens. She is survived by a son, Levi A. Jones, of Baton Rouge; daughter-in-law, Debra Ann LeBlanc, of Baton Rouge; three sisters, Juanita H. Cannon, of Baton Rouge, Gloria H. Patin and husband Claude Sr., of Zachary, and Flordia Higginbotham, of Baton Rouge; two aunts, Bernice Holmes, of New Orleans, and Viola Higginbotham, of Baton Rouge; three brothers-in-law, Howard Jones and wife Irma, and John Jones and wife Rosa Marie, all of Zachary, and Willie Lee Jones, of Baton Rouge; three sisters-in-law, Arlean Jones, of Zachary, Adlay Stokes and Vennie Wright, both of Baton Rouge; a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends. She is also survived by Mrs. Leona Shoemaker, of Zachary, whom she thought of as a mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Jones; parents, Charlie and Pearl Holmes Higginbotham; a sister, Johnnie Mae Higginbotham; and maternal grandparents, Manuel and Martha Burton Holmes.
The Advocate 10/16/2008
Thelma Marie Briscoe Higginbotham (1927-2008) LA
December 3, 1927 - October 15, 2008
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Guidry Funeral Home Chapel, Church Point for Thelma B. Higginbotham, 80, the former Thelma Marie Briscoe. Mrs. Higginbotham died at 1:55 A.M. Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Acadia-St. Landry Guest Home, Church Point. She was a life-long resident of Church Point. Monsignor Jefferson J. DeBlanc will conduct the services with interment following in the Monsignor Bienvenu Catholic Cemetery; Highway 35, Church Point. Survivors include three sons: Glen Higginbotham and wife Cheryl and Joseph “Doo” Higginbotham- all of Church Point and John Higginbotham of Atlanta, Georgia; four daughters: Mary Savoy, Donna Freeman and husband Jarold, Valerie Waters and Carolyn Stone- all of Church Point; two sisters: Mary and Wilma Higginbotham- both of Church Point; nine grandchildren and fifteen great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry “Chick” Higginbotham; a son, Michael Higginbotham; a grandson, Jarold Freeman III; two brothers and a sister. The family requested that visiting hours be observed from 4:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday and continue from 8:00 A.M. Thursday until the time of the services. A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday by Monsignor DeBlanc.
Published in The Advocate on 12/3/2008
Johnnie B. Higginbotham (ca1932-2008) LA
A native of Greensburg, she departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at her brother's home in Baton Rouge. She was 76. Visiting at MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home Inc., 87 Paddio Johnson Lane, Greensburg, on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting at Greater Turner Chapel AME Church, 871 Turner Chapel Road, Greensburg, the Rev. Stanley J. Carter, pastor, on Friday from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., with Superintendent J.J. Quillen officiating. Interment in Darlington Church of God in Christ Church Cemetery, Darlington. Survived by her sister, Dorothy H. LeBeau; and brother, Elder E.J. Higginbotham, both of Baton Rouge.
The Advocate 12/26/2008
Juanita Higginbotham Virdure (ca1922-2008) LA
A retired educator with 34 years of service with the Ascension Parish school system, she died at 8:47 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at her home in Baton Rouge. She was 86. Visiting at New St. Luke Baptist Church, 538 South Blvd., on Saturday, Dec. 27, from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., conducted by Bishop Pastor Joseph Armstrong. Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Interment in Southern Memorial Gardens, Blount Road. She is survived by four daughters, Sandra Williams Diggs, Brenda Williams Brown, Diane Williams Hamilton and Lander Virdure Stovall; two sons, Leonard Virdure Jr. and Bennett J. Virdure Sr.; 18 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her father, Joseph Higginbotham; mother, Serena Dunn Fines; and husband Leonard Virdure Sr. Pallbearers will be Brandon Hamilton, James Moncrief, Bryan Moncrief, Jarred Johnson, Waymond Stovall III and Sehdeva Brown. Honorary pallbearers are Leonard Virdure Jr., Bennett J. Virdure Sr., Clifton L. Sanford Jr., Herman J. Hamilton, Leonard "Trey" Virdure III, Bennett "BJ" Virdure Jr. and Preston H. Lawless. She graduated from Southern University Laboratory School, Southern University with a bachelor's and master's degrees in education, was a member of the Louisiana Teachers Association, New St. Luke Baptist Church choir, Pastor's Aide and Women volunteer, avid NBA, NFL and LSU Tigers sports fan. Arrangements by Fraternal Funeral Home Inc., Clinton.
The Times-Picayune 02/05/2009
Josephine Mary Andrews Higginbotham (1943-2009) LA
HIGGINBOTHAM, Josephine Mary Higginbotham passed away, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family in her home on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. She was 65 years old. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Edward Veazie Higginbotham; three children, James Higginbotham, Roxanne Winters (husband, Harry) and Nancy Pecot (husband, Lionel); 9 grandchildren, Terry J. (wife, Paula) and William E. Schneider IV (wife, Bonnie), Joseph E., Chritopher J. and Harry A. Winters, Jr., Shannon L. and Lionel E. Pecot, Julian T. Hutcherson, James Jr. and Renee Higginbotham; and 2 great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Jackson Schneider. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Neff and William Andrews; a daughter, Mary L. Schneider; siblings, Anthony, Joseph "Buddy", Althea and William Andrews, Jr.; and 2 grandchildren, Sherri and John A. Pecot. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from the Kenner Funeral Home of L. A. Muhleisen & Son, 2607 Williams Blvd. on Friday, February 6, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Friends may visit after 4:00 p.m.
Shreveport Times 06/15/2009
Maxine Wiggins Higginbotham (ca1926-2009) LA
SPRINGHILL, LA - Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Wiggins Higginbotham, age 83, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Jenkins, Rev. Tim Everett and Rev. David Harrell officiating. Burial will be in the Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary. Mrs. Higginbotham, a native of Jamestown, LA and resident of Springhill since 1950, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 in Shreveport after a short illness. She was an active and faithful member of Central Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School in the children's department for 35 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and co-owner of H&B Drug Store for 40 years. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dr. A C Higginbotham; daughter, Leara Higginbotham of Houston, TX; son, Rodney Higginbotham and wife, Julie of Chicago, IL; grandchildren, Alice and Meg Higginbotham and a host of nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Ray Burnham, Rex Morris, Phillip Carroll, James Colvin, Bill Evans and Johnny Herrington. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of Central Baptist Church and members of the Adult VI Sunday School Department. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, at Bailey Mortuary. Sign our online guestbook at www.baileymortuary.net Bailey Mortuary, Inc.
The Adocate 06/27/2009
Gwendolyn Higginbotham Adams (ca1930-2009) FL
She died at age 79 on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary where she retired as a surgical nurse with 37 years of service. She was a resident of Ethel and native of Plaquemine. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc. in Zachary on Sunday, June 28, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Monday from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by Brother Ed Jelks. Burial in Azalea Rest Cemetery in Zachary. She is survived by three sons, Randy and wife Lucy Adams, of Ethel, Ronnie and wife Eva Adams, of Zachary and Donnie and wife Roberta Adams, of Spillman; four sisters, Margaret "Geetsy" McQueary and husband Carl, of Denham Springs, Evelyn Faye Corsentino, of Walker, Jackie Cashio and husband BJ, and Marie Losavio and husband Denny, all of Baton Rouge; grandchildren, Michelle Adams Escher, Kyle Adams, Nick Adams, Ashley Adams, Ron Adams and Luke Adams; and great-grandchildren, Macie Carruth, Hays Carruth, Harper Adams and Chandler Adams. Preceded in death by her husband, Earl Adams Jr.; parents, Thomas and Ella Higginbotham; and three brothers, Tommy Higginbotham, Sgt. Maj. Edward Higginbotham and Rodney Higginbotham. Pallbearers will be Ron Adams, Kyle Adams, Cody, Nick and Cary Cashio, Luke Adams and Richard Higginbotham. She was a member of Ethel Baptist Church, Friday Club and Lane Retiree's Club. Special thanks to doctors and medical staff at Lane Regional for all your special care. Share sympathies, condolences and memories and www.charletfuneralhome.com.
The Advocate 07/16/2009
Terrie Ann Higginbotham (ca1956-2009) LA
A resident of Denham Springs, she died at 1:44 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Denham Springs. She was 53 and a native of Livingston. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, on Thursday, July 16, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home chapel on Friday, July 17, from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Dickie Davis. Burial will be in Palmetto Cemetery in Walker. Survived by aunts, Jackie Higginbotham Morales and Rebecca Higginbotham Smith; and uncles, Louis L. Higginbotham, Phillip M. Higginbotham, Sterling Higginbotham and Charles Higginbotham. Preceded in death by her mother, Maggie A. Higginbotham; maternal grandmother, Willie Smart Higginbotham; maternal grandfather, Jack Higginbotham; uncles, Scott, Jerry P., Julius E. and Mark Higginbotham; and an aunt, Martha Lou Higginbotham Lee. She was a member of Livingston United Methodist Church.
07/24/2009
Verlis Marie Miller Higginbotham (1915-2009) LA
November 10, 1915 - July 23, 2009
Funeral services for Verlis Marie Miller Higginbotham, age 93, will be held on Monday, July 27, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church with interment in Bellevue Memorial Park. Rev. Austin Leger will officiate the services. Mrs. Higginbotham, a resident of Sunset, died at her daughter’s residence in Marrero, La. on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by a son, John Dalton Higginbotham of Opelousas, La.; her daughter, Deanna Gail LeBlanc and her husband, Jerome, of Marrero, La.; her sister, Viola Leger Mello of Opelousas, La.; her 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Louis Higginbotham; her parents, Alteon and Marceline Miller; her son, Benjamin Higginbotham and her brothers, Forestier, Clovis, Arista, Jacques, Altheuse (Mit), Albin and Cyprien Miller. Visiting hours will be observed in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas on Sunday, July 26, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will re-open on Monday, July 27, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. until service time. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2009. LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements (337-942-2638).
The Advocate 09/14/2009
Henry L. Higginbotham (ca1969-2009) LA
A mechanic and a resident of Walker, he died at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, at Tulane Hospital in New Orleans. He was 39 and a native of Livingston. Visiting at Carroll Baptist Church, on the corner of La. 1024 and Friendship Road in Walker, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visiting resumes at the church on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until service at 10:30 a.m., conducted by Dr. Richard Blue. Survived by his wife, Misty Killcrease Higginbotham; mother, Julia McCorkle Higginbotham; two daughters, Morgan, 11, and Tapanga, 8; three sons, Mark Lee, 5, Henry, 18, and Jesse, 16; a sister, Michele McFadden, Hammond; and two brothers, Mark, Livingston, and Jack, Walker. Preceded in death by his father, Mark Higginbotham; grandparents, Jack and Willie Higginbotham and Henry and Julia Kriz McCorkle; great-grandparents, Frank and Nettie Stafford Kriz, and Scott and Margaret Chaney Higginbotham; aunts and uncles, Russell, Donald and Mary McCorkle, Scott, Jerry and Phoebe, Julius, Maggie and Terrie Higginbotham, Martha Lou and Butch Lee. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to help cover funeral costs. Pallbearers will be Russell McCorkle, Geron McFadden, Lee Taylor, Bo Lee, AJ Selders and Robert Toms Jr. Honorary pallbearers are Jesse McCorkle and Chris Higginbotham. He was a graduate of Doyle High School, and enjoyed chess, bridge, martial arts, track, baseball, football and computers. Arrangements by Church Funeral Services, St. Amant.
The Advocate 10/09/2009
Josephine Higginbotham Doucet (1912-2009) LA
PORT BARRE - Funeral services for Josephine "Jo" Higginbotham Doucet, 97, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Sibille Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Doucet was a resident of Port Barre and died Thursday, Oct. 8, at Evangeline Oaks Nursing Home in Carencro. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Sibille Funeral Home.