Oregon Obituaries

Jacksonville Democratic Times 06/11/1880

William S. Higinbotham (1875-1880) OR

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

Medford Mail Tribune  11/08/1917

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

Medford Mail Tribune 04/24/1922

Edward Milton Higinbotham (1906-1922) OR

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

Medford Mail Tribune 01/13/1936

Ethel Higinbotham (1881-1936) AR/OR

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

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

Medford Mail Tribune 11/29/1944

Mary A. Higginbotham Chartraw (ca1873-1944) OR

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

Long Beach (CA) Independent 09/24/1950

Eileen Hicinbothom (ca1917-1950) OR

Freddy Hicinbothom (ca1944-1950) OR

Mike Hicinbothom (ca1949-1950) OR

Don Hicinbothom (ca1923-1950) OR

Roseburg News-Review 03/16/1951

Rachel Ann Knotts Higginbotham (1875-1951) OR

RACHEL HIGGINBOTHAM, NATIVE OF DOUGLAS, DIES

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

Gresham Outlook 09/11/1982

Rose Ella Pruitt Higginbotham (1877-1982) AR/OR
Services will be Tuesday at Cornwell Colonial Chapel in Woodburn for Rose Ella Higginbotham of Gresham, who died Thursday. She was 105 .

She was born on Jan. 15, 1877 in Ravenden Springs, Ark. and attended school there. She married Jacob S. Higginbotham on Jan 26, 1890 when she was 14 years old. In 1895 they moved to Bernie, MO and in 1921 they moved to Oklahoma, returning to Missouri before settling in the Hubbard area in 1930. She was a member of the
Church of Christ, an avid homemaker and worked in the cannery during the season. She was interviewed by the Outlook on her 100th birthday and she said to the Outlook that she was making quilt tops so that each of her grandchildren would have a quilt. Her husband died in 1962 and in 1970 she moved to the home of her daughter, Irene Dirkson, in Gresham.

Survivors include two sons, Tom of Abilene, Texas and John of Portland, two daughters, Iva Laird of Chattanooga, Tenn. and Irene Dirkson of Gresham; 20 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be all day Saturday and Sunday at Carroll Funeral Home. Burial will be at Belle Passi Cemetery in Woodburn and her great-grandsons will be honorary pallbearers.
 

The Bulletin 09/14/2000

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

The Bulletin 10/16/2000

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


 

The Bulletin 05/04/2002

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

The Sylva Herald 07/04/2002

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

News Register 07/24/2003

Zella Ilean Higginbotham (1910 - 2003)


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

 

Ashland Daily Tidings 01/16/2005

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

 

Ashland Daily Tidings 12/23/2005

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

 

Mail Tribune 02/11/2007

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

Mail Tribune on 04/01/2007

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

San Jose Mercury News 04/22/2007

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

 

The Oregonian 10/30/2007

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

 

Courier Press (IN) 01/14/2008
Janice L. Smith Higginbotham  (ca1932-2008) IN/OR
OWENSVILLE, Ind. — Janice L. (Smith) Higginbotham, 75, died Jan. 11, 2008, in Stayton, Ore.
She had worked as a clerk at the Detroit Market and was a member of the Maumee General Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband, David; daughter, Kathy Snyder; son, Stephen; sisters, Billie Sharp and Judy Dike; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Ore. Memorials may be made to Santiam Memorial Hospital in Stayton. North Santiam Funeral Service in Stayton is handling arrangements.

Albany OR Democrat Herald 02/01/2008

J.E. “Bill” Higginbottom (1924-2008) OR

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

Mail Tribune 03/05/2008

Donna ???? Higginbotham (ca1935-2008) OR

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

The Register-Guard 03/18/2008

Geraldine Harter Higginbotham (1914-2008) IA/OR

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

Roseburg Review 09/26/2008

Mildred Katherine Higginbotham Pratt (1917-2008) OR

July 24, 1917 - September 19, 2008

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

Curry Coastal Pilot 02/07/2009

Helen Darlyn Hulse Higginbotham (1938-2009) CA/OR

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

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