Rhode Island Obituaries
Newport Daily News 11/30/1977
Jennie Higginbotham O'Malley (1893-1977) MA/RI
TBO.com web site on 12/28/2006
Anita H. Higginbotham
(1923-2006) RI/FL
HIGGINBOTHAM, Anita H., 83, of New Port Richey passed away December 25,
2006, at Oakview Terrace. She was born December 22, 1923, in Providence, R.I.
and came here 33 years ago from Greenville, R.I. She was a homemaker and a
member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Survivors include a granddaughter,
Robin Higginbotham of New York, N.J. and a niece, Jeanne Volpe of North
Providence, R.I. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services 6025 Trouble Creek
Road New Port Richey, FL 34653 (727) 847-3999
Thelma Nichols Davidson Higginbotham (ca1940-2007) RI
Higginbotham, Thelma, 67, passed away peacefully at her home in East
Providence on Tuesday, December 11. She was the wife of the late William V.
DeGutis, Jr.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Fannie (Bordeaux)
Nichols. She was a bookkeeper for Paramount Restaurant Supply for many years.
She is survived by 3 children; Steven Davidson of East Providence, Wayne
Davidson of Johnston, and Diane Pease of Cape Cod, MA. She was a loving
grandmother to 4 grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Hope Nichols
of Coventry. She will be sadly missed by all her family.
A Memorial Service is planned by the family for Saturday, December 15 at 10 AM
at St. Matthews Church, Chapel Street, Barrington. In lieu of flowers, the
family has asked that donations be made in her name to Home and Hospice Care of
RI.
Union Leader 09/09/2009
Dorothy A. Reardon Higginbotham (ca1919-2009) RI
MANCHESTER -- Dorothy A. Higginbotham, 90, formerly of
Warwick, R.I., died Sept. 6, 2009, at Villa Crest Nursing Home in Manchester.
Born in Providence, R.I., to William Leo Reardon and Marion V. (Davis) Reardon,
she lived in Warwick until moving to Manchester in 1981. She graduated from
Rhode Island College. Mrs. Higginbotham taught in Warwick public schools for 25
years, most recently at Randall Holden School, before retiring in 1981. She was
the wife of the late Howard B. Higginbotham. Family includes sons Alan B.
Higginbotham of Stratham and Richard F. Higginbotham of Meredith; daughter Jean
M. Jones of Bow; and six grandchildren. SERVICES: Calling hours are Thursday
from 4 to 7 p.m. with a funeral Friday at 9 a.m., both from Barrett & Cotter
Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Ave., Warwick. A Mass of Christian burial is Friday
at 10 a.m. in St. Benedict Church, 135 Beach Ave., Warwick. Burial will be in
St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, R.I.