Kansas Obituaries
Kansas Valley Times 02/11/1881
David W. Higginbotham (1880-1881) KS
Again the dread Death Angel has folded his somber pinions within the home of our cherished and respected fellow citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus W. Higginbotham, taking their darling little baby boy, and adding another little grave to the sad little row of baby tombstones, in the family plot, in our village cemetery. The little one died Tuesday last; was four months old; had filled their home with joy and gladness, was doubly precious from the loss of five little ones during past years, and now this little form is taken from them, and they are indeed bereaved. The funeral took place Wednesday, conducted by Rev. McCabe of Topeka, whose sermon was most touching and impressive.
Chillicothe (MO) Morning Constitution 12/19/1890
William B. Higinbotham (ca1848-1890) PA/KS
A Temperance Lecture
Clay Center, Kan., Dec. 19-The dead body of William Higginbotham, a prominent attorney of this city, was found under the ice in a deep creek just west of town. He has been missing since Monday night, at which time he was seen on the streets badly intoxicated. No search had been made before because he had been in the habit of going to the country to visit for days at a time. It is supposed that he started on Monday night on such a visit and attempting to cross the creek on the ice broke through. He was a son of the late John Higginbotham, of Topeka, and a nephew of Hon. George W. Higginbotham.
Atlanta (GA) Constitution 10/23/1899
George W. Higinbotham (1829-1899) KS
Manhattan, Kas., October 22-Hon. G. W. Higginbotham, a pioneer of Kansas, died at his home here today of heart disease.
The Cambridge City (IN) Tribune 04/18/1918
Harry George Higginbotham (1883-1918) IN/KS
The following clipping will be of interest to many people here, and refers to the son of our former highly esteemed citizens, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis F. Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham was station-master and telegraph operator at the Big Four here for many years:
Harry George Higginbotham, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Higginbotham, was born in Milton,
Rossville Reporter 05/08/1919
Cyrus Howard Higginbotham (1887-1919) KS
Cyrus Higginbotham at Rest
Cyrus Higginbotham, who died early Sunday morning in a Topeka hospital, following an operation performed a week previous, was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the Rossville cemetery. The funeral services were held at the home conducted by the Rev. H.L. Nelson, of Topeka. The service was attended by a large number of sorrowing friends of the family who had known Cyrus from childhood and the genuine sympathy shown has been very comforting to the bereaved father, sister and brother. Cyrus was an exemplary boy and his quiet and equitable disposition won him friends wherever he went. From his childhood he had been a home loving boy and it was not until August of last year he severed home ties and struck out for himself to enter business in a strange community. He was born in Rossville, Feb. 8, 1887, and had just past his 32nd year February of this year. He graduated from Rossville schools in 1904 and was president of his class. Later he attended Washburn academy and graduated with highest honors of his class. Here he was active in athletics and captained his college base ball team. After finishing at Washburn he completed the full course in Strickler's business college. Returning home, he engaged in farming and stock raising until August 1918 when he sold his interests and went to Denton, Montana, and engaged in the real estate, loan and insurance business. Cyrus was full of patriotism, and during the war made three unsuccessful attempts to enlist, being refused because of varicose veins. He always wanted to do his share of any task to be performed and his cheerful disposition was only one of his many loveable traits. Early in life he united with the Presbyterian church and endeavored always to live a Christian life. Beside his father, sister and brother, his departure is sincerely mourned by his lifetime companions and a large circle of friends in this community.
Iola Daily Register 05/03/1937
Zachariah Higginbotham (????-1937) IL/KS
ZACHARIAH HIGGINBOTHAM DIES AT HOME HERE
Zachariah Higginbotham, a carpenter who came
here to make his home in 1931, died yesterday at the home at 616 North Oak.
The funeral service will be held Tuesday at
2:30 p. m. in the Sleeper service rooms. The Rev. Ezra Hood will conduct the
service, and burial will be made in the Iola cemetery.
Mr. Higginbotham was born in
The Topeka Daily Capital 04/20/1947
George Alexander Higginbotham (1884-1947) KS
George A. HIGGINBOTHAM, 61, of Rossville, an employee of the J.C. Penny
Co., in Topeka, died at his home, Saturday.
Mr. Higginbotham was born in Rossville and spent his entire life in that
community. He leaves one sister, Miss Edith Higginbotham of the home.
Funeral services will take place at the Presbyterian church in Rossville, Monday
at 2:30 p.m., with burial in the Rossville cemetery. Wall-Diffenderfers, is in
charge of arrangements.
Ulysses News 06/28/1956
Victor Schaffner Higginbotham (1889-1956) MO/KS
Victor Schaffner Higginbotham, son of Freeman and Poly Higginbotham, was born in Bolivar, Mo., November 11, 1889. He departed this life at his home June 1, 1956. Mr. Higginbotham was united in marriage to Pauline Wyckoff on November 28, 1925 at Sublette, Kansas, To this union was born one daughter, Jacqueline. He was precede in death by his parents and one brother. In the early part of his life he moved to Kansas, living at Ashland and Satanta. In 1937 he moved to Grant county where he was active as a farmer and stockman. He retired in 1943 from active work and moved from his farm in the eastern part of Grant county to Ulysses. "Curly" as he was known by his friends, was a veteran of World War 1. He was also a member of the Bit and Spur Club. Mr. Higginbotham had been in ill health for the past year and had been confined to his home, and spent several weeks at the Bob Wilson Memorial hospital. Survivors who mourn his passing are his wife Pauline, of the home; his daughter Jacqueline Beatty, and son-in-law Mr. Beatty. Two grandchildren, Suzette and Mark Beatty, and a host of friends.
Rossville Reporter 08/23/1956
Edith Isabella Higginbotham (1878-1956) KS
Miss E. Higginbotham passed away Monday Services for Miss Edith I. Higginbotham, 78, of Rossville were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rossville Methodist church with burial in Rossville Cemetery. The service was conducted by Rev. Don Jones and was attended by a large number of sorrowing friends. Soloist was Mrs. Don Berkey accompanied at the piano by Mrs. William Hill. Pallbearers were William Hesse, Leroy Parr, Joe Parr, Roy Wilt, Herb Trimble and John Fauerbach. Hurley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Miss Edith, as she was fondly spoken of by those who knew her, was born in Rossville July 5, 1878, and spent her life here. Her death was the result of a heart attack which she suffered a few weeks ago. She passed away at her home Monday evening. Miss Higginbotham was a piano teacher and had been giving lessons until the time of her illness. She had been very active in church work in this community during her long residence here and was a faithful member of the Amaryllis chapter of the OES, serving as secretary of that organization for a number of years. As evidence of her loyalty to the Eastern Star Lodge, Miss Higginbotham held a record of 17 years of perfect attendance. Miss Higginbotham was the last of the Higginbotham line which settled in Rossville in the early days. Her father, Cyrus W. Higginbotham, was one of the founders of Rossville and had one of the first mercantile businesses here. It was at the suggestion of Mr. Higginbotham who with Col. George W. Veale and A.C. Sherman, laid out the present town site, that the town be named "Rossville" in honor of the Indian agent, W.W. Ross.
The Kansas City Times 01/08/1957
Carl R. Higginbotham (ca1880-1957) KS
Wichita - Carl R. Higginbotham, 77.
Salina Journal 01/28/1957
Carol Clifford Higginbotham (1892-1957) IA/NE/KS
C. C. Higginbotham, 65, 805 S. Santa Fe, died at 2 am Sunday in St. John's Hospital. Mr. Higginbotham was born Jan. 7, 1892, in Knoxville, Ia. He moved to Fairbury, Neb., with his mother when he was eight years old. They later moved to western Kansas, settling on a farm near Morland. They came to Salina in 1923. Mr. Higginbotham was a contractor and carpenter. The funeral will be at 2 pm Thursday at the Guy R. Ryan Sons Mortuary, Dr. R. E. Dewey officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Iola Register 03/27/1958
Mary Ida Morris Higginbotham (1866-1958) KS
Sympathy is extended to E. K. Higginbotham and family at the death of his mother, Mrs. Mary Ida Higginbotham of Elsmore, who passed away Monday night at the home of a daughter in Kansas City where she was visiting. Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Higginbotham, a long-lime resident of the Elsmore community, were held at the Methodist Church in Elsmore, with burial in the Elsmore Cemetery.
The Kansas City Star 04/19/1959
Earl W. Higginbotham (ca1905-1959) KS
Earl W. Higginbotham, 54, of 337 Douglas, Kansas City, Kansas, died yesterday at his home after becoming ill Tuesday. He retired in 1943 as a truck driver for the Gate City Oil Company. Mr. Higginbotham was a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Kansas. He was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Church. He leave his wife, Mrs. Julia Higginbotham of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Doris E. Morris, 351 Douglas, and Mrs. Almeda M. Hodges, 2105 Chester, both in Kansas City, Kansas; two sons, Robert L. Higginbotham, 2101 Chester, and Donald R. Higginbotham of the home; three brothers, Roy Higginbotham, 4043 Pennsylvania, Francis Higginbotham, 2735 Madison, and Elmer Higginbotham, 813 Miami, Kansas City, Kansas, and six grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 o’clock at the Earp Chapel; burial in Maple Hill cemetery.
The Kansas City Times 09/06/1965
Verlin Edward Higginbotham (1922-1965) IA/MO/Philippines
Verlin Edward Higginbotham, 42, of 9901 Pittenger road died
August 29 at Clark Air Force Base, the
The Leavenworth Times 07/20/1976
Lisa Marie Higginbotham (ca1964-1976) KS
She was killed Saturday in a car accident one mile east of
Linwood. She was born at
She would have been in the eighth grade at
Survivors in clued her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Higginbotham of the home; three brothers, Scott Higginbotham, Michael Higginbotham and Travis Higginbotham, all of the home; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Julia Bryan, Warsaw, Mo.; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Crow, Kansas City, Kan.; and her paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. George Merit, Kansas City, Mo.
Hutchinson News 12/31/1978
Mary Etta Higginbotham Petersen (1925-1978) IA/KS
MCPHERSON-Mary Etta Petersen, 53, died Saturday at her home.
Born Mary Higginbotham April 1, 1925 at
Survivors: widower; sons, William David, McPherson; Leroy W., Lindsborg; Jerry J., Galva; Bennie, McPherson; daughter, Mrs. Karen Koehn, Moundridge; mother, Mrs. Thelma Higginbotham, La Mars, Iowa; brothers, Arthur E. Higginbotham, McPherson; Jim Higginbotham, Colorado Springs; sisters, Mrs. Kathleen Wenzel, Fairmont, Minn.; Mrs. Carol B. Badgerow, Harrison, Ark.; Mrs. Dorothy Nitzske, La Mars, Iowa; 13 grandchildren.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ball and Son Chapel,
McPherson. Burial in
Ulysses News 04/05/1984
Pauline Anna Wyckoff Higginbotham (1907-1984) OK/KS
Pauline Anna Higginbotham, 76, died March 29, 1984, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital after along illness. Born Pauline Anna Wyckoff April 19, 1907, at Mooreland, Oklahoma, she married V.S. "Curley" Higginbotham November 28, 1925, at Satanta. He died June 1, 1956. She was a retired employee of Kepley Liquor Store, Ulysses, and had been a Ulysses resident since 1936, moving from Haskell county. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary, Ulysses.
Survivors: Daughter, Jacqueline Beatty, Ulysses; brothers, Simon Wyckoff, Moreland and John Wyckoff, Woodward, Oklahoma; sisters, Hazel Nelson, Chelan, WA, Babe Wiley, Yakima, WA, Georgia Bailey and Maxine Castell, both of Oklahoma City, OK; Irene Oschner, Fort Collins, Colorado; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Monday at the Ulysses cemetery with the Rev. Carl Wilson officiating. The family suggests memorials to Western Prairie Nursing Home, Ulysses.
02/20/1985
Ira Sylvester Higginbotham (1908-1985) MO/KS
Ira Sylvester Higginbotham, 76, R 1, Paola, died Tuesday, 19
Feb 1985, at the Miami County Hospital. He was born in Macon County, Missouri,
22 Sept 1908, the son of Abraham Jacob Higginbotham and Bertha Jane Wilson.
He was married 8 Sept 1932 to Essie Mae Vanderbilt in Kansas City, Ks.
Mr. Higginbotham was a farmer for over 45 years and retired in 1968. He had
lived in Lawrence and Tonganoxie areas before moving to Paola in 1970.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Essie Mae Higginbotham of the home, two daughters,
Mrs. Elsie Wain of rural Paola, and Mrs. Donna Guthrie of Moberly, Mo., three
sons, Loren Higginbotham and Keith Higginbotham of rural Paola, and Neal
Higginbotham of Osawatomie, two sisters, Mrs. Hester Prater of Mexico, Mo., an
Miss Mary E Higginbotham of Kansas City, Mo., 13 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers and one sister.
The services were at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home in
Paola. The Rev Allan Jones officiated. Danny Wain was the Guitarist and Mrs.
Virginia Reese provided organ selections. The burial was in the Lawrence
Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers were Steven Wain, John Wain, Michael
Higginbotham, Michael Burk, Michael Bruch, Mark Schull and Reamus Monahan.
Hutchinson News 04/11/1990
Jacqueline Jean Higginbotham Beatty (1928-1990) KS
ULYSSES-Jacqueline Jean Beatty, 61, died April 9, 1990, at
She was born April 18, 1928, at Satanta, the daughter of V.S. and Pauline Wyckoff Higginbotham. A lifetime resident of Ulysses, she was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Like’s Episcopal Church,
In September 1945, she married Alayne Beatty at Johnson. He died May 18, 1970.
Survivors include three sons, Mark Alayne, Melvern; Anthony,
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or to the American Heart Association, both in care of the mortuary.
Lawrence Journal World 06/10/1998
Levi Ryon Higginbotham (1998-1998) KS
Osawatomie — Services for Levi R. Higginbotham, infant son of Neal
Higginbotham Jr. and Flo Ballard, Paola, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at St.
Phillips Catholic Church, Osawatomie. Burial will be at Stanton Cemetery.
Levi died Tuesday, June 9, 1998, at Miami County Medical Center.
Survivors include his parents, of the home; two sisters, Echo Cecil, of the
home, and Brittany Higginbotham, Osawatomie; a brother, Neal Higginbotham III,
Cherryville; paternal grandparents, Neal Sr. and Mary Higginbotham, Osawatomie;
maternal grandmother, Theresa Lewis, Kansas City, Mo.; grandparents, Ben and Fay
Ballard, Joplin, Mo.; great-grandmother, Elmerine Rogers, Lawrence; and
great-grandmother, Essie Higginbotham, Paola.
Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Wilson & Son Funeral Home,
Paola, which is in charge of arrangements.
The family suggests memorials to the American SIDS Foundation.
06/12/2000
Katherine Yvonne Higginbotham Gillespie (1917-2000) TX/KS
BURLINGTON --- Katherine Yvonne Gillespie, 83, Burlington,
formerly of LeRoy, died Sunday, June 11, 2000, at the home of a daughter in
Burlington where she had lived since Feb. 4, 1998. She had been ill since
December 1997. She was born April 18, 1917, in Gilmer, Texas, to Grundy E. and
Maude Pearl Strachner Higginbotham. She attended schools in Gilmer, Texas, and
she attended college three years. While in Texas, she owned and operated two
restaurants. She moved to LeRoy in 1953. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church in Burlington since 1953. She married Lee Gillespie on June 29,
1946, in Gilmer, Texas. They owned and operated Lee's Variety Store in LeRoy for
many years. He died Dec. 24, 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Maude Lyman,
Burlington; a stepson, Don L. Gillespie, Tyler, Texas; three grandchildren; five
step-grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in
Burlington. Burial will be in LeRoy Cemetery. Mrs. Gillespie will lie in state
today at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington where a rosary at 7 p.m. will be
followed by visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart
Association.
Lawrence Journal World 11/15/2000
Essie M. Vanderbilt Higginbotham (1914-2000) KS
Paola — Services for Essie M. Higginbotham, 86, Paola, will be at 1:30
p.m. Friday at Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery, Lawrence.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center.
She was born June 24, 1914, in Effingham, the daughter of Charles and Clara
Baker Vanderbilt. She grew up in Wyandotte County and graduated from Washington
Rural High School in 1932. She lived in the Kansas City and Tonganoxie areas
before moving to Paola.
Mrs. Higginbotham had been a checker at Lawrence Laundry Mat, and also had
worked 19 years as a social worker and nurses aide at Pinecrest Nursing Home,
Paola, before she retired in 1986. She was a member of First Baptist Church,
Paola, and Rebecca Lodge No. 336 and Missouri Pacific Ladies Club, both of
Osawatomie.
She married Ira Sylvester Higginbotham on Sept. 8, 1932, in Kansas City, Kan. He
died Feb. 19, 1985.
Survivors include two daughters, Elsie Waln, Paola, and Donna Guthrie, Moberly,
Mo.; three sons, Loren Higginbotham, Mapelton; Neal Higginbotham, Osawatomie;
and, Keith Higginbotham, Garnett; 11 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren.
A grandchild and a great-grandchild died earlier.
Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Assn., American Cancer
Society or First Baptist Church, sent in care of the funeral home, 305 N. Pearl
St., Paola 66701.
Lawrence Journal World 04/09/2001
Mildred Oneita Laubach Higginbotham (1916-2001) KS
Topeka Services for Mildred Oneita Laubach Higginbotham, 84, Topeka,
will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, Topeka. Burial will be
in Big Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at a Topeka care center.
She was born Oct. 15, 1916, in Osage County, the daughter of Charles and Kate
(Groff) Laubach.
She graduated from Osage City High School in 1936 and attended Felt and Tarrant
Comptometer School in Kansas City.
Mrs. Higginbotham worked for various companies in Manhattan and in the Kansas City
area. While in Topeka she worked for Bruce School and Family Services.
She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Topeka Camping Club.
She married Kenneth B. Higginbotham on Jan. 2, 1938. He survives of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Neil H. Higginbotham, Lawrence; a daughter,
Oneita L. Higginbotham, Belem, Brazil; a sister, Mabel Peterson, Topeka; three
grandsons and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, where the
family will greet them from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Westminster Presbyterian Church,
1275 S.W. Boswell, Topeka 66604.
Hutchinson News 10/08/2001
Travis Michael and Conner Ray Higginbotham (2001-2001) KS
Travis Michael and Conner Ray Higginbotham, infant twins of Scott Higginbotham
and Linda Porter, died Oct. 4, 2001, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. They
were born Oct. 3, 2001. Survivors include: their parents, Haven; a brother,
Dallas Manuel Meygeri, Haven; a sister, Elissa Marie Higginbotham, Haven;
grandparents, Maria Branco and Oswald Resendes, both of Massachusetts, and
Donald Ray and Anna Mae Higginbotham, Colorado.. Graveside service will be at 10
a.m. Monday in Memorial Park.
The (Bonner Springs) Chieftain 03/13/2002
Maude Ester Williams Higginbotham (1914-2002) KS
Maude Higginbotham, 88, Lawrence, died Thursday, March 7, at Lawrence
Memorial Hospital, Lawrence. Private memorial services are planned at a later
date following cremation. Inurnment will be in Bonner Springs Cemetery.
The Topeka Capital-Journal 04/29/2002
Michael Charles Higginbotham Jr. (1979-2002) KS
OTTAWA -- Michael C. Higginbotham Jr., 22, Ottawa, died Sunday, April
28, 2002, at an Ottawa hospital.
Mr. Higginbotham was working at Leadbetter Homes in Ottawa, where he had been
employed for three years. He also had worked as an auto mechanic at the Wal-Mart
Supercenter.
He was born Dec. 8, 1979, at Paola, the son of Michael C. Higginbotham Sr. and
Sandra Meiers. He graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1998. He moved to
Ottawa from Rantoul, where he had lived for more than three years after moving
from Williamsburg.
He married Treva Lamm on Aug. 29, 2001, in Ottawa. She survives, of the home.
Survivors also include his father, Michael C. Higginbotham Sr., Ottawa; his
mother, Sandra Meiers, Harveyville; a sister, Michelle Higginbotham, Centropolis;
two half-brothers, Jonathan Higginbotham and Jesse Higginbotham, both of
Harveyville; paternal grandparents Loren and Ivana Higginbotham, Mapleton;
maternal grandparents, Bill and Deloris Meiers, Ottawa; and paternal
great-grandmother, Louise Brittingham, Pomona.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holmes Cemetery, Prescott. Mr.
Higginbotham will lie in state from 5 p.m. today until service time at the
mortuary, where the family will meet friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The family suggests memorial contributions to Michael Higginbotham Jr. Memorial
Fund, which may be sent in care of Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory,
Ottawa, 66067.
Atchison Daily Globe 10/28/2002
Michelle Parnell Clark Higginbotham (1968-2002) KS/MO
Michelle "Shelly" Higginbotham, 34, Seligman, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, in an automobile accident near Washburn, Mo.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born Feb. 19, 1968, in Winchester, the daughter of Loye Lynn and Bethel Verleda Foster Parnell.
Shelly, as she was known to her family and friends, moved from Kansas to Arkansas, remaining there until moving to the Washburn and Seligman areas around 10 years ago. She had been a nurses aid and was employed at the Total Service Station in Seligman, Mo.
She was united in marriage to Terrill Clark and later married Richard Higginbotham.
Survivors include her mother, Bethel Parnell of Mountain Home, Ark.; a son, Brandon Michael Hund of Platte City, Mo.; two daughters, Elizabeth Marie Clark and Brandie-Nicoll Hund, both of Seligman, Mo., a brother, Larry Lynn and Kathy Parnell of Mount Pleasant, Mich.; and two sisters, Jo Ann and Pat Byrns of Bailey, Colo., and Carolyn Anita and Jimmy Requa of Exeter, Mo.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today in Galatia Assembly of God Church, Northfork, Ark., under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville, Mo. Burial will be in Galatia Cemetery Norfork, Ark.
Lawrence Journal World 09/04/2003
Kenneth Bryce Higginbotham (1915-2003) IA/MO/LA/KS
Topeka — Services for Kenneth Bryce Higginbotham, 87, Topeka, will be at
1 p.m. Saturday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel in Topeka. Burial will follow
in East View Cemetery in Big Springs.
Mr. Higginbotham died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, at St. Francis Health Center in
Topeka.
He was born Sept. 7, 1915, in Mystic, Iowa, the son of Lemuel L. and Alice Ann
Ramsden Higginbotham. He graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph, Mo.
Mr. Higginbotham began working in coal mines in Elmira, Mo. He was an artist and
also worked in advertising at the Kansas City Journal Post and Sears in Kansas
City, Mo. He was advertising manager for Sears in Shreveport, La., and a
commercial artist for Pictorial Times. When he retired, he was supervisor of the
directory art department of Southwestern Bell Telephone in Topeka. He was voted
advertising man of the year and awarded the medallion from Printers Ink Magazine
in 1966. He was a World War II veteran and member of Westminster Presbyterian
Church.
He married Mildred Laubach on Jan. 2, 1938. She died April 5, 2001.
Survivors include a son, Neil H., Lawrence; a daughter, Oneita L. Higginbotham,
Braganca, Brazil; three grandsons; and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral chapel, where family will
receive them from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The family suggests memorials to Westminster Presbyterian Church, sent in care
of the funeral chapel, 1321 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka 66604.
Lawrence Journal World 01/02/2004
Neil H. Higginbotham (1938-2004) MO/LA/IA/KS
Services for Neil H. Higginbotham, 65, rural Lawrence, will be at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Military graveside services will follow in
Eastview Cemetery near Big Springs.
Mr. Higginbotham died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at his home.
He was born Oct. 15, 1938, in Independence, Mo., the son of Kenneth B. and
Mildred O. (Laubach) Higginbotham. He attended grade school in Shreveport, La.,
and in Scranton, Kan. He attended Highland Park Junior High and graduated from
Topeka High School in 1956. He lived for nearly nine years in Winterset, Iowa,
then moved to Lawrence in 1986.
Mr. Higginbotham served in the U.S. Navy from June 1956 to September 1959 aboard
the USS Kearsarge and USS Oriskany. He was an audio man and announcer for WIBW
TV from 1963 to 1970 and an electronic engineer for Philco Ford, Dymo and Itek
from 1970 to 1986. He also worked for Jostens/American Yearbook, Walsworth
Publishing in Marceline, Mo., and as an electronics engineer for the Kansas
Turnpike Authority from September 1986 until he retired Dec. 22, 2000. He was a
member of Centenary United Methodist Church.
He married Carol R. Fouts on March 5, 1961, in Topeka. She survives, of the
home.
Other survivors include three sons, Kenneth Mark, Fort Sill, Okla., David Neil,
Bend, Ore., and Stephen James, Lawrence; a sister, Oneita L. Higginbotham,
Braganca, Brazil; and six grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary.
The family suggests memorials to the church or Hospice Care in Douglas County,
sent in care of the mortuary.
Lawrence Journal World 10/04/2005
Jaye Ann “Jann” Higginbotham (1955 - 2005) TX/KS
Inurnment services for Jaye Ann “Jann” Higginbotham, 50, Lawrence, will be 11
a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe.
Miss Higginbotham died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, at her home, of ovarian cancer.
She was born Sept. 21, 1955, in Dallas, the daughter of George William and Mary
Jane “Janie” Hulings Higginbotham. She graduated from Bishop Ward High School in
Kansas City, Kan., in 1973. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in
criminal justice from Washburn University in Topeka in 1978 and an Associate of
Arts degree in physical therapy from Penn Valley Community College in Kansas
City, Mo. She moved from Olathe to Lawrence in 1995.
Miss Higginbotham worked as a physical therapy assistant at University of Kansas
Medical Center for 10 years and was a member of the Physical Therapy Assistants
Assn. She previously worked with young people in the criminal justice field.
Survivors include her partner, Ann Alexander, Lawrence; her father, Olathe; two
brothers, George Higginbotham Jr., Olathe, and Jaren Higginbotham, Shawnee; and
two sisters, Jill Britton, Sterling, and Jenny Leiker, Olathe.
The family suggests memorials to the Jane Higginbotham Memorial Fund for the
Physical Therapy Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901
Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160 or sent in care of Lawrence Funeral Chapel.
Kansas City Star 01/05/2006
David M. Higginbotham (1935-2006) MO/KS
David M. Higginbotham, 71, January 3, 2006. He worked for the National Weather Service for 38 years, worked from 1994 to 1998 at PRC, and from 1998 to 2002 at RDC. He is survived by his wife, Anita Higginbotham; his daughters, Patricia A. Hayden, Diana L. Wilson, Rachel R. Welch, and seven grandchildren.
Kansas City Star 12/27/2006
Geraldine D. Elliott Higginbotham (1923-2006) MO/KS
Geraldine D. Higginbotham, 83, Bucyrus, KS, passed away December 24,
2006 at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, KS. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, December 28, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 10507 Holmes Rd. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of donor's choice. Mrs.
Higginbotham was born August 11, 1923 in Kansas City, MO, daughter of Carl and
Erlene (McGinty) Elliott. She retired from American Hereford Association. She
was preceded in death by her son David and three brothers Jim, Bob and Gene. She
is survived by sons Denny (Karen) Higginbotham, Steve (Ceil) Higginbotham and
their father Ed Higginbotham; sister Barbara Coe; grandchildren Greg, Scott,
Brett, Shawn, Jarrett, Jaclyn and Tucker Higginbotham; great grandchildren
Sierra, Averi and Kelsey Higginbotham; brother-in-law George Higginbotham;
sisters-in-law Rita Elliott and Shirley Higginbotham; and many nieces and
nephews. (Arr: Mt. Moriah & Freeman 816-9422004)
Wichita Eagle 05/16/2007
Oma Beatrice McInturff Higginbotham (1911-2007) KS
Oma Beatrice Higginbotham, age 96, formerly of Wellington, passed away
on Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. Oma Beatrice Higginbotham was born in
Carter, OK to Charles R. McInturff and Sally Elizabeth (Folks) McInturff on
January 27, 1911. Her greatest wish was to become a school teacher of young
children, and that she did for 43 years. She loved each and every child that she
encountered in the classroom and guided each one to achieve their highest goals
in life. Her favorite hobby was playing bridge and throughout the years,
belonged to many clubs in Wellington and never tired of the game. Each nickel on
the corner that she won, was worth more than gold to her. She was an active
member of the First Methodist Church of Wellington, a member of Ladies Elk
Society when it was formed, and was surrounded by a large and loving group of
friends. She traveled extensively all over the world, after retiring from
teaching. Throughout the years, on each Wellington High School reunion, she
would sit on her front porch and the past students would stop by and pay their
respect to their favorite teacher. She is preceded in death by her parents; her
husband, Roy S. Higginbotham; two grandsons, Thomas David and Thomas Clarke;
three brothers; three brothers-in-law; and three nephews. She is survived by one
daughter, Yvonna Rae Ross, son-in-law, Thomas C. Ross; two grandsons, Kevin
Wayne and Donald Mark; great granddaughters, Markie Ross and Kelsi Ross, all of
Las Vegas, NV. One great-grandson, Jonathan Thomas Ross with the U. S. Embassy
Marine Corps in Bucharest, Romania. Three sisters, Bobby Ketch of Guthrie, OK,
Gracie Price and Lorene Ivy of Levelland, TX, and one brother, C. R. McInturff
of Amarillo, TX. She also leaves 15 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and
nephews. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 11:00 A.M.
at the First United Methodist Church in Wellington, KS. Officiating will be
Oma's nephew, Pastor Charles Lee Ivy of Texas and also Reverend Brent Clayton of
the First United Methodist Church in Wellington. Interment will follow the
service at Sumner Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home
on Friday, May 18, 2007 from 3:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. A memorial has been
established with Creekside Hospice in Las Vegas, NV. Contributions can be left
at or mailed to the funeral home. Frank Funeral Home has been entrusted with the
arrangements.
Iola Register 06/18/2007
Terry L. Higginbotham (1947-2007) DC/KS
Terry L. Higginbotham, 60, of Carlyle, Kansas died Saturday, June 16, 2007, from injuries sustained in an accident on U.S. Highway 169 near Humboldt, Kansas. He was born Feb. 27, 1947, in Washington, DC, to Burl and Violet Higginbotham. He was graduated from Iola High School in 1965. He served with the United States Air Force. On June 6, 2006, he was married to Jeanie Larson. He was a member of the Carlyle Presbyterian Church and Iola Elks Lodge. Survivors include two daughters, Stacy Jackson and her husband, Chris, Auburn, AL, and Kristy Williams, Helena, AL; a sister, Carol Moore and her husband, Paul, Pawhuska, OK; and two grandsons, Josh Williams and Cole Jackson. Joint funeral services for Higginbotham and Jeanie Larson will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Iola. Cremation has taken place.
Kansas City Star 07/13/2008
Shirley J. Fischer Higginbotham (1935-2008) MO/KS
Shirley J. Higginbotham, 72, of Leawood, KS, passed away, Friday, July 11, 2008. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 14, at Mt. Moriah and Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 15, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Donations may be made to Prader Willi Syndrome Association, 5700 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL 34242. Shirley was born on October 8, 1935, in Kansas City, MO. She was the daughter of John and Margaret (Davis) Fischer. She was married for 47 years to Gene Higginbotham. During her life she was a homemaker, supporter of her family and husband, gardener, lover of the holidays and of family gatherings. Shirley was a member of Village Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, and two sisters, Mary Ann Rose and Betty Huffman. Shirley is survived by her sons, Kevin Higginbotham and wife Marian of Leawood, KS, and Daron Higginbotham and wife Jean of Stilwell, KS, and four grandchildren, Ryan, Courtney, Matthew and Erik, sister Carol Katsantoness and brother John Fischer, both of Kansas City, MO. She was loved by her family and will be deeply missed. Arrangements: Mt. Moriah and Freeman, (816) 942-2004.
Iola Register 03/16/2009
Vina Mae Conwell Higginbotham (1910-2009) KS
Vina Mae Higginbotham, 98, of Carlyle died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at her home. She was born Oct. 27, 1910, in Gas, the daughter of Ralph J. and Blanche A. (Tiffany) Conwell. She graduated from Iola High School. On July 23, 1929, she married Con W. Higginbotham, and they made their home in Carlyle. He died July 19, 2001. She enjoyed sewing. She was a member of the Carlyle Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She is survived by a son, Steve, Bartlesville, Okla.; three daughters, Connie Grimes and her husband, Bill, Grove, Okla., Billie Frame, Bartlesville, and Linda Guenther her husband, Mel, Carlyle; a sister, Ruth Richards, Iola; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Chambers, Carlyle, and Reba Conwell, Bartlesville; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A granddaughter, Traci Frame, a brother and four sisters died earlier. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Carlyle Presbyterian Church. The Rev. David Moore will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Iola. Memorials to Carlyle Presbyterian Church or Allen County Healthcare Foundation (Hospice) may be left at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.
Kansas City Star 09/05/2009
Neal Alvin Higginbotham Sr. (1939-2009) KS
Neal was born May 17, 1939, to Ira S. and Essie M. Vanderbilt Higginbotham in Bethel, KS. He grew up in the Tonganoxie area, and graduated from high school there in 1957. On December 30, 1960, Neal was united in marriage to Mary Higginbotham in Independence, MO. To this union, two children were born. He entered the United States Navy after high school, and served for 22 years, retiring in 1979. Neal and his wife moved to Osawatomie in 1979. He was employed at the Osawatomie State Hospital for 6 months and then at Unified School District 368 as a maintenance director for over 20 years before retiring. His memberships included the IOOF #4 Lawrence, KS; AF and AM #339 Lane, KS; OES #307 Parker, KS; Elks #921 Osawatomie, KS; American Legion #204 Osawatomie, KS; DAV #34 Johnson County, KS; FRA #161 Kansas City, KS; Scottish Rite Wichita, KS; Shrine Wichita, KS; Miami County Airport Assoc.; Kansas Old Timer Pickers and Fiddlers; and the Rebekah Lodge # 336 Osawatomie, KS. His hobbies were flying, traveling, camping, listening to music, Karaoke, going to Branson, and spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed going to RV, car, boat, and monster trucks shows and watching football and basketball games.
Neal was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson. Survivors are wife Mary, of the home; daughter, Brenda Sue Schull, of Osawatomie; son, Neal Alvin Higginbotham, of Joplin MO; sister, Elsie Cordel of Paola; brother, Loren Higginbotham, of Mapleton, KS; sister, Donna Guthrie, of Moberly, MO; brother, Keith Higginbotham of Osawatomie; 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Kansas City Star 03/23/2010
Edna Faye Pearce Higginbotham (1947-2010) KS
Edna Faye Higginbotham, age 62 of Blue Mound, Kansas died Saturday March 20, 2010 at her home in Blue Mound, Kansas. She was born on June 7, 1947 at Waynesville, Missouri, the daughter of Ray and Beulah Brock Pearce. She married Jack Higginbotham on December 20, 1963 at Morris, Kansas. Edna was a devoted house wife, loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by a brother David Pearce. Survivors in include her husband; Jack of Blue Mound, four sons Gaylene, Danny and Shana, Jack and Tammy, and Andrew Higginbotham all of Blue Mound, Kansas, two daughters Paula Frank of Gardner, Kansas, and Teresa Gilmer and John of Excelsior Springs Missouri, seventeen grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. Due to Edna’s wishes she was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. The family suggests contributions to the Edna Faye Higginbotham Memorial fund and may be left in care of the Coffel Schneider Funeral Home P.O. Box J Mound City, Kansas. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelshcneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City, Kansas, (913) 795-2215.
Columbus Advocate 05/21/2010
Marjorie Nadine Adamson Higginbotham (1931-2010) KS
Margie N. Higginbotham passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at her home in Columbus, Kan. Margie was born in Columbus, Kan. on September 21, 1931 to Ernest and Lavon (Slover) Adamson. The family then moved to Searcy, Ark. where she attended grade school. They returned to Columbus where she graduated from CCRHS in 1950. She entered St. Luke's Nursing School in Kansas City Mo. She then started her nursing career at Maude Norton Hospital for the next 17 years. She married Albert Hoskins in 1951. They had one son, Alan Hoskins. Her husband Albert passed away in 1963. She later married Harold Higginbotham in 1966. They had two children, Julie and Andy Higginbotham. They made their home in Rock Falls, Sterling, Ill. for the next 20 years where she continued her nursing career at Walnut Manor Nursing Home. Harold passed away in 1989. She then returned to Columbus to be close to family members. Margie was considered the Matriarch of the large Adamson Family. She was the family historian and at many times the glue that held the family together. She was given many trials that would have made any other person want to just give up. She survived many personal loses in her life. She survived polio, breast cancer not just once but twice, diabetes that ravaged her body resulting in the loss of a leg. She was given the Energizer Bunny nickname by her family. No matter what life dealt her, she never gave in to it until the very end. Her passion in life besides her family was knitting and reading. She was not able to do either the last several years as she was nearly blind as a result of her diabetes, Margie was preceded in death by her parents: two husbands, Albert Hoskins and Harold Higginbotham; a son Alan Hoskins; a grandson, Adam Hoskins; three sisters, Peggy and Wilma Adamson and Aileen Mack, and two brothers Norman Adamson and Ray Adamson. Survivors include a daughter, Julie Higginbotham of Watertown, Wis.; a son, Andrew Higginbotham of Mineral, Ill.; a sister, Marcia Mathers of Columbus; three grandsons, Nathan, Cullen and Andrew; a granddaughter Riley, three granddaughters in the local area, and several nieces and nephews. As per Margie's request her body has been taken for cremation and no funeral arrangements are being held. Private family internment will be in Edgmand Cemetery at a later date. A celebration of Margie's life was held on Saturday, May 15 at the home of her sister, Marcia Mathes.
10/27/2010
Jackie Leroy Higginbotham (1946-2010) MO/KS
Jackie Leroy Higginbotham, 64, of Blue Mound, Kansas, died October 27, 2010 at his home. He was born August 24, 1946 in Golden City, Missouri, the son of Walter and Maude Williams Higginbotham. He married Edna Pearce on December 20, 1963. She preceded him in death on March 20, 2010. Jackie was self employed as a truck driver. Survivors include four sons; Danny, Gaylen and Jack Higginbotham, all of Blue Mound, Kansas and Andrew Higginbotham of DeSoto, Kansas; three daughters, Teresa Gilmer of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Paula Frank of Gardner, Kansas and Lelania Miller of Pasadena, Texas; seventeen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Graveside memorial services & inurnment will be at 1:00 PM, Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Pleasant View Cemetery, Blue Mound, Kansas. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.coffelschneider.com. Arrangements: Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City, Kansas.
05/26/2011
John Christopher Higginbotham (1949-2011) AZ/KS
John Christopher Higginbotham was born 5-7-49 in Globe, Arizona and went home to be with the Lord 5-25-2011. John was loved and will be remembered by his daughter Charity Chansombath and her husband Nick, his daughter Andrea Pope and her children Allie and Riley as well as Todd Grantz and his son Brent Higginbotham. He was well respected and will be missed by Nancy & Scott Wetmore, the Heuargsayaserg family, the Duangvilay family, the Chansombath family, and the Brown family. John above all loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was also an avid outdoorsmen and loved fishing, hunting and gardening. He had an appreciation for all of nature but especially loved birds and flowers. In looking through his Bible we found several phrases that he had written and we would like to share a few of them. “Just one life, ‘twil soon be past; Only what’s done for Christ will last.” (Dr. Lee Roberson) “People may doubt what you say but they will always believe what you do.” (S. Ward) “Every man I meet is in some way my superior; and in that I can learn of him” (Emerson). “Freedom is not the right to do as you please but the liberty to do as you ought.” (John R Rice) John fought hard to survive but ultimately could not overcome the complications that arose from his open heart surgery. We miss him more than anything but we are able to take comfort in the fact that when he passed, he had a smile on his face. We love you Dad!
Topeka Capital-Journal 09/15/2012
Georgia M. Higginbotham Dinger (1931-2012) WV/KS
Georgia M. "Pete" Dinger, 81, of Mayetta, KS, died September 14, 2012 at the home of her daughter, Gaye Wheeler in Mayetta, KS. Georgia was born January 1, 1931 in Athens, West Virginia, the daughter of Dewey Alvin and Mary Edith (Gearhart) Higginbotham. She lived on a farm in Athens before moving to Topeka in August, 1989 to be a homemaker. Georgia enjoyed vegetable and rose gardening, crafts, quilting, reading the Bible and loved spending time with her family. She is survived by three sons, William K. Willie Dinger and his wife Renalyn of Scranton, KS, Chuck L. Dinger and his wife Ann of Topeka, Ronnie J. Dinger and his wife Cheri of Mayetta, KS; three daughters, Gaye Wheeler and her husband Don and Betty A. Boatright, both of Mayetta, KS, Donna M. Maxfield and her husband Lewis of Kingsport, TN; one sister, Lorene Pettrey of Connelly Springs, NC. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren along with numerous nieces and nephews. Georgia will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. Monday at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Half Day Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Georgia's memory may be made to Midland Hospice Care sent in care of Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.
Kansas City Star 01/26/2014
George William Higginbotham (1925-2014) MO/KS
George W. Higginbotham, 88, passed away peacefully at his home on Wed., Jan. 22, 2014 with family by his side. He was born Aug. 16, 1925 in Brunswick, MO, to Lafayette and Ruth Higginbotham. The family moved to KCMO within a few years, and George lived the rest of his life in the greater KC area. He served in the Army from 1946- 1947, stationed primarily in Tokyo, Japan. George married Mary Jane 'Janey' Hulings in 1959; she preceded him in death in 1997. He bought Drive-In Theatre Mfg. Co. (later renamed Systems & Products Engineering Co. or SPECO) from his Uncle George Heller in 1961 and was the owner and president of the long- running company until his retirement in 2012. He was a proud member of the Montgall 'Park Bums' and loved the other guys like brothers. George was also preceded in death by his parents, son Charles Higginbotham, daughter Jann Higginbotham, baby sister Norma, and brothers Ed, Howard, and Gene. George's gentle nature and generosity were just a few of his well known traits. He always put others before himself, and his family meant the world to him. He is survived by his children: Michele Curran (Yucaipa, CA), George and Kathy Higginbotham (Olathe), Jill and Mark Britton (Sterling, KS), Jenny and Dan Leiker (Leawood), Jaren and Shelly Higginbotham (Shawnee), 17 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and cousins, and countless friends. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Sat., Feb. 1 at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Olathe Chapel where the family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The family would like to express their appreciation to George's favorite ladies at Old 56 Restaurant and to Compassionate Care Hospice. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project.
05/03/2015
September 9, 1943 - April 30, 2015
Claudetta M. Queen, 71, passed away April 30, 2015 at her home in Kansas. Claudetta was born September 9, 1943 the daughter of Claude and Evalena (Loukx) Higginbotham. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Billie Ann Garrett and a daughter, Tina May Davis. Claudetta is survived by her three sons, Scott Edward Queen of Independence, MO, Terry Ray Queen of Fort Scott, KS and Brian Shane Queen of Willow Springs, MO; eight grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one brother, Richard Higginbotham and wife Delores of Independence, MO; five sisters, Karen Rainey of Independence, MO., Paula Born of Stockton, MO., Marlene Hicks of Independence, MO., Ellen Boniedot and husband Glenn of FairPlay, Mo., and Amy Hoskins and Husband Mark of Humansville, MO and Numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Visitation will be from 1 pm until service time at 2 pm, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Floral Hills Funeral Home. Burial will follow. Arr. D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., KCMO, (816) 353-1218.
The Wichita Eagle 02/20/2016
Wanda Mae Higginbotham Stitt (1929-2016) KS
CLEARWATER - Stitt, Wanda Mae (Higginbotham) 86, returned to her Heavenly Father on February 17, 2016. Wanda is dearly missed by her loved ones, who celebrate her journey home to her Creator. She is survived by her sons, Woody (Roxana) of Peck, Jerry (Helen) of Clearwater; her grandchildren, Kacie (David) Swartz, Myca (John) Welch and Jessica Stitt, Jackie (Brian) Carnahan, Jason (Emily) Stitt; her great-grandchildren, Mckenzie, Lauren and Jack Welch, Logan Carnahan and Jacob Stitt; and her siblings, Bill (Janie) Higginbotham, Paula (Jiggs) Wingo, Margie McCallister, Janice White, and Theresa (Jack) Burns. She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Juanita Higginbotham; husband, Jerrold; and daughter, JoEllen Stodder. Visitation, 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday, with family present, 6-7:30 p.m. at Webb-Shinkle Mortuary. Services, 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Clearwater United Methodist Church. The family respectfully declines flowers, but donations to Clearwater United Methodist Church, 130 N. First, Clearwater, KS 67026, or Rivercross Hospice, 251 S. Whittier, Wichita, KS 67207 are gratefully welcomed. Funeral Home Webb-Shinkle Mortuary 200 South Tracy Clearwater, KS 67026 (620) 584-2244.
10/21/2016
Joe William Higginbotham (1945-2016) KS
August 2, 1945 - October 19, 2016
Ashland, Kansas
Graveside services for Joe Higginbotham will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Union Center Cemetery, Dacoma, with Rev. Nick Johnson officiating. The services are under the direction of Marshall Funeral Home of Alva. Joe William Higginbotham, son of the late Harvey E. and Viola Margaret (Pennington) Higginbotham, was born August 2, 1945, at West Columbia, Texas, and passed away October 19, 2016, at Ashland, Kansas, at the age of 71 years, 2 months, and 17 days. Joe attended school in Alva graduating with the class of 1963. He attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University and then obtained his MBA from Oklahoma City University. Joe enlisted in the United States Army and earned a Bronze Star Medal for his service. On August 1, 1992, he was united in marriage to Diana Doctor at Alva, Oklahoma. They made their home in New York City, Memphis, Tennessee, and Oklahoma City where he was a paralegal for the Justice Department for many years. Joe moved to Ashland, Kansas, where he has lived for the past 5 years. Joe was a member of the United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing and spending time at their log cabin in Blacklake, New Mexico. His biggest joy in life was being with his wife, Diana. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Diana, in 2001. Joe is survived by his stepson, Rhett Bouziden and his wife, Becky, of Ashland, Kansas; his stepdaughter, Leslie Buchanan and her husband, Randall, of Derby, Kansas; seven step-grandchildren, Caleb, Bethany, Eden, and Sadie Bouziden, all of Ashland, Kansas, and Eli, Isabella, and Luke Buchanan, all of Derby; a cousin who was like a sister, Suzanne Kurth and her husband, Les, of Austin, Texas; other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.