Frederick Robert Higinbotham Jr. (1923-2007) WV/MD
Maryland Obituaries
The Cumberland News 05/23/1969
Robert M. Higginbotham (1945-1969) MD
The soldier’s father, Charles Higginbotham of
“I’ve been a longtime Army reservist,” the father said, “and I’d defend my country to the last drop of blood in my body. And my son would have, too. But his loss over there in a senseless war, a foolish military adventure, is a total waste.”
The Pentagon reported that Specialist Higginbotham died May 14
when the armored personnel carrier he was driving was it by enemy rocket fire
near
The father said his son was a promising theoretical mathematician who left
for
The (Hagerstown) Daily Mail 08/15/1977
John G. Higginbotham (1918-1977) MD
John G. Higginbotham, 57, was killed in a pedestrian accident on Baltimore's Edmondson Avenue at 2 p.m.
The Capital (Annapolis, MD) 09/06/1994
Helen Frances Higinbotham Shores (1921-1994) WV/MD
Helen F. Shores, 73, a resident of Annapolis for 50 years, died Sunday at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The cause of death was not available.
Mrs. Shores was born and educated in Fairmont, W. Va. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening and crafts.
She was married to William I. Shores, who died in 1990.
Survivors include three sons, Aubrey Alan Shores of Riva, Stanley Edward Shores of Annapolis and Air Force Capt. Robert Claude Shores of Goldsboro, N.C.; one sister, Wanda Sapp of Fairmont, W.Va.; one brother, Jimmie Higginbotham of Gary, Ohio; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She also was the mother of William F. Shores, who died in 1972.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at John M. Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St. Burial will be private.
Cumberland Times-News 06/21/1997
Eva Eula Everett Higinbotham (1900-1997) WV/MD
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Eva Eula Everett Higinbotham, 96, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Cumberland, died Friday, June 20, 1997, at Mechanicsburg. Born Sept. 3, 1900, in Romney, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bertie (Wright) Everett. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Higinbotham; a daughter, Eva Lee Bagdonis; and three brothers, Guy, Melvin and Edgar Everett. Mrs. Higinbotham was Methodist by faith. Surviving are a sister, Beatrice Keister, Bladensburg, Md.; three grandchildren, Dr. Anthony Bagdonis, Atlanta, Ga.; Cindy Rudisill, Lykens, and Donna Magnum, Mechanicsburg; and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, 1302 National Highway, LaVale, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Adam E. Grim officiating. Interment will be in Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland.
Baltimore Sun 10/03/2006
Hester Ann Higginbotham (1916-2006)
Born October 16, 1916. Hester was a licensed practical nurse at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. She is survived by her devoted husband,
James Gordon Higginbotham, her loving children, Gloria Lee Hinmon Kisner, James
Edward Hinmon, Marlene Theresa Higginbotham Waddy and David Gordon Higginbotham,
loving grandmother of Angela Lee Kisner, Bryan James Hinmon, Justin Gordon
Higginbotham, E. Byron Waddy Jr., Stephen John Higginbotham Waddy, Jonathan
James Higginbotham Waddy and the late Robert Anthony Kisner and Timothy Edward
Hinmon; cherished great-grandmother of Alexis Lee Gregory, Bryan James Hinmon
Jr., Kadan Joseph Hinmon and Ashton Quinton Timothy Hinmon.
Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Witzke Funeral Home, Inc., 5555
Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD, 21045, 410-992-9090 on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7
to 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held Saturday 10:30 A.M at the Columbia
Community Church, 8516 Thomas Williams Way, Columbia, MD, 21045. Interment
Columbia Memorial Park, Route 108, Columbia, MD.
Cape Cod Times12/06/2006
Arthur Raymond Higginbottom (1909-2006) MA/MD
EASTON, Md. - Arthur R. Higginbottom, formerly of Millbury, died on Nov.
30, 2006, in Easton. Art was 97 years old.
He was the son of the late Harry and Florence Higginbottom of Bucks Village.
During World War II, Arthur served with the Navy as a flight instructor. After
completing his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at Clark University, Arthur
was involved in education for 41 years, both in Millbury and in Easton.
He cherished his family and is survived by four children, nine grandchildren,
and his sister, Ruth Ellen Higginbottom of South Yarmouth.
Baltimore Sun 12/06/2007
David Allen Higginbottom (????-2007) MD
On December 3, 2007
HIGGINBOTTOM; beloved son of David and Kathryn Higginbottom; dear brother of
Corey, Austin and Jessica Higginbottom; loving grandson of Harold and Betty
Higginbottom and Grace Yeager. Also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Friends may call at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York
Road (beltway exit 26a) Friday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. where a Funeral Service
will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. Interment private. The family suggest
contributions in David's name to: The Family Tree, 2108 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore, MD 21218.
Baltimore Sun 12/28/2007
Frederick Robert Higinbotham Jr. (1923-2007) WV/MD
On December 25, 2007, F. Robert Higinbotham of Severn, lost his courageous battle with cancer. He is the beloved husband of 30 years to Jean; loving father of William Ray and Linda Parcher; dear grandfather of Emalee, Justin, Jeffrey, and Gregory; and cherished great grandfather of Alexandra. He worked for the National Security Agency over 40 years. "Hig" was on Board of Directors for the Government Employees Benefit Association, and also for Friendship Cemetery; he was on several committees for Severn United Methodist Church, and was also a Show Horse Judge . "Hig" greatly enjoyed singing in the church choir, travelling, gardening, watching the Orioles, and reading. "Hig" will be greatly missed by many.
The family will receive visitors at the family owned Singleton Funeral and Cremation Services, 1 Second Ave, S.W. (Crain Highway) Glen Burnie, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday. The Funeral Ceremony will be held at the Severn United Methodist Church on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Interment Friendship Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Severn United Methodist Church, 1215 Old Camp Meade Road, Severn, MD 21144.
Baltimore Sun 01/29/2009
John Bernard Higinbothom (1915-2009) MD
HIGINBOTHOM , John B. On January 27, 2009, LT. COL. (Retd.) JOHN B. HIGINBOTHOM; beloved husband of Mary Russell Higinbothom (nee Fuccy); loving father of Mary R. Higinbothom, John D. Higinbothom and his wife Jean and Frances H. Burk; loving grandfather of Erin E. Jones, Daniel C. Burk, Megan Donnat; Jillian L., M. Caitlin, J. Thomas and Martin P. Higinbothom; loving great-grandfather of Olivia J. Jones; devoted brother of Margaret H. James; brother-in-law of Dorothy B. Higinbothom. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to call at SCHIMUNEK FUNERAL HOME INC., 9705 Belair Road (at Forge Road) on Friday from 5 to 8 P.M. A private interment will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Loyola College Evergreen Fund.
Baltimore Sun 03/18/2009
Margaret Higinbothom James (1920-2009) MD
JAMES ,
Margaret H. MARGARET HIGINBOTHOM JAMES
of Havre de Grace, passed away on March 11, 2009. She was 88. She was born in
Ellicott City, MD, to the late Dulany Clagett Higinbothom and the late Elizabeth
Cooney Higinbothom. She was the devoted wife of the late William Smith James,
former President of the Maryland State Senate and State Treasurer. She was the
loving mother of Honorable Mary-Dulany James, Maryland State Delegate to Harford
and Cecil Counties, the late Robert Roy James, and son-in-law Brian B. Feeney.
She was the adored grandmother of Evelyn Ann James Feeney, William Grant James
Feeney, and Jarrett Rex Dulany James, all residing on the Old Bay Farm, outside
of Havre de Grace, MD. She was the dear sister to the late John Bernard
Higinbothom and to the late Honorable Edward Dulany Higinbothom, former Judge of
the Circuit Court of Harford County, and the late Russell Joseph Higinbothom.
She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Dorothy B. Higinbothom, of Bel Air, MD,
Mary Russell Higinbothom of Pikesville, MD, and Jocelyn James Butler of
Whiteford, MD. Mrs. James is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Friday, March 20, 2009 from 1 to -3 and 6 to -9
P.M. at Zellman Funeral Home, P.A., 123 South Washington Street, Havre de Grace,
Maryland 21078. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 21,
2009 at 1:00 P.M. St. Margaret Church, 141 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland.
Msgr. G. Michael Schleupner will officiate. Interment will be at Grove
Presbyterian Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael E. Higinbothom, Joseph R.
Higinbothom, Andrew S. Higinbothom, Henry Cronin, John Cronin, and John Butler.
Along with flowers, contributions may be made to either the William S. James and
Margaret H. James Memorial Scholarship, which focuses on Health Care
Professions, or the E. Roy and Mary S. James Memorial Scholarship, which is for
all fields of study. Contributions should be sent to the Harford Community
College Foundation, 401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014.
04/09/2012
Gladys June Higginbotham Quann (1918-2012) WV/MD
Birth: 1925-03-18 in Princeton, West Virginia
Residence: La Plata, Maryland
Death: Saturday, April 07, 2012
Laid to Rest: Friday, April 13, 2012 in the Mt. Rest Cemetery, La Plata, Maryland
Mrs. June Quann passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2012 with her family by her side at Civista Medical Center in La Plata, MD. Mrs. Quann was born on March 18, 1925 in Pettry, WV. She was preceded in death by her parents George H. Higginbotham and Allie Lilly Shannon Higginbotham; sisters Blanche Shannon Renn, Pearl Shannon Swaggerty, and Lillian Shannon Walters; brother Johnson K. Higginbotham; and beloved sister-in-law Virginia Higginbotham. June was also preceded in death by her husband Amos E. Quann. June moved to La Plata from Colonial Beach, VA in 1959 with her daughter Linda. June married her second husband Amos Quann in August 1959 in Indian Head, MD. Together they had another daughter, Patricia. For more than 30 years, June was a familiar face at County Drug Store in La Plata. She made many friends. She enjoyed her time with the Country Music Square Dancing Club in St. Mary’s County with her dear friend Elwood Cusic. June also loved to play cards and tell jokes. June was an avid gardener and truly loved to watch things grow. Her favorite flowers were pansies, roses, and carnations. June was a kind and gentle soul who adopted stray cats and dogs and gave them a good, loving home. She was particularly fond of dogs and in her later years she enjoyed the company of Charlie, Sara and Jazz. June loved her family and friends and was always willing to help someone in need. She loved spending time with her extended family. One of her greatest joys was studying the Lord’s word with her Tuesday Morning Christ Care Bible Study Group at Grace Lutheran Church. June is survived by her daughter Patricia and husband Steve Tillman of La Plata, MD; daughter Linda and husband Clinton Loeffler of Colonial Beach, VA; step-son Freddie Quann and his wife Dayle of Fredericksburgh, VA; and her favorite niece Venessa Higginbotham Garst of Royersford, PA. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Lauren Cusic of La Plata, MD, Jacke Loeffler Mumpower of Stafford, VA; Sheri Loeffler Parcell of Blacksburg, VA, Danny Quann of King George, VA, Deborah and David Quann of Fredericksburg, VA, Darin Quann of Spotsylvania, VA, Cameron Tillman of Union City, MI, Zachary Tillman of San Diego, CA, and Shelbe Tillman of Indianapolis, IN; and great-grandchildren: Jakob Mumpower, Addie and Joshua Parcell, Ariel Selwyn, Jenna and Aaron Quann, Lindsey Olson, Scott and Andrew Quann, and Rachel Quann. Visitation: Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 2-4PM and 6-8PM with Prayer Service at 7PM at Raymond Funeral Chapel, 5635 Washington Avenue, La Plata, MD 20646 Funeral Service: Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10AM at Grace Lutheran Church, 1200 Charles Street, La Plata, MD 20646 Clergy: Rev. Charles Long. Interment: Mt. Rest Cemetery on Charles Street in La Plata, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Charles County, PO Box 1015, Waldorf, MD 20604-1015. Arrangements provided by Raymond Funeral Service.
Poughkeepsie Journal 04/26/2012
Carole Ann Higginbotham Acree (1939 - 2012) MD/NY
Hyde Park - Carole Ann Acree, 73, of Hyde Park, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Hospital. She was born on January 12, 1939 in Baltimore, MD to the late Andrew P. and Virginia Loretta Higginbotham. Carole earned her BA at Washington Bible College and worked as a nursery school teacher many years until her retirement. After Washington Bible College, she lived and worked at the Children's Bible Fellowship as a missionary house parent to mentally and physically handicapped children for several years. Carole Ann was a devoted member of the Fishkill Baptist Church, where she helped establish and taught at nursery school. She also taught Sunday School and adult classes. She was a life-long collector of Depression Glass and antiques. She enjoyed doing photography work, making scrap books for her grandchildren and sewing baby blankets for the Crisis Pregnancy Center. She had a great love for children. She will be loved and missed by all the lives she touched. Carole Ann is survived by her 3 children, Timothy Acree and his wife, Lori, of Modena, Susan Acree of Hyde Park and Daniel Acree and his wife, Nariman, of Hyde Park; half-sister Jean Tiegler of Chicago; 5 grandchildren, Joseph, John, Jeniffer, Danah and Sandra; 5 great-grandchildren, Mackanzie, Isabella, Kevin, Devin and Tori; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, April 27, 2012 from 4 - 8 pm at the Fishkill Baptist Church, 107 Route 82, Fishkill, NY 12524. Arrangements have been entrusted to Robert H. Auchmoody Funeral Homes, Inc., 1028 Main St., Fishkill, NY 12524.
Times Leader 03/01/2013
Marilyn Hickenbottom Findley (1930-2013) OH/MD
FINDLEY, Marilyn Hickenbottom, 82, of Hagerstown, MD, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, at her home. Born, July 25, 1930, in Barnesville, OH, to the late John Henry and Eva Gertrude Bethel Hickenbottom. She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Matthew Findley, Jr. on March 28, 2012. She was a graduate of Barnesville High School Barnesville, OH and Hagerstown Junior College School of Nursing Hagerstown, MD. She was employed as a Registered Nurse at Western Maryland Hospital Center Hagerstown, MD until retiring in 1993. She was a member of Church of the Holy Trinity UCC Hagerstown, MD. Survivors include daughter, Joyce A. Bussard and her husband, John of Hagerstown, MD; sons, Dale E. Findley and his wife, Linda of Clear Spring, MD, Gary A. Findley of Sharpsburg, MD, Archie M. Findley, III and his wife, Carol of Hagerstown, MD, John W. Findley of Boonsboro, MD, James C. Findley and his companion, Grace of Williamsport, MD; sisters, Dorothy E. Motter of Albuquerque, NM, Carolyn B. Campbell of Barnesville, OH; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two brothers, Paul M. Hickenbottom and Everett R. Hickenbottom; and one sister, Margaret J. Hickenbottom. The family will receive friends at the Osborne Funeral Home, 425 S. Conococheague St., Williamsport, MD on Sunday, March 3, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. The funeral home will be open after 1 p.m. on Sunday for the convenience of family and friends. Funeral services will be held at Osborne Funeral Home, 425 S. Conococheague St., Williamsport, MD on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Timothy Leighton officiating. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery Hagerstown, MD. Memorial donations may be made to: Church of the Holy Trinity UCC 17805 Oak Ridge Dr. Hagerstown, MD 21740.
William G. Higginbotham, Jr. (1929-2013) PA/MD
June 3, 1929 - June 1, 2013
WILLIAM G. HIGGINBOTHAM, JR. 83 of Chestertown, MD, passed away two days shy of his 84th birthday in Chester River Medical Center. He was born on June 3, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA, son of the late William G. and Theresa (Kleinhans) Higginbotham. Bill earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University and a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from LaSalle University. He served in the U.S. Army as a Corporal with the Military Police Corp from 1951-53. He married Kathleen Dugan in 1951. Bill worked for Selas Corp. of America, Dresher, PA, for over 25 years as a Product Manager for the Heat Processing Division and for Lucas-Milhaupt, Inc. a Handy and Harman Company as a Senior Field Engineer from 1982 to 1999 where he retired, selling precious metals for industrial applications. Bill lived in Roslyn and Audubon, PA before moving to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Along with his parents, Bill is predeceased by his brother, Thomas J. Higginbotham and infant sister, Loretta Higginbotham. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Dallas Wiswell Higginbotham; sister, Teresa Blumenstock, Phila., PA; daughters, Diane (Frank) Bowser of Hatfield, PA and Kathleen (Robert) VanBibber of Nelsonville, Ohio; sons, William G. Higginbotham of Warrington, PA and Brendan Davies of Pittsburgh, PA; eight grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 11 am at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown. Rev. Sara A. Holben officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Bill’s name to Kent County Medical Adult Day Care, 125 S. Lynchburg St., Chestertown, MD. 21620, Meeting Ground (Homeless Shelter) P.O. Box 808, Elkton, MD. 21922 or Presbyterian Church of Chestertown (Building Fund), 905 Gateway Dr., Chestertown, MD, 21620.
The Capital Gazette 08/03/2014
Ethne Flanagan Higginbotham (1921-2014) NC/MD
Ethne Flanagan Higginbotham, 92, of Annapolis and previously of Towson, MD, died July 30 at Brightview South River, Edgewater, MD. Born August 13, 1921, in Farmville, NC, Ethne Higginbotham attended Westhampton College, University of Richmond, VA. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Ethne graduated with a B.A., summa cum laude in 1942. While attending, she fell in love with a classmate, the late Rev. Leland "Higgi" Higginbotham, whom she married in 1943. She began a teaching career in Richmond and continued in Rochester, NY, where Higgi attended the Colgate Rochester Divinity School. Once their children went off to college, Ethne went on to earn a Master's in Mental Health, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, in 1973 at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Her research work included Some Healing Components in a Psychotherapy Group: A Descriptive Study, published in 1973. Ethne then began a new career in mental health counseling. In retirement, Ethne was an active member of the "Walkie Talkies" senior walking group, as well as a book group she frequently hosted in her Annapolis home. She also enjoyed sailing, swimming, and yoga. Ethne was an avid reader/researcher, reading three newspapers daily and sharing items of interest with friends and family. She was the beloved wife of the late Rev. Leland "Higgi" Higginbotham. Ethne is survived by a daughter, Ethne Lee Turowski, a son, Robert "Bob" Leland Higginbotham and his wife Gail Jacob Higginbotham, all of Annapolis; and three grandchildren, Laura Ethne Turowski of Alexandria, VA, Carson Lee Turowski and his wife Lindsey Nahmias Turowski of Newport, RI, and Jacob "Jake" Leland Higginbotham and his wife Lauren Defina Higginbotham of Annapolis. Memorial Celebration to be held at 1 PM, August 7, 2014, at the Annapolis Maritime Museum, 723 2nd St, Annapolis, MD 21403. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 120 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Towson, MD 21204, or Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21122.
Baltimore Sun 03/01/2016
L. Joyce Urban Higginbotham (ca1941-2016) MD
On Friday, February 26, 2016 L. Joyce (nee Urban) Higginbotham age 74 of Cockeysville. Beloved wife of Bob Higginbotham; devoted mother of the late Renee Burger; grandmother of Collin Burger. Also survived by 2 brothers. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, please remember Joyce with memorial contributions to the Lupus Foundation of America.
Baltimore Sun 03/16/2016
Gladys A. Higginbotham (????-2016) MD
On March 9, 2016, Gladys A. Higginbotham On Friday, friends may visit VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 8728 Liberty Road (Randallstown) from 4-8 PM. On Saturday, Mrs. Higginbotham will lie instate at The City Temple of Baltimore, 317 Dolphin Street (21217), where the family will receive friends from 11-11:30AM with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to Augsburg Village, 6811 Campfield Road, Gwynn Oak, Maryland 21207.
The Washington Post 10/31/2017
Darrell Wayne Higginbotham (????-2017) MD
Loving and devoted son of James Clifton, Jr. and the late Ludella Ida (Haynie) Higginbotham passed away suddenly Monday, October 16, 2017. He is survived by his father, James, Jr. and stepmother, Jeanette; son, Daron Pierce; four grandchildren, Nazeeh, Darionna, Lola and Breyanna; two brothers, Dennis and James, III; three sisters, Janice, Monica and Karen; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 4, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Forestville New Redeemer Baptist Church, 7808 Marlboro Pike, Forestville, MD 20747.