Ninth Generation

386. Walter Edwin HIGGINBOTHAM was born on 10 October 1921 in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. He died on 8 September 1956 at the age of 34 in Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, Louisana.

World War II Draft Registration - undated
Walter Edwin Higginbotham of Jonesboro, Jackson Parish, LA was age 20, born 10 Oct 1921 in Vernon, Louisiana. Mrs. Peggy Higginbotham would always know his address. His employer was Sou. Adv. Bag & Paper Co, in Hodge, LA
5' 6 1/2", 120 #ls. Blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion.

Walter is in the Texas Death Index as having died in Jefferson Co, TX, not in Lousiana

Ruston Daily Leader 10 Sep 1956
Ruston Native is Wreck Victim Near Chestnut, Saturday
Ashland, La., Sept. 10-Walter E. Higginbotham, 34-year-old native of Ruston who had been making his home in Jonesboro, was one of two men who died as the result of a head-on automobile crash two miles north of Chestnut on Saturday.
The other victim was listed as Cleve Mazie, 53-year-old retired mechanic of Saline in Bienville Parish.
Higginbotham, the father of four children, died in a clinic at Hodge about half an hour after the two cars crashed on a bridge on Highway 9.
Natchitoches officials said Higginbotham, driving alone en route to Saline, apparently swerved across the center of the road just as the automobile driven by Rhodes approached.
Both vehicles met on the narrow bridge and were unable to avoid each other. Mazie and the two negroes were passengers in the Rhodes automobile. Both cars were heavily damaged.
The accident occurred near the Natchitoches-Bienville Parish line.
Funeral services for Higginbotham were incomplete today, but were to be held at the Full Gospel Church in Jonesboro, and burial will be in the Jonesboro Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Peggy Wade Higginbotham; three sons, Eddie Higginbotham, Billy Higginbotham and Albert Higginbotham; one daughter, Joan Higginbotham; his mother, Mrs. Ina Mae Sisemore of Hodge, and his stepfather, John Sisemore.
Mazie's body was taken to the Conger Funeral Home in Arcadia where funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning.

Buried Jonesboro Cemetery, Jackson Parish, LA

Walter Edwin HIGGINBOTHAM and Peggy Beth WADE were married in 1940. Peggy Beth WADE was born on 8 August 1924 in Louisiana. She died on 17 August 1993 at the age of 69 in West Monroe, Oauchita Parish, Louisana.

Walter Edwin HIGGINBOTHAM and Peggy Beth WADE had the following children:

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Walter Edwin HIGGINBOTHAM was born on 24 July 1943 in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. He died on 6 July 1999 at the age of 55 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

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Delilah JoAnn HIGGINBOTHAM was born on 5 November 1944 in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. She died on 24 January 2012 at the age of 67 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Delilah "JoAnn" Brister
Visitation: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012
Graveside services for Delilah "JoAnn" Brister, 67 of Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 27, 2012 at Kilpatrick's Serenity Gardens West Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.
Mrs. Brister was born November 5, 1944 in Ruston, LA and passed away January 24, 2012 in Monroe.
She worked for the Palace, ONB and Globe Life for many years.
Mrs. Brister was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Brister and parents, Walter and Peggy Higginbotham.
Mrs. Brister is survived by her son, Todd Hicks and a grandson, Wesley Hicks; several nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to St. Francis Medical.

Buried Twin Cities Memorial Gardens, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA

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Albert Charles HIGGINBOTHAM was born on 5 May 1953 in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He died on 17 July 2011 at the age of 58 in Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.

Bastrop Daily Enterprise 29 Jul 2011
Graveside services for Mr. Albert Charles Higginbotham, age 58, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday July 19, 2011 at Pine Grove South Cemetery with Bro. Kevin Sanders officiating. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Monday at Golden Funeral Home. Mr. Higginbotham passed away Sunday July 17, 2011 at his home. He is preceded in death by his mother Peggy Wade Higginbotham, his father Charles Edward Higginbotham, and his two brothers Billy Paul and Eddie Higginbotham. Mr. Higginbotham is survived by his wife, Helen Tullis Higginbotham; his four children, Joshua Neil Higginbotham and wife Julianne, Jessica Nicole Buffington and husband Joshua, Scott Higginbotham, David Ritzell and wife Wendy; his sister, JoAnn Brister; and his eight grandchildren Jaylenn, Harley, and Kaylee Buffington, Faith, A.J., and Baylon Higginbotham, Keira Ritzell, and Justin Higginbotham.

Buried Pine Grove South Cemetery, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisana