At Freedom, Ill., June 5, Mrs. Almira B. Higginbotham, widow of the late Thomas Higginbotham, formerly of this town, aged 67 years, 11 months, 8 days.

At Freedom, Ill., June 24, Hattie M. Higginbotham, daughter of Thomas H. and Susan C. Higginbotham, aged 6 weeks and 2 days.

About two miles from Oskaloosa, in Clay county, if we are rightly informed, a colored man by the name of Higinbotham lived. He had resided there for years; and besides redeeming his family from slavery he had accumulated a large property, so that at one time he paid the largest tax on real estate of any man in Clay county. He is over 89 years of age, and lives in as fine, large and well furnished a house as any man in that country.

His son, James B. Higginbotham, a robust, hardy, industrious young man, of about twenty-six years of age, lived also at this place, possessed considerable property, which he had accumulated by his industry.

About in the region where those colored men lived, were the most unmitigated and despicable set of Copperheads with which any section of Egypt is cursed - men, who on the last 4th of July, would have pulled down the star spangled banner and trampled on it, had not Governor Yates promised pardon to any one who would shoot them down in the act; and if such were convicted for it, he would pardon them.

These colored men were so much above these miserable fiends in human shape, in substantial, moral, and even intellectual worth, that they despaired of ever rising to an "equality" with them, and therefore conspired in various ways to drive them out of the country. The details of the petty persecutions they underwent would protract this article to an immoderate length, and we will only describe the culmination of the matter.

Three or four days since, in the fulfillment of threats which had previously been made on several occasions, James B. Higginbotham, the young man, while returning from his mill, where he had been at work, until late in the evening, was shot dead, pierced by two balls. From the direction in which the balls passed through him, it is evident that the assassins were either on horseback or in a tree by the roadside. The dastardly and sneaking cowards and assassins knew very well that if they did make sure of his death at first shot, and if they were on the ground where he could reach them, they would never have a chance to load and fire a second shot, for he was a strong and muscular man and could have dispatched any three or four of such low, cowardly villains.

Here is another murder growling out of the teachings of Copperheads and Copperhead journals. They have tried to rouse up the prejudices and passions of the vile and ignorant against the colored race, and her is the brutal result.

Joliet, Ill., Dec. 12 - Albert Higginbotham, a well-known and prominent citizen of Joliet, died of pneumonia at his residence at 10 o'clock this evening, in the 57th year of his age. Deceased was a brother of Harlow Higginbotham, of Marshall Field 7 Co., Chicago, and has a brother, Charles, living at Elgin, this State. He went to California in '49, returned a few years later to Chicago, and at the outbreak of the rebellion, enlisted as a private in the Twentieth Illinois Infantry, and served gallantly through the was as captain. Subsequently he was employed as a book-keeper for Field, Leadley & Co., Chicago, and in 1879 came with his family to this city, where he had been an official at the penitentiary ever since. He was a Mason in good standing, also a prominent member of Bartlesion Post, G.A.R., of this city. A widow and four daughters are left to mourn his loss, his oldest daughter being the wife of Mr. Frank Mason, of Chicago.

C. W. Higinbotom, of Vandalia, and old and successful businessman and a prominent mason, dropped dead of heart disease at his hardware store.

Annie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Higginbotham, died Saturday. The funeral took place Monday afternoon from the Methodist church, thence to Glenwood Cemetery. (Collinsville)

Sept. 9 - Harry T., son of Emma S. and the late Granby Higinbotham. Funeral Sunday, 2 p.m., from the residence of his brother, F.J. Higinbotham, 1194 Wilton Ave.

John D. Higginbotham, a prominent citizen of Gibson county, living between Owensville and this city, died Sunday, at the age of forty years.

East St. Louis, Ill., March 26-A carpet track caught between cog wheels caused a spark that resulted in the blowing up of the works of the Phoenix Powder company, eight miles east of here, and killing John Nash, aged 58 years, and Edward Higginbotham, aged 24 years.

Mrs. Robert S. Higinbotham died at her home, 6952 Parnell Ave., Friday last and was buried Saturday at Mt. Home cemetery. Mrs. Higinbotham was the mother of William, Elmer and George Higinbotham, and was a devoted wife and loving mother.

The Rockford Morning Star Thursday, January 7, 1909
James Higginbottom (1827-1909) England/IL
COUNTY PIONEER DIED LAST NIGHT
James Higginbottom Passed Away At Hospital
WAS 83 YEARS OF AGE
Formerly a Farmer of Burritt and for Fifteen Years a Resident of This City--Suffered From Paralysis.

James Higginbottom, a pioneer of Winnebago County, and for many years a resident of Rockford, died last night at 8:55 o'clock at Rockford Hospital, at the age of 83 years.

Death was due to a stroke of paralysis, which the aged man suffered Saturday, and a general breakdown brought on by old age. He was taken to the hospital Saturday and since that time had shown no signs of improvement.

Decedent was born in England eighty-three years ago and came to America at the age of 20 years. He lived in Boston for a few years, where he married Miss Rebecca Hilton. The couple made the overland journey to Illinois more than fifty years ago; making much of the trip by wagon.

Mr. Higginbottom resided on a farm in Burritt for many years. He owned the tract until his wife died about fifteen years ago, when he disposed of it and came to Rockford, where he had since resided. For some time past he had resided with his daughter, Mrs. M.J. Day, 714 Locust Street.

The other survivors are four sons and two daughters. They are Charles H. Higginbottom of Burritt, Mrs. John Dyson of Burritt, Mrs. W.H. Rogers of Freeport, Warren Higginbottom of Fairfield, In., and Albert Higginbottom of Stratford, Tex.

Decedent was one of the first settlers in Burritt and much of his land was in timber when he began farming. Rockford was a small village and the farm products had to be hauled by wagon to Chicago. He was well known throughout the county, and had a large acquaintance in Rockford.

Funeral arrangements have not been made.

Higinbotham - William Higinbotham, April3, 4 p.m., aged 52 years; beloved husband of Rena, nee Hinman, oldest son of Robert S., brother of Elmer and George Higinbotham. Funeral from late residence, 6954 Parnell Ave., 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 6. Interment at Mount Hope cemetery.

Mrs. Almeda Higginbotham Lees, wife of John W. Lees, superintendent of the Inland Steel mills, Indiana Harbor, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Higinbotham of Chicago, died shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the South Bay hotel, Indiana Harbor.

East St. Louis, Ill., July 3-Michael Moser and Evelyn Higginbotham were killed and two men were wounded today when Robert Higginbotham, of Kansas City, attempted to remove his daughter, Evelyn, 11 years old, from the home of his former wife.

Higginbotham was divorced from his wife five years ago. Two years ago she was married to Moser, retaining the custody of her daughter Evelyn.

Higginbotham came from Kansas City today and went to the Moser house. He was met at the door by Moser, who refused to allow him to take the girl. Higginbotham drew a revolver and shot Moser while the girl stepped in line just in time to receive the second bullet. H. C. Fellauer, a boarder, then shot Higginbotham, probably fatally, but Higginbotham, before he fell to the ground, shot Fellauer through the arm and breast.

Robert Higginbotham Succumbs to Wounds Received in Duel With Neighbor of M. Moser

St. Louis, July 27-Robert Higginbotham, slayer of his 13 year-old daughter Evelyn and her stepfather, Michael Moser, died in St. Mary's hospital, East St. Louis, from the wounds inflicted in his chest by Henry C. Fellauer.

Fellauer, whom Higginbotham wounded in the right leg during his attempt to exterminate his household, is at the same hospital and is slowly recovering from the wound. He was a neighbor and was in no way concerned with Higginbotham's trouble with the former Mrs. Higginbotham and her second husband, Moser.

Higginbotham visited his wife's home the afternoon of July 3, and when prevented from taking his daughter away he killed the girl and Moser, then pursued Mrs. Moser to Fellauer's hose and engaged in a duel with Fellauer.

Higinbotham - George Harold, nephew of H. N. Higinbotham of this city, at his home in Elgin this morning at 5 o'clock, from appendicitis. He leaves behind his wife, formerly Genevieve Rodgers, his father, Charles S. Higinbotham, one brother, Albert, and two sisters, Gertrude and Helen, all of Elgin. Funeral Monday afternoon at Elgin.

Edward A. Higginbotham, who was born in Christian County, Ky., Dec. 24, 1861, died in Taylorsville, Ill., a few days ago, after an illness of four years, of partial paralysis. Both of his parents died before he was 12 years old and he began making his own living as a farm hand when 16 years old. He leaves a considerable estate and $7000 insurance to his family, consisting of a wife and seven children.

Died at his home, 6954 Parnell Ave. Thursday of last week and his funeral occurred Saturday; interment was Mt. Hope cemetery.

Mrs. Ella E. Higinbotham, widow of the late Albert H. Higinbotham and sister-in-law of Harlow N. Higinbotham, died yesterday at her residence at 3319 North Halstead street, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Higinbotham was born at Colchester, Ont., in 1841 and came to Chicago in 1855. Her maiden name was Ella E. White. She married Mr. Higinbotham in 1866. Six children were born to them, of whom three survive. They are Mrs. William R. Horne, Mrs. A. T. Wright, and Mrs. Minnie Wittboldt. She also has one sister living, Mrs. James Cleveland. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed.

Tower Hill, May 25 - The funeral services of Mrs. Mary Karl was held in the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Bonnefin preached the sermon. Burial was in the Knobs cemetery north of town, where her two former husbands are buried. She was the mother of Zekeal Higginbotham of Salina, Kan.; Daniel R. Higginbotham of St. Louis, and John Higginbotham of Assumption. She was past 80 years of age and was a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

A large number of Pana people attended the funeral of Mrs. Louisa Higginbotham, held in Tower Hill Methodist church yesterday afternoon. Rev. Charles Wehrman, the pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. R.H. McHenry, pastor of the Presbyterian church.

Lafayette Higginbotham, for many years a well known resident of Tower Hill, died at his home there Wednesday and was buried Friday. He had been ill for a long time. At one time Mr. Higginbotham conducted a drug store in Tower Hill, and later was village marshal for a number of years. He is survived by two sons and five daughters, namely: Charley Higginbotham of Mattoon, Edgar Higginbotham, Mrs. L. H. Fluckey and Mrs. E. C. Miller of Tower Hill; Mrs. Frank Stiarwalt of Shelbyville; Mrs. C. L. Cosey of Lockhart, and Mrs. Bertha Higginbotham at home.

Chicago, April 18 - Harlow N. Higinbotham, who died in New York today after being struck by an automobile, was widely known as president of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1892. He was one of the city's few remaining leaders of the generation in which Potter Palmer and Marshall Field were chiefs of industry in Chicago and and middle west. Mr. Higinbotham would have been 81 years old next fall.

He had been in excellent health and had passed the winter with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Crane, Jr., at Jekyl Island, Ga.

Born in Joliet, Ill., Mr. Higinbotham attended Lombard college at Galesburg, Ill., and business college in Chicago; married and became a clerk, then cashier of a bank in Joliet, and came to Chicago as a bookkeeper. He served in the Civil War as chief clerk to the chief quartermaster of the department of Ohio. He entered the employ f Field, Palmer and Leiter, merchants, and became a partner in the business which became Marshall Field 7 Co.

Aside from his business interests, Mr. Higinbotham took a deep interest in every effort for Chicago's advancement. He was president for several years of the field Museum of Natural History, and of other public institutions.

Four children, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Joseph Medill Patterson, Harlow D. Higinbotham, Joliet, Ill., and Harry M. Higinbotham, Chicago, survive.

Bonnie Lee Higginbotham, little daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Earl Higginbotham of Assumption, died at 8:10 o'clock Wednesday evening at the Decatur and Macon County hospital. She was three years old last December. Her death was caused by tetanus or lock jaw. About ten days ago, the little girl, while at play, cut her foot on a piece of broken glass. She was brought to the hospital on Monday but tetanus had developed and it was impossible to save her life. She was born Dec 9, 1915. The body was removed to the Dawson undertaking establishment and prepared for burial and was taken to Assumption Thursday. The funeral will be held there Saturday morning. Interment will be in the Old Stonington cemetery.

James B. Higginbotham, a former merchant of Clarksville, died in St. Vincent hospital yesterday following a long illness. Arrangements for the funeral will not be made until the arrival of a son who is in the Army at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Harry Mortimer Higinbotham, son of the late Harlow N. Higinbotham, died at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a short illness from peritonitis. He was born in Chicago fifty-one years ago and was married in 1904 to Miss Natalie Blair, and three children were born of that marriage. Surviving him are a brother, Harlow D. Higinbotham and two sisters, Mrs. Richard T. Crane and Mrs. J.M. Patterson. Plans for the funeral will be announced later.

Assumption, Aug. 15 - Elmer Higginbotham, 39, died early Monday morning in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Higginbotham of Assumption. Death was caused by tuberculosis, of which Mr. Higginbotham had suffered for several years, following an attack of pneumonia.

Mr. Higginbotham was married to Stella Moore about nine years ago. Three years ago his wife and one child died, one child, Wayne living. In the hope of benefitting his health he spent the winter in Colorado returning the first of June. About two weeks ago he had a severe hemorrhage and his decline was rapid. He leaves beside his son, his parents, on sister Florence and six brothers, Earl, William, Virgil, Ray, Charles and Jim all of whom have been with him the past week.

Funeral services will be conducted in the home at 3 o'clock this afternoon, by Rev. Milton Wilson. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

The funeral for Mrs. Emily Higinbotham will be held Tuesday afternoon. The remains arrived from Rockford yesterday afternoon. A short service will be held at 2 o'clock at the residence by the King's Daughters. At 2:30 a short service will be held at the M. E. Church with the Rev. J. R. Henry officiating. The casket will be open at the church after the service in order that friends may view the remains, which will be shipped to Clay Center, Kansas, for interment. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Higinbotham of Clay Center arrived here yesterday.

Sullivan, April 16 - Robert W. Higginbotham died at his home southwest of Sullivan Saturday morning at the age of 81 years. He was a veteran of the civil war, and the funeral services, which were held in the residence Monday afternoon, were under the auspices of the Grand Army post. Rev. W. B. Hopper preached the funeral sermon. Burial was in the Campfield cemetery.

Samuel B. Higenbotham, July 21, 1923, beloved husband of Mary Lovell Higenbotham, father of Louise Higenbotham Hancock of Chicago and Edith Higenbotham Garriet of Greyball, Wyo. Funeral Monday, July 23, 1923, from chapel, 1116 Lake St., Oak Park, Ill., at 11 a.m. Interment Mount Hope.

Sophie Higginbotham, colored, 52, 1446 Weiland street, died yesterday at the Henrotin hospital of injuries incurred several days ago, when she was struck by a street car.

Overcome at the end of a swimming race at Culver, Ind., in which he finished third, Bruce Higinbotham, 15 year old son of Mrs. Natalie Blair Bradley, 1205 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, died yesterday of acute dilation of the heart.

Young Higinbotham was a grandson of Henry A. Blair, traction magnate. His father, Harry M. Higinbotham, who died several years ago, was a son of the late Harlow N. Higinbotham.

The young man was a sophomore in the Evanston High School, but was taking summer school work at Culver in preparation for the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Other boys in the race noticed Higinbotham's strength failing as he began to sink at the end of the race. He was carried to the bank of the stream, but died a few minutes later.

Mr. Blair, who was playing golf when he heard of his grandson's death, left his game, and after communicating with Mrs. Blair, announced that he would go to Culver at once and take charge of the body. In addition to his mother, a brother, Blair Higinbotham; a sister, Priscilla Higinbotham, and a step-brother, Cameron Bradley, survive the victim.

Funeral services were held in Collinsville, Ill. yesterday afternoon, for Mrs. Selina Higgenbotham, 79 years old, a resident of Collinsville for many years, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fern Simpson of East St. Louis, Sunday morning.

Services were conducted from the home of a niece, Mrs. John Millet, to the Methodist Church, Rev. William H. Poole officiating. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Higginbotham was born in England. She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Stella Simpson and Mrs. Fern Simpson of East St. Louis; Mrs. Julia Kampmeyer of O'Fallon, and Mrs. Mayme Pitter of Cuba, Mo.

Retired Business Man of Pana Dies
Pana, Aug. 17--James Isaac Higginbottom died at the family home, 302 Kitchell avenue, of a complication of diseases at 3:40 Tuesday afternoon. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Aug. 9, and since that time has been in a semi-conscious condition. He was a Civil war veteran and retired business man, having formerly been in the meat market business here for many years, retiring about fifteen years ago.
Mr. Higginbottom was born in Russell county, Ky., Sept. 7, 1849(5), the son of the late Moses and Elizabeth Ann Higginbottom. When a young man he came to Tower Hill, and in 1872 married Miss Mary Ann Miller. She died in 1912.
He was the father of five children. One of them, Miss Eva, died in 1909, and another, a son Charles, died in infancy. The survivors are Miss Cora Higginbottom, Mrs. Bertha Murray and Miss Patience Higginbottom, all of Pana. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Howell of Western, Neb., three grandchildren and an uncle, Granville Miller of Tower Hill.
Mr. Higginbottom enlisted in 1862 in Co. F. 13 Kentucky cavalry, and at his death , was a member of Pope Post, 411 G. A. R. Pana, the Adair Lodge, I. O. O. F. , Pana Encampment No. 1, Captain Kitchell Circle and the First Methodist church.
The funeral will be held at the church at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. H. F. Powell, and with burial in Linwood, Members of the organizations of which he was a member will attend.

Sarah Higginbotham White (1881-1928) KY/IL

SARAH WHITE DIED SATURDAY FROM CANCER
Well Known Pana Woman Died at Early Hour - Funeral Monday Afternoon at 2 O'clock.

Mrs. Sarah White, aged about 42 years, died at No. 4 West Washington street, at seven o'clock Saturday Morning following an extended illness with cancer.

Mrs. White was born in Pana on January 14, 1881. She was the daughter of the late Mrs. Ida French, who died here October 15, 1927.

Deceased leaves no brothers or sisters.

The funeral services will take place on Monday afternoon at two o'clock .... Interment will be made at Linwood cemetery.

Lerna, Ill., Jan. 3 - Funeral services for Denver William Hickenbottom, who passed away at the family home last Sunday, were held on Tuesday at the Methodist church here, conducted by Rev. Rohrig, with burial following in Muddy point cemetery.

Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hickenbottom, residing about five miles northwest of Learna; two sisters and eight brothers, Eldon of Lerna, Ray of Mattoon and Faye, Thomas, Edna, Cleona, Ruth, Delbert, Isaac and Arthur, all at home, and his Grandmother Hickenbottom of Utica.

Acting as pallbearers at the funeral were Floyd Knight, Granville White, Henson Gammill, Theodore Dixon, Hugh Bennett and John Newman.

Denver William Hickenbottom was born near Lerna, November 8, 1907, and has passed his life in this vicinity.

Mattoon - Fay Hickenbottom, 20 , suffered a fatal skull fracture when a tree felled by his father and brother, crushed him.

Mrs. Nancy S. Higinbotham, wife of Harlow B. Higinbotham, died yesterday at her home in Joliet following a long illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Harlow N., and a daighter, Florence. Funeral services will be held at Graceland cemetery chapel in Chicago tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Mrs. Higinbotham was formerly of Norfolk, Va., where she and Mr. Higinbotham were married in 1898. The family is one of Chicago's oldest and most prominent. Mr. Higinbotham's father, Harlow N. Higinbotham, was a pioneer here in the dry goods business. He began as assistant bookkeeper with Cooley, Farwell & Co., and later went with Field, Palmer & Leiter. He was president of Marshall Field 7 Co., from 1881 until 1901. He served as president of the World's Columbian exposition in 1892-'93.

Mrs. Mahala Elizabeth Hill died April 7, 1932, at residence of granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Knepler, Berlin, age 79 years, 8 months and 7 days.

Survived by two sons, B. H. and William Wells, both of city; one stepson, Grover Nation of city; four daughters, Mrs. William Nave of Palmer, Mrs. Ed Hill, Miss Sadie Harris and Mrs. A. S. Burt; two sisters, Mrs. John Nation and Mrs. George Nation, both of city.

Funeral at Ellinger & Kunz funeral home. Interment in Oak Ridge.

Arcola, Ill., Nov. 9. - John T. Higinbotham, 80, died at his home in Arcola Wednesday. Funeral services were conducted at St. John's Catholic church in Arcola today. Interment was in Sullivan at the side of his wife, who died seven years ago.

He was born in Sullivan July 23, 1853, and in early life married Miss Mary Sciphers. Surviving members of the family are a son, N.J. Higinbotham of Buffalo, N.Y., and a daughter, Mrs. Frank F. Collins of Arcola.

Mr. Higinbotham spent most of his business life in various connections with the grocery trade - as a clerk, store owner, traveling salesman and assistant manager of a wholesale grocery. He also served a number of years as deputy internal revenue collector. He was in business in Arcola 35 to 40 years ago moving from here to Champaign and later to Decatur, but for the past 15 years had been a resident of Arcola.

Betty Carolyn, six months old daughter of Harry and Bertha Ledermann Higginbotham, died Sunday at one o'clock. She is survived by the parents, four sisters and four brothers, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Higginbotham and Mr. and Mrs. John Ledermann. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o'clock at the Ohio Chapel.

Genevieve Higginbotham, nee Rogers, wife of the late Harlow G., daughter of Mrs. James Rogers, sister of Ethel and Charles Rogers. Remains at home, 4241 N. Kostner av., until Wednesday, 10 a.m. Services at 1:30 p.m. at chapel, 2483 Milwaukee av. Interment, Elgin, Ill. Member of Portage Park Rebekah lodge No. 819, I.O.O.F.; North Shore chapter, No. 840, O.E.S.; Degree of Honor Protective association, and Dames of Malta.

Humboldt, Ill., Oct. 24 - Earl Fay, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hickenbottom, died about 11 o'clock Wednesday night at the family home five miles east of here. Death was due to kidney trouble.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning from the Walnut Grove Christian church, Rev. J.C. Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Muddy Point cemetery, Lerna.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hughes, 87 years old, mother of George A. Hughes, president of the Edison General Electric Appliance company, died yesterday in her apartment in the Seneca hotel after a long illness.

Mrs. Hughes was the widow of Gen. Alexander Hughes, once attorney general of Dakota territory. She was born in Greencastle, Ind., the daughter of Dr. Samuel Higginbotham, one of the early physicians of South Bend. As a school teacher in Monticello, Ia., she met and married Gen. Hughes. For many years they lived in Bismarck, N.D. Later they moved to Minneapolis, where Mrs. Hughes was the president of the women's club for many years.

In addition to her son, George, Mrs. Hughes is survived by three other sons, William B. of Evanston, E.A. Hughes, a retired utility executive of Chicago, and Frank C. Hughes of Glendive, Mont., and a daughter, Mrs. George W. Dulaney of Chicago.

Funeral services will be held in the Lakewood chapel, Minneapolis, at 12:45 p.m. today.

Mrs. Mary Zike, wife of Arthur Zike, died at 9 o'clock Tuesday night at the family home, 501 South Twenty-eighth street, following a week's illness. She was 33 years old.

The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Schilling funeral home. Burial will be in the Brown Chapel cemetery near Charleston.

Mrs. Zike was born in Centralia, Sept. 8, 1903, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Higgenbotham. She came to Mattoon in her childhood and was married to Mr. Zike Sept. 11, 1924.

Surviving are her husband and five children, Ruby Geneva, Junior, Betty and Berndine, all at home. She also leaves her mother, Mrs. Mary Higgenbotham, and three brothers, James Higgenbotham, Daniel Higgenbotham and Francis Higgenbotham, all of Mattoon.

Taylorsville, Ill., Dec. 15 - Charles Edward Higginbotham, 51, died today from injuries received Monday when he was caught between two railroad cars at Peabody...pairman for the Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad.

Higginbotham, James, 36, Mattoon, died Monday night; services 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Schilling funeral home; burial in Mound cemetery near Charleston.

Charles E. Higginbotham of Tower Hill, a Big Four railroad conductor, was found dead late Tuesday in a bathtub at the Joseph E. Mathews Home, 1013 Edgar avenue, where he had made his home for the past two months. Coroner F. S. Schilling said the death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Higginbotham had been suffering from a heart ailment several months.

The funeral will be held at Stumpf funeral home in Tower Hill at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.

Mr. Higginbotham was born Nov. 17, 1882, in Shelbyville, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Higginbotham, but had spent the greater part of his life in Tower Hill. He had been in the service of the Big Four 27 years and was a conductor on freight trains running between Mattoon and St. Louis. He had not worked for about two months, however, because ill health.

He leaves five sisters, Mrs. Ida Fluckey, Mrs. Nellie Miller, Miss Bertha Higginbotham and Mrs. May Stairwalt of Tower Hill and Mrs. Alta Sanford of Fremont, Wis., and a brother, Edgar Higginbotham of Tower Hill.

He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Loyal Order of Moose.

Assumption - Mrs. John Higginbotham, 79, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday of pneumonia, of which she had ill a week.

Lucy Jane Thompson, born in Columbus, O., April 30, 1858, came to Illinois with her parents while in her childhood, and the rest of her life was passed in this community. She was married to John Higginbotham, who with seven of their eight children survives her. A son, Elmer, is dead. There are eight grandchildren.

No date has been set for funeral services, but they will be conducted in the Baptist church, of which Mrs. Higginbotham was a member. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

Frederick J. Higinbotham of 17 S. Stone avenue, La Grange, beloved husband of Nellie B., dear father of Helen Love, and Emily Johnson, dear grandfather of Constance, Marilyn, and Sylvia. Funeral services Monday, 2 p.m., at daughter's residence, 84 S. 6th avenue, La Grange. Interment Rosehill, Chicago.

James Higganbottham, resident in Charleston for the past twenty years, died at his home at 501 North Division street, at 12:30 o'clock the (Friday) morning. He had been seriously ill since New Year's day at which time he suffered a stoke from apoplexy. The body was removed to the Harper Funeral Home for preparation for burial.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Harper Home at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning with interment in the Bell Cemetery in Cumberland county. The Reverend John Hodge of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, will officiate.

Mr. Higganbottham was born in Union Township in Cumberland county, on May 4. 1868, a son of Axley and Elizabeth Higganbottham. He followed the occupation of farming most of his life. He was also employed for sometime at the Nickel Plate railway roadhouse. He was married to Alice Johnson on May 4.1924.

Surviving Mr. Higganbottham are: his widow; two sons by a former marriage, Francis and Daniel Higganbottham, both of Mattoon; four grandchildren, two step-children; and a half sister, Mrs. Catherine Tinsman of Charleston.

Mrs. Maude Trigg died Friday evening at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Higginbotham, 226 South Eighth street. Mrs. Trigg was 21 years of age at the time of death.

Deceased was born October 8, 1918, in Tilden, Ill., and moved to this city when a child. She was married April 12, 1935 to Carl Trigg, who survives with one daughter, Shirley Ann, four years old.

Other survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Higginbotham, four brothers, Howard, Freddie, Kenneth and Arthur and one sister, Goldie, all of Murphysboro, and a number of nieces and nephews.

The body will remain at the Meyer Funeral home until 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.

Funeral services will be conducted st the Assembly of God church with Rev. Horstman in charge, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Mamie Emaline, youngest daughter of Douglas and Della Brokaw, was born June 6, 1888 in Sullivan, Indiana, and departed this life, April 9, 1941 at the age of 52 years, 10 months and 3 days. On September 1, 1903 she was united in marriage to William Higginbotham. To this union was born 2 children, a son and a daughter. The greater part of her life was spent in Wabash township, Clark county, Illinois, where she made and retained many, many friends. Her greatest pleasure was to have her children, relatives and friends with her, and she will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Although not belonging to any particular church she was a strong believer of the bible and the faith of Our Heavenly Father. She served God by doing for others and making her friends happy. She leaves to mourn her sudden departure, the husband, William, one daughter, Winona, and one son, Conway. Also one brother, Fred Brokaw of Terre Haute, Indiana, one sister, Grace Gary of Houston, Texas, besides many other relatives and a host of friends.

Janet Horne, nee Higinbotham, beloved wife of William Horne, loving mother of Marie Beardslee and Albert Horne, fond sister of Laura B. Higinbotham, and four grandchildren. At chapel, 127 N. Northwest highway, Park Ridge. Services 3 p.m. Monday. Cremation Acadia Park crematory.

A Flora man was killed and three Xenia persons were injured, two critically, in a truck-auto collision one and a half miles south of here on route 37 at 11 p.m. Saturday.

All were riding in a car driven by Higginbotham when it collided with the rear of the northbound truck.

Higginbotham leaves his wife, the former Dorothy Markham, of Flora, two sons, and his parents living in Pennsylvania.

The body was taken to the Hancock funeral home at Flora where services will be conducted at 2:30 p/.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Elm Wood cemetery, Flora.

John Washington Higginbotham died Saturday afternoon, August 15, at 4:00 p.m. at his home at 226 South 5^th Street, Murphysboro, Illinois. He was 54 years, 7 months, 12 days of age at the time of his death. He was born at Palmyra, Tenn., Jan 3, 1888. In February, 1908, he married Hallie Tyner of Herrin, who survives him.

Other survivors are children, Arthur, Goldie, Howard of Murphysboro, and Kenneth of Vandalia, and Sergeant Fred of Virginia Beach; one sister, Vallie May Tucker, Livermor, Kentucky; and one brother, Robert; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday, August 17, at the Assembly of God, with Reverend J. A. Roberts officiating. Burial in Tower Grove cemetery. The remains will be at the Meyer Funeral home until the hour of service.

David Hugh Higginbotham, Nov. 11, 1942, at Harvey, Ill., infant son of William B. and Louise Higginbotham, brother of Paul. Funeral private.

Higginbotham, Mrs. Mary A., 54, Taylorville, died at 3:30 a.m. today in Decatur and Macon county hospital, where she had been a patient for two months; leaves husband, Benjamin, in the Army, recently returned from Hawaii; son, Lawrence Nichols, Vandalia; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Dillihunt, Decatur; brothers, Charles Giesson, Decatur; Homer Giesson, Vandalia; Walter, East St. Louis; Ora, Ramsey; body at Joe Shafer funeral home, Taylorville; services 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Bethel church near Vandalia; burial in Browning cemetery near Vandalia.

Mrs. Alma Higgenbotham, 67, a former resident of Charleston, widow of the late James Higgenbotham, died at her home, 624 South Twenty-First street, Mattoon, at 8 o'clock Thursday night, following a week's illness of asthma and heart trouble. The funeral services will be held at the Swank-Mitchell Funeral Home, Mattoon, at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon with the Reverend C. C. Breen, of Charleston, officiating. Burial will be in Brown's chapel cemetery, southwest of Charleston.

Mrs. Higgenbotham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gilliland, was born near Charleston, July 31, 1873, and was married to Mr. Higgenbotham 45 years ago. The husband died in 1939. She leaves her mother and two sons, Daniel and Francis, and a brother, Mont Gilliland, of Charleston. She had made Mattoon her home for some years.

Melvin Higginbotham, 74, of 1812 Morgan avenue died Saturday, Nov. 16, 1946, at Memorial hospital.

Mr. Higginbotham was born in Riverton and had been a resident of Springfield for the last 40 years.

He resided at the Morgan avenue address for the last 14 years.

Mr. Higginbotham, a retired coal miner who formerly worked at the old "Do-Little" mine off Laurel street, is survived by three stepdaughters, Mrs. Lela Blissett, Springfield; Mrs. Hazel Schellinger, Hammond, Ind.; and Mrs. Ruth Harbour, Springfield; three stepsons, Johnny Ritz, Dodd Ritz and Chester Ritz, all of Springfield; a half-brother, John Hornbacher, Springfield.

Funeral services were held at the Vancil funeral home.

Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.

Mrs. Sarah Catherine Hickenbottom, aged 97, who spent the greater part of her life near Lostant, died in the Cheery Rest home in Streator at six o'clock Sunday morning. Her passing was attributed to the infirmities of old age.

The body was taken to the Dysart funeral home in Granville, where services will be conducted at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment will occur in Quincy, Wednesday.

The daughter of Mordecai and Rebecca Stanford, Mrs. Hickenbottom was born in Clay county, June 8, 1850. Her marriage with Isaac Hickenbottom occurred April 15, 1868 and they became the parents of 11 children, seven of whom remain and are Mrs. Eva Mix of Flora; Mrs. Andrew Stanford of Tonica; Mrs. Ogie Earhart of Utica; Mrs. Otto Cooper of Lostant; William of Culbertson, Mont.; Mose of Table Grove and Hugh of Charleston.

There are 45 grandchildren, 96 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great grandchildren. Mr. Hickenbottom died in 1922.

Mrs. Hickenbottom lived with her daughter, Mrs. Cooper near Lostant until she entered the nursing home.

Murray, Mrs. Bertha M., 73, Pana, died at 6:50 a.m. today in Huber Memorial hospital, Pana; Leaves husband, Melvin; daughter, Mrs. Helen Torp, Rich Hill, Mo.; sons, Robert, Pana, and Joe, Chicago; sisters, Miss Cora Higgenbotham, Pana and Mrs. Henry Barnstable, Pana; funeral services 2 p.m. Wednesday in McCracken funeral home, Pana; burial in Rosemond cemetery, near Pana.

WEST UNION, Ill., May 22 — Mrs. Dorothy Higgenbotham, 27 years old, of West Union, died at the St. Anthony's Hospital at Terre Haute at 10:45 o'clock Saturday morning. She is survived by the husband, Herschel; two sons, Ronald and Robert; the mother, Mrs. Gertie Smitley of Marshall, Ill., and several sisters and brothers. The body was taken to the Prust Funeral Home and will be removed to the residence Monday morning. Services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church with Rev. H. J. Kemp officiating. Burial will be in Harrison cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour before service time.

Richmond, Va., July 26-Harlow Davison Higinbotham, 82, of Joliet, Ill., a director of the Chicago Home for Incurables, died here Saturday night during a visit to his daughter.

Higinbotham, a pioneer in color photography, is survived by his daughter, Mrs. John Skelton Williams, Jr., of Richmond, a son, Harlow Miles Higinbotham, of Joliet; two sisters and five grandchildren.

Mrs. Hugh Hickenbottom, 62, died Sunday afternoon at her home west of Charleston following a stroke nine weeks ago.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Lerna Methodist church, with burial in Upper Muddy cemetery.

Mrs. Hickenbottom, as Della Neer, was born near Charleston Nov. 26, 1886, and lived in the Charleston-Lerna vicinity all her life. She was married in 1905.

Surviving are her husband; eight sons, Elden of Lerna, Ray of Decatur, Joe of Bethany, Cleave, Thomas, Isaac and Arthur of Charleston, and Donald at home; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Skrock of Milwaukee, and Edna at home; 10 grandchildren and a great grandchild, and two brothers, Eugene Neer of Charleston, and Arthur, of Paris.

Florence Crane, nee Higinbotham, July 28, 1949, at Ipswich, Mass., beloved wife of the late Richard T. Crane Jr., fond mother of Cornelius Crane and Florence C. Belosselsky, sister of Alice H. Patterson. Funeral notice later.

Lyndon, Ill. - (Special) - Mrs. Audrey Higginbotham, 16, former Lyndon resident, died Sept. 1 in Wessell hospital in Clinton, Mo., according to word received here. She had been ill for a short time.

The body was removed to the Gardner chapel, Clinton, Mo., where funeral services were held yesterday. Burial will be in Lyndon cemetery.

Mrs. Higginbotham was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Indianapolis, Ind. She came to Lyndon at the age of six, receiving her education in that community, and in Rock Falls. She was married to Wayne Higginbotham in Rock Falls on Nov. 21, 1948, moving later to Clinton, Mo. She was a member of the Rock Falls Congregational church.

Surviving are the husband; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bland, Lyndon; and the maternal and paternal grandparents.

Higginbotham, Cora Belle, 77, Pana, died 9:10 p.m. Monday in Huber Memorial hospital. Leaves sister, Mrs. Patience Barnstable, Pana. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stumpf funeral home; burial, Linwood.

MARSHALL, Ill., July 24-William Higginbotham, 81 years old, died early this morning at the home of his son, Conway Higginbotham, five miles southeast of Marshall. Surviving, besides his son, are a daughter, Miss Winona Higginbotham of R.R. 4, Marshall; two brothers, Samuel Higginbotham of Eureka Springs, Ark., and Clayton Higginbotham of West Terre Haute, and a sister, Mrs. Mattie Black of Chowchilla, Cal. The body was brought to Marrs Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 o'clock Central Standard Time, Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. R. S. Wheeldon will officiate, and burial will be in Black Cemetery.

Friends here learned of the death Sunday of Mrs. Thelma Slater at her home in Chicago after a short illness.

Mrs. Slater had taught school at Dunbar Elementary School before leaving for Chicago eight years ago. She was the widow of Eurich Slater, who had taught at Boyd Junior High School.

Mrs. Slater is survived by one son, Eurich Slater, Jr.; of Chicago; her mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Taylor of Falls Mill Va.; one sister, Mrs. Eula Mitchell of Bluefield, and one brother, Raymond Higginbotham of Bluefield.

Johnston City: Higginbotham, Mrs. Nellie, 54, f 400 South Washington street, died at Herrin hospital Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. Leaves, husband, William; two daughters, Katheryn, at home, and Mrs. Laura Stover, Johnson City; two sons, Hildreth and Roy, Chicago; two step-daughters, Mrs. Emma Ice, Johnson City, and Mrs. Alice Parvin, Alabama; one brother, Lawrence McKie, Beach Creek, Kt.; one sister, Mrs. Edith Jenkins, Penrod, Ky.; seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Funeral services, Saturday 2 p.m. at the Johnston City Christian church with Elder R.E. Walston officiating. Burial at Lakeview cemetery of Johnston City.

Nix, Mrs. Eva, 81, Flora, died 8 a.m. Monday in Clay County Hospital, Flora' leaves daughters, Mrs. Bertha Davis, Mrs. Sally Babcock and Rose Nix of Flora; Mrs. Florence Sunday, Clay City, and Mrs. Nancy Mitchell, Indianapolis' sons, Henry, Flora; Elmer, Rinard, and Isaac Bingham, Camino, Calif.; services 2 p.m. Thursday in Indian Prairie church, near Rinard; burial in Indian Prairie cemetery; DeSelms funeral home, Cisne, in charge.

Lottie May Hickinbotham was born in Pulaski, Va., February 16, 1877 and passed away in Chicago after an extended illness on October 29, 1951, having reached the age of 74 years, eight months and 13 days.

The deceased was married to John Hickinbotham in 1904. After his death she married his brother, Alvin Hickinbotham in 1911 and to this union were born five children. Preceding her in death were her husband, two children, Anna May and Joseph, and one step-daughter, Mrs. Rose Christiansen.

Left to mourn her departure are two sons, Fred and Mark, of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Goldberg, also of Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Molly Brookman, of Pulaski, Va., and Mrs. Alice Bolden, of Chicago; two step-sons, Jesse H., of St. Louis, and Harry Hickinbotham, of Anaconda.

Mrs. Hickinbotham moved to Chicago in 1937 where she made her home until her death. She was a member of the Nazarene Church, and a devout follower of Christ thru-out her life.

The remains were brought to St. Clair for burial in the Anaconda Cemetery, with Casey & Lenox in charge. Rev. J.F. Quick preached the funeral services.

Services for Priscilla Higinbotham, formerly of Evanston, who has been living in Douglas, Ariz., for the last few years, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel at 1567 Maple Av., Evanston. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Ray Silvertongue, now living in Roswell, N.M., a brother, Blair Higinbotham and a half brother, Cpt. Cameron Bradley, and two aunts, Mrs. Alice Higinbotham Patterson, 209 Lake Shore Drive, and Miss Anita Carolyn, Blair, Drake hotel.

Miss Higinbotham's grandfather, the late Harlow N. Higinbotham, was head of the World's Fair of 1893. At one time she was the only woman student in Northwestern University's school of crime detection. She served in the Women's Army Auxiliary corps during the war. In recent years she had been a secretary on a government project in Douglas.

Miss Higinbotham collapsed and died in her office last Tuesday. She had moved to Arizona for a climatic change because of a sinus condition.

One of the few remaining veterans of the Spanish-American war in Dixon died last night.

Margin Higginbotham, 78, was found dead in his basement room in the residence of Dr. M. L. White, 111 E. Second St .

According to Dixon police, Mr. Higginbotham was found by Edgar Coleman , 612 Monroe av., who tends the furnace in the White home.

Coleman told police that he knocked on the door to the dead man's room, just off from the stoker room, when he arrived in the basement this morning.

When no one answered after several tries, Coleman entered the room and found the deceased lying on his back across his bed. He immediately reported his findings to the police.

According to Lee County Coroner Robert Preston, Higginbotham apparently died of a heart attack. He was known to have a heart condition.

An inquest into the death win be held Thursday morning in the Preston funeral home.

Preston said that the last person known to have seen him alive was Miss Gladys Distin, who took tea and milk to him at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

His doctor had seen him earlier in the evening regarding his heart condition, Preston added.

Higginbotham was a retired Dixon carpenter and tended to odd jobs around the White residence. Dixon Police Officers Woodyalt and McCoy investigated the death.

He is survived by several brothers, and four children, Mrs. Marjorie Scorzo, Chicago, John Wakefield, National City, Calif., Mrs. Helen Hawe, San Diego, and George Wakefield, Wash., D. C., and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held today at the Preston funeral home for Margin Higginbotham. Rev. A. A. Vinz officiated. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery.

Mr. Higginbotham, a resident of Dixon for the past 19 years, was a relative of John Quincy Adams, a distant cousin.

The oldest active member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Dixon, he was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, having seen active duty In

Cuba

. He belonged to the carpenters union most of his life.

His brother, Albert Higginbotham, died in June in this city and Margin had plans to go to California to be near his daughter, Helen, and son, John, of San Diego.

The VFW was in charge of the military funeral for Mr. Higginbotham. His granddaughter, Miss Gloria Scorzo, Chicago, accepted the flag the veterans presented and will present it to Camp Reynoldswood. Gloria is a member of the Girl Scout Pathfinders club of the Seventh Day Adventists.

Surviving Mr. Higginbotham are four children, George Wakefield, Washington, D. C.; John Wakefield, San Diego; Mrs. Helen Hawe, San Diego, and Mrs. Marjorie Scorzo, Chicago; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Higginbotham, Edgar, 77, Tower Hill, died 6 a.m. Sunday, Shelby County Nursing Home, Shelbyville; leaves wife, Oma; sisters, Mrs. Nellie Miller, Tower Hill, Mrs. Mae Stairwalt, Tower Hill; Mrs. Alta Sanford, Chillicothe, Ill.; services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Tower Hill Methodist Church; burial. Tower Hill Cemetery; body at Stumpf Funeral Home, Pana.

Services for Sandra Darlene Higginbotham, one-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higginbotham of Chicago, formerly of Blytheville, will be conducted tomorrow in Cobb Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Bob Petrovich. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. The child died Sunday in Chicago, where her parents had moved recently. Other survivors include a brother, David.

Higginbotham, William J., 69, Assumption, died 12:30 a.m. Friday in Springfield Memorial Hospital; leaves wife, the former Rose Clem; sons, Roland, Pana; and Billy, Assumption; brothers, Earl, Moweaqua; Arthur, Dayton, Ohio; Ray, Detroit, Mich.; James, Phoenix, Ariz.; Charles, Gary, Ind.; services 2 p.m. Sunday in Assumption Methodist Church; burial in Pleasant View Cemetery; Stauter Funeral Home, Assumption, in charge.

Roy Higginbotham, suddenly, devoted husband of Betty, loving father of Dennis Roy, son of William, brother of Hildreth, Laura Stover, Katherine, Irma Ice, and Maxine, son-in-law of Joseph and Helen Simko. Services Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., at chapel, 5218 S. Kedzie Avenue. PRospect 6-3810.

Services for Mrs. Natalie Blair Silvertongue, 73, who died Sunday in her home in Roswell, N.M., will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the chapel at 1567 Maple St., Evanston. She was the daughter of Henry A. Blair, who was president of Chicago Surface Lines at the time of his death in 1932.

Surviving are her husband, Ray; two sons, Blair Higinbotham and Cameron Bradley, and a sister.

Funeral services for Earl (Cy), 67, and his wife, Hilda B., 61, of Moweaqua, who were killed in a collision Thursday, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Moweaqua Christian Church. Burial will be Odd Fellows Cemetery.

The couple was killed at 7:25 p.m. when their car ran head-on into a semi-trailer truck on Route 51, two miles south of Moweaqua. The truck driver, Gene R. Moffett, 22, of Blue Mound, escaped injury.

Mr. Higginbotham was the owner of Higginbotham Coal Company here. He was a Mason, a veteran of World War I and a member of the Moweaqua Businessmen's Assn and the American Legion.

Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Royal Neighbors Camp and the Legion auxiliary.

In addition to survivors already listed, Mr. Higginbotham leaves four brothers, Arthur, Dayton, Ohio; James, Phoenix, Ariz.; Ray, Detroit, Mich.; and Charles, Gary, Ind. Mrs. Higginbotham leaves four brothers, Lewis V. Brown, Howard, Earl and Wendel, all of Moweaqua.

The couple also have two daughters, Mrs. Fred Burt, Santa Monica, Calif.; and Mrs. Frank Supinie, Lawrenceville.

Higginbotham, Mrs. Rosa E., 66, Assumption, widow of late William Higginbotham, died 5:30 a.m. Monday, Moweaqua Hospital, where she had been a patient five months; leaves sons, Billy D., Assumption, Roland C., Pana; sister, Mrs. Pearl Sturgeon, Butte, Mont. A Shelby County native, Mrs. Higginbotham was born Jan. 26, 1888, daughter of Jefferson and Josephine McCants Clem. Funeral services 2 p.m. (CST) Wednesday, Methodist Church, burial Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption; Stauter Funeral Home in charge.

William Higginbotham, 76, 400 S. Washington St. Johnston City, died at 6 a.m. Saturday in Marion Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient four days.

He was born Dec. 5, 1879 in Bowling Green, Ky., and had lived in Johnston City 43 years. A retired miner, he was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and of Lake Creek Masonic Lodge 729.

He leaves his wife, Ernie; a son, Hildreth Higginbotham, Westchester; daughters, Miss Katherine Higginbotham, at home; Mrs. Laura Stover, Melrose Park; Mrs. Erma Ice, Johnston City; and Mrs. Alice Parvin, Jasper, Ala. One son preceded him in death.

He also leaves brothers, Tom of Louisville, Ky., Fred of Evansville, Ind., and Charles of Bowling Green, Ky., eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Higginbotham was a deacon of the First Christian Church of Johnston City where funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. William Reese will officiate and burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call at the Murman-Wilson Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Sunday.

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Hickenbottom, who passed away Sunday morning were held yesterday at 8:30 a.m. from the Winterrowd funeral home, followed by the Mass at 9 a.m., celebrated by Rev. Edward Bader in Immaculate Conception church. Music was furnished by St. Mary's school children's choir. Rev Julius Zane, pastor of St. John's church at Lostant, conducted the graveside rites in St. John's cemetery at Lostant.

Pallbearers were Thomas Locascio, Lee Rathburn, Jan Christensen, Max Heinz, Earl Maskel and Gerald Rhodes.

Attending the services were relatives and friends from Fairfield, Geneva, Clay City, Flora, Henry, Oglesby, Lostant, and the surrounding community.

Higginbotham, Arthur Virgil, 70, formerly of Assumption, died Thursday in Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind.; leaves brothers, J.M., Phoenix, Ariz.; Charles R., Lowell, Ind.; Ray H., Detroit, Mich.; services 2 p.m. Sunday in Stauter Funeral Home, Assumption; burial in Greenwood Cemetery; call at funeral home Sunday morning.

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Hickenbottom, 51, of Rural Route 7, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the J.J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in Muddy Point Cemetery near Mattoon.

Mrs. Hickenbottom died at 12:10 p.m. yesterday at St. Mary's Hospital where she had been a patient since Feb. 15.

Mrs. Hickenbottom, a Decatur resident for 20 years, was born Aug. 12, 1907, in Coles County, a daughter of William and Lydia L. Arthur Dixon.

Mrs. Hickenbottom was past president of Long Creek Methodist Church Women's Society of Christian Service.

She leaves her husband, two sons, Lowell and Harold, both of Decatur; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Faulkner, Argenta; Miss Alice Hickenbottom, Decatur; and a grandchild.

Also surviving are a brother, Theodore Dixon, Humboldt; and five sisters, Mrs. Maude George, Hammond, Ind.; Mrs. Mary E. Brown, Oakley; Mrs. Grace Eastin, Humboldt; Mrs. Rhoda Farrell, Oakwood; and Mrs. Margaret Bridges, Mattoon.

Elsie M. Higginbotham, 9541 Moody, Oak Lawn, Ill., May 4, 1959, beloved wife of the late L. L. Higginbotham; dear mother of Ernest L. Higginbotham. At chapel, 2121 W. 95th street, where services will be held Thursday, May 7, at 2 p.m. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South.

West Union, Ill., July 22 - Herschel Higginbotham, 57 years old, of RR 1, West Union, died at 12:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Paris Hospital. Surviving are the widow, Dema; two sons, Ronald or Marshall, Ill., and Robert Higginbotham at home; three sister, Mrs. Lula Bierbaum of Marshall, Mrs. Hattie Lederman of RR, West Union, and Mrs. Mattie Carpenter of RR 2, West Union; and four brothers, Ed Higginbotham, of RR 2 West Union, Ott and Harry, both of Marshall, Ill., and Ormal of Martinsville, Ill. Services will be at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Prust-Hosch Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Harrison Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 7 o'clock Friday evening.

West Union, Ill., Aug. 24 - Ed Higginbotham, 76 years old, of RR 2, West Union, died Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at his residence. Surviving are the widow, Grace; a son, Everett at home; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Garver of Marshall; three brother, Otto and Harry Higginbotham, both of Marshall, and Ormal Higginbotham of Martinsville; three sisters, Mrs. Lulu Bierbaum of Marshall, Mrs. Hattie Lederman and Mrs. Mattie Carpenter, both of rural West Union; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Prust-Hisch Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Clebert Weger will officiate and burial will be in Ohio Cemetery. Friends may call after 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening.

Clifford D. Higginbotham of Route 2, Edwardsville, died at 7:15 p.m. Friday at Veterans Hospital, St. Louis, where he had been a patient 10 days.

A requiem mass will be read at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Boniface Catholic church with the Rev. George E. Faller, pastor, in charge, followed by interment in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 o’clock this evening at the Pieper funeral home, Granite City, until 9:15 a.m. Monday. The rosary will be recited at 8 o’clock Sunday evening at the funeral home.

Mr. Higginbotham was born Dec. 26, 1899 in St; Louis, the son of Daniel and Margaret Carrico Higginbotham. He married April 6, 1935 at Waterloo to Theresa Kellerman, who survives.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Herkenhoff, St. Louis; one brother, Arthur E. Higginbotham, Belleville; and four grandchildren.

Margaret Higginbotham, 1809 E. 71st Place, Dec. 20, 1961, beloved wife of Joseph; fond mother of Harold; sister of Mrs. Lawrence Reckner; grandmother of Jane Pongratz; great grandmother of three. At Lain & Son Chapel, 2024 E. 75th Street at Jeffrey Boulevard, where services will be held Saturday, Dec. 23 at 1 p.m., under the auspices of the Forestville Chapter O.E.S. No. 177. Interment Cedar Park.

Mrs. Florence Williams, 61, a member of a family long prominent in Chicago and Joliet, died yesterday in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Williams was the granddaughter of Harlow N. Higginbotham, onetime president of Marshall Field & Co., and president of the Columbian exposition. She was active in the Chicago Junior League before she moved to Richmond after her marriage to John Skelton Williams in 1933 at the Higinbotham estate in Joliet. She leaves her husband; a son, John Skelton Williams Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Anne Marsden Gresham; two granddaughters; and a brother. Private services will be held.

Otto Higginbotham, 80 years old, formerly of Marshall, died at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Vermilion Nursing Home, Danville, Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Hazel Good of Oblong, Mrs. Velma McCarty and Mrs. Rachel Jones, both of Chrisman; Miss Erma Higginbotham of Rockville, Mrs. Mildred Walters of R.R. 5, and Mrs. Martha Sadler of Danville; three sons, John Higginbotham of Oblong, Ernie Higginbotham of Danville, and Lloyd Higginbotham of Reno, Nev.; two brothers, Harry Higginbotham of Marshall and Ormal Higginbotham of Martinsville; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Carpenter and Mrs. Hattie Lederman, both of West Union and Mrs. Lou Bierbaum of Marshall; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Marrs Funeral Home. Services will be at 2 o'clock. Thursday afternoon at the Marrs Chapel, with the Rev. H. J. Kemp will officiate and burial will be in Auburn Cemetery.

Charleston, Ill. - Funeral services for Hugh Hickenbottom, 77, Charleston, were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Lerna Methodist Church with burial in Upper Muddy Cemetery near LErna. The Caudill Funeral Home was in charge.

Mr. Hickenbottom died Friday night. He was born Oct. 14, 1885, in Bonham, Tex., a son of Isaac and Sarah Catherine Stanford Hickenbottom.

Surviving are seven sons, Eldon, Lerna; Ray, Decatur; Delbert, Bethany and Tom, Cleone, Arthur and Don, Charleston; two daughters, Miss Edna, at home, and Mrs. Ruth Skroch, Wauwatosa, Wis.; and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Stanford and Mrs. Ida Cooper, Tonica, and Mrs. Bessie Earhardt, Utica.

Mary Hess, March 28, age 50, beloved wife of Ralph; daughter of Mrs. Willie Higginbotham and the late Martin; sister of Mrs. Jacob (Grace) Smith, Van Higginbotham, both of Grenada, Miss., and William Higginbotham of Little Rock, Ark. Resting at the Tews Funeral Home, 79th Street and Phillips Avenue, after 6 p.m., Friday. Services 1 p.m. Monday. Interment Mount Hope. SO 8-6959.

Behlen, Mrs. Ida, 84, Flora; died 8:10 a.m. Saturday; leaves husband, Fred; brother, Dave Stanford, West Plains, Mo.; sister, Mrs. Clara McCann, Flora; services 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hancock Funeral Home, Flora; burial in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora; call after 2 p.m. Monday.

Funeral services for William H. Higginbotham, 47-year-old former Murphysboro resident, will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Meyer-Denny Funeral Home in Murphysboro.

Rev. William J. Boatman will officiate. Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.

Mr. Higginbotham died Sunday in St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

He was a plumber. He had lived in Waukegan for about 15 years, and previously had lived in Murphysboro.

He was born Feb. 11, 1916, in Du Quoin, the son of John and Hallie Tyner Higginbotham. He was married Sept. 8, 1946, to Rose Trione.

Mr. Higginbotham leaves his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Jean Plucker of Murphysboro; a son,

Howard of Gurnee; his mother, Mrs. Hallie Williams of North Chicago; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Goldie Nanny of Carbondale; and brothers, Arthur of North Chicago, Kenneth of Carbondale, and Fred of Sacramento, Calif.

Sheri Lynn Higginbotham, 10 months, daughter of Robert Higginbotham of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Lora Higginbotham of Dixon, died at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dixon Hospital. She died of pneumonia.

Besides her parents, she leaves grandparents, Mrs. Eunice Keyes of Dixon, Charles Works of Bradley, and Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Higginbotham of Phoenix.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home, Johnson City. Rev. Claude Childers will officiate. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral.

Tonica - Mrs. Andrew Stanford, 85, of Tonica, died Friday night, June 5, 1964, at her home after an extended illness.

Mrs. Stanford was the mother of Roy Stanford of 416 Terrace Drive, Sycamore, and had visited in Sycamore on many occasions. Surviving are her husband, one daughter, four sons, 17 grandchildren, and 47 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Elias Funeral Home in Tonica with interment in Fairview Cemetery at Tonica.

Bertha Amanda Ledermann Higginbotham (1893-1965) IL
"Bertha A. Higginbotham, 71, passed away at noon Monday at her home, 415 N. Michigan Avenue, Marshall.
She is survived by her husband, Harry; three sons, Eugene, Route 2, Martinsville; Russell, Route 1, Marshall, and Gerald, of West Union; four daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Barkalow, Bensenville, Ill.; Mrs. Marjorie Moran, Joliet, Illinois; Mrs. Doris Jenkins, Baltimore, Maryland; and Mrs. Norma Wilhoit, Route 4, Marshall; three brothers, Fred, Geo., and Wm. Ledermann; and one sister, Mary Ledermann, all of West Union, and eighteen grandchildren. One son, Woodrow, was killed in World War II, in December, 1942.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:00 o'clock at the Marshall Baptist Church. Rev. C. C. Campbell officiated, and burial was in the Ohio Cemetery.

Cairo, Ill., Sept. 7 - Mrs. Ona May Higginbotham, 68, of Cairo, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah.

Mrs. Higginbotham and her husband, Tom Higginbotham, were former residents of Wickliffe where they operated a hotel for a number of years.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Kay Lambert of Cairo; a son, Dick Higginbotham of Jacksonville, Fla.; a stepson, Russell Higginbotham of St. Louis, and a brother, Iva Calvin of Mound City.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Chapel here, 1600 Poplar St., with the Rev. Francis Watson officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery.

Toledo, Ill. - Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Johnson Higganbottham, 90, of Anaheim, Calif., will be held Thursday at the Lashmet funeral home here.

Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening. Other arrangements are incomplete.

Mrs. Higganbottham died Saturday in Anaheim. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hodge, formerly of Toledo.

Chicago-Alice Higinbotham Patterson, 85, divorced wife of the late Joseph Medill Patterson, founder of New York Daily News and co publisher of the Chicago Tribune, died Tuesday. Mrs. Patterson was the daughter of Harlow Niles Higinbotham, and early pioneer of Chicago who became a partner of Marshall Field and helped build Marshall Field and Co.

Cambridge - David Dwayne Hickenbottom, infant so of Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Hickenbottom, RR 2, Cambridge, died two hours after birth Sunday evening in the Hammond-Henry District Hospital, Geneseo.

Graveside services were at 2 this afternoon in Rosedale Cemetery, here, with the Rev. J. Soule Chapman of the Cambridge Baptist Church officiating.

Surviving are the parents; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Bengston of Cambridge and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hickenbottom of Osco, and great-grandparents, Mrs. John Bengston of Cambridge and Mr. and Mrs. John Mallery of LaFayette.

A 17-year-old Melrose Park girl died early yesterday after being found in a car parked in a building under construction in Klefstad Industrial Park, Bensenville.

The girl, Kathleen A. Higginbotham, of 2080 N. 18^th Ave., Melrose Park, was an apparent victim of carbon monoxide poisoning, Bensenville police reported. She was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.

…Miss Higginbotham was found in the front seat of the car with driver’s door open, police reported.

…An autopsy was being performed yesterday by the office of Dr. Samuel Lewis, DuPage County Coroner. An inquest will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Hallie Williams, 72, of 1114 King Ave., Hurst, died Thursday in Holden Hospital, Carbondale.

She was a daughter of Christopher and Maude E. Pippin Tyner and was married to Floyd Williams.

Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Goldia Nannie of Hurst; sons, Kenneth Higginbotham of Carbondale, Freddie Higginbotham of Sacramento, Calif., and Arthur Higginbotham of Waukegan; 19 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Ted Tyner of Wisconsin; and a brother, Lester Tyner of New Rochelle, N.Y.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Van Natta Funeral Home in Carbondale with the Rev. Frank Clark, pastor of Herrin Pentecostal Church, officiating.

Funeral services for Daniel D. Higginbotham of 1332 N. Water St. will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the J.J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home, with burial in Point Pleasant Cemetery, Long Creek. Friends may call in the funeral home after 2 p.m Thursday.

Mr. Hiinbotham, 60, died in Decatur and Macon County Hospital at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday. He was born on April 14, 1908, in Centralia, the son of James and Alma Gilland Higginbotham.

Mrs. Benjamin H. (Lora E.) Higginbotham, 66, of Route 3 died at 6 a.m. today in Decatur and Macon County Hospital.

She had been a resident of Decatur for 58 years. Mrs. Higginbotham was born Nov. 10, 1901, in Fillmore, a daughter of Isaac and Leona Keiser Donaldson. She was married to Benjamin H. Higginbotham in 1946 in Decatur.

Mrs. Higginbotham leaves her husband and mother, both of Decatur; son, Leo D. Pressley, Decatur; daughter, Mrs. Betty Urbanowicz, Decatur; sister, Luvene Donaldson, Coffeen; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.

Ernest J. Higginbotham, 59, of 526 E. Main Street, Havana, IL, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday October 2, 1968, at his home. Mr. Higginbotham was born June 20, 1909 in IL, the son of George and Mae Watkins Higginbotham. He married Vonee Pearl Whitlow on March 22, 1930 in Havana, IL. Surviving, besides his wife and mother, are two sons, Richard Higginbotham of Grants, NM; and John Higginbotham of Havana; one sister, Mrs. Ernestine Mustered of Easton; and three grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hurley Funeral Home here. Rev. Peter Borzeka, pastor of the Havana First Baptist church, will officiate. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Tangible expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of memorial contributions to the Mason District Hospital building fund or to the heart fund.

Joseph H. Higginbotham, Nov. 28, 1968, Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Chicago, beloved husband of the late Margaret Higginbotham; dear father of Harold (Irene) Higginbotham; grandfather of Jane Pongratz; great-grandfather of three; Brother of Harriett Stone. At Lain and Son Chapel, 2121 W. 95th street, where services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m., under the auspices of Compass Lodge No. 922, AF&AM. Interment Cedar Park. Member of C.T.U, No. 16 and former employee of Chicago Tribune.

Orin G. "Shorty" Hickenbottom, 67, of 1730 1/2 13th St., Moline, died Monday night in Moline Lutheran Hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Esterdahl Chapel, where visitation is after 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Mr. Hickenbottom was born in Holloway, Ohio. He had worked at Republic Steel Co., Moline.

Lawrenceville, Ill. - Mrs. Nancy Higginbotham, 90, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at her residence, 1504 Fifth St. She had been in failing health for several years.

She was born at Belmont, Ill., on March 26, 1879, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson and was married to Arthur Higginbotham, who preceded her in death. She was a member of St. James A.M.E Church. There are no near relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. (CST) Friday at the Emmons Chapel, with the Rev. William Newell Guy officiating. Burial will be in Portee Cemetery. Friends may call at the Emmons Funeral Home after 4 p.m. (CST) Thursday.

Mrs. Theresa Higginbotham, 73, of Granite City, formerly of the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon area, died at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Granite City.

She is survived by a step-daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Virginia) Herkenoff of St. Louis, and by six sisters: Mrs. Margaret Viere and Mrs. Henry (Annie) Perry, both of Glen Carbon; Mrs. Frieda Vieth and Mrs. Thomas (Dorothy) Stack, both of Edwardsville; Mrs. Marie Perry and Mrs. Dan (Gertrude) Boyle, both of Granite City.

Mrs. Higginbotham was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Higginbotham, who died in June 16, 1961. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Granite City.

Friends may call at the Pieper Funeral Home, 1929 Cleveland Ave., Granite City, after 2 p.m. today. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday in Sacred Heart Church.

The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Edwardsville.

Clinton, Iowa - Services for Darrell J. Hickenbottom, 46, of 333 8th Ave. S., a past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2288, Clinton, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Clinton.

Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, with an honor guard from the U.S. Navy Reserve unit at Davenport and military rites by members of the VFW.

Visitation is at Dalton Funeral Home, Clinton, where the Office of the Dead will be 7:30 p.m. today. A prayer service will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

He was born at Miles, Iowa. He married Betty Mayer at Clinton in 1946. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and an employee of E. I. Du Pont de Nemours Co. plant at Camanche, where he died Monday while at work.

Mr. Hickenbottom is survived by his wife; daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Shirley) Enwright, Orlando, Fla., Mrs. Robert (Susan) Burns, Clinton, and Sandy, Sally, Sheila and Sheri, all at home; sisters, Mrs. Virgil (Marian) Bentley, Clinton, and Mrs. Orville (Shirley) Longbough, Chelek, Wis.; and brothers, Clifford, Davenport, Louis, Williston, Fla., Robert, Green Valley Lake, Calif., and Richard, in the U.S. Air Force.

Mrs. Erma Ice, 65, of 206 Washington St., Johnson City, died at 8:30 a.m. today in Herrin Hospital, where she had been a patient four weeks.

Mrs. Ice was born May 1, 1905, in Bevier, Ky., the daughter of William and Avis Simmons Higginbotham. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Johnson City.

She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Sue Childers of Johnson City; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alice Herrin of Johnson City; half-sisters, Mrs. Laura Stover of Johnson City and Mrs. Katherine Burgess of Maywood; and a half-brother, Hildreth Higginbotham of Downey, Calif.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Murman and Wilson Funeral Home, Johnson City. Rufus Gerkin will officiate and burial will be in the Freedom Cemetery, south of Marion. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Thursday.

Noel C. Higginbotham of Edwardsville, Ill., 39-year-old son of Walter and Ruth Higginbotham of Warm Springs, was killed Friday night in a car wreck in Edwardsville. A car which Higginbotham's car was meeting is said to have crossed the centerline on a curve at a high rate of speed and hit Higginbotham head-on. Both cars were demolished. The two occupants of the other car are in critical condition in a Granite City, Mo., hospital. Born Oct. 7, 1931, he was an employee of General Motors. In addition to his parents, he is survived by 3 brothers, Paul Higginbotham of Edwardsville, James Higginbotham of Rt. 5; Pocahontas, and Boyd Higginbotham of Bernie, Mo.; 1 sister, Mrs. Doris Martin of Dallas, Tex. Funeral services were held at 10 a. m., Tuesday in the Chapel of McNabb Funeral Home with Grant Robinson officiating. Interment followed in Randolph Memorial Gardens under direction of McNabbs.

Lucile R. Higginbotham of Des Plaines, beloved wife of the late Rudolph; dear sister of Marion (Roman) Rengel, Marguerite (Peggy) (Harold) Neff and Albert (Loretta) Raack. Visitation after 3 p.m. Wednesday at Oehler Funeral Home, Lee at Perry Streets, Des Plaines, where services will be held Thursday, 11 a.m. Interment Elm Lawn. 824-5155

Mrs. Ernest (Vonee Pearl) Higginbotham, 61, 330 E. Mound, Havana, IL, died at 6:55 a.m. November 11, 1971, at Mason District Hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. today at Hurley Funeral Home, the Rev. Peter Borzeka officiating. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, IL. She was born in Mason City, December 24, 1909, a daughter of Richard and Betty Dobson Whitlow. She was married in Havana March 21, 1929, to Ernest Higginbotham. He died in 1968. Surviving are two sons, Richard of Bartonville, and John of Havana and three grandchildren; two brothers, Dellard of Paris, KY; and John Whitlow of Columbus, IN; and three sisters, Mrs. Zelda Steging of Peoria, Mrs. Audrey League, in Thailand, and Mrs. Gladys Arrenholz of Havana, IL. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Bunker Hill - Mrs. Estelle Simpson, 82, the widow of Edward Simpson, died at 1:45 p.m. Friday at her home in Bunker Hill.

She was born in Collinsville, Jan. 17, 1889, and lived most of her life in the East St. Louis area.

Surviving are a son, Edward of Bushnel, Ill.; a daughter, with whom she made her home, Mrs. Ear (Fern) Thompson of Bunker Hill; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Fern Simpson of Belleville.

Visitation will be gin after 2 p.m. Sunday at Jacoby-Wise Funeral Home in Bunker Hill where funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Robert Ridenour officiating.

Waldo S. Higinbotham, 74, of Nokomis died 2:30 p.m. Monday, Hillsboro Hospital; Born Tama City, Io.; married Ruth Smalley Brown, July 3, 1933, Shelbyville; Leaves wife, daughters, Mrs. Maxine Pearson, Irving; Mrs. Vivian McElroy, Anaheim, Calif.; sisters, Mrs. Loelos Batesole, Hamet, Calif.; Mrs. Marie Schrempp, Pana; 10 grandchildren; services 10 a.m. Thursday, Davis Funeral Home, Nokomis; burial Woodside Cemetery, Irving; call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Charles F. Higginbotham, of Kenilworth, Sept. 22, beloved husband of Marie, nee Flentye; father of Mrs. Mary Beaven and James Marshall Higginbotham; six grandchildren; brother of Mrs. B. Curtis Taylor of Elmhust, Ill., and Mrs. Alice Eisenberg of New York, N.Y.. Memorial services 4 p.m. Tuesday, at Kenilworth Union Church, 211 Kenilworth Av., Kenilworth. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the Wesley Pavillion Intensive Care Unit, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 222 E. Superior St., Chicago 60611.

Marshall, Ill. - Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Marshall Baptist Church for Harry D. Higginbotham, 78, 414 N. Michigan St., who died Wednesday afternoon in Paris Community Hospital. Surviving are the widow, Zola; three sons, Eugene, Martinsville; Russell, Marshall; and Gerald, West Union, Ill.; four daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Barkalow, David, Ill.; Mrs. Marjorie Moran, Joliet, Ill.; Mrs. Doris Jenkins, Silver Springs, Md.; and Mrs. Norma Wilhoit, RR 1, Marshall; six step sons, Wayne Evans, Marshall; Warren Evans, West York, Ill.; Fred Evans, Terre Haute.; Burton Evans, Palestine, Ill.; Verlin Evans, Hutsonville, and Max Evans, Robinson; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Vivian Miller, Annapolis, Ill.; Mrs. Sylvia Stephen, Marshall; Mrs. Erma Angel and Mrs. Shirley Dawson, both of West York; and Mrs. Marilyn Wells, Mackinaw, Ill.; a brother, Ormal, RR 2, Martinsville; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Ledermann, West Union; 20 grandchildren, teo great-grandchildren, 30 step-grandchildren and five great-step-grandchildren. Burial will be in Ohio Cemetery and friends mat call after 1 p.m. Friday at the Moore Funeral Home.

Marshall, Ill. - Services for Mrs. Louise Veach, 44, RR 1, Willow Hill, Ill., formerly of Marshall, who died Saturday evening at the Richland Hospital, Olney, Ill, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Marrs-Soyder Funeral Home, Brother R. Wernimont will officiate and burial will be in the Marshall Cemetery. Friends may call. Surviving are the husband, Earl; two sons, Gary and Kevin; a daughter, Connie, all at home; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ormal Higginbotham, Martinsville, Ill.; six brothers, Gene Higginbotham, Marshall, Chester Higginbotham, Paris, Ill., Clifford Higginbotham, Charles Higginbotham, and Robert Higginbotham, all of Martinsville; and two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Austin and Mrs. Rosemary Thompson, both of Marshall.

Mrs. Julia Ann Higganbotham 81, of Kell, died Sunday morning at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon.

Funeral services will be held at the Donoho Prairie Christian Church near Kell at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Grant Hawkins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call at the R.L. Osborn and Son Funeral Home in Kell from 6 to 9 p.m. today.

Born in Marion county on Feb. 25, 1893, she was the daughter of Isaac and Emma (Allen) Hill.

She is survived by her husband, Herschell; one daughter, Mrs. Martha L. Vock of Kell; three brothers, William I. Hill, West Hope, N.D., Sanford C. Hill, Leola, Ark., and Clark B. Hill, Texico; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Tate, Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Grace Beckham, Holton, Ind.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Shana Sue Hickenbottom (1975) IL
Shana Sue Hickenbottom, the infant daughter of Allen and Sharon Lame Hickenbottom passed away Friday evening at the St. John's Premature Clinic in Springfield.

Besides the parents the infant leaves a twin brother, Shane; and the following grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hickenbottom of Claremont, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lame of Parkersburg, great-great-grandmothers, Mrs. Alice Thomas of Cisne and Mrs. Alice Tracy of Decatur.

Graveside services for Shana Sue were held this afternoon in the Crest Haven Cemetery Babyland with Bro. Lyle Berry officiating.

NOTE: In May 1987, Shana was disintered at Crest Haven and reintered at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Gertrude M. Hickenbottom, 74, of 800 SE 14th Drive, Deerfield Beach passed away Monday, March 15th. Services and interment in Bushnell, Ill. Arrangements by Becker Funeral Home, 1444 South Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach.

Mrs. Waldo (Ruth Smalley) Higginbotham, 70, of Nokomis died 3:450 a.m. Sunday in Hillsboro Hospital.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Davis-Karlovsky Funeral Home, Nokomis, with visitation 2 t 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery.

Mrs. Higginbotham was born in Montgomery County, daughter of William and Delia Smalley. She was a member of Nokomis First Baptist Church, the women's Bible class and Montgomery County Senior Citizen's Club. She married Waldo Higginbotham in 1932. He died in 1972.

Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Maxine Pearson of Irving; Mrs. Vivian McElroy of Anaheim, Calif.; 10 grandchildren.

David H. Higginbotham, 67, of McDowell St., Mt. Carmel, passed away at Wabash General Hospital Wednesday, October 20, 1976, at 8:50 p.m. The son of Thomas Jefferson and Merle Riddle, he was born October 17, 1909, in Princeton, Indiana.

He is survived by: two children, Miss Donna Higginbotham, Mt. Carmel and Jerry Higginbotham, Lebanon, Indiana; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Ann May Mauck, Johnson, Ind., and Mrs. Helen Condiff, Princeton, Ind.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m., from the Roy D. Short Memorial Chapel with Reverend John Yarbor officiating. Interment will be in Maumee Cemetery, Johnson, Indiana.

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) 16 Dec 1976, Thu.
Edna Beatrice Pforr Hickenbottom (1918-1976) IN/IL
CHARLESTON - Mrs. Edna B. Hickenbottom, 58, of Charleston died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday in Charleston Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Caudill-King Funeral Home, Charleston with burial in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Friday.
Mrs. Hickenbottom was born July 29, 1918 in Charleston, a daughter of Joseph and Grace Beavers Pforr. She married Cleone Hickenbottom March 25, 1939, in Rockville, Ind. He survives.
Also surviving are one son, Leslie of Charleston, one daughter, Mrs. Roberta Ann Hamilton of Mattoon., one brother, Gleason Pforr of Charleston, and three grandchildren.
She was a member of the Firt Christian Church of Charleston and the United Shoeworkers. She worked for Brown Shoe Co. for 25 years.

Private services will be held Friday in Joliet for Harlow Niles Higinbotham, 72, a La Salle Street broker. Mr. Higinbotham, of Lincoln Highway, Joliet, died Tuesday in the La Salle Street Station. For the last 23 years he was associated with the New York based brokerage firm of Fahnestock & Co., with Chicago offices at 135 S. La Salle St. He is survived by his widow, Eleanor; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Mennis and Mrs. Anne Rosenberg; and a son, Harlow Jr.

Funeral services for Alice Isom, 70, of Goreville, will be at 2 p.m. today at the Busby Chapel in Goreville. Burial will be in Stotlar Cemetery in Herrin.

She was born Jan. 12, 1907, in Bowling Green, Ky. to William and Avis Simmons Higginbotham. She married Matthew Parvin in 1923. He preceded her in death in 1967. She then married Alfred Herrin in Johnson City in 1969. He died in 1970. She married David Ison on June 8, 1972, in Goreville. He survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Maxine Decker of Chester; a stepdaughter, Maxine Billingsley of DeForest, Wis.; eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one step-grandson; two half-sisters, Arwyn Stover of Johnson City and Kay Constable of Westchester; and a half-brother, Hildreth Higginbotham of California.

West Union, Ill. - Arrangements are pending at Prust-Hosch Funeral Chapel, West Union, for Mrs. Grace Higginbotham, 80, Route 2, West Union, who died Sunday afternoon in Paris Community Hospital, Paris, Ill. Surviving are the son, Everett, West Union; the daughter, Mrs. Gladys Garver, Marshall, Ill.; three brothers, the Rev. Carl Carpenter, Martinsville, Harry Carpenter, West Union, and Herman Carpenter, Veedersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Francis Miller, Martinsville and Mrs. Bonnie Sanders, Terre Haute; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Emery (Julia A. Higginbotham) Newlan, 95, of Atwood died 9 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 21, 1978) in Arthur Home, where she had been for four weeks.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in Born Funeral, Atwood, with visitation 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Mackville Cemetery, Atwood.

Mrs. Newlan was born in Dunklin County, Mo., daughter of James Franklin and Martha Jane Bennett Higginbotham. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atwood. She married John E. Martin in 1910. He died in 1940. She then married Emery Newlan in 1951. He died in 1962.

In ill health for the past several years, Mrs. Cecil (Wand) Hickenbottom, 67, 410Hunt Street, died at 8:40 p.m. Saturday in Ottawa Care Center.

Visitation will be Monday from 5-9 p.m. at Winterrowd funeral home with services there Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Phillips Cemetery.

Mrs. Hickenbottom was born Feb. 1, 1911, in Streator to Everett and Elizabeth (Nelson) Hillenburg. She married Cecil Hickenbottom Feb. 13, 1959, in Streator. She was formerly married to Merle Brown, R.R. 3.

Surviving are three sons, Reuben Brown of San Francisco, Calif., Marlin and Kenneth Brown, R.R. 3, Streator; 12 grandchildren; one step-son, Cecil Hickenbottom, Streator; two brothers, Frank Hillenburg, Streator and Arthur Hillenburg, Rutland; a sister, Miss Onie Hillenburg, Indianapolis, Ind., and several nieces and nephews.

She had resided in Streator and Manville are most of her life and was affiliated with Hope Methodist Church.

Clarence L. Hickenbottom, 34, of Osco, was found dead shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday in his garage where he had been working on his truck. The truck engine had been running, Henry County Sheriff Gib Cady said. An autopsy will be performed and a coroner's inquest will be held later.
Services will be 1:30 P.M., Saturday at Myers Funeral Home, Geneseo, with the Rev. Alfred Schubkegel, St. John's Lutheran Church, Edford Twp., officiating. Burial will be in Morristown Cemetery, near Osco. Visitation is 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family.
Mr. Hickenbottom was born in Ainsworth, Iowa. He was employed as an industrial trucker for John Deere Harvester, East Moline. He was a member of the Henry County 4-Wheel Drive Club. He married Janice Baraks, January 11, 1964, in Edford Twp.
Survivors include his widow, two sons, Jerry and Donald, and a daughter, Lynne, all at home, His mother, Mrs. Richard Boyle, Rock Island, two brothers, Robert, Coal Valley, and Donald, Davenport, a sister, Mrs. Jerry Ristau, Port Byron, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hickenbottom, Packwood, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his father.

Eldon C. Hickenbottom, 73, of Lerna died 10:50 a.m. Monday (Feb. 4, 1980) in Mattoon Health Care Center.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mattoon, with visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Upper Muddy Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County

Mr. Hickenbottom was the son of Hugh and Della Hickenbottom. He was a retired road commissioner in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Tom (Berndina) Randolph of Lerna; brothers, Ray of Long Creek; Tom, Cleone, Ike, Arthur and Don, all of Charleston; Joe of Bethany; sisters, Edna HArdy of Charleston; Marcel (Ruth) Skroch of Milwaukee, Wis.; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.

Carl W. Higginbotham, 74 years, beloved husband of Helen, nee Graham; dear father of Carl G. (Ann Marie, nee Burns) and Marlene (William L.) Lane; fond grandfather of Kelly Higginbotham and Brian, Kevin, Laura and Karen Lane; brother of Juanita Gomez, Junis Higginbotham, Lois Watkins, John Higginbotham, R.B. Higginbotham and the late Otis Higginbotham. Resting at Stermer Funeral Home, 3653-59 Fullerton Ave. Services Tuesday, Aug. 5, 10 a.m. Interment private. Please omit flowers. Visitation after 3 p.m. Monday. BE5-1815.

Charleston - Former Charleston resident Maribeth Reasor Higginbotham, 40 of Springfield, Mo., died Tuesday (May 12, 1981) as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident there.

Mrs. Higginbotham was the daughter of Mrs. Ruth Ellen Reasor of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Charleston, and the late Walter H. Reasor Jr.

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Wesley United Methodist Church, Springfield, Mo.

Friends may call from 8 to 9 p.m. today at the Greenlawn Funeral Home South in Springfield.

Mrs. Higginbotham was born Nov. 15, 1940, in Charleston. She married Larry Higginbotham in March. 1961. He survives.

Also surviving are her mother; one son, Bill, and two daughters, Michelle and Beth, all at home; two brothers, Bill Reasor of Perrysburg, Ohio, and John Reasor of Charleston; four sisters, Mrs. Greg (Julia) Fischer of Naperville, Mrs. Joe (Peggy) Davis of Mokena, Mrs. Rich (Kathy) Stickan of Springfield, Mo, and Melanie Reasor of Winter Park, Fla.

Mrs. Higginbotham was a graduate of Charleston High School. She received her nursing degree from Barnes School of Nursing in 1961, and a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University in 1964.

She was an instructor in the LIFE Program at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Mo.

Memorials may be made to the CPR Fund, Lester Cox Medical Center, 1423 N. Jefferson St., Springfield, Mo.

A 25-year-old Chicago man was killed early Friday when he lost control of his motorcycle on the entrance ramp to the Northwest Tollway at Barrington Road, northwest of Hoffman Estates.

Cedric J. Higginbotham was pronounced dead on arrival 45 minutes later at Suburban Medical Center, Hoffman Estates. Illinois State Police Trooper James Monroe said Higginbotham was "going too fast," when "he went flying off his motorcycle and hit the guardrail" at about 12:15 a.m.

Higginbotham was thrown about 75 feet before hitting the guardrail, Monroe said.

Benjamin Harold Higginbotham, 83, of 136Dipper Lane died 11:15 a.m. Monday (Nov. 30, 1981) in Monroe House.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Fairlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home.

Mr. Higginbotham was born in Clarksdale. He was a world War I and World War II veteran. He married Lora E. Donaldson. She died in 1968.

Surviving are his stepson, Leo Pressley of Decatur; stepdaughter, Betty Urbanoweiz of Decatur; one step-grandchild.

Cambridge, Ill. - Lowell Higginbottom, 58, of Cambridge died Friday at his home after an extended illness.

Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Stackhouse-Schueneman Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Jerry, East Moline; his mother, Alie Matheny, Batesville, Ark.; sisters, Mrs. Orville (Oline) Huskey, Strawberry, Ark.; Mrs. Harvey (Lorina) Wells and Mrs. Donald (Doris) Anderson, both of Kansas City, Mo.; and Mrs. Dale (Floene) Collins, Batesville, Ark.; and a brother, Odell, Ravena, N.Y.

Charleston - Mrs. Thomas (Ila Z. Furry) Hickenbottom, 70, of Charleston died 6:25 p.m. Sunday (May 9, 1982) in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Coles County.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Caudill-King Funeral Home, Charleston, with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery.

Mrs. Hickenbottom was born in Toledo, daughter of Joel and Ona R. Furry. She was a member of Loxa Presbyterian Church. She married Thomas Hickenbottom in 1933.

Surviving are her husband; daughters, Mrs. Keith (Jarvis) Malcom and Joyce Hickenbottom, both of Charleston; Mrs. Michael (Jane) Strange of Chatham; brothers, Joel and Carl Furry, both of Shelbyville; Stanley Furry of Green Castle, Ind.; three grandchildren.

A funeral mass for Orland Higginbottom Sr., 63, of St. Anne, who died Friday, was celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Church, Momence, by the Rev. Tony Taschetta. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Mel Perry, Dwayne Olawumi, Marcus Bobo, Tommy Williams, Joe Franklin and Rudy Hicks.

Mattoon - Alma Dean (Scott) Hickenbottom, 74, of Mattoon, formerly of Lerna, died 6:27 a.m. Thursday (July 29, 1983) in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Coles County.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, Mattoon, with visitation after 5 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Upper Muddy Cemetery, west of Lerna.

Mrs. Hickenbottom was born in Coles County, daughter of John and Daisy Scott. She was a cook for Lerna Grade School, a member of Lerna Methodist Church, Geneva Rebekah Lodge 274, Mattoon, and Mattoon Royal Neighbors of America.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Tom (Berdina) Randolph of Lerna; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.

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Bessie Catherine Hickenbottom Earhart ( 1893-1982) IL

Mrs. Bessie Earhart, 88, formerly of Utica, died at 7:30 a.m. today in the LaSalle county Nursing Home, Ottawa.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Burgess Funeral Home, Utica.

Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Utica.

Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m Monday in the funeral home in Utica.

Mrs. Earhart was born on Nov. 21, 1893, in Arkansas, to Issac and Sarah Stanford Hickenbottom. She married Ogie Earhart on Aug. 21, 1910, in Flora, Ill.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Hazel) Mertel of Deer Park Township and Mrs.Oscar (Helen) Olson of Ottawa; two sons, Floyd of Deer Park township and Jack of Rockton; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977; seven brothers and three sisters.

Marie F. "Patsy" Higginbotham, 75, died Sept. 27 at Presbyterian Home, Evanston. She was born in Glenview. Wife of the late Charles F. Higginbotham, she is survived by a daughter, Mary Beaven of New Jersey; a son, James M. Higginbotham, and seven grandchildren.

Services for Clarence V. Higginbotham, 79, of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Moline, will be at 10 a.m. Today at Riverside Cemetery, Moline.

Memorials may be made to St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock, Ark., 72212, of which he was a member.

He retired in 1969 as captain of a towboat at Federal Barge Line, St. Louis, where he had been employed 37 years.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. John (Vaughn) Pike, Little Rock; and three grandchildren.

Conway Lorez Higginbotham (1907-1984) IL/IN
Conway L. Higginbotham, 2025 S. 18th St., died at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday in Meadows Manor East. He was a retired employee of Quaker Maid. He was born April 1, 1907, in Clark County, Ill., to William and Mamie Brokaw Higginbotham. His wife, Majel, died in 1979. Survivors include a sister, Winona Higginbotham, Marshall, Ill.; and several cousins. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in Moore-Pearce Funeral Home, Marshall, Ill., with the Rev. Walter Volkers officiating. Burial is in Black Cemetery, Marshall. Visitation is after 4 p.m. today.

Streator - Cecil D. Hickenbottom, 71, of 410 W. Grant St., died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday (May 17. 1986) at St. Mary's Hospital.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Winterrowd Funeral Home, Streator. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Lostant.

He was born April 19, 1915, at Wayne County, a son of John and Martha Evans Hickenbottom. He married Martha Halstead on March 1, 1979, at Kankakee. She survives.

Also surviving are one son, Cecil L., Streator; two stepsons, Donald Dennison, Rock Falls and James Dennison, Owensboro, Ky.; one stepdaughter, Cecilia Simpson, Owensboro, Ky.;one grandchild; 19 step-grandchildren; three sister, Nell Hickenbottom and Elnora McConnell, both of Flora; and Elsie Smith, Fairfield.

Vesta F. Higgenbotham (nee Shadwell) Leonard, age 80, died Tuesday, September 2, 1986 At Silver Cross Hospital.

Born a twin of Trobia Shadwell in Effingham, Illinois August 27, 1906 to William J.and Laura A. (Rodgers) Shadwell.

She has been a Joliet, Illinois resident since 1949.

She was preceded in death by her first husband Bernard Higgenbotham Sr., second husband Kenneth C. Leonard, a daughter Ivy; and all of her brothers and sisters. She was the last of 16 children.

She is survived by three daughters Stella Aten, Alta (Robert) Wolf both of Springfield, Illinois and Janice (LeRoy) Light of Rolland, Missouri; four sons Robert, Bernard, Glenn (Ella) Higgenbotham of Joliet, Illinois and Marvin (Ruby) Higgenbotham of Farina, Illinois, also numerous grand-children, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Remains are resting at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 251 North Center at Campbell Streets. Visitation is Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Funeral services for Vesta (Bess) Higgenbotham Leonard will be Friday at the Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Christopher D. Barry, Pastor of the Theodore Street Lutheran Church will be officiating. Interment will be Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Marshall - Erma L. Higginbotham, 71, of Montezuma, Ind., formerly of Marshall, died at 1:49 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 10, 1986) in Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Ind.

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Pearce Funeral Home, Marshall, with visitation after 4 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Auburn Cemetery, Marshall.

Miss Higginbotham was born in Clark County, daughter of Otto and Laura Walker Higginbotham.

Surviving are her mother of Robinson; brother, Donald of Robinson; sisters, Hazel Kiger of Robinson; Velma McCarty of Chrisman; Mildred Walters of Marshall; Rachel Baker of Rockville, Ind.; Martha Huber of Danville.

Donna Marie Higginbotham, 40, Mt. Carmel, died Dec. 6, 1986, at Wabash Geberal Hospital.

She was born July 29, 1946 in Princeton, Ind.; the daughter of David and Dorothy (Hale) Higginbotham.

Surviving are two daughters, Willa Sutton and Tammy Weir and one son, Rodney Higginbotham, all of Mt. Carmel; mother, Dorothy Higginbotham; grandmother, Mary Rhoades and one brother, Jerry Higginbotham, Lebanon, Ind.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Short Memorial Chapel with burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery.

Hattie Ledermann, 97, formerly of Rt. 2, West Union, died at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 1987 at Burnsides Nursing Home, Marshall.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at West Union First Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Freeman officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 4 p.m. today, Monday, at Prust Hosch Funeral Chapel West Union, and one hour prior to service time at the church.

She was born July 20, 1889 in Clark County, Ill. to John and Amelia Lewis Higginbotham. Her husband, George, died in 1965.

She was a member of the West Union Christian Church.

Surviving are sons, Fenton and Clarence, both of Rt. 2, West Union, and Kenneth of Advance, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Taylorville - Nolan B. Higginbotham, 70, of Taylorville died 1:30 p.m. Monday (March 9, 1987) in Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Private family services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Shafer Funeral Home, Taylorville. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Taylorville.

Mr. Higginbotham was born in Pittsburg, Kan., son of Charles and Pearl Higginbotham. He was a retired assistant postmaster and a life member of American Federation of Musicians. He married Susan Roden in 1938.

Surviving are his wife; daughter, Kathleen Ebberhardt of Perryville, Mo.; sister, Velva Sterns of Joplin, Mo.; three grandchildren.

Services are tomorrow for Ida L. Frodin of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Posen, who died Tuesday, January 12, in Beverly Manor nursing home, Las Vegas.

Burial will be in Mount Vernon cemetery following 11 a.m. rites at Vandenberg funeral home in Tinley Park. Visitation is for two hours prior to rites at the chapel.

She is survived by five sons, Carl S. of Crestwood, Eris J. of Ottawa, Jon R. of Cape Coral, Fls., Paul of Las Vegas, and Rolf D. of Oak Forest.; one sister, Ruth Marquardt of East Dundee; one brother, Bill Higginbotham of Orland Park; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Pana - Mrs. Louis (Marie H. Jigginbotham) Schrempp, 84, of Pana, formerly of Nokomis, died 2:20 p.m. Monday (June 20, 1988) in Barry Care Center, Pana.

Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in McCracken Funeral Home, Pana, with visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston.

Mrs. Schrempp was born in Moulton, Iowa, daughter of Sylvester G. and Mary Ann Jigginbotham. She married Louis Schrempp. He died in 1986.

Marshall - Gary Higginbotham, 39, of Marshall died 5:46 p.m. Friday (Aug. 26, 1988) in Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Ind.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Pearce Funeral Home, Marshall, with visitation after 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Ohio Cemetery, West Union.

Mr. Higginbotham was born in Paris, son of Gerald and Doris Wilson Higginbotham. He was an ironworker and a member, financial secretary and treasurer of Ironworkers Local 439 in Terre Haute. He married Sheri Napier in 1970.

Surviving are his wife; son, Bret at home; daughter, Amy Higginbotham at home; father of West Union; mother of Marshall; brothers, Steve of Houston, Texas; Dennis of Germany; Scott of Marshall; sister, Donna Reed of Petersburg; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Martin of Marshall.

Flora - Elnora F. McConnell, formerly Elnora Hickenbottom, 84, Flora, died Friday (Aug. 17, 1990). Survivors: son, Burton McConnell, Mount Zion; daughter, Bernice Osmon, Allendale; sisters, Nellie Hickenbottom, Flora; Mrs. Owen (Elsie) Smith, Fairfield.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Frank 7 Bright Funeral Home, Flora. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Burial: Zif Cemetery, Clay City.

John Kevin Higginbotham, age 15, of Valparaiso, IN, formerly of Chicago Heights, beloved son of James Higginbotham and the late Donnalynn, nee Luzi; loving stepson of Emily Higginbotham; dear brother of Sara; loving stepbrother of Chad Kulavick; dear grandson of John Genevieve Luzi, and Harold and Jackie Higginbotham. Visitation Monday 2 to 9 p.m. at Hirsch Funeral Home West End Chapel, Otto Blvd & Lincoln Hwy., Chicago Heights. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday St. Agnes Church, Chicago Heights. Interment Assumption Cemetery, Glenwood. Memorials to the Heart Association would be appreciated. 708-755-9014

PANA -Roland "Pete" Higginbotham, 71, Pana, retired truck driver, died Wednesday (March 31, 1993). Member: First United Methodist Church and DAV. Survivors: wife, A. Pauline Laughlin Higginbotham; son, Danny, St. Joseph; daughter, Debra Clark, Pana; brother, Billy, Pana. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, McCracken Funeral Home, Pana. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial: Mound Cemetery, Pana.

Dorothy M Rhoades, 81, Mt. Carmel, died Sept. 30, 1993, at General Baptist Nursing Home.

She married David Higginbotham, and after his death, she married Charles Rhoades who also preceded her in death.

Surviving are a son, Jerry Higginbotham of Lebanon, Ind., six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Donna Higginbotham, two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.

Services will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Short Memorial Chapel with burial in Maumee Cemetery.

Floyd H. Higginbotham (1912-1994) IL
PEORIA -- Floyd H. Higginbotham, 82, of 2706 N. Springdale Ave. died at 7:03 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, 1994, at Proctor Hospital. Born Feb. 3, 1912, in Channahon to Jesse A. and Theresa Witcomb Higginbotham, he married Margaret E. Williams on July 25, 1937, in Ellsworth. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Jon M. of Ogden, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Patricia) Chepan of Washington and Mrs. Dennis (Julia) Wickersham of Peoria; one brother, Glen of Florida; one sister, Eleanor Ethington of Texas; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. One sister, two brothers and one grandson preceded him in death. He worked at Caterpillar Inc. for 33 years, retiring in March 1975 as a research coordinator at the Mossville Tech Center. Private entombment will be in Springdale Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to the Peoria Humane Society.

Rebecca Sue Stewart Higginbotham (1954-1995) IL/TX
ALVARADO, Texas -- Rebecca Sue Higginbotham, 41, of Alvarado, Texas, formerly of Mattoon, died at 4 p.m. Monday (Sept. 25, 1995) at her residence.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Southern Baptist Church in Mattoon. A family graveside service will follow the memorial service. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
She was born May 10, 1954, in Mattoon, the daughter of Ivan and Mary Stewart. She married Sandy Higginbotham in 1985; he survives.
Other survivors include a son, Daniel Bright of Fort Worth, Texas; three daughters, Jennie Wood, Lisa and Lois Higginbotham, all of Fort Worth, Texas; two brothers, George Stewart of Terre Haute, Ind., and John Stewart of Germany; four sisters, Mrs. Bill (Marylou) Anderson of Neoga, Mrs. Ron (Linda) Tanner of Mattoon, Mrs. Tony (Kathryn) Sims of Windsor and Mrs. Ron (Sara) Croy of Charleston; grandmother, Hazel Calhoun of Mattoon; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.

Ray Herman Hickenbottom (1910-1996) TX/IL

DECATUR -- Ray H. Hickenbottom, 85, of Decatur, died 1 a.m. Friday (Jan. 5, 1996) in St. Mary's Hospital.

Services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Muddy Point Cemetery. Memorials: Long Creek United Methodist Church.

Mr. Hickenbottom was born Jan. 12, 1910, in Horton County, Texas, the son of Hugh and Della Near Hickenbottom. He retired in 1972 from Archer Daniels Midland Co. after 34 years of service. He was a member of Long Creek United Methodist Church. He married Atha Pearl Mills in Pana on Dec. 19, 1960.

Surviving are his wife; sons, Harold and wife Ginny and Lowell and wife Norma, all of Decatur; daughters, Betty Faulkner and husband Ernie of Marion; Alice Fisher of Mount Zion; stepson, Jerry Mills and wife Edi of Assumption; brothers, Tom and Cleone ``Bud'' and wife Bernadine, both of Charleston; Joe and wife Maureen of Bethany; Isaac ``Ike'' and wife Mary, Arthur and Donald and wife Ruth, all of Charleston; sisters, Edna Hardy of Charleston; Ruth Skrock and husband Marcell of Wauwatosa, Wis.; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Myrtle Dixon in 1959, three brothers, one sister, one son, Earl Fay and two great-grandchildren.

Herrin - Perry Lee Higginbotham, 84, of 4 Red Bud Lane died at 10:40 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, 1996, in Herrin Hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Van Natta Funeral Home, with burial in East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Zim Higginbotham Jr. (1924-1996) OK/IL
The funeral of Zim Higginbotham, 72, of 1302 W. Walnut St., Bloomington, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Church of God, Normal, the Rev. William Tabb officiating. Burial will be in Hudson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home, Bloomington. He died at 1:55 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 10, 1996) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Memorials may be made to Church of God, Normal.

Surviving is one daughter, Juanita Hartsell; one brother, Ralph Higginbotham, Price, Utah; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was born Jan. 3, 1924 in Broken Arrow, Okla., a son of Zim and Irene Darnell Higginbotham. HE married Betty Stevens.

He was a member of Teamsters local 26 at Bloomington and had worked as a truck driver on various construction projects in the area prior to retirement.

Hurst - Goldie Mae Nannie, 73, of Hurst passed away at 3:50 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 1996, at Shawnee Christian Center, Herrin.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996, at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale with the Rev. Gene Sanders officiating. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today, Oct. 25, 1996, at Meredith funeral Home in Carbondale. Interment will be at Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville.

Goldie was born on May 4, 1923, in Murphysboro to John and Hallie (Tyner) Higgenbotham.

She married Alvin Nannie on Feb. 9, 1947, in Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 1986.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one son, James Marion Nannie; two brothers; and one sister.

Survivors include seven children, Sandra Nannie of Hurst, Ronnie Nannie of Chester, Rick Nannie of Centralia, John Nannie of West Frankfort, Barbara Naylor of Mobile, Ala., Delores Shaw of Corinth, Miss. and Alvin Junior Nannie of Jacksonville, Fla; 13 grandchildren of which two had been her caregivers at the end, Christina HeimBach and Matthew HeimBach, both of Hurst; nine great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Arthur Higgenbotham of Waukegan, and Kenneth Higgenbotham of De Soto.

Services for Mildred M. Higginbotham of Warrenville, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Williams-Woodward Funeral Home, Route 59 and Pine St., West Chicago.

She died Monday, Nov. 4, at DuPage Convalescent Center, Wheaton. Interment will be in Glen Oak Cemetery, West Chicago.

Mrs. Higginbotham was a broker for Z Way Realtors, and a member of the Illinois Board of Realtors.

Survivors include her children, Marcia (Mark) Habberfield, and Scot (Sandy) Remmert; her grandchildren, Seth Habberfield, Sean and Shane Remmert; and her sister, Marjorie (James) Tate, Wanda Bartscht, and Dorothy (Glen) Ferguson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 331 George St., West Chicago, Ill. 60185.

William Higginbotham, beloved husband of Evelyn, nee Schranz; loving father of Paul (Connie), Linda (Jim) Netherland, Sue (Tim) Gaubatz and Jean (Mike) Lucas; grandfather of 15; great-grandfather of three. Visitation Sunday 4 to 7 p.m. at Zimmerman & Sandeman-Orland Funeral Home, 9900 W 143rd St. 708-460-7500. Funeral service to begin at 7 p.m. Cremation private. In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to St. Thomas Hospital, 7 Salt Creek Lane, #240, Hinsdale, IL 60521.

Decatur - Lowell R. Hickenbottom, 66, of Decatur passed away Saturday (March 8. 1997) in St. John's Hospital, Springfield.

Memorial services will be held in South Shores United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16, to celebrate Lowell's life. Visitation will follow the service in the church reception area. Because of cremation, a private burial will be at another time. Arrangements are by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Any memorials may be made in his name to: South Shores United Methodist Church of American Cancer Society of his favorite civic/work project NWRAPS (Near Westside Restoration and Preservation Society).

Lowell was born to Ray and Myrtle Dixon Hickenbottom on Nov. 20, 1930, and grew up in the Long Creek area. He was married to Norma Jean Deckert in June 1948. He served four years in the Navy, during which time their son, Louis, was born. Lowell worked at Firestone Tire Co. for many years. He married Norma Bernard in April 1983.

He is survived by his wife; son, Louis and wife Mary of Milwaukee, Wis.; brother, Harold and wife Jenny of rural Decatur; sisters, Alice Fisher of Mount Zion; Betty Faulkner and husband Ernie of Marion; stepmother, Alta Hickenbottom of Assumption; stepchildren, Brittney and Katie Foster and Alex, Ashley and Kristen French; many nieces and nephews.

Arthur J. Higginbotham, 66, of Waukegan, Illinois, passed away May 15, 1997 at home after a long battle with cancer.. He was born August 13, 1930 in Murphysboro, Illinois. Arthur was a member of the International Machinist Union.. He retired from Ian Steel Corp in North Chicago, Illinois as a utility specialist in 1990 after 40 years of employment.. He loved to fish and was a coin collector. Surviving are 1 daughter Janet (Joseph) Bourque of Park City; 1 son Michael Higginbotham of....

Isaac Wesley Hickenbottom, 89, of Table Grove, the father of a former Bloomington resident, died at 10:35 a.m. Friday (Dec. 19, 1997) at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.

His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Clugston-Tibbits Funeral Home, Macomb, with the Rev. Ron Green officiating. Burial will be in Harris Cemetery in Table Grove. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Among survivors is a son, Gail Hickenbottom, of Des Moines, formerly of Bloomington.

Margaret E. Williams Higginbotham (1914-1998) IL
PEORIA -- Margaret E. Higginbotham, 83, of Galena Park Home in Peoria Heights, formerly of 2706 N. Springdale , died at 6:40 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 1998, at Methodist Medical Center.

Born Feb. 20, 1914, in Bellflower to Silas and Lucinda Brooks Williams, she married Floyd H. Higginbotham on July 25, 1937, in Ellsworth. He died Nov. 27, 1994. One grandson, one sister and four brothers also preceded her in death.

Surviving are two daughters, Julie Wickersham of Peoria and Patricia Chepan of Washington; one son, Jon of Salt Lake City; two sisters, Myrtle Coile of Saybrook and Barbara Dykes of Lakeland, Fla.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Entombment will be in Springdale Mausoleum.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

EDWARDSVILLE-John J. Higginbotham Sr., 80, died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 1998, at Alton Memorial Hospital.

Born Dec. 31, 1917, in Collinsville, he was a son of the late Calvin and Anna Elizabeth (Stevers) Higginbotham.

The U.S. Army World War II veteran retired from Proctor and Gamble in St. Louis. He was a member of Holiday Shores Baptist Church and Glen Carbon American Legion.

Also surviving are a son and his wife, John. J. Higginbotham Jr., and Jeanette of Edwardsville; a daughter, Hope Higginbotham Carver of Glen Carbon; seven grandchildren, John J. “Jamey” Higginbotham III, Casey and McKenzee Higginbotham, Amber Noud, Ashley and April Brandt and Zachary Carver; a brother, Russell Higginbotham of St. Louis; and three sisters, Charlotte Kalous and Daisey Seifert, both of St. Louis, and Martha Redendo of Greenville.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ed and Fred Higginbotham, and two sisters, Hazel Zimmerman and Edna Greathouse.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Weber Funeral Home in Edwardsville, where services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Robert Burton of Holiday Shores Baptist Church will officiate.

Helen Marie Bartlett Higginbotham (1917-1998) IL

PANA - Helen M. Higginbotham, 81, Pana, retired machine operator from Sugar Creek Creamery, Pana, died Friday (Nov. 13, 1998). Member: Christian Church, Beecher City, and Elk Ladies. Survivors: husband, Billy Higginbotham; sister, Carol Delaney, Sandy Springs, Ga. Preceded by: first husband, Carl Rudow, son, one brother and one sister.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, McCracken Funeral Home, Pana. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. to service time Monday. Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption.

Opal May Alexander Higginbotham (1907-1999) IL
MARTINSVILLE -- Opal M. Higginbotham, 91, of rural Martinsville, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 7, 1999) at Burnsides Nursing Home in Marshall.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the West Union Christian Church with Pastor George Nika and Rev. Glenn Arbuckle officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio Cemetery, northwest of West Union. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the West Union Christian Church. The Prust-Hosch Funeral Chapel in West Union is in charge of arrangements.
She was born Aug. 12, 1907 in Melrose Township, Clark County, the daughter of John W. Alexander and Carrie C. Wood Alexander. She married Ormal Higginbotham; he died in 1977.
Survivors include six sons, Clifford Higginbotham, Charles Higginbotham, Gene Higginbotham, Floyd Higginbotham and Robert Higginbotham, all of rural Martinsville, and Chester Higginbotham of rural Paris; two daughters, Hazel Austin and Rosemary Thompson, both of rural Marshall; one sister, Mary Crumrin of rural West York; two brothers, Dean Alexander and Everett Alexander, both of Marshall; 32 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, a sister, three brothers, a son-in-law and a grandson.
Mrs. Higginbotham was a homemaker. She was a member of the Five Points Christian Church in rural Marshall and a member of the Friendship Club.
Memorials are suggested to the Five Points Christian Church.

George Richard Higginbotham (1930-1999) IL
GEORGE R. HIGGINBOTHAM, 68, of Bartonville, died at 4:20 a.m. Saturday, April 10, 1999 at his residence. Born in Havana, IL November 17, 1930 to Ernest and Pearl Whitlow Higginbotham. He married Shirley Emig in Havana on June 11, 1954. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Todd of Springfield, IL; one daughter, Terri Andrews, of Bartonville; five grandchildren; one brother, Jon Higginbotham of Bath; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Higginbotham was a material control technician at the Mossville Plant warehouse of Caterpillar Tractor Co. retiring in 1991 after 26 years of service. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army achieving the rank of Corporal. He was a past Cub Master of Cub Scout Pack 224, active in the Boy Scouts of America Troop 200 and was an Assistant District Commissioner with the W. D. Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed camping. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 13 at the Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel with Chaplain Joel Gray officiating. Burial was in Swan Lake Memory Garden. Memorials may be directed to the OSF Saint Francis Hospice, Peoria, IL.

Doris J. Higginbotham, 66, of Marshall, died at 11:05 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17, 1999 in Union Hospital in Terre Haute.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 19, 1999 at the Pearce Funeral Home in Marshall with Rev. David Deal officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio Cemetery at West Union. A visitation service will be held after 4 p.m. on Thursday and from 7 a;m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home.

Doris Higginbotham was born April 6, 1932 in Edgar County, the daughter of Cebert Wilson and Beulah Henson Wilson.

Survivors include three sons, Steve Higginbotham of Austin, Texas, Dennis Higginbotham and his wife, Gudrun and Scott Higginbotham and his wife, Jenny of Marshall; one daughter, Donna Reed of Marshall; her mother, Beulah Martin of Marshall; a sister, Margaret Carpenter of Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Clen Wilson of Lake Porte, Fla.; six grandchildren, Brett Higginbotham, Danielle Reed, Robin Higginbotham, Brian Higginbotham, Chelsea Higginbotham and Amy Higginbotham.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Kevin Higginbotham in 1985 and Gary Higginbotham in 1988; her father and one brother, Paul Wilson.

Mrs. Higginbotham was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Marshall.

For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Association with envelopes available at the funeral home.

Herrin - Catherine Higginbotham, 76, of Lubbock, Texas, formerly of Herrin, died Tuesday, June 1, 1999, in Lubbock.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Van Natta Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul E. Tirey officiating. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Gary and Sally Yates of Lubbock and Kenny Yates of Columbus Grove, Ohio; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Nadine and Bill Gentry of Energy and Mildred and Marino Presa of Benton; one brother-in-law, Robert Hargis of Chicago; four nieces; two nephews; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Her parents and two sisters, Virginia Hargis and Dorothy King, also preceded her in death.

Johnston City - Laura Stover, 84, of Maywood, formerly of Johnson City, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 1999, in Westlake Community Hospital in Melrose Park.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lakeview Cemetery, Johnston City, with Elder Charles Webb officiating. There will be no visitation.

She was born Dec. 7. 1914, in Johnston City to William and Nellie (McKie) Higginbotham.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, William Arwin and Sandy Stover of Linden, Tenn.; and Karen and Roy Matiya of Brookfield; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and one sister, Kay Constable of Elmhurst.

Charleston - Tom Hickenbottom, 87, of Charleston, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 5, 1999) at Prairieview Care Center.

The Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 7, 1999, at Caudell-King Funeral home with the Rev. David McNeeley officiating. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

He was born Aug. 29, 1912, in El Campo, Texas, the son of Hugh and Della Neer Hickenbottom. He married Ila Zoe Furry. She died May 9, 1982.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Keith (Jarvis) Malcom of Charleston, Mrs. Jane Strange of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Miss Joyce Hickenbottom of Effingham; five brothers, Delbert "Joe" Hickenbottom of Bethany, Cleone "Bud" Hickenbottom, Ike Hickenbottom, Don Hickenbottom, and Art Hickenbottom, all of Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Hardy of Charleston and Mrs. Ruth Skroch of Wauwatosa, Wis.; four grandchildren, Michelle Loeser of Springfield, Shannon Strode, Travis Malcom and Amanda Malcom, all of Charleston; and two great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Madelyn Jane Loeser of Springfield, Ill.

Mr. Hickenbottom was a farmer and former employee of Charleston Country Club. He was also a former member of Charleston Moose Lodge #1388.

James Lee Higginbotham, age 73, of Bolingbrook, beloved husband of Susan, nee Sharpe; loving father of James Lee (Carla), Daniel Lee (Paula), Ronald Lee (Nancy) and George Lee (Dina); dear grandfather of eight; great-grandfather of tow; fond brother of Thomas (Margie) and Wayne (Susan). Funeral service Tuesday 11 a.m. at Friendship United Methodist Church, 305 E. Boughton Rd., Bolingbrook. Visitation Monday 3 to 9 p.m. at Bolingbrook-McCauley Funeral Chapel & Cremation Service, 530 W. Boughton Rd. (1 mile west of Rt. 53 at Schmidt Rd.), Bolingbrook. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery. 630-759-1212.

Greenville - Martha DeVer Redenbo, 95, Bethalto, formerly of Greenville, died Monday (Sept. 4, 2000).

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Donnell-Weigand Funeral Home, Greenville. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: Robinson Cemetery, Pocahontas. Memorials: Bond County Senior's Center or Bethalto Care Center.

Pana - Billy D. Higginbotham, 72, Pana, retired from Capitol Machinery Co., Springfield, died Sunday (Nov. 5, 2000). Member: Pana Masonic Lodge 266 and Pana Elks Lodge. Survivors: step-son, Wayne Effler, Tennessee. Preceded by: parents, wife, Helen, and one brother.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, McCracken-Dean Funeral Home, Pana. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday with 7 p.m. Elks services. Burial: Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption. Memorials: Pana Community Hospital for Quad County Home Health Care.

A Broadview, Ill., man was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Hampton, Ill., police said Monday.

Christopher Hickenbottom, 33, died after his vehicle left the highway and struck a pole. The accident remained under investigation Monday as officers searched for a cause, police said.

The accident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday and involved emergency crews from five agencies. Troopers from the Illinois State Police are heading the investigation.

West Frankfort - Paula "Crickett" Buckholz, 50, died at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at her home in West Frankfort.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Cemetery in Carterville, with Brother Lewis Russell officiating.

Memorial may be made to the American Heart Association of the American Diabetes Association.

Paula was a special person in the eyes of her family and friends. She fought a long hard battle in life. May she now enjoy her peace. Paula was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Foxcraft Ward at West Frankfort.

Survivors include her parents of De Soto; a daughter, Shelley Dawn Hampton of Zeigler; three sisters, Fayetta Chancey of De Soto, Mary Davis of Zeigler and Lelieta Fred of De Soto; a brother, Charles McCarthy of De Soto; and three grandchildren, Kahree, Kotie and Dakota.

SAN JOSE - Rosalie Higginbotham, 58, of San Jose died at 3:54 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2001, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Born Oct. 24, 1942, in Springfield to Leroy and Mildred Gossage Olivetti, she married Larry Higginbotham on Sept. 8, 1962, in Old Shawneetown. He survives.

Also surviving are two daughters, Lisa (and Mickey) Bailey of Bloomington and Angelina (and Darrell) Bernhardt Williams of Lincoln; six grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary Lou Speaks of Oklahoma City and Joann Bortmess of Rochester.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hurley Funeral Home in San Jose. The Rev. David Upchurch will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery.

Visitation for Gertrude Higginbottom, 79, of Hopkins Park, will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church in Hopkins Park, where she was a member and from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. funeral Mass Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Momence.
Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery in Momence.
Arrangements are by Lax Mortuary.
Mrs. Higginbottom died Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at her daughter's home in Country Club Hills.
She was born Oct. 14, 1921 in Hopkins Park, the daughter of Leroy and Mary Tetter.
Her husband, Orland Higginbottom Sr., whom she married Nov. 4, 1940 is deceased.
Surviving are six children, Lana June, Yoland Maria, Gertrude Marie, Donna Kay, Fernando and Demetrius; one son-in-law, Kenneth Pickett; two daughters-in-law, Penny and Rhonda Higginbottom; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Bertha Tetter, Ada Battles and Catherine Higginbottom; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
One son, Orland Higginbottom Jr. is deceased.
She retired from Manteno State Hospital in 1983 after 28 years as a registered nurse.
She then dedicated herself to community and civic activities; President of the AARP, Human Resources (Habitat) Board Member, Catholic Council Women, member of the Legion of Mary, Board Member with Pembroke Clinic, treasurer for Shelf.
She was given the distinguished honor as the oldest lifelong citizen of Pembroke Township in 1990.
She enjoyed gardening, cooking and sports.

Suzanne F. Higginbotham, 29, of Evanston, May 5, 2001, daughter of Dede Derry and Jim Higginbotham; sister of Jamie, Heidi, Holly and Bradley; aunt of Fallon and Ashley.

Family and friends will meet for 11 a.m. Graveside Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery Front Gate, 9900 Gross Point Road, Skokie. Arrangements by N.H. Scott Funeral Home. Funeral info, 847-998-1020.

Funeral Home: N.H. Scott and Hebblethwaite 1240 Waukegan Road Glenview, IL 60025 (847) 998-1020

De Soto - Kenneth Paul Higginbotham, 75, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001 with the Rev. Dennis Fager officiating at De Soto City Cemetery.

Mr. Higginbotham was born Oct. 4, 1925 to Howard and Hallie Tyner Higginbotham, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Paula Gene Burkholz; three brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include his wife, Minnie Opal Higginbotham of De Soto; three daughters, Fayette Chancy of De Soto, Mary Davis of Zeigler and Lavida Fred of De Soto and a son, Charles McCarthy of De Soto; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Martinsville - Mildred Louise Higginbotham, 78, of rural Martinsville, died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday (Sept.22, 2001) at Heartland Manor Nursing Home in Casey.

A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Harrison Cemetery, west of West Union, with the Rev. Richard Chapman officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Prust-Hosch Funeral Chapel in West Union.

She was born Jan. 23, 1923, in Terre Haute, Ind., the daughter of Earl Fowler and Elsie Lindley Fowler. She married Eugene Higginbotham in 1941. He survives.

Other survivors include two sons, Jerry D. "Bub" Higginbotham of Brazil, Ind., and Larry E. Higginbotham of Sarasota, Fla., and one brother, Robert L. Webster of Brazil, Ind.

Mrs. Higgenbotham was a homemaker. She was a member of the West Union Christian Church.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday. Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: Foster Hill Mount Zion Cemetery, Clay City.

MARSHALL, Ill. - Winona Higginbotham, 85, of Marshall died Friday morning Dec. 21, 2001, in Burnsides Nursing Home. She was a retired caregiver at Burnsides Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 3, 1916, in Wabash Township, Clark County to George William Higginbotham and Mamie Emaline Brokaw Higginbotham. Survivors include special friends, Virginia Joab and family; Dr. J. Lewis Stoelting and family; and several cousins. She was a member of Armstrong United Methodist church, the WSCS of the church and the Clark County Home Extension. Services are 10 a.m. CST Monday in Pearce Funeral Home. Burial is in Livingston Cemetery, rural Marshall. Visitation is 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. until services Monday.

Ernestine V. Higginbotham Mustered (1918-2002) IL
EASTON, IL - Ernestine V. Mustered, 84, of Easton died at 9 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2002, at her residence. Born Feb. 6, 1918, in Havana to George C. and Mae E. Watkins Higginbotham, she married Donald E. Mustered on July 31, 1949, in Havana. He died Dec. 9, 1976. She also was preceded in death by one brother. Surviving are three sons, Donald of Easton, and Harry and Dale, both of Havana; one daughter, Nancy Higham of Creve Coeur; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one great-grandson; and six step-great-grandchildren. She had been a nurse's aide at Mason District Hospital in Havana for 18 years, retiring in 1980. She was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6408 Auxiliary. Cremation will be accorded. Graveside services will at Walker's Grove Cemetery in Easton.

Florence Berniece Rothrock Higginbotham (1917-2002) CA/IL

Florence "Jackie" Higginbotham, wife of Harold; mother of James (Emily) of Arlington, Virginia and William (Mary) of Crete; grandmother of two; great-grandmother of eight.

Claremont - Betty Jane Hickenbottom, 74, Claremont, employee of International Shoe Factory, Olney, died Saturday (Sept. 7, 2002).

Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday, Haven Hill Memorial Gardens, Olney. Arrangements by: Stasi-Grove Funeral Home, Olney.

Pocahontas - Charlotte Kalous, 98, Florissant, Mo., formerly of Pocahontas, died Wednesday (Dec. 25, 2002).

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, May Funeral Home, Pocahontas. Visitation: two hours before services. Burial: Robinson Cemetery, Pocahontas. Memorials: First Baptist Church, Pocahontas.

Robinson, Ill. - Louise Higginbotham, 74, Robinson, died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, feb. 6, 2003, at her home.

Born June 18, 1928 in Oblong, she was the daughter of Allen and Nettie (Weck) Sanders.

She worked on the production line at Victor Dana Reinz and was a member of American Legion Post 69.

Survivors include two sons, Bob Higginbotham, Houston, Texas and Tony Higginbotham, Collinsville, Ohio; two daughters, Donna Jones, Robinson and Janice Keller; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three brothers, Paul Sanders, Oblong; Junior Sanders, Oblong; and David Sanders, Valparaiso; four sisters, Dot Hershey, Kansas; Jo Carter, Ind.; Margaret Shaffer, Robinson; and Kate Murphy, Oblong.

Her parents, Husband, two brothers, a half-brother, two sisters and a half-sister are deceased.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Pulliam Funeral Home by Pastor Dan Szombathy with burial in Oblong Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Louise Higginbotham Memorial Fund and envelopes are available at the funeral home.

CAMBRIDGE, Ill. -- Services for Jerry D. Higginbottom, Cambridge, will be 10 a.m. Friday at Cambridge Chapel of Stackhouse-Moore Funeral Services. Visitation is one hour before the service. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge. Mr. Higginbottom died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. He worked until March 2002 at Deere & Co., Moline. He retired due to health reasons. He was born Aug. 24, 1950, in Hanford, Calif. Memorials may be made to his daughter's education fund. Survivors include daughters, April Higginbottom and Kayla Higginbottom, both of Cambridge; and his mother, Ruth Higginbottom, Cambridge.

Seifert, Daisy J. (nee Higginbotham), 95, 42 Cobblestone Lane, Glen Carbon, IL; born 06/11/1908, Mt. Olive, IL; died 11/03/2003, her residence, 8:30 a.m.; Mother, grandmother, wife; father, Calvin Higginbotham, deceased; mother, Elizabeth Higginbotham (nee Stevers), deceased; spouse, Arthur L. Seifert Sr., deceased, married August 27, 1927, St. Louis, MO; 2 sons, Larry Seifert, Glen Carbon, IL, James & Gerry Seifert, Oakville, MO; daughter, Nancy Haug, Bridgeton, MO; brother, Russell & Jo Higginbotham, St. Louis County; 2 granddaughters, Larraine & Stephanie Seifert, Oakville, MO; Daisy was an aunt, great-aunt, great0great-aunt & a special friend to many; preceded by 1 son, Arthur "Les" Seifert Jr.; 1 granddaughter, Rebecca Haug; 4 sisters & 3 brothers.

Visitation Wednesday, 11/5, 4-8 p.m. at Irwin Chapel, 591 Glen Crossing Road, Glen Carbon, IL 62034. Service at Irwin Chapel, Thursday, 10:00 a.m., 11/6/2003. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Louis, MO. Memorials to St. Louis Backstoppers or Children's Hospital.

Pearl Trawinski Hickingbottom (nee Pargas), 99, died Thursday, Dec. 25. Arrangements are being made by Brust Funeral Home, Lombard.

Charleston - Edna G. Hardy, 89, of Charleston passed away at 4:00 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Hilltop Convalescent Center.

Funeral services honoring her life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Caudill-King Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Hall officiating. Interment will follow in Upper Muddy Cemetery, rural Mattoon. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home.

Edna was born February 5, 1915, in Coles County, Illinois, daughter of Hugh and Della Neer Hickenbottom. She married George Hardy, October 10, 1965; he preceded her in death June 12, 1972. Surviving are one sister: Ruth Skrock and husband Marcel of Milwaukee, WI; five brothers: Don Hickenbottom and wife Ruth, Ike Hickenbottom and wife Mary, C.R. "Bud" Hickenbottom and wife Berndina, and Art Hickenbottom, all of Charleston; and Joe Hickenbottom and wife MAureen of Bethany; one sister-in-law: Atha Hickenbottom of Assumption, IL; and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister.

Susan T. Higginbotham, 85, of Taylorville died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday, February 6, 2005, in St. Vincent Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 14, 1919, in New Baden, the daughter of Charles and Emma Rensing Rodden. She married Nolan B. Higginbotham in Taylorville. She worked for 25 years at Summer's as a shoe salesman. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Taylorville.

Surviving are her daughter, Cathy Eberhardt of Perryville, MO; grandchildren; Mark Eberhardt (wife Kathleen Vodicka), Susan (husband Rob) Snider and Jennifer (husband Alex) Inman; great-grandsons: Lukas and Max Inman; and sisters: Alice McDowell of New Orleans, LA, and Anna Marie Bowman of Anaheim, CA. He was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brothers: Martin, John, Thomas and Harold "Peanuts" Rodden and two at infancy; and sister, Virginia Curry.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 11, in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Taylorville, with Father Charles Shaelby, CM, Father Alan Hunter and Father John Gagnepain, CM, officiating. Burial will in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 10, in Shafer Funeral Home, with Prayer Service at 7:00 pm. conducted by Father Martin O'Hara.

MARY HIGGINBOTHAM – 56, of Paris, and formerly of West Terre Haute, Ind., died at 1:35 p.m. Thursday (July 28, 2005) at Union Hospital, Terre Haute, Ind. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday (Aug. 2) at the Fitzpatrick-Pearce Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chris Wilbur officiating. Burial will follow in Bethesda Memorial Park. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the service time Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Faith in Action, with envelopes available at the funeral home.
Mrs. Higginbotham was born April 8, 1949, at Terre Haute, Ind., the daughter of Archie Baugh and Ada Isabell Thomas Baugh. She is survived by two daughters, Tonia Lee of Spencer, Ind., and Angie Padgett of West Terre Haute, Ind.; two sons, Mike Higginbotham and Danny Higginbotham, both of Terre Haute, Ind.; one sister, Rose Spencer of West Terre Haute, Ind.; one brother, Gene Baugh of West Terre Haute, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by one brother.
Mrs. Higginbotham was a member and past president of American Legion Auxiliary Post #501, and she was also a member of the Paris Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

Norma Jean Dechert Hickenbottom (1930-2005) IL
Norma Jean "Jean" Dechert Hickenbottom, 75 of Decatur, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 23, 2005 in Graceland Cemetery, conducted by Rev. Danny Cox. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorials are suggested to the Grace United Methodist Church. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com
Jean was born to Ralph E. and Ruth W. Davison Dechert, on July 27, 1930 in Blue Mound. She worked at Daut's Florist and Goldblatt's Brothers Incorporated. On July 24, 1949 she married Lowell R. Hickenbottom, they divorced in 1976. Jean loved to collect Teddy Bears and had collected over 1,000 bears. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her beloved sonLouis R. Hickenbottom and wife Mary, of Brookfield, WI. Niece Wanda Lou Dechert Kaltenbach and husband Glen of Decatur, three great nieces and one great nephew. Two great great nieces and four great great nephews.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, brother Harold Dechert, and sister in law Laura Mae Dechert and an infant niece Rita Dechert.

EL PASO - Betty Joann Higginbotham, 74, El Paso, died at 5:25 p.m. Friday (Feb. 3, 2006) at El Paso Health Care Center, El Paso. Her graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hudson Cemetery, Hudson, with the Rev. Marvin Matzke officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are being handled by Calvert & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso. She was born July 7, 1931, in Hudson, the daughter of Jay M. and Mae Ambrose Stephens. Survivors: one brother, Wesley D. Stephens, Bloomington; and one sister-in-law, Susan O. Stephens, Tulsa, Okla.

Howard W. Higginbotham (1936-2006) IL
Pinckneyville- Howard W. Higginbotham, 69, of Pinckneyville, formerly of Murphysboro, the Chicago area and Mount Pleasant, Iowa, died at St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro Saturday, June 3, 2006, at 6:54 a.m.

He was born July 22, 1936, in Murphysboro, a son of the late William H. and Hermina (Bodemuller) Higginbotham.

After growing up and completing school in Murphysboro, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He spent his for years tour attached to a B-36 Peacemaker squadron.

Hew retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber after 33 years of employment. During his tenure with Goodyear, he had managed both the North Chicago and Mount Pleasant, Iowa production plants. He lived a very active life before and after he retired. He enjoyed bowling, trap shooting, hunting, and most of all he loved to fish. He loved to explore new places and making conversation with people along the way.

Survivors include 3 daughters, Donna (Larry) Rawn of Elroy, Wis., Debra (Scott) Alexander of Pinckneyville and Diane (George) Pietrzycki of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; two grandsons, Justin W. Higginbotham of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Timothy J. Rawn of Elroy, Wis.; special friend, Julia Pugh of Murphysboro; former wife, Doris Higginbotham of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; two sisters; two brothers; Aunts, Nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Howard W. Higginbotham will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home, Old Illinois 13 between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Interment will follow at the Pleasant Grove Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Louise (Dodd) Nave Higginbotham, 83, died at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Bethalto Care Center.
She was born Sept. 16, 1922, in Pensacola, Fla., the daughter of Merriman Augustus and Dana Mae (Lawrence) Dodd.
She married Charles Nave on Aug. 30, 1941, and he died Feb. 7, 1971. She later married John Higginbotham on Nov. 9, 1991, and he died Sept. 3, 1998.
She was a secretary for Alton Box Board for 27 years until she retired in 1985. She was a member of the Holiday Shores Baptist Church and was a Happy Note Singer for several years. She was a member of the Professional Secretaries of America.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Barb and Fred Vogel of Bethalto; a son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Connie Nave of Columbia; three grandchildren and spouses, Stephen Vogel of East Alton, Cathy and Terry Allen, and Timothy and Lisa Vogel, all of Bethalto; five great-grandchildren, Stefani Vogel, Leah and Samuel Allen and Nicholas and Shayna Vogel; two sisters, Mildred Ballard of East Alton and Janet Fowler of Pensacola, Fla.; a brother, Ralph Dodd of Houston; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Dodd.
Visitation was Monday at Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Bethalto, where services will be held at 10 a.m. today. The Rev. Wes Pinkley will officiate.
Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the Holiday Shores Baptist Church.

GOREVILLE-Tamara Higginbotham, 42, of Goreville passed away at 10:00 PM, Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Blue Funeral Home in Goreville is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Higginbotham was born on October 11, 1963 in Lapeer, Michigan to Leon and Carol Jane (Bristol) Todd. She married James Higginbotham. Survivors include her husband, James of Goreville; daughter, Amanda Missinne of Goreville; granddaughter, Samantha; her father, Leon Todd of Montgomery, Texas; sister, Josie Renee Gosset; and brothers, David and Brian Todd. She was preceded in death by her mother. Mrs. Higginbotham attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Herrin. She was a homemaker.

Atha Pearl Mount Mills Hickenbottom (1914-2006) IL
PANA - Atha P. (Mount) Mills Hickenbottom, 92, of Pana, died Friday, July 14, 2006 at 11:55 a.m. in Heritage Manor, Pana. She was born March 13, 1914 in Shelby County, the daughter of Chester and Laura French Mount. She was a retired LPN at St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Church of God, Assumption.

Atha married Harold W. Mills in 1934, he died in 1957. She married Ray Hickenbottom in 1960, he died in 1996.

Atha is survived by a son, Jerry H. Mills & wife Edith, Assumption; step son, Harold Hickenbottom & wife Ginny, Long Creek; step daughters: Betty Faulkner, Vienna, & Alice Fisher, Mt. Zion; step daughter-in-law, Norma Hickenbottom, Decatur; 5 grandchildren; 9 step grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 15 step great grandchildren; & 2 step great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 1 brother, 1 sister, step son, step son-in-law, and great granddaughter.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant Church of God, Assumption.

Funeral services will be Sunday, July 16, in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m., Pastor David Beerbower officiating. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery, Pana, IL. Visitation will be Sunday, from 1:00 p.m. until time of service

Bethany - Delbert Richard "Joe" Hickenbottom, 83, of Bethany passed away 10:25 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 13, 2006 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethany. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Memorial may be made to Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethany.

Joe was born May 11, 1923 in Lerna, the son of Hugh and Della (Neer) Hickenbottom. He married Lillis Maurine Goetz December 9, 1944 in Bethany. Joe was a retired car salesman for Tom West Incorporated, Sullivan. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethany.

He is survived by his wife Maurine; son, Ronald Joe Hickenbottom and wife Suzanne of Sullivan; daughter Susan Jane Tidball and husband Craig of Warsaw, IN; brothers, Cleone Hickenbottom, Ike Hickenbottom, Don Hickenbottom, Art Hickenbottom, all of Charleston; sister, Ruth Skroch of Milwaukee, WI; and four grandchildren.

Sue Carol Higginbotham Gaubatz (1951-2007) IL
Sue C. Gaubatz, 55, of Mundelein, IL, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007 at the Lake Forest Hospital. She was Born August 24, 1951 in Chicago, where she was a graduate of Morgan Park High School. She received her degree in education from Northern Illinois University and was employed by Hewitt Associates in Lincolnshire for the past 34 years. She was an active member of St. Mary of Vernon Parish in Indian Creek where she was a Eucharistic Minister, former member of the choir, lector and involved with several parish ministries. She was also a member of Kirk Players, where she received the Hazen Award as the most valuable player.
Surviving are her husband, Tom Gaubatz; daughters, Elizabeth (Andrew) Dannhorn of Portland, OR and Rebecca Gaubatz of Mundelein; her mother, Evelyn Higginbotham of Orland Park; sisters, Jean (Mike) Lucas of Plainfield, Linda (Jim) Netherlands of Sacramento, CA; and her brother, Paul (Connie) Higginbotham of Penn Valley, CA.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Higginbotham.
Visitation will be from 3-8 PM on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church, 236 W. Hwy. 45, Indian Creek. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 AM Monday, April 16 at the church. There will be a private interment service later at Ascension Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. Arrangements are by the BURNETT-DANE FUNERAL HOME in Libertyville. Info 847-362-3009.

Shirley J. Emig Higginbotham (1934-2007) IL
BARTONVILLE - Shirley J. Higginbotham, 73, of Bartonville died at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at St. John's Hospice.
She was born June 11, 1934, in Canton, the daughter of Solomon and Mary Mendenhall Emig. She married George R. Higginbotham on June 11, 1954, in Havana. He preceded her in death on April 10, 1999, in Bartonville. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Ed and Charles Emig; and two sisters, Margaret Beldin and Lula Vogel.
Surviving are a son, Todd (Michelle) Higginbotham of Springfield; a daughter, Terri (Steven) Destrampe of Romulus, Mich.; six grandchildren; a brother, Ronald Emig of Peoria; and several nieces and nephews.
Shirley worked as a retail clerk at Bogard Drugs in Bartonville. She also was a volunteer at Wildlife Prairie Park, RSVP and the State Guardianship Office, all in Peoria. She attended Bartonville United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, at Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel, where visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
Memorials may be made to OSF Hospice in Peoria or St. John's Hospice in Springfield.

Minnie Opal Gurley Higginbotham (1919-2007) IL
DE SOTO - Minnie Opal Higginbotham, 87, formerly of De Soto, passed away at 4:42 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, in Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro.
Gravesite services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, in De Soto Cemetery, with the Rev. Chris Hottenson officiating. Friends are asked to go directly to the cemetery. Pettett Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Minnie was born Dec. 22, 1919, in Buncombe, to Anson and Lydia (Lambert) Gurley.
She was a homemaker and was of Pentecost faith.
Mrs. Higginbotham loved to quilt when she was able. She also enjoyed fishing, but she especially loved to cook for her family.
She married Kenneth Higginbotham on Aug. 20, 1949, in Piggott, Ark., and he preceded her in death Sept. 3, 2001.
She is survived by four children, Fayetta Chancey and her husband, Jack, Levieta Fred and Charles L. McCarthy and his wife, Terri, all of De Soto and Mary Davis and her husband, Charles "Monte," of Zeigler; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Paula G. Buckholz; one son, Michael Clifton McCarthy; one son-in-law, Norman Fred; one grandchild; two great-great-grandchildren; three brothers; three sisters; and her parents.

The State Journal-Register 11/07/2007
George Clinton Higgenbotham (1933-2007) MO/IL
KINCAID - George C. Higgenbotham, 74, of Kincaid, and a resident of Springfield for the past 30 years, died at 1:55 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2007, at Taylorville Memorial Hospital.
He was born May 7, 1933, in St. Louis, the son of George W. and Lela Phillips Higgenbotham. He married Audrey Easthope on June 22, 1956; she preceded him in death. His parents, a sister and two brothers also preceded him in death.
Mr. Higgenbotham was a pressman for The State Journal-Register for 12 years and worked in the Baptist ministry for 10 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, serving during the Korean War. He was a former member of Lincoln Land Baptist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Sharon (husband, Kenneth) Fears of St. Charles, Mo., Linda (husband, Nathan) Karlen of Alton and Carol (husband, Terrance) Havard of Taylorville; four sons, George and Harry Higgenbotham of Kincaid and John and Michael Higgenbotham, both of Springfield; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Donna Trower of Kansas City and Virginia (husband, Dennis) Nelson of Piedmont, Mo.; a half sister, Barbara Higgenbotham; and three stepsisters, Sandra, Judy and Sharon; four half brothers, Ted Smith and Tommy, Tony and Terry Higgenbotham; stepbrother, John Carpenter; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Staab Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Staab Funeral Home, with Dr. Rod Mattoon officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery, where the Interveterans Burial Detail of Sangamon County will conduct military honors.
Memorials may be made to the Illinois Department of Mental Health.

Clarence Eugene Higginbotham (1917-2007) IL
MARTINSVILLE, Ill. — Eugene Higginbotham, 90, of rural Martinsville, Ill., died at 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, in Heartland Nursing Center in Casey. He was born Oct. 13, 1917, in Anderson Township, Clark County to Harry Higginbotham and Bertha Ledermann Higginbotham. He was a retired farmer. He married Mildred L. Fowler Higginbotham on Jan. 22, 1941, in St. Louis, Mo., and she preceded him in death on Sept. 22, 2001.Survivors include two sons, Jerry D. “Bub” Higginbotham of Brazil, Ind., and Larry E. “Pro” Higginbotham and wife Sheryl of Sarasota, Fla.; four sisters, Norma Wilhoit of Marshall, Ill., Eleanor Barkalow of Madison, Wis., Marjorie Moran of Cherokee Village, Ark., and Doris Jenkins and husband Gene of Silver Springs, Mo.; two brothers, Russell Higginbotham of Marshall, Ill., and Gerald Higginbotham of West Union; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one brother, Woodrow Higginbotham; one sister-in-law, Fairy Higginbotham; and three brothers-in-law, William Moran, Rev. Gale Barkalow, and Maurice Wilhoit. He served for a number of years on the ASC Land Services Board in Martinsville, Ill. He was lifetime member of the Clark County Farm Bureau. He was appointed as Justice of the Peace in April, 1949, and served a four-year term. Funeral services are 11 a.m. CST Wednesday in Prust-Hosch Funeral Chapel in West Union with Bro. Billie Ray Ulrey officiating. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. CST Tuesday, and Wednesday 7 a.m. until service time in the funeral home. Burial is in Harrison Cemetery in West Union. The family requests that memorial contributions may be given to the Harrison Cemetery to assist with its upkeep.

MARSHALL, Ill. — Russell H. Higginbotham, 84, of rural Marshall, died at 6:55 a.m. Sunday, March 23, 2008, at his residence. He was born April 21, 1923, in Anderson Township in Clark County, to Harry Higginbotham and Bertha Ledermann Higginbotham. His wife, Fairy Jane Hollingsworth Higginbotham, preceded him in death on Jan. 6, 1990.Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Mike Murphy of Marshall; three sons and two daughters-in-law, David and Candy Higginbotham of Martinsville, Jimmy and Debbie Higginbotham of Newton, and Jody Higginbotham of Marshall; one brother, Gerald Higginbotham of West Union; four sisters, Norma Wilhoit of Marshall, Eleanor Barkalow of Madison, Wis., Doris Jenkins of Silver Springs, Md., and Marjorie Moran of Cherokee Village, Ark.; seven grandchildren, Chris Higginbotham and wife Sarah, Nicole Higginbotham, Ryan Higginbotham, Jamie Baltzell and husband Hank, Brad Murphy, Melissa Winkelman and husband Brian, and Eric Murphy; three great-grandchildren, Parker Winkelman, Emily Baltzell, and Hayden Baltzell; and several nieces and nephews. He also was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Woodrow Higginbotham, killed in World War II in 1944, and Eugene Higginbotham on Dec. 9, 2007. He was a retired farmer at heart and a retired cement finisher by profession. He had a never-ending love for his family. He was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. He also was a member of Cement Finishers Local 143 at Champaign. Services are 10 a.m. CST Wednesday, at Prust-Hosch Funeral Chapel, 313 E. Union St., in West Union, with the Rev. Josh Swain officiating. Burial is in Ohio Cemetery, northwest of West Union. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. today, and 7 a.m. until services Wednesday. The family requests that memorial contributions may be given to Hospice of Lincolnland, with envelopes available at the funeral home.

Ada D. Battle, nee Higginbotham, beloved wife of the late Rogers A. Battle Sr.; loving mother of Milton, Loretta Bowman, Ronald, Yvette Morrow, Mario and the late Marlene Busk, Rogers Jr., Adrienne Hardaway, Michael Battle, Dolores Braggs and Carmelita Battle; and a host of grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and friends; dear sister of the late Zelma, Elzie, Wesley, Orland and Corina. Visitation Wednesday, 3 to 9 p.m. at Kenny Brothers, 3600 West 95th St., Evergreen Park. Lying in State Thursday. Family and friends will meet at church at 10 a.m. until time of Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Kilian Church, 8725 South May, Chicago. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. For info. 773-239-3600 or 708-425-4500. Memorials appreciated to St. Kilian's Church.

WEST UNION, Ill. — Gerald L. Higginbotham, 82, of West Union died Monday, March 31, 2008. He was born June 16, 1925. He was a retired iron worker, and a veteran of World War II. He was a father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him. There will be no services. Pearce Funeral Home, in Marshall, assisted with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Lincolnland Hospice, and can be mailed directly to Pearce Funeral Home, 314 S. Sixth St., Marshall, IL 62441.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Eleanor L. (Higginbotham) Barkalow, 87, died June 22, 2008, at Johnson Hospice Inpatient Inc. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Ann Ward; sons, Dale and Keith; sisters, Marjory Moran, Doris Jenkins and Norma Willhoit; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Graveside services 1 p.m. Friday in Ohio Cemetery near Martinsville. Visitation is 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the United Methodist Village, Wesley Parlor. Smith Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

LEAH HALENE BOUDREAU, 86 of Olney, IL, formerly of the Cisne area, passed away at 11:35AM Monday June 23, 2008 at Richland Memorial Hospital at Olney, IL.

She was born October 29, 1921 in Cisne, IL to Allen and Alice (Hamilton) Hickenbottom.

She was a homemaker.

She is survived by three daughters Sue Cianfarani (& her husband Al); Sandra Johnson (& her husband Howard) and Cheryl Boudreau; two sons George Hostettler (& his wife Sarah) and Steve Boudreau; a sister Joyce Powell; a half sister – Alice Childers (& her husband Larry); a brother Wesley Hickenbottom of Olney, IL; and three half brothers Jim Thomas (& his wife Della); Ellery Thomas (& his wife Marie); and Sherman Thomas (& his wife Patty). Also surviving are nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents, a son Gerald Hostettler, a daughter Alice Hostettler, and a sister Lela Michels.

Graveside services were held at Gunion Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or charity of donor's choice and will be accepted at Hosselton Funeral Home

ROCHELLE, Ill. — Donald Keith Higginbotham, 70, of Rochelle, Illinois, died at his step-daughter’s Blackman Township, Michigan, home on Christmas Day. Survivors include his wife, E. Marie Higginbotham; two children, Donnie Gene Higginbotham, Sulphur, Okla., and Lori Ann Thomas of Kansas; four stepchildren; Earl E. (Linda) Beck and Lori Ann (George) Bryant, all of Illinois, Larry Wayne (Stella) Beck of Montana and Tina Marie (Mark) Morrow of Michigan; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and his stepsister Donna. He was preceded in death by an infant son. Mr. Higginbotham was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retiree of the Burlington Northern Railroad. At his request cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at the Coulon-Lyons Funeral Home in Rochelle, Illinois at a later date. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Coulon-Lyons Funeral Home, Rochelle, Illinois.

ROCKFORD - Virginia Minerva Higginbotham, 99, of Rockford died Monday, March 9, 2009, in Nelson Debes Sub Acute Care Center. Born Dec. 25, 1909, in Danville, the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Kaminga) Lower. She married Ernest Kent Sr. in 1945 and he died in 1986. She married Claire Higginbotham in 1988 and he died in 2001. Virginia is survived by son, Ernest (Jamie) Kent Jr. of Boyds, Md., and three grandchildren. There will be no services. Arrangements by Olson Funeral and Cremation Services Ltd., 1001 Second Ave.

Washburn, Leslie Wagner 54, of Elk Grove, beloved wife of Thomas Washburn, loving mother of Donovan (Denise) Wagner, Joshua Wagner and Dustin Wagner, loved daughter of Patricia and the late Lanier Higginbotham, loved step-mother of Katherine (David) Lawrence and Lindsay, Thomas (Dee), John (Colleen) and James (Patty) Washburn, dear grandmother of McKenna Wagner and step-grandmother of ten. Visitation Monday from 3 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 10:00 a.m. at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Road, (4 blocks south of Palatine Road) Arlington Heights. Interment Memory Gardens. If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the Leslie Hope's Hope Foundation. Funeral information and condolences www.GlueckertFH.com or 847- 253-0168.

Mary Lou Robertson Higgenbotham (1933-2009) IL
EFFINGHAM - Mary Higgenbotham, 76, Effingham, former Effingham High School cafeteria employee, died Saturday (Aug. 22, 2009). Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Church of Christ, Effingham. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Johnson Funeral Home, Effingham, and one hour before services in the church. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Effingham. Memorials: American Cancer Society .
Mrs. Higgenbotham was born July 12, 1933 in Benton, the daughter of Clyde and Jessie (Howe) Robertson. She married Harold Higgenbotham in 1952, in Effingham.
She was employed for 10 years at Norge. She worked as a nursing assistant five years at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham and was employed at Effingham High School Unit 40 in the cafeteria.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Higgenbotham of Effingham; son, Harold G. Higgenbotham of Orlando, Fla.; daughters, Josie (husband, Brad) Shamhart of Wheeler and Glenda (husband, Dennis) Slone of Effingham; son-in-law, Richard Gottschalk of Aurora; brother, Eugene (wife, Vivian) Robertson of Altamont; five grandchildren, Andrew (wife, Kinder) Shamhart, Debbie (husband, Bill) Barlock, Nick Slone, Jenna Slone and Alexis Gottschalk and one great-grandchild, Erin Barlock. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Sharon Gottschalk and brother, Lincoln Robertson.

WHITEWRIGHT, TEXAS - James "Jim" Layton Higginbotham Sr., 70, of Whitewright, Texas died Wednesday, August 5, 2009, in Sherman, Texas after several heart attacks. He was born March 29, 1939 in Salem, to Orville A. "Bob" and Dorothy E. Markham Higginbotham. He was preceded in death by his father in 1942 and his stepfather, Ora Lee Guyott in 1959. He married Ann Louise Finke in 1959; they divorced and she survives in Forney, Texas. He then married Claire Bocardo on April 1, 2008; she survives in Whitewright, Texas. He is also survived by his three children, Jim (Joyce), Julee (fiance, Jeff Kirkpatrick), both of St. Louis and Jennifer (Darrell) Phillips of Austin, Texas; one grandson, Zairen Atlas Phillips; his four stepchildren; his mother, Dorothy Guyott of Springfield; brother, Larry Higginbotham of San Jose; two nieces, Lisa (Mickey) Bailey of Alabama and Angelina (Darrel) Williams of Pekin; two half brothers; one aunt, Fay Mack of Ohio; and several great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins. He was raised in Flora and graduated from Flora High School. While in Flora he was a member of McCabe Chapel (Baptist). He then graduated from SIU with a degree in accounting and then attended University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign Law program. While in Murphysboro he was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was comptroller for Pautler Construction of Chester for many years. He then worked as a security guard in Texas. Later he worked as a furniture marker, which was one of his greatest loves. Cremation rites were accorded in Texas. Private services will be held in Illinois at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the family to purchase and plant trees at the family's home area. Please send condolences and contributions to Julee Higginbotham, 2306 Yeoman Ave., St. Louis, MO 63114.

Rose Olinda Higginbotham nee Trione Age 84, passed away December 5, 2009 in Zion, IL. She was born February 19, 1925 in Collinsville, IL. to the late John and Gertrude (nee Neuenschwander) Trione. She resided in Waukegan most of her life. Rose was retired from the editing department of the Chicago Sun-Times. She is survived by a daughter-in-law Doris Higginbotham; granddaughter Donna (Larry) Rawn; great grandson Timothy Rawn. Also one sister Mary (late Augustus) Knorr; a brother-in-law Arthur (Sylvia) Higginbotham and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, William; siblings Emil (Agnes) Malfatti, George (Lois) Malfatti, Dorothy (late Edward) McCarthy and a step-sister Frances (late Albert) Strickland. All friends and relatives are invited to gather at the funeral home on Saturday, January 23, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. until the memorial service begins at 10:30 a.m. Inurnment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Joliet. In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name to the American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Foundation would be appreciated. FRED C. DAMES FUNERAL HOME 3200 Black at Essington Rd., Joliet.

Funeral services for Roger D. Hickenbottom, 66, Moline, are 11 a.m. Monday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline.

Burial is at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where the East Moline American Legion Post 227 will conduct military honors. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.

Roger died Wednesday, March 17, 2010.

He was born Sept. 24, 1943, in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Minnie Gohn Hickenbottom. He married Judith Vest on Aug. 3, 1974, in East Moline.

Roger served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired in 1993 from John Deere Harvester Works, East Moline, after 30 years of service. In 1994, he went to work as a courier for Metropolitan Lab until 2006. He then worked at the East End Boulder's Club in Moline until 2009, when his health began failing.

Roger had driven stock car No. 505 in the 1960s in Davenport and in Sterling, Ill. He was an avid NASCAR fan, attending many races and his favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt Jr. Roger loved spending time with friends and his grandchildren. He especially enjoyed watching his grandson Trenton race at the BMX Track in East Moline. Roger was a member of the Moline Vikings, East End Boulder's Club and the Friends Circle Club.

Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Judy; daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Shane Jackson, Moline; stepson, Tim Vest, East Moline; grandchildren, Donald Vest, Chase Harmoning, Seth Jackson, Trenton Jackson and Tessa Jackson; brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Beverly Hickenbottom, Fairfield; sister, Thelma Daily, Sigourney, Iowa; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by an infant son, David Duane; his parents; a sister, Lois; and his brother, Fern.

Mt. Vernon Register-News 04/06/2010
Martha L. Higganbotham Dock (1920-2010) IL/MO
MT. VERNON — Martha L. Dock, age 90, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and formerly of Kell, passed away at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. She was born in LaSalle on March 21, 1920, the daughter of Herschel and Julia Ann (Hill) Higgonbotham. On May 17, 1940, she married Irvie William Dock in Troy Grove, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 11, 1980. Martha was Postmaster at Kell until her retirement and spent her retirement time quilting with the ladies quilting group at Donoho Prairie Christian Church and making afghans for family and friends. She was a longtime member of Donoho Prairie Christian Church until moving to Lee’s Summit, Mo., where she became a member of Calvary Chapel Church. Martha is survived by son, Robert Gene Dock and wife Sharon of Marion and daughter, Marcia Ann Hudson of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; nine grandchildren, Tim Dock of Marion, David (Melody) Dock of Colorado Springs, Colo., Allen (Susie) Dock of Columbia, S.C., Jewleigh Wantland of Arnold, Mo., Allyssia and Mike Hudson of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Sheree (Robert) Morrison, Mike (Kim) Dock, Jimmy Dock, all of Mt. Vernon; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Jerry Dock; and one great-grandson, Michael S. Morrison A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Donoho Prairie Christian Church with Pastor Wayne Tate officiating; burial will follow at Donoho Prairie Cemetery. As per the family’s wishes there will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the Donoho Prairie Ladies Quilting group and will be accepted at the church.

Robert J. Hickenbottom, 67, Moline, are 10 AM Friday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. Private family committal will be at a later date at Rock Island Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7PM Thursday at the funeral home. Robert died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at Parkview Terrace, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
He was born February 19, 1943 in Fairfield, IA, the son of Fern and Gertrude (Ross) Hickenbottom. He married Karen Theresa Babinski on April 2, 1988 in Bettendorf, IA. Robert worked at Thoms Prosler Co., Rock Island and previously at Chateau Standard and at Jaydon Distributing. He enjoyed camping and NASCAR and loved working in the yard. He was a member of the Friends Circle Club, Moline.
Survivors include his children and their spouses; James and Debbie Hickenbottom, East Moline, Christy and Greg Vols, East Moline and Kathleen and Dan Willits, Milan, seven grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren a brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Deb Hickenbottom of Taylor Ridge, IL, a sister Linda Ristau of Cedar Rapids, sister-in-law Sharon Babinski, Moline and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother Clarence and his uncle Roger Hickenbottom.

MACOMB, IL - Joann D. Hickenbottom, age 78, of Macomb, formerly of Bushnell, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010, at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb, Ill. She was born July 31, 1932, in Pittsfield, Ill., to Harvey and Nellie Faxon Williams. She married Charles E. "Gene" Hickenbottom on April 5, 1953, in Industry, Ill. Joann is survived by her husband, Gene of Macomb, Ill.; two daughters, Vicky (Jeff) Keever of Media, Ill., and Cathy (Dan) Dillard of Lisle, Ill.; and one son, Rick (Eileen) Hickenbottom of Richmond, Va. She is also survived by six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; along with two brothers, Dean Williams of Industry, Ill., and Carl Williams of Decatur, Ill.; and one sister, Jean Waller of Macomb, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents. Joann was a member of the Bushnell United Methodist Church, where she served as president of the Methodist Women for many years. She also worked at WIU for 20 years. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed attending their school and sporting events. Burial will be in Bushnell Cemetery.

Katherine I. Higginbottom, beloved mother of Elzie Jr. (Deborah) and Eric (Shontae); loving grandmother of William, Carter, Caroline, and Parker; adored sister of Vivian Lee, Madaline Skaggs Graves, Roy Skaggs, Kenneth Skaggs, Joan C. Wells and Sandra Sangster. A Visitation will be held on Wed., Dec., 22, 2010, 2 to 8 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home Ltd., 6453 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL. The services will be held Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, Wake 10:30 a.m. Funeral 11 a.m., at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 119 North Market Street, Momence, IL 60954. Interment to follow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Higginbottom Family Urgent Car For Kids Center, c/o Mercy Hospital, 2525 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60616. For info: 773-925-0800.

Higginbotham, Harold L. passed away on Monday, December 27, 2010. He is survived by his sons, Jim Higginbotham and Bill (Mary) Higginbotham; brother, Paul (Debbie) Higginbotham; sister, Evelyn Moore; grandchildren, Christine (Jerry) Sager, Julie (Mike) O'Reilly and 11 great grandchildren. Harold was preceded in death by his wife, Jackie Higginbotham; daughter in law, Donnalynn Higginbotham and grandson, John Higginbotham.

Mildred Lois Hickenbottom, 92, of Bickford Cottage, Macomb, formerly of Table Grove, passed away at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Bickford Cottage. She was born on Nov. 1, 1919 in Farmers Township, Fulton County, Illinois to Oma and Essie France Chambers. She married Isaac Wesley Hickenbottom on Feb. 3, 1942 in Kahoka, Mo. He passed away on Dec.19, 1997. She is also preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Marjorie Gilmore. She is survived by two sons, Gail Hickenbottom of West Des Moines, Iowa and Loren (Rowena) Hickenbottom of Farmington; two grandchildren, Greg (Vicki) Hickenbottom and Kimberly Sue (Mark) Peterson; four great-grandchildren, Haley Beth Peterson, Benjamin Cole Peterson, Keith Alan Hickenbottom and Ryan Scott Hickenbottom; one sister, Dorothy (George) Heller of Table Grove; and several nieces and nephews. Mildred lived all of her life in the Table Grove area, before residing a short time at Bickford Cottage. She was a member of Homemaker’s Extension Association and attended North Hickory Grove School and graduated from Table Grove Community High School. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 at Clugston-Tibbitts Funeral Home in Macomb with Pastor Victor Randle officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Harris Cemetery in Table Grove. Memorials may be made to the Table Grove Fire and Rescue Squad.

MARTINSVILLE - Kitty J. Higginbotham, 80, of Martinsville died at 1:25 p.m. Sunday (May 6, 2012) at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pearce Funeral Home in Marshall with the Rev. Billie Ray Ulrey officiating. Burial will be at Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today (May 8) and 7-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. She was born June 12, 1931, in Clark County, the daughter of Clarence and Catherine Wyrick Barkley. She married Clifford Higginbotham in 1950; he survives. Other survivors include one son, Steven Higginbotham of Lerna; two brothers, Frank Barkley of Terre Haute, Ind., and Tom Barkley of Marshall; and one sister, Janet Angle of Marshall. She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Mrs. Higginbotham was formerly employed with Auburn Township. She was a member of First Christian Church and Burnsides Guild, both of Marshall. Memorials may be made to the Oblong Christian Children's Home or the America Heart Association.

Gage, 14, the son of Randy and Machelle (Painter) Higginbotham, died at his residence. He was a student at Hutsonville Grade School and loved to farm with his dad and grandpa.

He is survived by his parents; a sister, Saja; paternal grandparents, Robert "Bob" and Rosalee (Kenderdine) Higginbotham; maternal grandparents, William Herman snd Majorie Ann (Tiffany) Painter; and aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

SPRINGFIELD - Dorothy E. Guyott, 94, of Springfield, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Oak Terrace Nursing Home. She was born February 24, 1918 in Wayne County, IL to James E. and Estella Johanna Bewig Markham. She married Orville A. Higginbotham, Sr. on June 18, 1938 and he preceded her in death on June 13, 1942. She married Ora Lee Guyott on February 14, 1947 and he preceded her in death on June 30, 1959. Dorothy is also preceded in death by her parents, a son, James L. Higginbotham, Sr., two brothers, Neal E. and Glenn J. Markham and two sisters, Edna C. Myers and Mildred Cook. Dorothy has been a resident of Springfield since 1959. She worked at Horace Mann as a Tech Clerk and Kardiveyer Operator and retired in 1984 after 25 ½ years of service. Dorothy was a member of Springfield Southern Baptist Church since 1959 as well as a member of the Women's Missionary Unit and Church Choir for over 25 years. She attended McKinnley High School in St. Louis from 1932-1934 and was a member of the OES - Job's Daughters in St. Louis. She was a 1936 graduate of Carter-Standford Township High School in Flora. Dorothy was very active in the community belonging to several clubs, including Lilla Rebekah Lodge #63, F.O.E. Aux. #437 since 1971, Wesley United Methodist Church "Young At Heart" Bunco Club, Double Nickel Club at Third Presbyterian, over 50 years member of Farm Bureau in Clay and Sangamon Counties, A.A.R.P. Sangamon County Chapter #195 since 1985, Salvation Army Home League and Friendship Club, Senior Center Activities and Pinochle Club for over 20 years, Mosaic Missions, Gold Club Memorial Medical Center, Women's Health Advantage M.M.C., St. John's Third Age Living, Women's Democratic Club, Children International Mission, Kansas City, MO, Seamstress for Mary Bryant Home for the Blind since 1970, Retired Eagles Activity Club #437, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (R.S.V.P.) since 1976, 4-H Club in Wayne County, Former member of New Zion General Baptist Church and McCabe Chapel. Surviving are a son, Larry K. Higginbotham of Lincoln, three step-daughters, Shirley (Gerald) Bushue of Granite City, Elizabeth (Nolan) Venable of Flora and Gertrude Guyott Guhl of Ohio, three step-sons, Edwin Lee (Arydean) Guyott of Missouri, Hollis Harold Higginbotham of Elyria, OH and Orville A. Higginbotham, Jr. of Odessa, TX, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, several step-grandchildren, several step great grandchildren, a sister, Fay Mack of Carey, OH, several nieces and nephews, four foster children or medical sponsor of Ayat Ismail Zughair of Hebron, Hiba Ibrahim A/Fool and Sahar Na'eem Kabajeh both of Gaza and Melinda Biescar of the Philippines, Visitation: 4 - 7 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2012 at Staab Funeral Home. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Staab Funeral Home with Pastor Michael Keppler officiating. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, IL. Memorials may be made to the Lilla Rebekah Lodge #63 in Springfield or F.O.E. Aux, #437 in Springfield.

Des Plaines - Patricia Higginbotham (nee McCarl), 78, formerly of Chicago, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. She was the loving mother of the late Leslie (Thomas) Washburn; cherished grandmother of Donovan (Denise), Joshua, Dustin Wagner, Katie (Dave) Lawrence and Lindsay (Patrick) Gilbertson; and proud great-grandmother of McKenna, Holden and Matthew. Visitation will be Sunday, July 8, beginning at 3 until 8 p.m. at G.L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Ave., Des Plaines, Ill. A funeral service will be Monday, July 9, beginning at 10 a.m. at the funeral Home. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, Ill. Memorials may be to Leslie Hope's Hope for underprivileged children. For information, please call 847 699-9003.

PEORIA- Bonnie R. Higginbotham, 71, of Peoria, died at 2:57 AM on Tuesday November 6, at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. She was born on April 27, 1941, in Peoria, to Paul and Verna (Light) Schunk. Shortly after graduating from Manual High School in Peoria, she married James T. Higginbotham on September 2, 1960 in Peoria. Surviving are her husband James, daughter; Vicki (Leslie) Claussen, grandson; Luke Hedgepath, niece; Libby Schunk, all of Peoria, and nephew; Jay Schunk, of Metamora. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother Lonnie Schunk. Bonnie really enjoyed spending time with her family and was always considered a people person. She was a good worker putting in many years as an insurance agent at Fortner Insurance. She also liked taking bus trips to casinos where she would be hostess for the trip. Memorial Visitation will be on Monday November 12, from 4-6 PM at the Wilton Mortuary in Peoria. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

LINCOLN - Larry Keith Higginbotham, 71, of Lincoln, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at St. John's Hospice in Springfield, IL. Larry was born July 2, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Orville Robert "Bob" and Dorothy Estelle (Markham) Higginbotham. He married Rosalie Olivetti on September 8, 1962. She preceded him in death on March 30, 2001. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon until 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln. Funeral services will be at 1PM on Saturday also at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, San Jose, IL. Larry was a member of the Masonic Lodge #156 in Delavan, IL. He was the owner of Olde Timey Creations in San Jose, IL. with his wife for many years. Survivors include: his daughters Lisa (Mickey) Bailey of Fyffe, AL and Angelina (Darrel) Williams of Pekin, IL.; 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Rosalie, and his brother James "Jim" Higginbotham. Memorials may be made to Parkinson's Disease Research and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Visitation for Duane L. "Hig" Higginbotham, 73, of Bonfield, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, west Kankakee. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bonfield First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Mel Nielsen will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Kankakee Valley, or to the Bonfield First United Methodist Church. He passed away Wednesday (July 3, 2013) at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee. Mr. Higginbotham was a retired operating engineer with Local 150. He was born Aug. 28, 1939, in Brooksville, Fla., the son of Terry C. and Laura Lee Higginbotham. He was a Bonfield Village Board trustee, a former Bonfield Lions member, and Masonic Lodge 32nd degree Past Master of Kankakee Lodge 389. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved golfing. Surviving are his wife, the former Carol Magruder, of Bonfield, whom he married March 16, 1958, at the Bonfield First United Methodist Church; one son, Terry Higginbotham (RoseLynn Kenny), of Oakhurst, Calif.; two daughters, Laurie Randazzo (Brent Wilson), of Bourbonnais, and Lee Anne and Sam Kenley, of Rolla, Mo.; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Cindy Higginbotham, of Ottawa; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Durwood.

Nancy J. Gunther (nee Higginbotham) was born October 2, 1957 in Oak Park, Illinois, and passed away September 6, 2013 at her Roselle home. She was the Beloved wife of Steven J. Loving mother of Tiffany (Sam) Pepe. Beloved daughter of Marcia and the late Jack Higginbotham. Proud grandmother of Skyla Pepe, Dalayna Pepe and Lyliana Pepe. Dear sister of Darlyl (Dominic) Incavo and Joellyn Duchene. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society. Family and friends to gather Wednesday, Sept. 11th for memorial visitation 11:30AM until time of service 12-Noon at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1800 Rodenburg Rd., Schaumburg. Arrangements by DuPage Cremations, Ltd. and Memorial Chapel, 630-293-5200.

Cleone Robert "Bud" Hickenbottom, 95, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.

His funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at the Caudill-King Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Southards officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to: Eastern Illinois Foodbank.

Bud was born December 21, 1917 in Pleasant Grove Twp, Coles Co., Illinois, son of Hugh and Della (Neer) Hickenbottom. He married Edna Beatrice Pforr on May 25, 1939 in Rockville, Parke County, Indiana. She died December 15, 1976 in Charleston. He then married Berndina Marie Day on June 26, 1977 in Charleston; she survives. Also surviving is his son, Leslie R. (Kathy) Hickenbottom of Charleston and daughter, Roberta Ann (Harold "Butch") Hamilton of Mattoon. Three granddaughters, Connie (Lee) Spaniol of Lerna, Cindy Huckstep of Charleston, and Candi (Trent) Walker of New Orleans, Louisiana. One great-grandson, three great-granddaughters, and one great-great-granddaughter. Also surviving are brothers, Ike, Art, and Don, all of Charleston. Preceding him in death were his parents, brothers, Eldon, Will, Fay, Ray, Tom, and Joe; sisters, Katherine Hickenbottom, Ruth Skroch, and Edna Hardy.

Bud was employed at the Brown Shoe Company in Charleston for several years, had a T.V. repair shop, and was a self-employed painter and wallpaper hanger before his retirement. His hobbies included camping, gardening, and woodworking.

He was a member of The First Christian Church in Charleston and a longtime member of the Charleston Moose Lodge.

CHARLESTON -- Isaac “Ike” F. Hickenbottom, 89, of Charleston, passed away at 3:06 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at Charleston Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. The funeral service honoring his life will be held at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) Friday, February 7, 2014 at the Caudill-King Funeral Home. Burial with military rites by Paul McVey V.F.W. Post #1592 will follow in Mound Cemetery, Charleston. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family will appreciate donations to the charity of their choice or the Charleston V.F.W. Ike was born November 21, 1924 to Hugh and Della (Neer) Hickenbottom at their residence in Lerna, IL. He married Mary Rauch on March 22, 1945 in Louisville, Kentucky; she survives. Also surviving are their children, Jerry Hickenbottom of Charleston and Patricia Nichols of Grayson, GA; one granddaughter, Michelle Champagne and husband Casey of Milledgeville, GA; two brothers, Don and Arthur of Charleston. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, and three sisters. He was a farmer for many years, a carpenter for Don Hickenbottom Home Construction, and retired from Eastern Illinois University Grounds Department as an equipment operator. Ike proudly served his country during World War II in the29th Infantry Division, earning the Purple Heart for an injury he received in France, and the Oak Leaf Cluster for injuries he received in Belgium. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans.

Alta Irene Wolf, 80, 0f Springfield died at 10:50 pm Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center.

She was born on December 16, 1933 in Effingham, IL to Bernard and Vesta Shadwell Higgenbotham. She married Robert John Wolf on May 11, 1957.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Stella Aten and Janet Light; two brothers, Bernie and Robert Higgenbotham; infant son, Anthony Wolf; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Joan Donath, Gene Donath and Paul and Jackie Wolf.

She is survived by her husband, seven daughters, Theresa (Reg Dunham) Webber and Mary (Bill) Brown, both of Springfield, Barbara (Preston) Correll of Ashland, Angela Mae Hamrick of Springfield, Kathy Wolf of Vandalia, MO, Judy (Neil Hervey) Wolf and Christine Wolf, both of Springfield; three sons, Paul R. Wolf and John E. Wolf, both of Springfield and Timothy A. (Fred) Wolf-Nunez of San Diego, CA; thirteen grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; two brothers, Marvin (Ruby) Higgenbotham of Effingham and Glenn (Ella) Higgenbotham of Joliet and several nieces and nephews.

Alta was a member of Church of the Little Flower and 4th degree Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. She was an election judge. She enjoyed word find puzzles, was an avid reader and a Cubs and Notre Dame Fan. She worked for six years at the Cambridge Inn and was also a homemaker.

Memorial Gathering: 9:30-11:30 am Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Church of the Little Flower.

Memorial Mass: 11:30 am Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Church of the Little Flower with Monsignor John Ossola officiating. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to your choice of favorite children's charity organization.

A special Thank You to the Staff at Heritage Health in Springfield and ICU at Memorial Medical Center for the care given to Alta Irene Wolf.

Born: August 17, 1933 Died: March 27, 2014 Visitation: Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Michaels Funeral Home, 800 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg Celebration of Life Service: Monday, March 31, 2014 at 10:00 am Interment: Immediately following service at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Arlington Heights, IL.

W. Jane Ommen,was born June 13, 1928, in Alabama, the daughter of Wesley and Lula (Mott) Higginbotham. She married Lloyd Ommen on Oct. 21, 1942, in Alabama. He preceded her in death in 1998.
Surviving are daughters, Jan (John) Tarner and Deena (Mike) Bushaw and six grandchildren.
She also was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; four brothers, two sisters, and one grandson.

Charleston - Donald V. "Don" Hickenbottom, age 80, of Charleston passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. Graveside services celebrating his life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Mound Cemetery in Charleston with Reverend Adrian Lamkin officiating. In lieu of flowers Don's family requests that memorial gifts in his honor be made to Adams Funeral Chapel - a special fund for his family. Gifts may be mailed to Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee, Charleston, IL 61920.

Don was born on May 1, 1933 in Coles County, Illinois, the thirteenth child of Hugh and Della (Neer) Hickenbottom. He married Ruth Biggs on March 20, 1952 and they have shared sixty-two years of marriage and friendship.

In addition to Ruth, he is survived by three loving and devoted children, Donna Eagleton and her husband Tod of Erie, Pennsylvania, Jim Hickenbottom and his wife JoEllen of Charleston and Sara Conley and her husband Stu of Fayetteville, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Bradley McDonald and his wife Linda, Jeremy Hickenbottom and his wife Laura, Jason Hickenbottom and his wife Meagan and Emma Conley; four great-grandchildren, Teja, Brianna, Brooklyn and Quintin; one brother, Art Hickenbottom of Charleston.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by eight brothers and three sisters.

Don will be remembered as a quality builder. Prior to Don and Ruth starting Hickenbottom Construction and Landscape Company, he was employed for several years by the Reasor Corporation. Don and his company developed and built many fine homes in Charleston, their reputation for quality & integrity was instrumental in their expanded success throughout the Central Illinois area. Don was a man whose family always came first, one whose many friendships were treasured and one blessed with professional success.

Helen J. Higginbotham, nee McNatt, 94, of Pocahontas died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the funeral home. Memorial service 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial in Robinson Cemetery, Pocahontas. Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home, Highland.

Clifford W. Higginbotham, 87, of Martinsville, died at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind.

Services in honor of his life will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Pearce Funeral Home in Marshall with Pastor Billie Ray Ulrey officiating. Burial with military honors by American Legion Post 515 will be at Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home.

He was born Oct. 5, 1927, in Clark County, the son of Ormal and Opal Alexander Higginbotham. He married Kitty Barkley in 1950; she died in 2012.

Survivors include one son, Steven Higginbotham of Lerna; five brothers, Chester Higginbotham of Paris, Floyd Higginbotham of Marshall, Charles Higginbotham, Gene Higginbotham, and Robert Higginbotham, all of Martinsville; and two sisters, Hazel Austin of Robinson, and Rosemary Linton of Paris.

Mr. Higginbotham served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He was formerly employed in construction; for the railroad; as a Pioneer seed corn salesman; and as a farmer. He was a member of the American Legion Post #515 of Martinsville, the Farm Bureau and the Antique Power Club.

James M. Higginbotham, November 9, 2014, age 75 Beloved father of Jamie (Lucy) Higginbotham,
Heidi Higginbotham, Holly (Paul) Zawacki, Bradley Higginbotham and the late Suzanne Higginbotham. Dear
Grandfather of Ethan Higginbotham, Brother of Mary Beaven, Uncle of Mark and Carey.
Visitation Thursday 3:00-8:00PM at the Wm. H. Scott Funeral Home 1100 Greenleaf Ave. Wilmette, IL 60091
Funeral Friday November 14, 2014 at 1:30PM at Kenilworth Union Church 211 Kenilworth Ave. Kenilworth, IL 60043
Interment Memorial Park Cemetery.

Joseph A. Higginbotham, 78, of Ottawa, formerly of Bonfield, passed away Monday, December 15, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa.

He was born on March 15, 1936 in Evergreen Park to Terry and Laura (Lee) Higginbotham.

Joseph married Vera Ingram on November 3, 1957 in Iroquois. She preceded him in death on February 23, 2000.

He married Cynthia Reynolds on December 28, 2002 in Bonfield. Cynthia survives in Ottawa.

Joseph enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing and hunting. He retired from Vulcan Materials (formerly Lehigh Quarry) after 40 years. Joseph was the founder of the Salina Fire Department, where he served as chief for 13 years. He was a Mason, as well as a past Board of Trustees member for the Village of Bonfield.

He is survived by his wife; two sons Richard Gaffield of Bonfield and Richard (Shannon) Persinger of Ottawa; four daughters Vickie Gaffield of Bonfield, Danette (Tim) Sparenberg of Limestone, Vanessa (Allen) Longtin of Bonfield and Lori (Lee) Ryan of Ottawa; thirteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Joseph was preceded in death by two brothers, Durwood and Duane Higginbotham.

Burial at Bonfield Cemetery.

Nancy C. Starnes Higginbotham (1932-2015) IL

Higginbotham, Nancy C. (nee Starnes) born June 28 1932 in East Saint Louis, Illinois. Died peacefully on February 19, 2015 surrounded by family, in Saint Louis, Missouri. Daughter of Claude C. Starnes and Beatrice A. Graham. Dear sister of Jeanne Beatty and Alene Foster (deceased). Loving mother of Lee Ann Higginbotham (Stan Piekarski) and Gary Scott (Valarie) Higginbotham. Beloved grandmother of Lydia Piekarski and Alexander Piekarski. Services: Memorial celebration on Thursday February 26, 3-7 pm, at Mile 227 Restaurant, 10701 Watson Road. Private funeral on Saturday February 28 at 1 pm, Our Lady of Providence Church, 8874 Pardee Road. In lieu of flowers, donations to Our Lady of Providence Church or St Jude Children's Hospital. Soar with the angels, mom.

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) 3/4/2015

Arthur Eugene Hickenbottom (1928-2015) IL
Charleston - Arthur Eugene Hickenbottom, 86, of Charleston, passed away at 1:55 a.m. Monday March 2, 2015 at Casey Health Center.
His graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2015 at Roselawn Cemetery, Charleston, with Bret Hammond officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements: Caudill-King.
Art was born May 25, 1928 on the Humboldt farm, son of Hugh and Della (Neer) Hickenbottom. Surviving are several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was the last surviving sibling of 13 children. A long-time friend, Joann "Goldie" Easton, preceded him in death.
Art told many interesting stories about his life on the farm as a child. Running across his boat as it slammed into the dam of the family farm lake, and catapulting himself across the lake to the other side, was a favorite tale. That lake is known today as Meadowlake.
Art was an Army veteran who spent time in Germany during World War II. At the end of the was, he helped dismantle an SS training facility.
After returning from Germany, he lived in Milwaukee, WI and was an usher in the theater of Lucy and Desi Arnaz where he frequently ate dinner with them. Art then returned to Illinois and was a carpenter, welder, and foreman at Reasor Corporation. He also had a bulldozer business.
Art would have wanted to give a special thanks to the Casey Health Care nurses, especially Connie and Dinah, and staff, especially Gary, for making the last few months of his life comfortable and homey.

3/30/2015

Harold G. Higgenbotham (1931-2015) IL

Harold G. Higgenbotham, 84, of Effingham, passed away at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2015, at Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham, with Curtis L.E. Graves officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Effingham. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Effingham- Refreshment Activity Fund, Attn. Jennifer Siebert. Online condolences may be shared at www.johnsonandsonsfh.com.

Harold was born on February 7, 1931, in Effingham, the son of Bert and Almedia (Surrells) Higgenbotham. He married Mary Robertson in 1956 in Effingham, and she preceded him in death on August 22, 2009.

Harold served in the Illinois National Guard. He was a member of Effingham Church of Christ. Harold grew up the youngest of a large family. He was adventurous and resourceful in his youth. He enjoyed fishing and small game hunting. In later years he enjoyed visiting with friends over coffee at local restaurants. He was always generous and giving of both time and money to friends and family. Harold enjoyed surprising the residents and staff with pizza, donuts, and large sheet cakes where he resided at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Harold worked at Best Homes, Effingham Unit 40, and was the owner and operator of Higgenbotham Septic Systems. He thought his wife, Mary, was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Harold is survived by his children, Josie (Brad) Shamhart of Wheeler, Glenda (Joseph) Gordon of Belleville, and Harold Higgenbotham of Orlando, FL; son-in-law, Richard Gottschalk of Aurora; grandchildren, Andrew (Kinder) Shamhart, Debbie (Bill) Barlock, Nick Slone, Jenna Slone, and Alexis Gottschalk; great-grandchildren, Erin Barlock, Will Barlock, Ainsley Barlock, Karis Shamhart, and Annelie Shamhart.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mary; daughter, Sharon Gottschalk; sisters, Gladys Stewart and Betty Weddle; and brothers, Bernard Higgenbotham, Charles Higgenbotham, Lester Higgenbotham, Raymond Higgenbotham, Paul Higgenbotham, and Bill Higgenbotham.

04/13/2015

Glenda Yvonne Fletcher Higginbotham (1933-2015) IL
Nov 17th, 1933 - Apr 10th, 2015
Marion – Yvonne Higginbotham, 81, passed away peacefully in her home Friday evening April 10, 2015 surrounded by two of her sons, Micheal Fletcher and Grady Higginbotham, and her friend and caregiver, Susan Tackitt. Yvonne was born to Muriel (Hearn) Fletcher and Delos Fletcher in Williamson County near Dillingham on November 17, 1933. According to Delos, the doctor was late for Yvonne’s arrival out in the country house and therefore did not charge for his services! Yvonne has four children: Micheal (Leslie Chatillon) Fletcher of Corona del Mar, California; Kevin (Patti) Higginbotham of Plano, Texas; Dawna (and friend Bill Jarvis) Daigle of Park City, Missouri; and Paul Grady Higginbotham of Marion. She has five grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and many cousins in the Williamson County area. Yvonne graduated from Marion High School in 1952, and then from the University of New Hampshire in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration. She worked for the Disney Corporation for 20 years as Catering Manager and Director of Catering at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California. Married to an Air Force pilot, Yvonne was privileged to live in many places around the world and travel to many exciting and exotic locations, finding each unique and especially rewarding to her and her family. In the late 1950s, she along with Micheal and Kevin, lived in Asmara, Eritrea, Ethiopia where daughter Dawna was born. In the early 1960s, she lived in Mildenhall, England where son Paul Grady was born. And finally, from 1968 through 1973, she and her family lived in Panama, first at Howard Air Force Base, and finally at Albrook Air Force Base. She was active in the Officers’ Wives Club and was President from 1970-1971. Stateside, she lived in Champagne-Urbana, Illinois; Ottumwa, Iowa; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Omaha, Nebraska; Dayton, Ohio; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Laguna Beach, California; and then finally moved back home to Marion to care for her parents Muriel and Delos Fletcher. Her two oldest sons, Micheal and Kevin were born in Carbondale at Memorial Hospital where Olyn Eaton, their grandfather was once a pharmacist, which makes Illinois very special as well. Yvonne was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Marion. She was active in the United Methodist Women, and helped with cooking for the Rotary Club. Yvonne loved to cook and try out new recipes, and enjoyed canning her home grown vegetables. Yvonne and her children would like to thank Susan Tackitt for the love and care she provided these past several months, and to son Paul Grady for being her family caregiver. According to Yvonne’s wishes, she will be cremated and has requested that no services be held at this time. Blue Funeral Home in Marion is taking care of the arrangements. A small celebration will be held at First United Methodist Church on Main Street on Saturday, April 18th from 12:00 – 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a memorial donation are asked to contribute to the charity of their choice in her name.

7/3/2015
Wesley William Hickenbottom (1928-2015) IL
Wesley Hickenbottom, age 87 of Olney, passed away at his residence at 11:19 AM on Wednesday, July 1, 2015.

Private family graveside service will be held on Friday, July 3, 2015 at 11 AM at Haven Hill Memorial Gardens. Reverend James Majernik will be officiating.

Wesley was born on April 18, 1928 the son of Allen and Alice (Hamilton) Hickenbottom. He later married Betty Hickenbottom. She preceded him in death.

Memorials can be sent to www.marfan.org in Memory of Wesley Hickenbottom.

Thrasher Family Funeral Home

10/22/2015

Beverly Jean Hendrix Higginbotham (1935-2015) IL

Beverly Jean (Hendrix) Higginbotham, 80, of Paris, passed away at 9:24 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at her residence. She was a farm wife, bookkeeper for 25 years at Great Heart Seed and a truck driver for Higginbotham Farms. Beverly enjoyed volleyball at the YMCA, bowling, playing cards and attending her children's and grandchildren's sporting events. She enjoyed cooking and also providing food for those helping on the farm.. She was an avid gardener and also canned the different fruits and vegetables she raised so that they could be enjoyed long after the growing season was done for the years. She loved animals and taking care of livestock, spending time caring for cattle and pigs, even bottle feeding some of the babies and she was always there to help the kids prepare for the 4-H fair. She enjoyed helping her husband and sons in the field. Beverly had a great love for children and was considered the best babysitter ever. She was fond of traveling, and was able to travel all over the United States, many of those miles on a Gold Wing. She was a member of the Gold Wing Riders Association and the Heartland Oliver Collectors Club, along with many other antique tractor associations. She was an active member of Bell Ridge Christian Church for 56 years and also the Eunice Club, Ladies Aid, Little Angels Youth Group, and the van ministry at the church. Beverly volunteered for the Edgar County Farm Bureau Women's Committee and Ag in the classroom. She will be remembered as someone who was always eager to help anyone that needed it. Born Sept. 30, 1935, in Clark Center, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd Walton and Audrian (Linton) Hendrix. She married Chester Higginbotham on July 7, 1953, at Five Points Christian Church in Marshall, and started housekeeping in Puerto Rico while her husband served in the Air Force. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Bill Hendrix; a great-grandson Bo Adams; and one niece, Sue Claypool.

Chicago Tribune 11/22/2015
Patricia Ann Higginbotham McCann (1931-2015) WV/IL
Patricia Ann McCann passed away November 20, 2015 at home in Wilmette following an illness, surrounded by loving family. Pat was born in 1931 in West Virginia to Carrie and Hansford Higginbotham. Motivated by her mother's example, Pat achieved exception accomplishments. By 20, she had earned her degree at Ohio State, where she met and married her devoted husband, Stephen, at 19. They built a magnificent partnership of nearly 65 years: he celebrates her many contributions and mourns her loss. When pat was 21, she gave birth to daughter, Kim, followed by son, Craig, 2 years later. Pat earned a Master's in Christian Education at Garrett Seminary, followed by an MA in Religion from Northwestern. She then earned a Ph.D in Educational Administration from Northwestern. She spent years employed by the Northwestern Alumni Association. Pat gave her many talents to churches including First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, where she served in leadership roles. She supported her her children in pursuits, inspiring them with her standards of excellence. Kim's children, Jeremiah and Cassandra Hay, and the children of Craig and his wife, Nancy, Jennifer and Stephen McCann, likewise received the benefit of her support. Pat held key roles in the PEO organization; her energy, creativity and sense of humor were prized. Pat and Steve have been longtime members of the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette. Her dedication to others has touched countless lives. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 19 ay 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Evanston. In lieu of flowers, and wishing to honor her life by making a charitable donation in her memory are encouraged to do so.

1/2/2016

Opal B. Higginbotham Cutler (1924-2016) WI/IL
SHELBYVILLE -- Opal B. Cutler, 91, of Rockford, IL, formerly of Shelbyville, IL, passed away at 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 1, 2016 in her residence.

Opal was born on January 24, 1924 on the family farm near Sylvan, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Everett and Christina (Hanson) Higginbotham. Opal graduated from the Lone Rock High School in Lone Rock, WI. Following high school, Opal earned her airplane pilot’s license. She married William K. Cutler on November 19, 1947 at the First United Methodist Church in Shelbyville, IL.

Opal and her husband Bill owned and managed the Hilltop Restaurant in Potosi, WI. As a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Rockford, IL, she was active in the 3 M’s and Sarah Circle. Opal was very involved in the Sons of Norway and the Daughters of Valhall, where she served as president and on the executive board. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she held the position of Worthy Matron. Opal volunteered as a tutor at Haskell School and in her earlier years had been a Girl Scout Leader.

She loved her family and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Opal enjoyed fishing and camping, bird watching, bike riding, exercise classes and traveling. She especially loved her trip to Norway, to return to the family homestead. She also enjoyed spending winters in Florida.

Opal is survived by her husband of 68 years, William K. Cutler; daughters, Jacqueline E. (Richard) Jewell and Janet S. (Terry) Carter; grandchildren, Theresa (John) Norwood, Rich (Lisa) Jewell and Christina (Jerry) Rudolph; great grandchildren, Katerina (Steven) Rockwell; Brittany and Grace Jewell, twins, Carter and J.R. Rudolph and David Rudolph; brother, Dan (Jeanette) Higginbotham; and several nieces and nephews.

Opal was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold, Lester and Clarence Higginbotham; and sisters, Bessie Cooper and Letha Dull.

Special thanks to Dr. Phalen and his nurse Julie, Nancy and Jody, and also to Hospice Care of America for all of their help on her journey home.

Funeral services were held in Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville, IL with Rev. William T. Dahlberg officiating.

Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, IL.

Memorials to Salem Lutheran Church, 1629 South Sixth Street, Rockford, IL 61104.

4/27/2016
Glenn R. Higgenbotham (1941-2016) IL
Glenn Higgenbotham 75, of Joliet, Illinois died April 26, 2016.

Glenn was born April 7, 1941 in Effingham, Illinois to Bernard and Vesta (Shadwell) Higgenbotham.

He is survived by his wife, Ella of Joliet; A brother, Marvin Higgenbotham of Farina, Illinois and many nieces and nephews; also many friends.

Glenn was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Stella Aten, Alta Wolf and Janet Light; two brothers, Bernie and Robert Higgenbotham.

Following Glenn's wishes he was cremated with memorial services to be held at a later date.

6/22/2016

Kathleen Ann Sowers Hickenbottom (1940-2016) IL
Kathleen Ann “Kathy” Hickenbottom, age 76 of Charleston, passed away in the comfort of her home on Monday, June 20, 2016.

Kathy was born January 22, 1940 near Hidalgo in Jasper County, IL, one of three children born to the late Jesse Virgil and Delcie Carolyn (Shepherd) Sowers. She was united in marriage to Leslie Robert “Les” Hickenbottom on May 8, 1960 at the First Christian Church in Charleston and they have shared and celebrated 56 years of marriage and friendship. In addition to Les, those remaining to cherish her memory are her daughters, Connie Ann Spaniol and husband Lee of rural Lerna, IL and Cynthia Renee “Cindy” Huckstep of Charleston; 4 grandchildren, Lauren Elizabeth Spaniol, Kaitlin Ann Spaniol and fiancé Myles Titus, Kyle Alan Miller and fiancé Emily Rice, Jessica Lynn Huckstep; 2 great-grandchildren, Jaylen Annamarie Miller and Benjamin Robert Miller; a brother, Duane (Jeanette) Sowers of Effingham, IL; and a sister, Peggy Rice of Ft. Wayne, IN.

Kathy was a 1958 graduate of Cumberland High School. She graduated from Cosmetology School in Paris and was a licensed beautician for 10 years before accepting a position with Consolidated Communications, Inc. She was employed with Consolidated for 23 years prior to her retirement in 1993. Growing up, Kathy attended and placed membership with the Salem Church located near Toledo, IL where she played the piano and sang in the choir. She was a past member of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) and was actively involved and served on the Board of the Coles County Genealogical Society.

Kathy always kept busy with her many needlework, sewing or quilting projects, working in her flower and vegetable gardens, researching family genealogy, or spending time in the kitchen cooking family favorites such as minestrone or pasta fagioli. In addition to her career, Kathy was a homemaker who took great pride in her home and family. She was the supportive wife of a firefighter and took care of their family and home during the many hours Les was at the station, and helped to maintain a calm and positive atmosphere when the sirens were heard. She was a loving and giving wife and mother, and a doting grandmother and great-grandmother whose greatest joy was spending time with her family. Kathy’s friends and family will always treasure their many wonderful memories of joyous times shared.

1/5/2017

Bonnie Marie Higginbotham Griffin (1922-2017) IL/AZ
Bonnie Marie Griffin, 94 of Mesa, Arizona formerly of Bloomington passed away Wednesday January 4, 2017 at 12:14 PM at Brookdale Senior Living in Mesa.

There will be a graveside service for Bonnie on Wednesday January 11, 2017 at 11 AM at Park Hill Cemetery in Bloomington. Pastor Jason Collins will officiate. Beck Memorial Home in Bloomington is handling arrangements.

Bonnie was born July 8, 1922 in Franklin, IL to Jesse and Theresa Whitcomb Higginbotham. She married Robert P. Griffin in Bloomington. He preceded her in death on July 29, 1972.

She is survived by her three children, Robert D. (Carmen) Griffin of Mesa, Diana Holbrooks of Dahlonega, GA, and Gary (Socorro) Griffin of Anaheim Hills, CA, as well as six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, five siblings and one grandson Robert Griffin.

Bonnie worked many years as a waitress. She loved the outdoors and especially enjoyed bowling, skiing, and backpacking. She and her husband Robert met while roller skating.

1/16/2017
Norman Lee Hickenbottom (1928-2017) IL
Norman Lee Hickenbottom, 88, of Galesburg, died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, January 14, 2017.

Norm was born December 15, 1928 in Macomb, the son of Roy Edward and Gertrude Mae Rutledge Hickenbottom. He married the love of his life Shirley Faye Ebbert at the Presbyterian Church in Bushnell on June 29, 1947. Norm was an automobile salesman for over 45 years, owning several different dealerships. He and Shirley were active members of the Silver Sneakers Club at the YMCA. Norm enjoyed buying old cars and restoring them; as well as collecting antique toys.

Norm is survived by his wife of 69 years, Shirley of Galesburg; three children, Brenda Goodman of Galesburg, Michael (Janet) Hickenbottom of Magnolia, TX, and Mark (Sue) Hickenbottom of Greenbrier, AR; 6 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Forrest Leon Hickenbottom.

Per his wishes cremation rites will be accorded and private family services will be held. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to Watson-Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg. Memorials may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) or to a charity of the donor's choice.

03/24/2017

Paul Grady Higginbotham (1961-2017) England/IL
MARION — Paul Grady Higginbotham, 55, passed away Tuesday March 7, 2017, in his home. Paul was born to Yvonne (Fletcher) Higginbotham and Paul Grady Higginbotham in Mildenhall, England on July 16, 1961. Paul is survived by his father, Paul Grady (Phyllis A. Brenner) Higginbotham of San Antonio, Texas; brother, Michael (Leslie Figge Chatillon) Fletcher of Newport Beach, California; brother Kevin (Patti) Higginbotham of Plano, Texas; and sister Dawna (and friend, Bill Jarvis) Daigle of Park City, Missouri. Paul was a competitive swimmer excelling at breaststroke. He swam for various teams in Panama and in California. One could always find him wherever there was a pool swimming laps and perfecting his turns, including at the HUB in Marion. Surfing became his passion after moving to California. Paul graduated from Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California in 1979. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, Paul became an accomplished welder working for several companies in California. Locally, Paul worked as a welder at Southern Pride, and for various welding shops fabricating and repairing coal mining equipment. Paul also worked locally helping to repair and restore pipe organs at several churches throughout Southern Illinois. More recently, Paul worked as a caretaker at Zion United Church of Christ and Marion First Christian Church. As his father was an Air Force pilot, Paul was privileged to have lived in many places around the world including England and Panama. Stateside, he lived in Omaha, Nebraska; Dayton, Ohio; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; El Paso, Texas; and Newport Beach, California. Upon the death of his grandfather Delos Fletcher in 2003, Paul relocated to Marion in 2004 to care for his mother, Yvonne (Fletcher) Higginbotham and Grandmother Muriel (Hearn) Fletcher.

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois) 4/5/2017

Lillis Maurine Goetz Hickenbottom (1923-2017) IL
Bethany - Lillis Maurine Hickenbottom, 93, of Bethany passed away 6:25 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2017 at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethany. Visitation will be held one hour before the services at the church. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorial may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Lillis was born September 28, 1923 in Bethany, the daughter of William Edward and Lillis E. (Bone) Goetz. She married Delbert Richard "Joe" Hickenbottom on December 9, 1944 in Bethany. He preceded her in death on November 11, 2006. Lillis was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Bethany. She enjoyed her grandchildren, quilting and sewing.
She is survived by her son, Ronald Joe (Suzanne) Hickenbottom of Sullivan; daughter, Susan Jane (Craig) Tidball of Warsaw, IN.; sister, Jane Griffith of Moses Lake, WA; 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and 3 brothers.

Obituary: Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home - Mattoon, Illinois

Maxine Berdina Hickenbottom Randolph (1928-2017) IL
MATTOON- Berdina Randolph, of Mattoon, IL, age 89, passed away on September 14, 2017 at 3:48 A.M. at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital in Mattoon, IL.
The funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, September 18, 2017 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Reverend Adam McReynolds officiating. Burial will follow the service at Upper Muddy Cemetery in Lerna, IL. Visitation will be held at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home, 1200 Wabash Avenue, Mattoon, IL 61938, Sunday evening from 4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Berdina was born July 30, 1928 in Lerna, IL, the daughter of Eldon and Alma (Scott) Hickenbottom.
She is survived by her dear husband, Tom Randolph. They were married October 28, 1950 in St. Charles, MO. Berdina is survived by her children; two sons, Paul Randolph and wife Gail of Easley, SC, Mike Randolph and wife Tresa of Mattoon, IL; two daughters, Debra Prahl of Mattoon, IL, Janice Beals of Mattoon, IL; one son-in-law, Ed Maynard and wife Scarlet of Neoga, IL; twelve grandchildren, Mark Maynard and wife Kimi of Anderson, IN, Scott Dow and wife Michelle of Charleston, IL, Brian Dow of Mattoon, IL, Brittany Wheeler and husband Martin of Oakland, IL, Tom Beals and wife Nicole of Charleston, IL, Andy Beals and wife Jenny of Mt. Zion, IL, Tyler Beals and wife Janarra of Mt. Zion, IL, Megan Randolph of St. Louis, MO, Shad Randolph and wife Paula of Easley, SC, Autumn Ross and husband Russ of Easley, SC, Holly Smith of Easley, SC, Lindsey Medlin and husband Lyle of Pickens, SC; and twenty-two grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her daughter Karon Maynard, son-in-law Donnie Beals, and brother Marvin Hickenbottom.
Berdina’s life was dedicated to her faith and family. She was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Trilla, IL. She had a passion for child evangelism, teaching Sunday school, Five Day Club, Good News Club, and Church Camp. Berdina cherished her Tuesday’s with the ladies of The Calendar Club, spending their time by quilting and socializing.
She was famous within the church for her Maple Squares and would bring them every Easter Sunday service, causing fellow church members to hide them just to ensure they were able to enjoy her famous recipe. She was kind enough to give tutorials in the church basement for her sought after cinnamon rolls, pies, and chicken tetrazzini. Mrs. Randolph was a person of faith and lived a life serving others. She will be greatly missed.

11/5/2017

Billie Elizabeth Higginbotham Reid (1930-2017) AL/IL
(June 29, 1930 - November 1, 2017)
Billie Reid, age 87 of Lansing, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017. She is the loving mother of: Sharon (Boyd) Kerley, Shirley (Ed) Kester, Tim (Laurie) Reid, and Saundra (Gary Campbell) Clark, and the late Michael Reid. Cherished grandmother of: Mike Reid, Amy (Jason) Taylor, Jason (Emma) Kester, Josh Kester, Alexa (Dan Kapitan) Reid, Dan Reid, Samantha (Eric Zaruba) Reid, Tony (Jennifer) Kerley, Joe Winkiewicz, Lisa (Chet Friesner) Gibson, Danielle (Brett Kenny) Reid, Timmy Reid, Taylor Reid, Christy (Jim) Conway, Mandi (Nathan) Poole, and great grandmother of 20. Billie is also survived by her sister-in-law Mable Higginbotham and many nieces and nephews. Billie was preceded in death by her beloved husband Byron Reid, son Michael Reid, parents Robert and Margaret Higginbotham, brother Robert Higginbotham, Jr., and great granddaughter Charlotte Kester. Funeral services for Billie will be held Monday, November 6, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home, 3227 Ridge Road, Lansing, Illinois with Pastor Steven Sluder and Bill Kintz officiating. Billie will be laid to rest at Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Schererville, Indiana. Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, November 5, 2017 from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral Home. Billie was a waitress for many years. She was an avid bowler and she enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and she loved her great grandbabies. She was loved by many and she will be dearly missed.

The Herald-News 11/30/2017

Evelyn Carol Schranz Higginbotham (1924-2017) IL
Evelyn C. Higginbotham (Schranz), age 93, of Crest Hill, formerly of Orland Park, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at the Joliet Area Community Hospice House in Joliet. Evelyn is survived by her loving family; children, Linda (Jim) Netherland, and Jean (Mike) Lucas; son-in-law, Tom Gaubatz; nephews, Paul (Bonnie) Schranz and Marty (Linda) Schranz; 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, John and Verne Schranz (Heppler); her husband of 51 years, William Higginbotham; daughter, Sue Gaubatz; stepson, Paul Higginbotham; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Gloria Schranz. Evelyn did office work before marrying Bill. She was a master gardener, loved doing crafts of all kinds, enjoyed music, playing cards, dancing, girl scouts, her church and her family. She worked at a fabric shop in Chicago for a few years, and also did clerical work at Andrew Corporation in Orland Park before retiring. She loved her Andrew Retiree friends and activities. A special thank you to Willow Falls in Crest Hill and the Joliet Area Community Hospice home for helping to care for Evelyn. Interment will be private.

12/24/2017
Eunice Marie Ralston Burge Higginbotham (1934-2017) IL
April 23, 1934 - December 23, 2017

Eunice Marie Higginbotham 83 of Mt. Morris, Illinois, passed away on December 23, 2017. She was born April 23, 1934 to Herbert and Othie (Miller) Ralston in Wayne County, Illinois.

She enjoyed crossword puzzles, cards (hearts), old movies, and especially loved her grandchildren.

She is survived by: children, Larry Beck, Lori A Burge, and Tina and Mark Morrow; grandchildren, Aimee Raschelle and Tony; and great grandchildren; Tyler and Michael.

She was preceded in death by: parents; husband, Donald in 2005; and her daughter, Linda.

Private graveside services were held in Lawnridge Cemetery In Rochelle, Ill.

From Beverage Lyons Funeral Home.

1/12/2018

Judith A. Perry Hickenbottom (1945-2018) IL

Judith A. Hickenbottom, 72, Coal Valley, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island.

Funeral services are noon Tuesday at Van Hoe Funeral Home, East Moline. Burial is at Rock Island National Cemetery. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time. Memorials may be made to the family.

Judy Perry was born Dec. 4, 1945, in Moline. She married Roger Hickenbottom on Aug. 3, 1974, in East Moline. He died March 17, 2010. She worked at Rock Island Distributing and retired from Metropolitan Lab. Judy enjoyed watching NASCAR and dearly loved time spent with her family and closest friends, especially her grandchildren.

Survivors include her children, Amy (Shane) Jackson, Coal Valley, and Tim Vest, East Moline; grandchildren, Donnie Vest, Chase Harmening, Trenton Jackson, Tessa Jackson and Seth Jackson; and her sister, Joann.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her mother and stepfather, Ruth and Don Sommers; and her father, Alfred Perry.

01/28/2018
Steven Dale Higginbotham (1953-2018) IN/IL
MARTINSVILLE -- Steven D. Higginbotham, 64, of Martinsville, IL passed away Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at his home. He graduated from SIU Carbondale from the computer science program and was employed in the computer department at SIU for many years. Upon returning to this area, he was employed by Lakeland College at Mattoon and EIU at Charleston also in their computer departments. Steve was born Nov. 27, 1953 at Terre Haute, IN, the son of Clifford W. and Kitty J. Barkley Higginbotham. Surviving are several aunts and uncles and cousins. Services in honor of his life will be 2:00 PM Tuesday at Pearce Funeral Home with Bro. Billie Ray Ulrey officiating. Burial will be in the Marshall Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 AM until service time on Tuesday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Antique Power Club.

1/25/2019

Virginia A. Goodwin Hickenbottom (1945-2019) IL
Birth Date: September 7, 1945 Death Date: January 23, 2019
Ginny A. Hickenbottom, 73, of Decatur, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at Decatur Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side. Ginny was born September 7, 1945, in Decatur, to Everett and Evelyn (Treado) Goodwin. She married Harold Hickenbottom in Decatur on April 8, 1967. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Ginny loved motorcycling and spending the winters in Florida. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Harold; her daughter, Lisa (Brian) Hastings of Decatur, IL; and four grandchildren, Devon Perkins, David Perkins, Luke Hastings and Brynn Hastings. She was preceded in death by her parents. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Ginny Hickenbottom will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2019, at Tabernacle Baptist Church 650 N Wyckles Rd, Decatur, IL 62522. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 27, at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed to the church. The family of Ginny A. Hickenbottom is being served by Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, 2091 N. Oakland Ave. Decatur, IL.

4/3/2019

Annabelle Lee Lindquist Hickenbottom (1921-2019 CO/IL

October 31, 1921 - April 1, 2019

Annabelle Lee Lindquist Hickenbottom passed away peacefully at her home in Champaign at 9:40pm on Monday, April 1. She was 97.

Anne, as she was known, was born October 31, 1921 to the late Gustav Edward and Susannah Lewis Lindquist in Denver Colorado. She grew up in Denver and graduated from East High in 1939.

During World War II she worked in the Finance Office at Lowry Air Field where she met Staff Sergeant Wade Hickenbottom of Fairfield, Iowa. The couple married October 24, 1943.

Following the war, her husband returned to his civilian employer, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, and the couple lived in Chicago; Bronxville, New York; London, England; and Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and retired to Sarasota, Florida in 1977. After her husband died in 1996 she moved to Champaign to be near her daughter, Nancy Whitford.

Anne was a lifelong homemaker, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family was always at the center of her life.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Lt. Edward Lindquist, over France, during World War II.

She is survived by her two daughters and their families: Shirley Fitzgerald (James) of Rockwall, Texas, grandson Wade Fitzgerald (Alice) and great-granddaughters Emma and Greta Fitzgerald of Dallas, Texas; Nancy Whitford (David) of Champaign, grandson Lt. Col. Andrew Whitford (Angie) and great-grandsons Jack and Oliver of York, England; grandson Edward Whitford (Kate Tagert) and great-grandchildren Bea and Robert of Alexandria, Virginia.

Anne was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Champaign, and Carle Philanthropy Women’s Legacy Circle. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to either of these organizations.

The family would like to express its appreciation to Diversified Healthcare Services for the many years of care they provided so that Anne could stay in her home.

A memorial service will take place at First Presbyterian Church Champaign on Saturday, April 13 at 1:30. The family will greet friends following the service. She will be buried in Fairfield, Iowa, next to her beloved Wade. Morgan Memorial Home is in charge of arrangements.

5/12/2019

Joyce Mae Hickenbottom Powell (1930-2019) IL

Joyce Mae Powell, 88, of Clay City passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Flora Gardens.

Joyce was born May 14, 1930, in Cisne to Allen and Alice (Hamilton) Hickenbottom. She was married in 1946 to Elmo Powell. She was employed 24 years at Clay County Hospital, was a member of the Sweet Adeline’s and a lifetime member of the Bethel United Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling the U.S. with Presley Tours and BJ’s Travels.

She is survived by her five children: Dan (Nancy) Powell of O’Fallon, IL, Iris Lynn Burgener and Carletta (Newt) Noll of Clay City, Mike Powell of Elizabethtown, TN, and Amy (Mark) Miller of Little Rock, AR; seven grandchildren: Angela (Donnie) Keck, Cassandra Haas, Jason (Crystal) Mink, Irjaria Pippin, Hunter Miller, Katie (Richard Ketchem, Jennie (Sergii) Mainyi; and one step granddaughter Sherrie Seals; 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Also surviving is a half-sister, Alice (Larry) Childers; half-brothers, Sherman Thomas, Jimmy (Della) Thomas and Ellery (Marie) Thomas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Leah Boudreau and Lela Michels and brother Wesley Hickenbottom, three step-brothers, two steps-sisters, and former husband.

A Graveside Service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Gunion Cemetery in rural Cisne.

Memorials may be directed to the Bethel United Methodist Church of Clay City and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Fond memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.meridithfuneralhome.com.

Hosselton-Meridith Funeral Home of Cisne is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

9/18/2019

Chester Dale Higginbotham (1932-2019) IL

July 07, 1932 - September 15, 2019

Chester Dale “Bud” Higginbotham, age 87 of rural Paris, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, September 15 at Life’s Journey in Paris, IL. Born July 7, 1932 at home on the farm near Martinsville, IL, the son of the late Ormal “Slim” and Opal Higginbotham, Bud was the fourth child of 9 brothers and sisters. He married Beverly Hendrix on July 8, 1953 at the Five Points Christian Church in Marshall. Chester and Beverly spent the first two years of marriage in Puerto Rico where Chester was serving in the Air Force. Joining the U.S. Air Force in March of 1952 during the Korean War, he ended up on the flight line with the crash and rescue fire department section. He also worked with the B36 and B47 bombers on Ramey Air Force Base, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. A farmer all of his life, Chester was born during wheat harvest time and started going to the field with his dad when he was four years old. Serving in the Air Force for four years he could not wait to return to Illinois and the farm. Planting and harvesting over 60 seasons, Chester also raised livestock and encouraged his children and grandchildren with 4-H. Chester officially began farming on his own in 1949 with his 1944 Oliver 70 tractor and then collected and restored Oliver tractors when they no longer were manufactured. He belonged to the Hart Parr Oliver Collectors Association and the I & I Tractor Club and has been written up in several magazines and newspapers. An Oliver Museum is located on his farm which includes over 35 restored tractors, many toy and pedal tractors, awards and other memorabilia. Tractor pulls were a favorite family summer event and hobby for Chester and he especially loved pulling with his 1955 Oliver Super 99 Detroit GM Diesel tractor. A member of the Illinois Crop Improvement Association since 1959, Chester and Beverly started their own seed bean business on the farm. He became president of Higginbotham Seed Company/Edgar County Seed in 1983 and continued that role in 1991 when the company became Higginbotham Seed/Great Heart Seed. Active in the ag community, Chester represented Grandview Township on the Edgar County Farm Bureau Board for 12 years and also served on the Edgar County Marketing Board and the Paris Honeybee Association Antique Implement Show. Starting with a 1945 Indian motorcycle, Chester then became a Honda Gold Wing Rider. He loved taking long road trips with friends and family in the summer on his Gold Wing. Traveling all over the United States and Canada with wife, Beverly, they visited all 48 states in the contiguous United States. A member of the Bell Ridge Christian Church for 52 years, Chester served the congregation as assistant treasurer, deacon, trustee and church van driver for many of those years. Survivors include his children; Bill (Jill) Higginbotham of Paris, Terry (Bonnie) Higginbotham of Paris, Patty (Randy) Higginbotham Shafer of Paris, Mike (Lee Ann) Higginbotham of Westfield, and Scott (Lori) Higginbotham of Paris, sister Rosemary (Bob) Linton of Marshall and brothers, Charles (Phyllis) Higginbotham, Gene (Judy) Higginbotham, and Robert (Sheryl) Higginbotham of rural Martinsville and Floyd “Sonny” (Glenda) Higginbotham of Marshall, fourteen grandchildren; Hilary Walker, Jacob Higginbotham, Caleb Higginbotham, Emily Agan, April Creech, Shane Higginbotham, Travis Higginbotham, Brittany Rhodes, Jessica Adams, Betsy Wochner, Cody Adams, Zachery Higginbotham, Kahrissa Switzer, and Parker Higginbotham, five step-grandchildren; Brian Metzke, Mitchell Shafer, Whitney Shafer, Deborah Edwards, and Colten Oakley, nineteen great grandchildren; Paven Walker, Nova Walker, Leo Higginbotham, Logan Higginbotham, Hadley Higginbotham, Luke Higginbotham, Kaylie Creech, Adam Creech, Aidan Creech, Aubrie Creech, Cora Higginbotham, Clay Rhodes, Ty Rhodes, Karson Dunlap, Hunter Dunlap, Kaidence Adams, Maddox Adams, Ryder Adams, and Kane Wochner, five step-great grandchildren; Drake Metzke, Grant Metzke, Jayton Boling, Peyton Edwards, Tyson Edwards, and Amelia Edwards, and many dear nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Beverly Jean “Hendrix” Higginbotham and also by two sisters, Louise Veach and Hazel Austin, a brother, Clifford Higginbotham and a great grandson, Boe Adams. Visitation for Chester will be held at the Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home on Sunday, September 29th from 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 30th at Bell Ridge Christian Church with Bro. Kurt Speece officiating. Burial will follow in Marshall Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Bell Ridge Christian Church.

Chicago Suburban Daily Herald 9/29/2019
Vera Suzanne Higginbotham Robleski (1946-2019) ILOn Saturday, Aug. 3, Vera Suzanne "Suzy" Higginbotham Robleski, loving wife and mother of 2, passed away at the age of 73 with her family by her side in Naperville, IL. Suzy was born on March 10, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA to Vera Mary and Jasper Elledge Higginbotham. She graduated from George Washington High school in 1964. Suzy was married to Richard Robleski in 2006 and lived in Woodridge, IL for 45 years. Suzy is survived by 2 children, Gina Feldman of Joliet, IL and Bob Thompson of Austin, TX. She is also survived by her husband, 4 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Her brother, Ronald Elledge Higginbotham resides in Moorpark, CA. Suzanne Robleski's family is having a Celebration of Life on Friday, Oct. 4, from 6-10PM at the Downers Grove Moose Lodge.

11/18/2019

Charles Eugene Hickenbottom (1928-2019) IL

Charles E. “Gene” Hickenbottom (Age 91) passed away at 4:55 p.m. on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Heartland Health Care Center in Macomb. He was born on January 10, 1928 in Table Grove, IL to Paul Lester Hickenbottom and Vera Gladys Smith Hickenbottom. He married Dorothy “Joann” Williams on April 5, 1953 in Industry, IL.

Gene is survived by his two daughters, Cathy (Dan) Dillard of Lisle, IL and Vicky (Jeff) Keever of Media, IL, one son, Rick Hickenbottom of Carthage, IL. Six grandchildren, Justin (Rachel) Dillard of Anoka, MN, Jana (Travis Horton) Dillard of Moline, IL, Cory (Stacy) Dillard of New Lenox, IL, Ryan (Jodi) Keever of Farmington, IL, Kyle Keever of Media, IL, and Mitchell Curry of Henrico, VA. Eight great grandchildren, Tori Brown, Max Dillard, McKena Mathews, Connor Mathews, Chip Dillard, Collins Dillard, Reid Keever and Adalyn Keever. Two brothers, Carroll (Sandy) Hickenbottom of Blandinsville and Larry (Beverly) Hickenbottom of Carthage. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister Leona (Dana) “Sis” Curtis.

Gene proudly served in the U.S. Army from January 12, 1951 to October 14, 1952 during the Korean Conflict. After returning home, Gene farmed for over 20 years raising his family around the Raritan area. In 1977, he moved to Bushnell, IL and was custodian at the Bushnell Prairie City Jr. High for 15 years before retiring on June 30, 1993.

Gene was a life long Cubs Fan. He instilled the love for his cubbies in his children and grandchildren. I think his favorite saying was “well there is always next year.” Seeing the Cubs win the world series was a dream come true for him.

Gene was a member of the Bushnell United Methodist Church. Gene was a 4-H member and Leader for over 15 years.

If you wanted to see Gene smile, just ask him about his grandkids. When Gene’s grandkids were involved in sporting events or school events or fairs, he was always there cheering them on.

In his later years he moved into the Everly House and then to Grand Prairie where he enjoyed working on jigsaw puzzles. He completed over 1000 puzzles where he would glue and give away as quickly as he could complete them. Earning the title “Puzzle guy.”

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday November 22, 2019 at the Bushnell United Methodist Church where visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Pastor Dan Lybarger will officiate. Interment will be in the Bushnell Cemetery with full Military Rites. Memorial Contributions can be made to Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. Martin-Hollis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

11/20/2019
Rosemary Higginbotham Thompson Linton (1942-2019) IL
Rosemary (Higginbotham) Thompson Linton, 77, of Marshall, IL, passed away on November 19, 2019, at Willowbrook Care Facility in Marshall. She was born in Martinsville, IL on March 28, 1942, to Ormal and Opal (Alexander) Higginbotham.

She was a graduate of the 1960 class of Martinsville High School. Rosemary married Herman Thompson on June 4, 1960 and would go on to share a life with their six children in Marshall.

She was preceded in death by her late husband, Herman, and a son, Brent E. Thompson.

Rosemary was an active member of West Union Christian Church for many years. She was known for her pies throughout her community and always had an open table available to friends. Being both a farmer’s daughter and a farmer’s wife, it comes as no surprise that Rosemary was a tireless worker.

Early in her married life, she was employed at H&H Grain Company in Snyder, IL. In 1983, she found employment at TRW, where she retired after 18 years of service. Soon after retirement, Rosemary married Robert Linton of Paris, IL, on June 22, 2001. Together, Bob and Rosemary enjoyed traveling, having visited much of the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Niagara Falls. At home, she put her naturally green thumb to work in her garden and could grow just about anything she could get her hands on.

She will be remembered as a selfless soul who cared deeply and loved whole-heartedly. The twilight years of her life found her active in the Lake Ridge Christian Church in Paris, IL. No one could ever doubt the devotion Rosemary had for her Savior. She gave Jesus her heart and soul and lived to be a light in the darkness. We have assurance that when she passed to her eternal reward, she was met with the words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."

Rosemary is survived by her husband of 18 years, Robert Linton and her children Jackie (Terry) Birchfield of Marshall, Timothy (Sarah) Thompson of Martinsville, Angela (Bradley) Thompson of Marshall, Curtis (Cathy) Thompson of West Union, and Chad (Megan) Thompson of Columbus, IN. Survivors also include her twelve grandchildren Steven (Kendra) Birchfield, Dustin (Heather) Birchfield, Shelby (Lewis) Sanborn, Aaron Thompson, Chelsea (Jerome) Hoffman, Layne (Patrick) White, Tyler Thompson, Caden and Carter Thompson, and Paxton, Holden, and Quinn Thompson. Rosemary was also blessed by ten great-grandchildren MacKenzie and Briana Sanders, Aiden and Peyton Birchfield, Kyson, Brayleigh, and Braxtin Birchfield, Zach and Karlie Hoffman, and James Sanborn; by her step-children, David Linton of Victory, TX, Rebecca Knobel of the United Kingdom, Sherri Laughlin of Sandwich, IL; as well as several step-grandchildren.

Aside from her late husband and son, Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Louise Veach and Hazel Austin; and her brothers, Clifford and Chester Higginbotham. She was also preceded in death by a great-grandson, Brendan Birchfield.

A time of visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 22nd at the West Union Christian Church. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 23rd at the church with burial following in the Ohio Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the "West Union Christian Church", "Lake Ridge Christian Church", or to "Pinehaven Christian Children's Ranch", a residential, year-round program aimed at providing a stable, controlled, secure environment in which young people can reach the potential that God has placed within them.

The Prust-Hosch Funeral Home in West Union is in charge of arrangements.

Journal Gazette Times-Courier 7/7/2020

Mary N. Rauch Hickenbottom (1926-2020) IL

CHARLESTON - Mary N. Hickenbottom, 94, of Charleston, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at SBLHC.

Private burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Charleston. Arrangements: Caudill-King. In lieu of flowers, memorials: Northside Baptist Church.

Mary was born May 27, 1926 to Clint and Mabel (Williams) Rauch at their home in Cumberland County, IL. She married Isaac “Ike” F. Hickenbottom, March 22, 1945 in Louisville, Kentucky; he preceded her in death, February 3, 2014. She is survived by their children: Jerry Hickenbottom of Charleston and Patty Nichols (Michael Gillen) of Franklin, NC; and one granddaughter: Michelle Champagne (Casey) of Milledgeville, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister: Dorothy Waltrip, and niece: Frances Davis.

Mary was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She was devoted to her family, and in earlier years she had worked at Eli Lily and Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company.

7/18/2020

Betty Juanita Higginbotham Niebres (1955-2020) MS/IL

Betty J. Niebres age 65, a resident of the Dundee -Sleepy Hollow areas for 50 years passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Betty was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on July 6, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Kenneth & Mary Lois Higginbothan. She was a resident of the area for the past 50 years. Survivors include her husband of 48 years; Fernando. Their children; Bradley, Patrick ( Erin), Elisabeth and Michael Niebres. Other survivors include her 2 brothers; Ken and Dan Higginbothan as well as many friends.
Family and friends will gather for graveside funeral services on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 1:30 P.M. at Dundee Township East Cemetery, East Dundee. Miller Funeral Home

The State Journal-Register Sep. 23, 2020

Trystin Kavan Higginbotham (2005-2020) IL
Riverton, IL—Trystin Higginbotham passed away in Riverton, IL on September 10, 2020. He was born on April 15, 2005 to Andrew Higginbotham and Chasti D. Burnett-Higginbotham.
Trystin is preceded in death by his father Andrew Higginbotham and his grandparents, Jackie and Edna Faye Higginbotham.
Trystin is survived by his mother, Chasti D. Burnett; two sisters, Calista and Candra Higginbotham, all of Riverton, IL; one brother, Devin Higginbotham (and Devin's son Greyson) of Kansas; two grandparents, Malcolm and Carolyn Dianne Burnett; Uncle Aaron (Yu-Ling) and numerous other aunts, uncles, and cousins, as well as his beloved dog, Lobo.
Trystin grew up in Riverton, attending Sherman Elementary School and Williamsville Middle School and Junior High. He was currently a sophomore at Williamsville High School.
He enjoyed going to school and planned a future in Forensic Science. He loved the beauty of the winter months, as well as a variety of activities with friends and family which included fishing, camping, strength-training, running, hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, and of course there was weekend basketball with his friends.
Not only was Trystin physically active, he was also diligent with his studies, especially his Bible reading, applying the things he learned and sharing his Bible knowledge with others. No matter what he set out to do, he did it to the best of his ability. He was a hardworking young man and loved everyone. All who met him fell for his warm smile and winning personality.
Visitation: 2-5 pm, Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Staab Funeral Home – Sherman.
Private services and burial will be held.
CDC Protocol shall be followed.

The Rock Island Dispatch Argus Dec. 15, 2020

Donald Dwayne Hickenbottom (1946-2020) IL

August 14, 1946 - December 12, 2020
Moline - Donald D. Hickenbottom, 74, of Moline, IL, died Saturday, December 12, 2020, at his home. Private graveside services will be held at the Rock Island National Cemetery. Don was born August 14, 1946, in Fairfield, IA, the son of Ferne L. and Gertrude A. (Ross) Hickenbottom. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam Conflict. He was honorably discharged. He married Debra A (Holdorf) Bias February 14, 1991, in East Moline, IL. He retired in 2007 as a Teamster, after 40 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Debra; son, Scott (Tracey) Hickenbottom, Milan, IL; daughters, Staci (Bill) Jensen, Moline and Ashley Hickenbottom, Davenport, IA; stepson, Corey (Trish) Bias, Milan, IL; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; sister, Linda Ristau, MO; and sister-in-law, Karen Hickenbottom, Moline. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Robert and Clarence Hickenbottom; and aunt and uncle, Judy and Roger Hickenbottom. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to the family.

6/10/2021

Reba LaRuth Copeland Hickenbottom
May 27, 1942 - May 30, 2021
Reba LaRuth Copeland-Hickenbottom, who was born the 5th of 14 children on May 27, 1942, in Guntown, MS, to the late Little and Elizabeth Copeland. Rebais preceded in death by her Parents; Husband, Albert; Son, Christopher and Daughter, Nicole; Siblings, Jimmie B., Katie, Marcell and Robins Copeland. Reba professed a hope in Christ at an early age at Mt. Moriah Holiness Church. Reba received her formal education at Guntown Lowe High School in Saltillo, Mississippi. She moved to Chicago, IL in the mid-60s. Was then united in holy marriage to Albert Hickenbottom in 1975…where they resided in Broadview, IL and she had been a pillar of the community for 46 years. In this union, they raised 5 children Albert Jr., Durward, Christopher, Dontae and Surita. Her career path included Knowles Electronics, where she worked until retirement. Then, her love for people led her to work in home healthcare and for First Student Bus Company until her untimely passing. For those of you who knew Reba, she was the Matriarch of the Copeland Family, affectionally called “The General”. Reba was a comedian in her own right, and she knew EVERYBODY! She was loved by all, and her legacy will be carried on through all the good memories she shared with others (from family BBQs at her home, to family and school reunions, trips to Mississippi and many more treasured memories). She was an avid gardener and loved landscaping (you can tell that by the presence of her home) with the variety of plants and flowers that she put much time and love into. Her infectious laugh, hilarious one liners and strong presence will be immensely missed by all of those who had the pleasure of knowing her. Reba transitioned from this Earthly life to her new Eternal life on the evening of Sunday, May 30, 2021. Reba leaves to cherish her memories, her children; Albert Hickenbottom, Jr. (Beverly), Durward Hickenbottom (Cynthia), Dontae Hickenbottom (Tenee) and Surita Harris (Corey). Grandchildren; LaKisha Redmond (Esley), Alisa Hickenbottom, Racquel Joseph (Raymond), Misty Whitaker, Savannah Hickenbottom, Treshawn Hickenbottom, Xzavier (Angelita) and Zaden. Nine great-grandchildren; Three sisters, Elizabeth Betts (Booker), Carnell Kilgo, and Velva Hill (Bishop Rendell); six brothers; Evandis Copeland, Mancy Copeland, McKell Copeland (Annette), Bishop Jimmy Copeland (Paula), Randy Copeland (Terry) and Gene Copeland; Sisters-In-Law, Annette Copeland, Clara Brock (David), Susie Mae King, Luezella Dukes and Betty Ann Penrose; Goddaughters, BenQuila Smith and Judy Miller and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Special acknowledgements to Delois, Chearliter, Ada Mae, Mary, Gloria and Ray.

Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home 1/14/2023

Harold Herman Hickenbottom (1941-2023) IL

Harold Hickenbottom, 81, passed away in his home on January 12, 2023, surrounded by his family.
Harold was born on November 15, 1941, in Decatur Il to Ray and Myrtle Hickenbottom.
Harold was an avid hunter. He never missed a deer season. He liked to spend his time on his numerous interests including golf, carpentry, motorcycle riding and watching racing and the St. Louis Cardinals. He has an outgoing personality to the point where he never met a stranger no matter where he went. He enjoyed his family and loved spending time with them.
Harold is survived by his wife, Sue McMahon; daughter, Lisa (Brian) Hastings; sisters, Betty Faulkner and Alice Fisher and grandchildren, Devon (Steve) Ziegler, David Perkins, Luke Hastings and Brynn Hastings. As well as numerous extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ginny Hickenbottom; parents, Ray and Myrtle Hickenbottom and brother, Lowell Hickenbottom.
A visitation will be held for Harold at Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home on Thursday, January 19, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm with services starting at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be directly after the funeral services at Point Pleasant Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.

Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory - Granite City on May 11, 2023

Margaret Roach Higginbotham King (1927-2023) MO/IL

Margaret Morris King, 96, of Edwardsville passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Anderson Hospital. She was born March 4, 1927 in St. Louis, MO to Thomas Pearl and Olive Hope (nee: Glassey) Roach. Margaret was retired from the Bethalto School District. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Edwardsville and in the summers taught Headstart in Cottage Hills. She enjoyed horses, dogs, cats, bird watching and anything nature related. She was a generous person that helped others. Margaret would use her own funds to help her students and to pay for field trips.
She is survived by her son, John (Jeanette) Higginbotham Jr. of Staunton and Hope (Dwayne) Higginbotham Cunningham of Red Banks, MS.; two step daughters, Marilyn "Nici" Mahlandt of FL and Kathy Clark of IL; ten grandchildren: John James "Jamey" Higginbotham III, Casey Elizabeth Wiser, McKenzee Koch Mize, Tiffany Renee' Droege, Ryan James Shelton, Amber Danielle Noud, Ashley Autumn Adler, April Dawn Frost, Eric Zachary Carver and Shellee Dee Clamp; 22 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marion Charles King; a brother, Thomas Leroy "Bud" Roach and 4 sisters: Genevieve Marie Roach Wright, Suzanne Elizabeth Roach, Kathleen Mary Roach and Helen Irene Roach Sheehan.
Cremation services entrusted to Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory in Granite City, IL.

Cooney Funeral Home - Park Ridge on Jan. 5, 2024
Ann Marie Burns Higginbotham (1941-2023) IL

Ann "Annie" Marie Higginbotham (nee Burns) October 10, 1941 – December 30, 2023 On December 30, 2023 Ann passed away peacefully in her sleep. Ann is survived by her husband Carl, daughter Kelly Ryan (Tom) and their children Bridget and Brady. Preceded in death by her parents Ann and Daniel Burns and sister Bonnie Schnieter. Ann was a caring and devoted wife, mom, grandmother, aunt, great aunt, sister, daughter, cousin and friend to many. She leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness and will be missed by many. Visitation at Cooney Funeral Home, 625 Busse Hwy., Park Ridge on Wednesday, January 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. Funeral Friday, January 11, 2024 prayers at 9:30 a.m. going to Mary Seat of Wisdom for 10:00 a.m. mass. Interment All Saints Cemetery. For information: Cooney Funeral Home (847) 685-1002

Lack & Sons Funeral Home 2/28/2024

Henry L. Higginbotham (1961-2024) IL

Henry L. Higginbotham, age 62; Loving partner of Maria Torres; Dear father of Henry D. (Rosie) Higginbotham, Joanna Torres, and Frances Hall; Loving grandfather of Rafael Vega, Riko Vega, Henry J. Higginbotham, Ruben Vega, Yvette Higginbotham, Mason Higginbotham, Kayla Hernandez, Mikelle Wrancher, Michael Wrancher, David Hernandez, and Moriah Wrancher; Dear brother of Rita Higginbotham, Annette (Rene) Sanchez, Virginia Higginbotham, Toby Higginbotham, and Belinda Johnson; Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, March 8, 2024, 10 A.M. to time of Service 12 Noon at Lack and Sons Funeral Home, 9236 South Roberts Road, Hickory Hills; Interment Resurrection Cemetery; Information 708-430-5700.