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James Higginbotham Obituary
Granville, OH
Mr. James M. Higginbotham, Sr., age 84, of Granville, OH, went to be with his Lord on Monday, May 5, 2014, upon his death at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, OH. Born on December 20, 1929, in Iva, SC, he was the son of the late Dock Turner and the late Lucy Turner Higginbotham. For 61 years, he was the loving and devoted husband of Clara Hill Higginbotham of the residence in Granville. Mr. Higginbotham was a veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the Heath Baptist Church and Newark Masonic Lodge #97. He was a retired senior research associate for Owens Corning.
In addition to his wife, Clara, he is survived by his children, Melva (Jim) Muir of Newark, OH, James (Beverly) Higginbotham, Jr. of Granville, OH, and Tracy (Laura) Higginbotham of Galena, OH; siblings, Dorothy Simpson, Ed (Sarah) Higginbotham, Alice (Curtis) Brown, Randy (Susie) Higginbotham, Jimmy (Nancy) Higginbotham, and Carolyn Cromer, all of South Carolina; grandchildren, Jennifer Wright of FL, Christopher Wright of Newark, Angela Higginbotham of CA, Alisha (Greg) Schiltz of NC, Amanda (Nathan) Warner of Mt. Vernon, Clay, Collin and Addison Higginbotham, all of Galena, OH and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Mike Higginbotham.
The Higginbotham Family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home in Anderson, SC on Sunday, May 11, 2014, from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. The funeral service to honor and celebrate the life of James M. Higginbotham, Sr. will be held at the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday, May 12, 2014, at 2 PM, with interment to follow at M. J. "Dolly" Cooper Veteran's Cemetery, with military honors.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME and CREMATION SERVICES, Anderson, SC
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Memories and Condolences
for James Higginbotham
Jan Newsome
May 12, 2014
TO Uncle Ed and the Higginbotham family, I am so sorry for your loss. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.
Jan Newsome
May 12, 2014
Dear Melva and Buddy,
thinking of you and your family.with deepest sympathy,
Lynne and Dwight Smith
Keli Marsh
May 11, 2014
To Clara and the Higginbotham family~
We are so sorry for your loss. I have fond memories of Jim, may he rest in peace. May your love and memories give you strength at this time of mourning.
All our love,
Keli Holt Marsh, Lauren Renaux and Jack Renaux
Shirley Nix
May 10, 2014
Hey guys,we are so sorry for your loss.
Roger and Shirley Nix
May 10, 2014
Carla and I send our warmest thoughts for the Higginbotham family during this time. We are thankful to know jim and Clara and I learned a lot from Jim during the years that I had the privilege to know and work with him.
Peace..
Mike Pellegrin
May 9, 2014
My sincere condolences to Jim's family. I'm glad to have known him. He was a good guy
Kay Morrison
May 9, 2014
May you have peace.
Mr Higginbotham, Sr. put up a good fight these last months. His reward is also peace.
May 9, 2014
Clara,
So sorry for your loss. I have wonderful memories of being neighbors!You and Bud were always there for me and I will never forget your kindness and support! My thoughts are with you and your entire family at this difficult time.
Dawn Worley
May 7, 2014
To the entire Higginbotham family,
We are so sorry to hear of Bud's death. He was such a good man and neighbor. So many memories between our two families that it would be impossible to list. You never get over when you lose someone so special to you, you just get through it. May your tears turn to smiles when you remember the great times you have shared together.
Love, The Micheners
May 7, 2014
Clar,,
I will always will remember the OCF trips that Jim and I made overseas. He always loved his family and life. He was a good friend.
Mike Hendershot
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