Abraham Higger

Abraham G. Higger PORTSMOUTH - Gilbert "Sonny" Higger, 82, of the 3700 block of Shoreline Drive, died April 15, 2009, in Norfolk. Sonny was born in Norfolk, the son of the late Julius and Rachel Hirsch Higger. Sonny was a coxman in the United States Navy during World War II. He was the owner and operator of Sonny's Pawn and Coin Shop in Portsmouth. He enjoyed coin and gun collecting and could be found almost every day at the shop. Sonny loved playing poker and attended a weekly poker game. He also loved to travel with his family whenever family trips were planned. Survivors include his wife, Cecelia Rebe Higger; daughters, Harriet Hickman and her husband Clayton, Marsha Block and her husband Howard, Rochelle Pollack and her husband Si; a brother, Daniel Higger and his wife Frances; a sister and brother-in-law, Serita and Bert Sachs. Mr. Higger is also survived by seven grandchildren, Allison and Jared Hickman, Jerry Pollack, Joy Tomlinson, Shaun and Lisa Kravitz, Scott Block; two great-grandchildren, Vanessa and Sidney Tomlinson; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. A funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the Norfolk Chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Gomley Chesed Synagogue, 3110 Sterling Point Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23703 or the Beth Sholom of Eastern Virginia, 6401 Auburn Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464.