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Carolyn Higginbotham

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Carolyn Higginbotham Obituary

HIGGINBOTHAM, Carolyn, 80 of Tampa, passed away August 26, 2003. She was born in Bowling Green, Fla. and moved to Tampa from Cocoa, Fla. in 1948. She was Protestant by faith and graduated from Lakeland High School in 1941. Survivors include her beloved husband of 52 years, Robert F.; two sons, Cameron, Rory and his wife Cindy; four grandchildren, Rory Dean, II, Robert, Mathew, and Cameron; two nieces and six ne phews. Funeral Services are being held 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 29th at the Mark III Funeral Home, 3328 S. Dale Mabry Hwy. The family will be receiving friends on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. MARK III FUNERA L HOME South Tampa Chapel (813) 831-9444

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Published by TBO.com on Aug. 28, 2003.

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Mary Emma Womack

August 28, 2003

We love all of you and are so sorry that we cannot be there to share in your sorrow at this time. We will be thinking of all of you and praying for you and for Carolyn to rest in peace.

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