Gilbert Estes Higginbotham, 69-year-old resident of Itta Bena died yesterday at the Greenwood Leflore Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Higginbotham was a retired farmer. He was a native of Calhoun County and had been living, in Itta Bena for the past 29 years. He was a member of the Schlater Masonic Lodge and the Itta Bena Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday from Williams and Lord Funeral Home with Rev. J. R. Nanney officiating. Interment will be at Bethlehem Cemetery near Calhoun City.
Mr. Higginbotham is survived by his wife. Mrs. Lillie Higginbotham of Itta Bena; three sons, T C. Higginbotham of Norfolk, Nebraska, Aubrey Higginbotham and Billy Higginbotham, both of Itta Bena; one daughter, Mrs. H. R. Reynold of Ruleville; one brother, Anderson Higginbotham of Lakeland, Florida and two sisters, Mrs. George Chandler and Mrs. Alva Weeks, both of Clarksdale.
Pallbearers will be members of the Schlater Masonic Lodge.
The Greenwood Commonwealth
Greenwood, Mississippi
21 Sep 1964, Mon • Page 1
Gilbert Estes Higginbotham, 69-year-old resident of Itta Bena died yesterday at the Greenwood Leflore Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Higginbotham was a retired farmer. He was a native of Calhoun County and had been living, in Itta Bena for the past 29 years. He was a member of the Schlater Masonic Lodge and the Itta Bena Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday from Williams and Lord Funeral Home with Rev. J. R. Nanney officiating. Interment will be at Bethlehem Cemetery near Calhoun City.
Mr. Higginbotham is survived by his wife. Mrs. Lillie Higginbotham of Itta Bena; three sons, T C. Higginbotham of Norfolk, Nebraska, Aubrey Higginbotham and Billy Higginbotham, both of Itta Bena; one daughter, Mrs. H. R. Reynold of Ruleville; one brother, Anderson Higginbotham of Lakeland, Florida and two sisters, Mrs. George Chandler and Mrs. Alva Weeks, both of Clarksdale.
Pallbearers will be members of the Schlater Masonic Lodge.
The Greenwood Commonwealth
Greenwood, Mississippi
21 Sep 1964, Mon • Page 1
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