IA Cpl Marine Corp WWII & Korea
Obituary:
Funeral services were held Monday, March 2, from the Longenecker Funeral Home in Eldora for William D. Higgason, 47, of Eldora, who died Saturday at Veterans Hospital in Des Moines.
Don LaVelle provided the vocal music for the services which were in charge of Rev. E.C. Wolfe.
Mrs. W.O. Guenther was organist. Serving as flower ladies were Mrs. Donald Hanzelman, Miss Denise Higgason and Mrs. John Pierce.
Casket bearers were Gregory Bittner, William Bittner, Jeff Dix, Max Higgason, Jr., Clyde Rash and James Rash with interment in the Miller Cemetery near Union.
William D. Higgason was born Jan. 8, 1923 at Union to Walter and LaVera Hammer Higgason and served in World War II in the United States Marine Corps. An interior finisher by trade, he grew up in the Union and Eldora vicinity, graduating: from the Eldora High School, returning to Eldora about five years ago.
He was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his mother of Eldora; a daughter, Gloria of Granada Hills, Calif.; seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. Dean (Avonelle) Rash of Union, Mrs. C.W. (Frances) Mayer of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Howard (Arlene) Bittner of Iowa Falls, Mrs. James (Bettie) Dix of New Providence, Wallace Higgason of West Bend, Orville Higgason of Eldora and Max Higgason.
IA Cpl Marine Corp WWII & Korea
Obituary:
Funeral services were held Monday, March 2, from the Longenecker Funeral Home in Eldora for William D. Higgason, 47, of Eldora, who died Saturday at Veterans Hospital in Des Moines.
Don LaVelle provided the vocal music for the services which were in charge of Rev. E.C. Wolfe.
Mrs. W.O. Guenther was organist. Serving as flower ladies were Mrs. Donald Hanzelman, Miss Denise Higgason and Mrs. John Pierce.
Casket bearers were Gregory Bittner, William Bittner, Jeff Dix, Max Higgason, Jr., Clyde Rash and James Rash with interment in the Miller Cemetery near Union.
William D. Higgason was born Jan. 8, 1923 at Union to Walter and LaVera Hammer Higgason and served in World War II in the United States Marine Corps. An interior finisher by trade, he grew up in the Union and Eldora vicinity, graduating: from the Eldora High School, returning to Eldora about five years ago.
He was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his mother of Eldora; a daughter, Gloria of Granada Hills, Calif.; seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. Dean (Avonelle) Rash of Union, Mrs. C.W. (Frances) Mayer of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Howard (Arlene) Bittner of Iowa Falls, Mrs. James (Bettie) Dix of New Providence, Wallace Higgason of West Bend, Orville Higgason of Eldora and Max Higgason.
Family Members
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Hazel Avonelle "Avonelle" Higgason Rash
1908–2004
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Frances Marian Higgason Lewis Mayer
1911–1984
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Wallace Bruce "Wally" Higgason
1912–1974
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Orville John Higgason
1914–1996
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Robert Max Higgason Sr
1916–2007
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Vern Higgason
1918–1919
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Arlene Higgason Bitters
1921–2004
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Ronald Higgason
1924–1942
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Bettie Colleen Higgason Dix
1926–2019
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