Rose Marie Higginbotham, 10 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Higginbotham of Burr Lane, was found dead at 8:30 a.m. Saturday by her mother.
Deputies from the office of Sheriff D.J. Doucet said the mother picked up the child to bathe it and found the baby dead. Mrs. Higginbotham said the little girl had been ill with a cold.
Death was attributed to pneumonia. Dr. Suzanne Bourgeois performed an autopsy. Time of death was fixed at 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
The body is at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Higginbotham in Lottie. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Lottie Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery there under the direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home.
The child is survived by her parents, a brother and a sister, the paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eduie Brown of Grosse Tete.
The baby's mother was the former Rose Marie Brown.
Rose Marie Higginbotham, 10 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Higginbotham of Burr Lane, was found dead at 8:30 a.m. Saturday by her mother.
Deputies from the office of Sheriff D.J. Doucet said the mother picked up the child to bathe it and found the baby dead. Mrs. Higginbotham said the little girl had been ill with a cold.
Death was attributed to pneumonia. Dr. Suzanne Bourgeois performed an autopsy. Time of death was fixed at 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
The body is at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Higginbotham in Lottie. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Lottie Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery there under the direction of Lafond and Son Funeral Home.
The child is survived by her parents, a brother and a sister, the paternal grandparents and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eduie Brown of Grosse Tete.
The baby's mother was the former Rose Marie Brown.
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