William H. Higdon, 80, died Thursday, March 23, 1967 in a Winnfield nursing home after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a native of Sikes.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday in Old Union Baptist Church near Joyce with Rev. Dub Fussell and Rev. Joe Mosley officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Winnfield.
Survivors include two sons, Melvin Higdon and John Higdon, both of Winnfield; a daughter, Mrs. Ola Gates of Winnfield; four sisters, Mrs. Lottie Abrams of Pineville, Mrs. Ola Baker of Shreveport, Mrs. Irene Mixon of Cotton Valley, and Mrs. Myra Peters of Winnfield; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby R. Stanfill, Grayson Harper, Jimmy R. Gates, James E. Gates, and James Brown.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, March 30, 1967
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday in Old Union Baptist Church near Joyce with Rev. Dub Fussell and Rev. Joe Mosley officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Winnfield.
Survivors include two sons, Melvin Higdon and John Higdon, both of Winnfield; a daughter, Mrs. Ola Gates of Winnfield; four sisters, Mrs. Lottie Abrams of Pineville, Mrs. Ola Baker of Shreveport, Mrs. Irene Mixon of Cotton Valley, and Mrs. Myra Peters of Winnfield; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby R. Stanfill, Grayson Harper, Jimmy R. Gates, James E. Gates, and James Brown.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, March 30, 1967
William H. Higdon, 80, died Thursday, March 23, 1967 in a Winnfield nursing home after a long illness. He was a retired farmer and a native of Sikes.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday in Old Union Baptist Church near Joyce with Rev. Dub Fussell and Rev. Joe Mosley officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Winnfield.
Survivors include two sons, Melvin Higdon and John Higdon, both of Winnfield; a daughter, Mrs. Ola Gates of Winnfield; four sisters, Mrs. Lottie Abrams of Pineville, Mrs. Ola Baker of Shreveport, Mrs. Irene Mixon of Cotton Valley, and Mrs. Myra Peters of Winnfield; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby R. Stanfill, Grayson Harper, Jimmy R. Gates, James E. Gates, and James Brown.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, March 30, 1967
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday in Old Union Baptist Church near Joyce with Rev. Dub Fussell and Rev. Joe Mosley officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Winnfield.
Survivors include two sons, Melvin Higdon and John Higdon, both of Winnfield; a daughter, Mrs. Ola Gates of Winnfield; four sisters, Mrs. Lottie Abrams of Pineville, Mrs. Ola Baker of Shreveport, Mrs. Irene Mixon of Cotton Valley, and Mrs. Myra Peters of Winnfield; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby R. Stanfill, Grayson Harper, Jimmy R. Gates, James E. Gates, and James Brown.
Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, March 30, 1967
Gravesite Details
Mr. Higdon's headstone gives his birth year as 1887 (implied by his obituary). However, his 1900 census record and 1917 WWI draft registration card both agree on the birth date shown above. Middle name provided by the 1910 census (Winn Parish, LA).
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