A.W. Higginbotham passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, in Longview. He was born July 15, 1929, in Wink, Texas, to Andrew Woodard and Ada Hassie Buchanan. He was married to Billie Jean Biggs on November 10, 1947. In 1947 they moved to the Gulf Coast, and he worked for Gulf Oil. Upon returning to Longview in 1955, he became a valued member of Eastman Kodak until he retired in 1988. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Billie Higginbotham; a brother James Aubrey; and three sisters, Myrtle, Virginia and Ruby.
He is survived by two daughters, Cindy Massey of Longview, and Jean and Kenneth Brown of Longview; two grandchildren, Sandra Brown Miller of Longview, and Scot and Meredeth Brown of Kilgore; five great-grandchildren, Michael, Hannah, Julia, Courtlyn and Mathew; and his precious granddog, "Rudy."
A.W. Higginbotham passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009, in Longview. He was born July 15, 1929, in Wink, Texas, to Andrew Woodard and Ada Hassie Buchanan. He was married to Billie Jean Biggs on November 10, 1947. In 1947 they moved to the Gulf Coast, and he worked for Gulf Oil. Upon returning to Longview in 1955, he became a valued member of Eastman Kodak until he retired in 1988. He enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Billie Higginbotham; a brother James Aubrey; and three sisters, Myrtle, Virginia and Ruby.
He is survived by two daughters, Cindy Massey of Longview, and Jean and Kenneth Brown of Longview; two grandchildren, Sandra Brown Miller of Longview, and Scot and Meredeth Brown of Kilgore; five great-grandchildren, Michael, Hannah, Julia, Courtlyn and Mathew; and his precious granddog, "Rudy."
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