James R. Higdon Sr., 81, of Rt. 3, Georgetown, died Wednesday at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon. He was a native of Clarkson, KY, a retired mill operator at Reynolds Metals Co. in Louisville and a retired farmer. Survivors: his wife, the former Lillie M. Duncan; five sons, James R. Higdon Jr. of Muncie, Joseph E. & Richard Higdon, both of New Albany, Michael W. Higdon of LaPlace, LA, Robert Higdon of New Salisbury; two daughters, Geraldine Winter of Summerville, SC, and Mary E. Barr of New Salisbury; two brothers, Henry A. Higdon of Louisville and Joe Higdon of Springfield, IL; two sisters, Teresa Bocock of Leitchfield, KY, and Marie Lush of Louisville; 30 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Michael Catholic Church in Bradford, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation at Swarens Funeral Home in Ramsey after 6 p.m. Thursday.
James R. Higdon Sr., 81, of Rt. 3, Georgetown, died Wednesday at Harrison County Hospital in Corydon. He was a native of Clarkson, KY, a retired mill operator at Reynolds Metals Co. in Louisville and a retired farmer. Survivors: his wife, the former Lillie M. Duncan; five sons, James R. Higdon Jr. of Muncie, Joseph E. & Richard Higdon, both of New Albany, Michael W. Higdon of LaPlace, LA, Robert Higdon of New Salisbury; two daughters, Geraldine Winter of Summerville, SC, and Mary E. Barr of New Salisbury; two brothers, Henry A. Higdon of Louisville and Joe Higdon of Springfield, IL; two sisters, Teresa Bocock of Leitchfield, KY, and Marie Lush of Louisville; 30 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Michael Catholic Church in Bradford, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation at Swarens Funeral Home in Ramsey after 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Mary Hester Higdon Blaufuss
1896–1971
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Francis Walker Higdon
1901–1966
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Agnes G Higdon Weis
1902–1974
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Tresia Ann Higdon Bocock
1903–1989
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Clara Nolene Higdon Paris
1904–1974
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Cecilia Marie Higdon Lush
1909–2003
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Joseph Herman Higdon
1911–1992
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Henry Anthony Higdon
1912–1997
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Paul Higdon
1914–1914
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Rex Jerome Higdon
1916–1985
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Margaret Wessie Higdon Hill
1919–1984
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