Carey Higginbotham

Mr. Carey F. Higginbotham, 66, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, July 16, 2005, in Biloxi. Mr. Higginbotham was a lifelong resident of the coast and a graduate of Biloxi High School. He was employed at the Veterans Administration of Biloxi and served in the U. S. Army National Guard. Mr. Higginbotham was member of Gulf Hills Country club, and Biloxi Elks Lodge #606. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nelson and Edna Higginbotham. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Bonner Higginbotham of Biloxi; three daughters, Kim Higginbotham Meeker and her husband, Dan, of Slidell, LA, Karee Higginbotham Broom and her husband, Brian, of Crystal Springs and Kyra Higginbotham Monk and her husband, Lance, of Ocean Springs; two sons, Kevin Higginbotham of Gainesville, FL and Kyle Higginbotham of Biloxi; four brothers, Percy of Lafayette, LA, Curtis, George and Dennis Higginbotham; three sisters, Rosemary Tiblier, Marie Shirley Parker and Melba Ruth Higginbotham, all of Biloxi; his grandchildren, Hartwell "Trey" Gex, Brian, Brittany and Max Meeker, Danaher Broom, Kristina "Niki", Clinton "CC" and Aaron Higginbotham, Allyson and Jared Monk, and two great grandchildren, Ashli Higginbotham and Travis McKee. Carey's friends and family knew him as an avid golfer and prankster who had a wonderful gift of making people laugh. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. A memorial service will be held 5 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2005, at St. John Catholic Church in Biloxi where friends may visit one hour before service time. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, ATTN: Dennis Warren, 417 Security Square, Gulfport, MS 39507.