Curtis James Higginbotham, Sr.

Mr. Curtis James Higginbotham, Sr., age 85, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, December 7, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Higginbotham was a native of Youngsville, LA., and a lifelong resident of the coast. He was in the US Marine Corp and was a veteran of WWII and the Korean War. He was formerely employed at Ingalls Shipbuilding and retired from the City of Biloxi as a Supervisor in the water department. Mr. Higginbotham was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church and a former member of the B.P.O.E in Biloxi. He was preceded in death by his son, David Higginbotham, his parents, Edna and Nelson Higginbotham, and a brother Carey Higginbotham. Survivors include his wife of thirty years, Sandra B. Higginbotham of Ocean Springs, MS., three daughters, Carol (Dale) Beaulier of Biloxi, MS., Mary (Henry) Rogers of Vancleave, MS., and Kathy (Randy) Brewer of Ocean Springs, MS., three sons, Curtis J. (Lyndene) Higginbotham, Jr. of Vail, AZ., Don (Lynne) Higginbotham of Houston, TX., and Lynn Higginbotham of Fort Walton Beach, FL., three sisters, Rose Mary (Milton) Tiblier, Melba Ruth Higginbotham, Shirley Parker, three brothers, Percy (Dee) Higginbotham, George Higginbotham, and Dennis (Alta Mae) Higginbotham, seventeen grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and his loving pets, Taco, Gizmo, and Nacho. Visitation will be on Monday, December 10, 2007, from 11 AM - 1 PM, with a 1 PM Mass of Christian Burial, all at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Biloxi City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Attention: Memorial/Honor Program, #1 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN. 38148-0552 or to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 4900 Riley Rd., Ocean Springs, MS. 39564. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.