Maria (Marianne) Anna Higginbotham

Mrs. Marianne Higginbotham, age 79, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, July 11, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Higginbotham was a native of Dorfen, Germany and moved to the states in 1955. She settled on the coast in 1961 and traveled for many years with her husband who served in the US Air Force. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Higginbotham. Survivors include two daughters, Brigitte Higginbotham and Elizabeth Adams, both of Ocean Springs, MS., son, Jack (Sharon) Higginbotham of Denham Springs, LA., two sisters, Paula Brock of Washington State and Irmgard Paudler of Dorfen, Germany, two grandchildren, Kristyn (Christopher) Turner of Ocean Springs, MS., and Jacklyn Higginbotham of Denham Springs, La., and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, from 5-7 PM, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. On Wednesday, July 15, 2009, there will be a 10 AM chapel service in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park.