Mrs. Martha J. “Jackie” Higginbotham, age 82, of Elberton, passed away on December 1, 2009 in Athens Regional Medical Center.Mrs. Higginbotham was born in Mountville, SC to the late John Lyles Jacks and Ladell Blackstock and was a member of Eliam United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her brothers, J. L. Jacks and Sam Jacks, and her sister, Gwen Cooley.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Stanley Higginbotham of Elberton; sons and daughter-in-law, Leon Higginbotham of Littleton, CO, and Keith and Mandy Higginbotham of Athens; daughters and son-in-law, Gwen and Carroll Childs, and Libby Higginbotham Love, both of Elberton; grandchildren, Kevin Childs of Guyton, Katie Childs Brown of Elberton, Jason Teasley of Elberton, Cory Grimes of Elberton, and Lyle Higginbotham of Athens; great-grandchildren, Allie Brown and Emma Hernandez, both of Elberton; and brother, Mills Jacks of Greenwood, SC.
The graveside funeral service will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009 at 11am from Forest Hills Memorial Park. Rev. Wes Privett will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10-10:45 Friday morning just prior to the service in Hicks Funeral Home. Flowers are optional and memorials may be made to Eliam United Methodist Church.
Please visit www.hicksfuneral.com to sign the online register.
Hicks Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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