Yuma County CO Archives Obituaries.....HIGGINS, Martha May October 26, 1962
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Yuma Pioneer Newspaper
Death claimed the life of Mrs. Martha HIGGINS at the Yuma Hospital Friday, 
October, 26th.  The funeral service was held Monday afternoon at the Yuma 
Methodist Church with Rev. Jon NIEVES officiating.  Burial was made in the 
Yuma Cemetery, with arrangements by Richey Funeral Home.

Martha "Matt" May HIGGINS was born to Alonzo and Martha REYNOLDS at Collie 
County, Kansas on March 13, 1890.  She passed away at the age of 72 years, 7 
months and 13 days.

She accepted the Lord as her personal savior at the age of 18 in the United 
Brethern Church.

Martha was united in marriage to Carl Nathan HIGGINS on March 3, 1907 in 
Delphos, Iowa, and in 1910 moved to Colorado where they homesteaded in the 
Abarr community.  

To this union 11 children were born; Donald HIGGINS; Roy HIGGINS; Alonzo 
HIGGINS; Florence PLETCHER and Thelma BUELTELL of Yuma; Robert HIGGINS of 
Otis; Merle HIGGINS of Coolidge, Arizona; Austin HIGGINS of Denver; Rosie 
HARPER of Roswell, New Mexico; Goldean EATON of New Castle, Wyoming and Norma 
JACKSON of Westminister, Colorado.

Preceding her in death were her mother, father and 3 brothers.  She is 
survived by husband, Carl; 11 children and 27 grandchildren and 12 great 
grandchildre, 2 sisters and a host of relatives and friends.

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