Elbert County GaArchives Obituaries.....Higginbotham, Lester W.  October 26, 1990
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 31 Oct 1990
Lester W. Higginbotham, 93, died October 26 at Piedmont Hospital. He was born 
February 1, 1897 on a farm in Elbert County, the ninth and last child of R. C. 
and Annie Slayton Higginbotham. He moved to Atlanta in 1921 and started working 
in the telephone industry. He retired in 1962 at the age of 65 from the 
Southern Bell Headquarters with over 40 years service in Atlanta, Macon and 
South Carolina. He was member of Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, The 
Optimist Club of Atlanta, Telephone Pioneers, Past Master of W.D. Luckie 
Masonic Lodge # 89, and Eastern Star Martha Chapter. Surviving are his widow, 
Lillie Owens Henry Higginbotham, [stepson and stepdaughter names deleted], all 
of Atlanta; sister-in-law Mable Higginbotham and several nieces and nephews. 
Funeral services were held at Spring Hill, Saturday, October 27 at 1 p.m. The 
Rev. Renfroe Watson and the Rev. Sanford McDonald officiated. Burial will be at 
Decatur City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Haygood 
Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund. 

Additional Comments:
Reuben C. Higginbotham, born 15 May 1845, died 6 Mar 1918, Confederate Soldier, 
is buried at Concord UMC cemetery in Elbert Co. Mable Brewer Higginbotham 
(1895-1994), and husband Lovic Pierce Higginbotham (1885-1980) are buried at 
Elmhurst Cemetery in Elberton, GA. 

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