Morgan County GaArchives Obituaries.....Higginbotham, Rufus S. May 31, 1919 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Doggett kendoggett2000@yahoo.com July 5, 2006, 4:14 pm The Madisonian, 6 June 1919 Passing Away of A Splendid Citizen Saturday last at the home of his son, Mr. J. W. Higginbotham, near Centennial church, occurred the death of Mr. Rufus S. Higginbotham. He had been growing feeble for a number of years and was confined to his bed two weeks. The funeral occurred from Centennial church on Sunday afternoon, and was largely attended. The services were conducted by Elder Cook, of social Circle, and interment was in the churchyard beside his wife, who died nearly four years ago. The deceased was in his seventy-fourth year, and was born in Walton county, moving to Morgan county forty years ago. Early in life he married Miss Martha Stanton, of Newton county. Five sons survive them -- Messrs. J. W., M. H. and R. H. Higginbotham, of Morgan county, R. S. Higginbotham, Jr., of Taliafero county, and M. O. Higginbotham, of Atlanta. Two daughters died in infancy. The deceased served in the civil war as a private in Gibson's Battery, Army of Tennessee. He was one of the best men and best citizens who ever lived in Morgan county. He has left to his stalwart and manly sons the priceless heritage of a good name. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/morgan/obits/h/higginbo4733gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb